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Personal Activity Monitor tracks time you spend using desktop apps

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Up until a couple of years ago, I used to turn to RescueTime to figure out how I spend my time online. Then it got too complex, and I stopped using it. Personal Activity Monitor is like a vastly dumbed-down version of RescueTime, and I mean that as a compliment. It's free and bare-bones -- all it does is track what applications you're using and for how long.

A big drawback at this point is that it doesn't integrate with Web browsers to help you analyze how you spend your time on the Web. Still, if your work doesn't require constant Web app use, knowing how long you've used a browser overall might be enough to help you manage your time.

This is far from the only application in this space -- alternatives such as Slife and Chrometa are full-featured and impressive -- but PAM is good option for those who want a nice, simple tracker.

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Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Period tracking apps for iPhone shootout!

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: period tracker apps for iPhone shootout!

The iPhone can be used to store all kinds of personal information, even the most personal kinds. The App Store has tons of apps to help women not only track current periods, but predict future ones as well. If you're trying to conceive, a lot of period tracking apps can also give you information on fertility, ovulation cycles, and more. Period Tracker, iPeriod, and Period Diary will all handle the basic tracking, as well as provide additional information about your cycle, but is one better than the other, and which is best for you?

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: User interface

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: User interface

Period Tracker uses a standard type of navigation with a main splash screen that gives you an overview of your current or next expected cycle. Along the top you'll see an expected start date (if you haven't started already). Underneath that you'll see a countdown to your next cycle. When you start you can tap the Period just started button on the main screen. It will turn into a period end button that you can tap when it's over.

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Along the bottom you've got a navigation menu to view more detailed information. You can add notes, view a full calendar, view logs and charts, change settings, or jump into the social section.

The calendar view will give you a complete month or list view of any symptoms or events for that month. There are also icons that represent different things such as your period dates, fertile days, ovulation, intimate encounters, spotting, and more. You can add moods and symptoms to the calendar at any time by just clicking the "+" sign in the upper right hand corner of the calendar. Here you can take notes, add symptoms for a specific day, log your moods, and enter your temperature, weight, and more.

The charts and logs section will show you either a list log of periods or you can tap charts and view charts for menstrual cycle lenths, numbers of days your period lasts, symptoms, weight, temperature, and moods.

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iPeriod's layout is very simliar to Period Tracker. You'll be presented with a splash screen that shows a countdown to your next period or information on your current period. Along the bottom there is also a slider showing a cycle counter that'll always show what day you are at in your current cycle. When you start you can tap the "+" sign in the upper right hand corner of the main screen and enter your start date. The only issue I see with this is that you have to have a stop date as well. If you don't remember to go in and change it when you actually end your period, it'll just keep timing until you do. Alternately you can use the calendar view to mark the first day of period and go day by day.

Just like Period Tracker you'll have a list of tabs along the bottom in iPeriod that serves as your main navigation. The tabs are for home, calendar, summary, Next 12, forums, and settings. The main navigation tab is just your main splash screen. The calendar tab will allow you to view a month at a glance of when your period is expected to arrive as well as things like what days you'll be most fertile. You can also customize icons and labels by naming them and color coding them. Tilting your phone into landscape mode will present you with graphs and charts as well. From there you can toggle between chart data for period duration, cycle length, weight, body temperature.

The summary tab will give you an overview of all your cycles. Clicking into any one of them will take you to that month on the calendar. The Next 12 tab will give you a list of expected future periods based on the data you've already entered into iPeriod. The next tab over is the Forums tab where you can converse with others on many topics from nutrition to fitness to weight management.

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Period Diary takes a different approach when it comes to user interface than both Period Tracker and iPeriod. The main screen will show a flower with 6 petals. The middle portion will show a countdown to your next period or information on your current one. Tapping any of the pedals will take you into that section. Tapping the middle section will start your period and log it with Period Diary. When you finish your period you can just tap the middle section again to end it.

The other sections consist of charts, add note, calendar, period log, forum, and settings. The calendar will show a month view and icons on certain days that you are most fertile as well as the days you are expected to ovulate. At the bottom of the calendar you will also see any detailed information you've input such as moods, notes, symptoms, weight, and temperature.

