App of My Eye » Pitch http://appofmyeye.com The Best iPhone Apps You'd Never See Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:00:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Area Codes http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/25/area-codes/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/25/area-codes/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:15:07 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=1289 Area Codes iTunes PageBack in 2003, the National Do Not Call Registry was passed, which limited telemarketing calls received by all people.  As soon as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened the program, I signed up not only myself, but also my mom because telemarketers had become pretty ruthless calling at all times of the day and night, while basically playing on one’s emotions, especially the elderly.  For me personally, I wanted to benefit from another aspect of the program: cellphone numbers were prohibited to be called by telemarketers.  Unfortunately, over time, this was not completely true: telemarketers can call your cellphone, but they had to manually dial the number and not use an automatic dialer.  This would explain why my wife has been experiencing a high volume of calls from a particular long distance company that acquaintances referred her to, which basically gave these types of telemarketers the green light for their persistence.  In any case, we found a stop-gap solution using Area Codes by VersaEdge Software, which allows us to find the origin of each unknown call that comes to her cellphone.  For instance, when a call is coming from Manhattan, we know its our financial agent.  When it comes from Florida, we know its our insurance company.  From Los Angeles, it’s our archnemesis, the long distance phone company.  Until our complaints are processed, this simple, straightforward app will continue to be useful for such occasions.  Price: 99¢.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/08/25/area-codes/feed/ 0 Slow Down Music Trainer http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/26/slow-down-music-trainer/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/26/slow-down-music-trainer/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 07:21:12 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=424 Slow Down Music Trainer iTunes PageWe’ve written before about how we aren’t musicians over here.  However, Slow Down Music Trainer is a very useful application, which can slow down or speed up your favorite song, all the while maintaining the pitch.  This enables aspiring musicians to pinpoint the note, beat, chord or lyric to play or sing a song correctly.  Plus, you can easily change the key of a song helping aspiring songwriters and producers to infinitely tweak a tune saving time and maybe even some money.  High-end PC trainers can go for upwards of $200, but this app is way inexpensive and perfect for bands still in their salad days waiting for their big break.  Price: $9.99.

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]]> http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/26/slow-down-music-trainer/feed/ 2 Pianofly Pro Synth http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/20/pianofly-pro-synth/ http://appofmyeye.com/2009/05/20/pianofly-pro-synth/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 06:22:23 +0000 Art http://appofmyeye.com/?p=315 Pianofly Pro Synth iTunes PageBy no means are we musicians nor pretend to be.  So, when requested by miniMusic to eval their app (check out video here) for possible review, we weren’t sure how to approach it.  On a whim, I launched the app thinking it could help me choose someone for the assignment.  The problem was I couldn’t put the damn thing down.  First, there are 88 keys like a real piano when sliding effortlessly from side to side.  Next, there are 80 presets, which can be customized in a variety of ways.  But the most addictive features are bending the pitch and changing the modulation.  Do I even know what I am talking about?  Well no, not really.  But it’s a lot of fun, impeccably made (zero hiccups or lag) and a steal for the price.  Price: $1.99.

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