PhotoArtistaHD – Oil is one of those apps that is just pure fun, with a little bit of wow factor thrown in for good measure. It’s got a simple and fun purpose:
… portraiture & fine art app that turns a photo “alla prima” (at once) into an oil painting masterpiece with no work on your part.
It does this well too – and it’s big fun to see your photos transformed so they look like oil paintings after just a couple of taps. You can likely achieve the same effect with a number of good photo editing apps for the iPad, but this app does all the work for you.
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This is actually a wallpaper made for the iPhone, but for me it works beautifully on the iPad as well. It’s called simply Landscape 01 and it’s by Paul Isabella. I spotted it via the RSS feed from the superb Poolga.com site.
I generally use more striking (or personal) images for lock screen wallpapers, while going with very simple, non-distracting backgrounds for the home screen. This wall seems to strike the perfect balance for use on both screens. It’s a gorgeous, subtle image that works perfectly for me in both places.
L’Escapadou is pleased to announce that Montessori Crosswords will be free on September 3rd, as part of Moms with Apps’ AppFriday. Based on the proven Montessori learning method, the app helps kids develop their writing/reading skills by building words from a set of pictures shown. The app provides 282 words and associated pictures sorted by their phonetic complexity. At the time of writing, Montessori Crosswords is ranked #22 in USA top paid iPad education App and its average rating is 4 stars.
Good stuff. I haven’t actually tried this app, as my daughter is already an advanced reader and writer – but a big part of why she’s got to that level is her Montessori education from the age of 3 to 6. Her Montessori school – this one in Austin, Texas – was a superb environment where she flourished academically and as a person.
So needless to say I’m a big fan of Montessori methods, and this looks like a very nice little app for helping younger kids with their reading and writing skills.
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Most of you may be well aware of the fact stated in this post’s title – but I get asked this a lot and see lots of people talking about how it’s not possible to print from the iPad.
So I thought I’d do a quick post to confirm that yes, you absolutely can print from the iPad – and in fact if you have the right type of printer and a decent app, wireless printing from the iPad works very well.
I’m no expert on this subject (yet 
) but I’ve been giving it a go at home with a couple of wireless printers – and finding that it’s quite easy if your setup is right.
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