The period log tab will show you a list of any past periods as well as a predictions tab. You can also choose the Add past periods option to program in past periods. So if you're used to just tracking them in a calendar or other app, this is a good place to start with entering past data. At the top you'll also see data about your current period. If you haven't started yet, the current info will be blank. You can also toggle between period info, fertility info, and ovulation info along the top to view past records on all three sets of data.

The charts section will show you information and trends on moods, symptoms, periods, cycle, and weight in either one, three, or six month increments. You can also change the date range within Period Diary to show different dates.

If you're looking for an app with a great interface that's easy to use, Period Diary presents information in the most pleasant and user friendly way. Period Tracker and iPeriod are by no means hard to use and navigate but Period Diary just has a much more pleasant and intuitive interface.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Tracking and predicting periods

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: period tracking

To log a period in Period Tracker you can either start your period from the main screen on the day you start or you can jump into the calendar and add it. You can also add past periods into the calendar view.

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When it comes to predicting periods, Period Tracker normally was within five to six days of the actual start date which isn't too bad. The more data you enter, the more accurate Period Tracker seems to be. It'll also get better at predicting period durations over time. By default it will always assume a period will last around four days. If your cycles are typically longer than that, Period Tracker will eventually adjust to suit your schedule once enough historical data has been entered into the app.

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iPeriod is a little more confusing when it comes to tracking periods as the options don't seem to be readily presented like they are in Period Tracker and Period Diary. The main screen has a "+" symbol in the upper right hand corner that you can tap in order to add a period. The bad thing about this is that you'll be required to pick an end date. It would make more sense to have a quick add for a start date in this position instead of a tool to track an entire period.

Instead, to add just a start date you'll have to jump into calendar view and double tap your start date. From here you'll be able to tick the option for First day of period. The app will then give you the option to use your average duration or mark day by day. If you want to use your average duration but end up having a longer or shorter period than normal, you can always jump back into the calendar and edit accordingly.

iPeriod will show large pink dots on the calendar over days that you are expected to have your period. These predictions seemed to be just about as accurate as Period Tracker in my experience as they always fell within 4-5 days of actual start and end dates. And as you'd expect, iPeriod gets smarter as it has more data to work with.

The summary view in iPeriod will show you a quick overview of all the cycles you've already entered. The first column will show the first day of that particular cycle and the next two columns will show your period duration and the entire cycle length. You can also jump into the Next 12 tab in order to see your estimated start dates as well as predicted fertile days.

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Period Diary works in a similar way to Period Tracker when it comes to tracking actual periods and predicting future ones. On the main screen you'll see a countdown to when you're expected to start your next period. Once you actually start, just tap the center of the flower to start your period. When you finish your period, tap it again to stop it. Period Diary will automatically log your period.

You can go into the Calendar pedal in order to view expected period start and end dates as well as to add information or notes. Jumping into the Period Log section will also allow you to view past periods and predictions about future ones. Above the log section for periods you'll see your average cycle length too which is based on past cycles.

The Charts section in Period Diary can also give you period and cycle information in a bar graph view. Just tap either cycle or period off to the left, choose your time frame, and time range and you'll see bar graphs that are labeled to show cycle length and period duration for each individual month.

When it comes to tracking periods and cycles, Period Tracker and Period Diary give the most complete information. iPeriod's charts and graphs just don't present data as well as both Period Tracker and Period Diary do.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Fertility, ovulation, symptom, and mood tracking

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: symptoms

Period Tracker allows you to easily add any notes, symptoms, moods, or other information on any day. Once in the Calendar view tap on the day you want to add data for and click the "+" sign in the upper right hand corner. Along the top you'll see tabs that let you toggle between notes, symptoms, moods, and others.

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The notes tab can be used to type any data you'd like. The symptoms tab lets you add things like backaches, bloating, acne, cramps, cravings, and more. You can then choose the severity of the symptom. The next tab over lets you log any moods you may experience. If the mood you're looking for isn't there, you can add custom moods at the bottom. The last tab also allows you to add things such as weight, temperature, and fertility information.

