Hello again my friends.

Well, it seems like some of the new content I added into the last one was sort of a success, but it seemed like that people wanted pictures. Which I will agree with, and I will add into this tweak week. I also found out that people loved the humor I added, which is pretty awesome. I have been talking with Aaron about what else we should do with tweak week, and we both agreed that we should try out themes. So this week’s theme is “Safety”. We will be showcasing all the tweaks that will improve security throughout the iOS.

People always getting into your iDevice and posting things on your social time-line without your permission and you do not want to add a passcode right in front of the lockscreen? Well, there is a way around that and that way is called “AppLocker” developed by Ori. AppLocker allows you to lock certain apps with a passcode so that others can still use the iPod, but certain apps are on lockdown. People are quite nosy when you give them your iPod, so that’s why you need to put your applications on lockdown so that  they can still use it, but they just cannot open your locked applications.

AppLocker is $0.99 in Cydia

Recently heard of those applications using and storing the contacts from your iDevice and you do not want them to access the contacts or anything else? Protect My Privacy from Support. It allows you to protect your UDID, Location, and Contacts. When you go into the app that installs on the homescreen, you can choose where the location is at and you can randomly generate the UDID. It’s helpful when you don’t want your iDevice registered on some App Store application.

Protect My Privacy is Free in Cydia

Ever had those secret photos from that party you went to, and you didn’t want other people to see it in your Photos app? There is a special tweak for that, and it’s called “PhotoAlbums+” developed by SpiritOfLogic. In iOS 4 you can add new albums and move pictures, and in iOS 5 you can move pictures instead of copying them. You can put a password on either the album or the private album selection. So whether you you want to move pictures or add a password to some photos, PhotoAlbums+ will work for you.
PhotoAlbums+ is $4.99 in Cydia

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Mediocre is proud to announce that their highly successful mobile game Sprinkle, is now available for Mac. Moreover, the developers have just been announced that the title won the IMGA Best Casual Game Award! The IMGA Awards are the mobile entertainment industry’s leading showcase for groundbreaking innovations, displaying exceptional quality and new trends in mobile entertainment. This year, the competition among the nominees for the Best Casual Game section was fierce (Jetpack Joyride, CreaVures, Hector, The Blocks Cometh), but Sprinkle was the one taking home the award.

Now, you can play this highly acclaimed, award winning, wet physics puzzler with amazing gameplay from any of your Apple devices and save your progress in the iCloud. This way, you will be able to continue from the level you left off anytime, anyplace.

The inhabitants of Titan, a moon of Saturn, lived out their days peacefully in their straw hut homes – until space tourists from Earth crashed through Saturn’s rings, bringing a storm of flaming asteroids crashing down on the Titans. To combat the widespread fires threatening their homes, the Titans have built a massive water cannon. Players must adjust the height and angle of this water cannon mounted on a crane to fight fires, move obstacles, spin wheels and activate traps in this challenging water-physics based puzzler! But squirt carefully as you will run out of water and the less water you use, the more drops you earn!

The game has amazing water physics and brain-teasing puzzles that become more and more complex during its 72 levels. Use the power of your water cannon to move blocks of ice and boulders, spin giant cogs, and depress traps in order to reach and extinguish every last fire.

Sprinkle is now available on the Mac App Store at a $4.99 price point. Enjoy!

Sprinkle
Developer: Mediocre AB

Rated: 4+

Price: $4.99 Download

The choice to become a social worker is not an easy one, although there are many admirable reasons to enter the field of social work. Most people want to help others, whether that means going into the line of family or child welfare, entering the school system, working for better medical, health, and substance abuse services, or simply helping to plan and make policies that create opportunities and better conditions for the underserved masses. But the sad truth of the matter is that social workers in every field are often underappreciated and underpaid; most face an uphill battle against limited funding, bureaucracy, and the poverty that many of their clients live in. So it takes a particular sort of selflessness and altruism to go into social work. And if you are one of those rare types, there are a few good apps out there set to make your path a little easier. LCSW Exam Review for the iPhone, iPod, and iPad is one of the best.

