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Daily iPhone App: NFL Flick Quarterback

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 3rd, 2012)

If you want to pass like Tom Brady from the comfort of your living room chair, then you should grab a copy of NFL Flick Quarterback for the iPhone. The app is a flick-style passing game that lets you take on the role of an NFL quarterback. The game ...

Daily iPhone App: Lingibli

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Learning a new language can be challenging, especially when you're not in an environment where that langue is predominant. Lingibli is an iPhone app that'll bridge that gap by helping you learn vocabulary and basic phrases from native speakers. ...

Daily iPad App: Doodlecast Pro

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 2nd, 2012)

Last year, we looked at Doodlecast for kids from zinc Roe. It's an iPad app that lets your kids record themselves talking while they draw on the screen. The app records both the audio and the drawing and combines the two into a single video. My ...

Daily iPhone App: TouchRetouch

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

If you're a Photoshop user, you're likely aware of the editor's new "content-aware" tools that let you magically replace or erase items in your photos. iPhone users who want a similar tool on their handset should take a look at TouchRetouch by ...

Daily iPad App: Sector 33

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 1st, 2012)

Do you think you have what it takes to be an air traffic controller? Before you're responsible for hundreds of lives, you should test your flight controlling skills with NASA's latest iOS app, Sector 33. Sector 33 is a game similar to Flight ...

Daily Mac App: AirBeam

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 23rd, 2012)

If you have an iPhone and iPad or Mac, you can set up an indoor surveillance system. All you need to get it going is AirBeam, which is software that turns your iPhone into a spy cam and your Mac desktop into a remote viewing station. Setup is ...

Daily iPhone App: Boogieman Radar

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 23rd, 2012)

Boogieman Radar is a cute iPhone app for parents whose young children are afraid of a boogieman in their closet or under their bed. For parents, it's a virtual reality app with an overlay radar that you use to scan a room for boogiemen. For small ...

Daily iPhone App: Commit

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 19th, 2012)

Sometimes staying committed to a daily task is difficult. You get busy with other activities, and then you totally forget that you promised to exercise (or write a letter, or practice piano) every day. If you have difficulty integrating new ...

Daily iPhone App: CraigsPro+

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 11th, 2012)

I'll admit it. I do a lot of my shopping on Craigslist. It's a fantastic website to find phones, car tires, appliances, furniture and more. I'm a patient buyer, though, and wait until I find an excellent deal. Searching for the lowest price is ...

Daily Mac App: SnapRuler

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 10th, 2012)

It wasn't too long ago that I was faced with the task of redesigning a website -- replacing all the images, re-doing an image map and implementing a layout with multiple columns. This task required lots of on-screen measurements, and my method ...

Find My Car Smarter uses Bluetooth Smart to locate your car

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 6th, 2012)

One time, I spent hours wandering the parking lot after a concert. I really wish I had marked the location of my car and not relied on my memory to navigate. Next time I find myself in that situation, I'm going to use Find My Car Smarter. It's a ...

Daily iPhone App: Nearby Now

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jan 6th, 2012)

I don't use the phone book. In fact, I'm not even sure where my copy of the Yellow Pages is placed. It's been gone for months, and the only time I miss it is when I need to find a local plumber or electrician. It's so difficult to find ...

Daily iPad App: Sound Sorting Beginning Sounds

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 30th, 2011)

Lakeshore Learning is well-known for its excellent educational supplies, and now the company is making a name for itself in the iPad market with a trio of outstanding learning apps. Its Beginning Sounds Interactive Game for the iPad introduces ...

Daily iPad App: Air Harp

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 29th, 2011)

The Air Harp is an interesting stringed instrument. It produces breath-taking sounds, yet it's relatively easy to play. It's so easy that many elementary schools use the instrument to teach children music. If you enjoy the sound of a harp and ...

Daily iPhone App: SkySafari

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 27th, 2011)

SkySafari from Southern Stars is an app for the astronomy enthusiast with an iPhone. It's the perfect companion for a new telescope owner, who can use the app to help locate celestial bodies in the sky, or the casual observer who wants to know ...

Daily iPad app: OneNote for the iPad

by Kelly Hodgkins (Dec 26th, 2011)

After years of developing mobile tools for its own platform, Microsoft has finally released a series of apps for the iPad including Lync, OneNote and Kinectimals. Hands down, the most anticipated of the bunch is OneNote, Microsoft's popular ...