Period Tracker will automatically try and predict ovulation and fertile days but you can go in and add actual ovulation days as well which will override the estimates. If you're trying to conceive this information can be helpful. You can also track intimate encounters as well. Under the notes tab you'll see a slider that allows you to turn it to on if you were intimate that day.

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iPeriod will also automatically predict days it thinks you'll be most fertile or what days you'll ovulate on based on the data you've already input into the app. You can override fertility data by double tapping on a day and choosing that as an ovulation day.

To add information about your cycle, period, or fertility just double tap any day on the calendar in order to add information. Along the top you'll see tabs labeled general, symptoms, moods, and fertility. Under the general tab you can track things such as flow, spotting, intimate contact, and more. Under the symptoms tab you can log things like appetite, backaches, bloating, cramps, and more. The moods tab will give you a list of icons to choose from so you can easily track what kind of mood you're in on any given day. The fertility tab allows you to customize ovulation, track your temperature, the outcome of pregnancy tests, and other personal information.

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Period Diary allows you to add moods, symptoms, and other information right from the main menu by tapping on the add note pedal. It will default to the current day and you can toggle between notes, symptoms, moods, weight, and temperature. Along the bottom there is also a toggle for intimate encounters. Tapping it will turn it on or off.

If you'd like to add data for a different day you can go into the Calendar area. Just tap into the day that you'd like to add data for. You'll be presented with the same menu you are for the add note screen.

Period Diary will automatically estimate what days it believes you'll be fertile as well as what day you're expected to ovulate. This data should become more accurate as you have more of a history inside Period Diary. Fertile days will be represented on the calendar by an orange flower. Ovulation days will be shown as a pink flower. Along the bottom you'll see any symptom, mood, temperature, or other notes you've entered for any given day. Unforunately Period Diary does not let you enter actual ovulation days the way Period Tracker and iPeriod do.

When it comes to tracking symptom, mood, fertility, and ovulation data, Period Tracker does it best and provides the best options.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Pregnancy mode

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: pregnancy mode

Period Tracker, iPeriod, and Period Diary all have a pregnancy mode that will allow you to track the time until the baby's birth. Instead of tracking periods, you'll see a countdown until the time your baby will be born. This will disable all period notifications for the duration of your pregnancy.

You can enable pregnancy mode by tapping into the Settings section of either Period Tracker, iPeriod, or Period Diary.

Tie between all three apps. Pregnancy mode will function the same across all of them.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Cross-platform support and syncing

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: syncing

Period Tracker offers an iPad app counterpart but it's not a universal download. At this time there is no Mac or PC counterpart to add to the mix. You can, however, use their cloud syncing service or e-mail backup in order to import and export your data as needed. If you choose the cloud option, Period Tracker will sync your data automatically once a month for you. E-mail will allow you to export the data for import at a later date or to a different device.

iPeriod also offers an iPad counterpart that you can purchase separately. If you'd like your data on your Mac, a version is available in the Mac App Store as well. iPeriod supports cloud syncing so your iPhone, iPad, and Mac will be in sync regardless where you input or edit data.

Period Diary unforunately does not offer an iPad or Mac app so unless you plan on only using the data on your iPhone, Period Tracker or iPeriod are better options. As far as syncing goes, Period Diary can sync all your data to Google Calendar so you can access it from there as well. If you're looking for native cloud sync, you won't find it since there aren't any other app counterparts to sync with.

When it comes to syncing and accessing your data across multiple devices, iPeriod has the best options due to cloud syncing and app counterparts on both iPad and Mac.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: Pricing

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: pricing

The iPhone version of Period Tracker will run you $1.99 which isn't too bad. If you'd like to add the iPad version, it'll cost you an additional $1.99. There is no Mac app to add to the mix so you're looking at a total of around $4.00 for the entire set of apps.

iPeriod offers counterparts on all platforms. The iPhone version comes in at $1.99 as does the premium version for iPad. If you'd like to pick up the Mac version to complete the collection it'll run you an additional $3.99 which puts you at around $8 for everything.

Period Diary currently only has an iPhone version and it'll run you $1.99 as well.

