For years I have kept notes on my travel and I have looked for a way to keep those notes other than the series of text files I have now. I'm trying out this app as an alternative. My only worry at this point is for the lack of backup and export ability.

You've seen the meme, if the auto industry were like the computer industry our cars would crash for no apparent reason, or something like that. I think there are some parallels to what's going on in the computer industry today when you compare it to the auto industry of yesteryear. At the turn of the century cars had already been around for twenty years. They started out as toys for the rich or the technically inclined. If you were rich you had to find a mechanic to keep the thing running. If something broke, you had to find someone who could fabricate a new part for you.

The TV series Dollhouse is coming to an end tonight. The Series Finale is called Epitaph Two which begs the question, "what happened to Epitaph One?". Epitaph One was the name of the 13th episode (wikipedia.org). It is required viewing if you want to know what is going on in the Finale. The name is also significant because the penultimate episode had its own little epitaph to wrap up most of the story lines of the series.

This is a slick audio editing application that is geared to making joke audio clips. It has a slick user interface and easy access to Email, Facebook and Twitter to share your creations.

The telethon for Haiti is available on iTunes for $2.99. 100% of the proceeds from the TV special will go to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, and Yéle Haiti Foundation.

I've got a slightly used Getzen 700SP Trupet for sale complete with case, 2 mouth pieces, mute, buzz holder, 2 stands, music stand, music.

Version 3 of Bento increases the usefulness of FileMaker's database for the rest of us. This app allows you to sync databases with your desktop version ($49). You can use it to track project or most anything. It comes with numerous templates and more are available in the marketplace.

Acrobat Reader has grown from a simple portable document reader to a behemoth. Most of the time you just want to view a PDF. You don't need all the features of Acrobat when you already have a perfectly good PDF reader in Preview.app.

1. Make Preview.app your default PDF viewing application. To do this find a .PDF file and use the Get Info command. Choose Preview from the "Open with" section. Then press the "Change All…" button. The next time you open a .PDF it should open in Preview.

In the category of iPhone navigation systems there are a lot of choices. TomTom has a solution that will set you back $100. By comparison this app is only 99¢. How does it compare? Actually it ranks pretty well. It does a good job of getting the directions and presenting them on the screen. You can use the find screen to look for gas or coffee shops along your route. You can play music while you drive without leaving the app.

I really like TripIt.com to keeping track of my travel plans. Their iPhone app is alright but it is a read-only view of your plans. Items like the maps require internet access. The folks at Mobiata have taken this a step further. Presently it is still read-only from TripIt but they promise to send updates back in a future version. For now it is sufficient to be able to add notes on you iPhone on the go. The GUI is very pretty. TripDeck offers additional features that require Internet access but give you updated flight status, gate and even baggage claim information on the go.