In order to become a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) you must meet several requirements. Mainly you will have to complete specific coursework (pertaining to child and spousal abuse, substance abuse, human sexuality, elder care, and so on) as well as a set amount of supervised work time in the field you want to specialize in. Of course, like any licensed position, you must also pass an exam to demonstrate what you have learned. This is the LCSW Standard Written Examination, and while it’s probably not as hard as taking the bar exam to practice law or the handful of tests needed to become a CPA, it’s still a major written test that will determine whether or not you are fit to become a social worker.

Luckily, there is an app developed by social workers that was made to help you study for and pass this exam. LCSW Exam Review ($2.99 on iTunes) is a flashcard app that contains a “comprehensive review covering every subject you need to pass the exam”, according to the description. You can choose from topics like Growth and Development, Theory, Diagnosis, and Ethics and take advantage of nearly 800 study questions. In addition, you can add comments to flashcards and even create your own cards to fill in gaps or include material that you think might help you study. Although this app will not stand in for your actual coursework and you may still want to use study guides as well, it provides an excellent mobile supplement to help you refresh your memory and study for the LCSW Exam.

And if you’re forging ahead and shooting for a master’s degree in social work (like an online MSW), you may also want to check out the Social Work Master’s Exam Prep app ($4.99) to help you study for the LMSW exam. While this app could also help those looking to become a licensed clinical social worker, and you may want to download it simply to supplement your own education, it’s really meant for students that are moving towards an MSW. So you may not want to muddy the waters until you have first passed your LCSW Exam.

Editor’s Note

Thanks to Evan Fischer for this quest post. He is a freelance writer and part-time student at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks, California.

Fishlabs’ award-winning outer space adventure Galaxy on Fire 2 HD featuring the hotshot space war hero Keith T. Maxwell has just undergone a price drop. The epic Sci-Fi shooter and trader, which offers 10+ hours of action-packed gameplay in a vast universe consisting of more than 20 star systems, is now available on the App Store for the special price of $4.99. The offer is valid for a limited time only. Furthermore, the add-on Valkyrie will be released in March 2012 in an exclusive HD version specifically optimized for iPhone 4S and iPad 2. In the add-on, Keith will have to face his most dangerous enemy so far and unravel the darkened mysteries and evil conspiracies taking place on board of the heavily armed Valkyrie station.

Special Features of Galaxy on Fire 2 HD include:

• Exclusive HD version specifically optimized for iPhone 4S and iPad 2.
• All 3D models rebuilt from scratch for console-quality visuals.
• Assets, such as jump gates and asteroids, feature even more textures and up to four-times the original resolution.
• Individual texture sets for all 30 spaceships including diffuse, normal, and specular maps in High Definition.
• Enhanced background images and resolution on space environments and planets for a crystal-clear gaming experience on iPad 2 and iPhone 4S.
• Additional light sources for atmosphere and breathtaking realism.
• Additional OpenGL shaders and post effects as well as heavily revised explosion, engine flare and muzzle flash special effects.
• Native support for HD resolutions of 1024 by 768 pixel (iPad 2) or 960 by 640 pixel (iPhone 4S).
• Synchronisation of save games via iCloud and Open Feint.

You can download Galaxy on Fire 2 HD from the App Store right here for $4.99.

Galaxy on Fire 2™ HD
Developer: FISHLABS

Rated: 12+

Price: $9.99 Download

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iPhonso today announced that their first financial app, Gekko, is now available exclusively for iOS and is optimized both for iPhone and iPad. Gekkowill be of immense help to investors and followers of financial markets, allowing them to read and share their favorite stock and financial news, all with an interface designed to use the most advanced features in the latest version of iOS.

With Gekko, people interested in the stock market can check the activity related to the stocks of their choice and read the latest financial news. Gekko also boast some advanced features, such as displaying raw stock data or browser optimizations which improve loading speed and block most website popups.

Gekko is now available for $4.99 in the U.S. App Store and is similarly priced in other regions.

About iPhonso

iPhonso.com is a mobile development studio based in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded in 2010 by mobile technology veterans Vikram Kriplaney and Sebastian Vieira for the purpose of creating fun, innovative and easy to use applications for mobile devices.

Gekko
Developer: iPhonso GmbH

Rated: 4+

Price: $2.99 Download

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