When it comes to price, if you only plan on picking up the iPhone version the pricing will be the exact same. If you'd like iPad versions, only Period Tracker and iPeriod offer them and those are the same prices as well. iPeriod is the only one that has a Mac version so it's somewhat of a moot point. As far as pricing goes, it's a tie between all three.

Period Tracker vs. iPeriod vs. Period Diary: The bottom line

Period Tracker vs iPeriod vs Period Diary: The bottom line

Where syncing and cross-platform support is concerned, iPeriod is the only option that offers a well-rounded suite with iPad and Mac counterparts. If that's important to you, iPeriod is the app for you as long as you're willing to forego some functionality.

Period Diary's lack of custom ovulation may be a dealbreaker for some, especially if you're trying to conceive. The lack of an iPad app may also deter some users. iPeriod is useable but overall,

Period Tracker provides the best experience and has the most robust feature set. If you're only concerned with having a period tracking app on your iPhone, Period Tracker will give you the most options and flexibility.

So, for now, Period Tracker is our favorite iPhone period tracking app.

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HP Spectre One: Could This Be the Ideal All-In-One PC? [Computers]

When HP rolled its first TouchSmart All-In-One back in 2008, the potential of such a machine was evident even if the idea itself wasn't fully realized. Enter the 23.6-inch HP Spectre One. Gone is the IR-based touch technology used in previous devices. In its place, a capacitive, multitouch panel. And no longer do we have to suffer through an OS not designed for fingers. Windows 8 is here, which at the very least elevates touch-based Windows devices from gimmick to usable. More »


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New iPad Battery Life

The new iPad has the same battery life as the iPad 2. This may strike some as peculiar because the iPad 3 has a new more highly-powered battery. However, although the battery does carry more juice, this is offset by the new features of the iPad 3 which require more power, for example the high-definition Retina display and the 4G connectivity. That said, the new iPad battery life is still perfectly reasonable and is suitable both for casual at-home use and for intensive use on the move.

New improved battery = a thicker iPad?

While the actual battery life on the iPad 2 and new iPad is around the same, the ipad 3′s battery is a much better one. The iPad 2 battery was approximately 6930mAh, whereas the new iPad’s battery is 10,000mAh – an increase of around 44%.

As the battery produces more power, it is also larger than its predecessor. This meant some slightly cosmetic changes to the new iPad. At 9.4mm thickness, it’s 0.6mm thicker than the iPad 2 – nothing to write home about, in other words! The iconic sleek design and tapered shape of the iPad is still there.

Battery Life

In benchmark tests the new iPad 3 battery life lasts for around 10 hours. However, if you’re using 4G connection, you can expect to see that go down to around 8 hours. This is average for most iPads and realistically mean that you can get a full day’s work out of the new iPad 3 without having to recharge it.

Drain on Battery

Although the battery is larger and more higher powered than the iPad 2 battery, the new iPad 3 lasts the same amount of time as the iPad 2. The new features available in the iPad 3 can really drain the battery quickly – and when you think about the innovations in the camera, sounds quality and Retina display, it’s easy to see why. If Apple hadn’t included this new battery then we’d have been seeing battery life reduced probably to around 4-5 hours.

Tips to Increase Battery Life on the New iPad

There are a number of ways to improve the battery life of the new iPad 3. The first port of call is to turn off the notifications and location services for most (if not all) of the apps that you use. This will immediately save the iPad having to dedicate battery power to these unnecessary functions.

You can also reduce the screen brightness to 50-70% – this will decrease the amount of power that goes into the screen display. As long as you’re working indoors this setting should be fine, although you will need to increase brightness in strong sunlight.

Set the iPad to auto-lock after a short time period, say 30 seconds. This will automatically turn off the display when you’re not using your device.

Bottom Line – Is It Worth It?

The battery life in the new iPad 3 may be the same as the iPad 2, but the battery itself is much stronger and more powerful, and is absolutely necessary to handle the more power-draining new features that make the new iPad 3 such a desirable piece of kit.

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Speak to Me Only With Thine Texts

Voice mail is following in the footsteps of radio, television, film, records and email. That is, it is a technology that is slowly being supplanted by a newer technology -- in this case text messaging -- and may eventually become obsolete. So say new figures Vonage provided to USA Today, which reported that the number of voice mail messages left on user accounts was down 8 percent in July from the same month a year ago. "There are three reasons why people are leaving fewer voice messages," said Janet Sternberg, an assistant professor at Fordham University.

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Editor's desk: Jeff Bezos vs. Steve Jobs, ultimate copy loop, and 4 years, 7000 posts, and 2 million words later...

Less. Than. Three. That's how many days remain until Apple holds their September 12 event and we almost certainly get our first, official look at the iPhone 5. I just put up a fancy new iPhone super page to keep track of all the action, and we have lots more coming this week.

That starts tonight in a special iMore show Sunday edition where I'll talk geek-to-geek with Fox New's Clayton Morris about what we can expect at the big event. You don't want to miss that. But before we get too caught up on the week ahead, here are some final thoughts on the week that was, including Amazon vs. Apple, the ultimate copy loop, and a sentimental moment for yours truly...

Jeff Bezos vs. Steve Jobs

Should Apple fear Amazon?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos single-handily helmed Amazon's Kindle event last week, introducing a sweeping new range of cheaper-than-ever, more powerful-than-ever gadgets services. Naturally, that led some to compare Bezos to Apple's late co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs, back when Jobs was in his prime.

In that Jobs and Bezos were/are both CEOs talking on a stage to media, and Bezos made just as much fun of Android tablets as Jobs used to, fair enough. But the differences were profound and fundamental.

When Steve Jobs took the stage, he told you what he was about to tell you, told it to you, and then told you what he'd just told you. He started with clear, concise sales numbers and other metrics and finished with clear, concise product grids and prices. He pioneered Apple's mastery of the linear consumer narrative.

Bezos' pitch, by contrast, was almost a stream of consciousness, with new devices and features being thrown with little regard for structure or clarity. As a consumer story, it was rambling.

Sure, you could say it was just a media event, but why have a media event if not to help frame your story? Media write for consumers. You paint media a clear picture, odds are that's what consumers will get. You give media pieces, odds are consumers get whatever the media manages to piece together. That's not a good thing.

Likewise, it took days to find out what was going on with "special offers". We still have no idea how many Kindles Amazon, a public company, has sold. Even well after the event, it took until Amazon.com was finally updated, to find out exactly what the new Kindle product matrix was. And we still have no real idea where it will be.

The iPad is in 90+ countries. The kindle in barely a handful. Chris Umiastowski pointed out that Apple started with essentially one phone on one network in one country, and everyone underestimated their growth potential. But to achieve that growth, Apple had to forge carrier deals around the world. To achieve the same growth, Amazon will need to forge content deals around the world.

And in that incredibly important regard, Bezos to date has proven to be no Steve Jobs.

The ultimate copy loop

Someone got so upset about Apple winning a $1 billion willful infringement verdict against Samsung this week that, to defend Samsung's copying, they tried to make it look like Apple was copying Braun... by copying their entire article from something Gizmodo posted in 2008?

I'm not linking to that bait, but you can read John Gruber's take at Daring Fireball and Matthew Panzarino's at Robot Tuxedo if you're curious.

Samsung got what amounts to a speeding ticket for running a red light to the head of the smartphone sales chart, they'll be just fine thanks.

4 years, 7 thousand posts, and 4 million words later...

Four years ago this week my old boss, Dieter Bohn, and the CEO of Mobile Nations, Marcus Adolfsson dropped iMore on me to run. For the next three years I did my best to run the site while also holding down a full time marketing job in enterprise software. A year ago my new boss, Kevin Michaluk brought me on full time. Last week, I wrote my 7000th article for iMore, and my 2 millionth word for Mobile Nations.

It doesn't seem anywhere nearly that long or that much. It feels like the blink of an eye. I guess that's what it means to follow your bliss.

To Kevin and Dieter, Marcus and Andrew, to everyone at iMore and Mobile Nations, and most importantly to all of our amazing readers, listeners, and viewers -- thank you! Here's to many, many more!

Yippie kay yay

Now lets get this new iPhone and iPod week started! (And don't forget to grab the wallpaper while you're waiting)

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