Taken with GorillaCam, edited with Lo-Mob. I think this was the Postcard 3 filter.
The storm clouds are finally starting to break up and let the sun through. It was quite dramatic.
Posted in a photo a day.
Tagged with clouds, drama, Gorillacam, lo-mob, sun.
By marne
– March 9, 2010
I don’t know if I can really recommend that you download this app. It’s just killing me. See that puppy? How cute is she? If you tap the Details button, you can read all about her, and ohmygosh, I want to take her home right now, and I’m not even all that crazy about little dogs. She sounds so sweet, and she’s blind. Blind! Are you crying yet?
Okay, back to the app; Petfinder is free, and it works just like the website. It will search with a zip code, or use your current location. Choose to look at dogs, cats, or other. You can further narrow your search by breed, age, gender and size.
If you’re looking for a new pet, Petfinder is the way to go. It will save you from driving to every shelter in town, and help narrow down your search. Many of the pets have detailed information about their past and temperament. All contact information is included, so you can call or e-mail the shelter or rescue organization to learn more, and hopefully make an appointment to meet your new pet!
Petfinder is a great little app, easy to use and really nice looking. It can take awhile for your search results to fully load, but you can start browsing as soon as the first page is visible. So, go give a deserving pet a new home!
Posted in free nonsense.
Tagged with cats, dogs, Humane Society, Petfinder, pets.
By marne
– March 9, 2010
I know this isn’t an app, but if you’re looking for some new music for your iPod, I recommend this ep, and not just because the artist is my brother. I promise, it’s good, you won’t regret the download or spending the $3.96!
Here’s a little more about Cary, in his own words:
“From the time I was very young, I knew that I was here to be a musician, and I am always up to the challenge of creatively bettering myself with each new song and project,” says Judd. “I’ve learned over the years that there’s no substitute for a great song, because a great song is something anyone can listen to and has universal truth. It can be deep and personal yet the average person can say, ‘I know what that guy or girl is going through. Now that I’m really where I want to be as a writer and artist, my goal is to expand beyond the regional touring I’ve done and develop into an artist whose songs are heard and appreciated throughout the country. I’m grateful that I’ve been able to make a living purely from making and performing music for many years and it’s freeing, and I am at peace, just knowing that I’m doing what I am supposed to be doing.”
Posted in music.
By marne
– March 9, 2010
Taken with GorillaCam, edited with Photoshop Mobile and Tiltshift Generator.
Spring is coming! I found this while out for a quick lunch-hour walk.
Posted in a photo a day.
Tagged with flower, Gorillacam, Photoshop Mobile, spring, Tiltshift Generator.
By marne
– March 8, 2010
The name of this app caught my eye, because I can be a bit of an Etsy addict at times. If you don’t know about Etsy, well, where have you been for the last few years? Etsy is a site for selling and buying anything handmade, materials for creating, and vintage objects. It’s one of my favorite websites out there, and I use it as a buyer and as a seller. So far, there is no official Etsy app, but Etsy Addict works for most of the things you want to do when you’re on-the-go.
Etsy Addict opens to show you featured items, the very same items currently on the Etsy homepage, which is one of the best ways to find new and interesting products and sellers. You can also browse categories, and search using the same criteria you would on the website. If your favorite items and sellers are public, you can view them as well.
When you find an item you like, you can choose to email the listing, open it in webview (a browser right inside the app), or view it in Safari. From there you can login to your account to purchase the item on the Etsy site. Unfortunately, Etsy hasn’t yet let developers build an app that can access your user account, but hopefully that ability will be coming soon. Etsy Addict developer, Daniel Dickison, plans to add this to the app just as soon as it’s available. In the meantime, you can view the site from within the app, and make purchases, participate in your conversations, leave feedback, and take care of any necessary account maintenance. If you were desperate, you could probably even list an item for sale.
Etsy Addict is easy to navigate, and a great way to keep up with all your favorite sellers, or search for a last minute gift no matter where you are. It’s a great deal for just 99 cents, in the app store! Four jars of applesauce!
My thanks to Etsy Addict developer Daniel, for kindly supplying an app code for this review!
Posted in review.
Tagged with arts and crafts, etsy, handmade, website.
By marne
– March 8, 2010
Taken with GorillaCam, edited with Photoshop Mobile.
Spring is coming! It’s my very favorite time of year!
Posted in a photo a day.
Tagged with daffodils, Gorillacam, Photoshop Mobile, spring.
By marne
– March 5, 2010
I’m adding a new category to APPlesauce, for apps that don’t necessarily merit a full review, but are worth a mention for their usefulness and/or nice design.
Status Viewer qualifies for a mention on both counts. This one is especially nice for all you 2G/3G users, since you don’t have a built in battery percentage viewer.
Status Viewer gives you a lot of information, all on just one screen. You can see exactly how full your battery is, and what that translates to in standby, talk, internet, movie and music time.
There are also graphs of memory space and data transfer amounts.
I know there are lots of battery apps out there, but this looks like it has all the information you might need, elegantly displayed, and only 99 cents in the app store.
Posted in honorable mention, utility.
Tagged with battery life, graphs, Status Viewer, utility.
By marne
– March 5, 2010
Actors and filmmakers love giving themselves awards, and for the most part, I don’t care much for awards shows. The Academy Awards, however, is the pinnacle of glamour and prestige, and it’s been a pretty good year for movies, so I think I might just tune in. Luckily, the app store has a few free apps to enhance the Oscar-watching experience.
First off, ABC has an official Oscars app. You can view lists of all the nominees, predict the winners, and view the results as they happen if you’re not watching at home. Nicely designed, the app will be handy until the show is over.
Then there is the Meet the Oscars app. This one is essentially just a list of the nominated films. You can view the movies by title or by nomination category. The nice thing about this one is that in the Movie view, you can flag the ones you’ve seen, view the IMDb page and watch the trailer on YouTube. The design is kind of blah on this one, it makes me feel like I’m in a musty old theater. Meet the Oscars also lists just the current nominees.
Last up is Movie Challenge Oscars Guide. The big selling point for this one is that it’s a complete database of Oscar nominees and winners since they began in 1929. You can view them by year or by category, so if you’re a fan of movie trivia, it’s worth picking up. I’m not crazy about the shiny orange/gold design, but it’s a lot of fun to be able to look up the Best Picture of 1955 if I should want to (it was Marty, by the way).
Posted in entertainment, free nonsense.
Tagged with Academy Awards, free, movies, Oscars.
By marne
– March 5, 2010
Taken with GorillaCam, Edited with TiltShift Generator.
I know you’ve seen this guy before, but he’s just the best dog ever, so I hope you don’t mind.
Posted in a photo a day.
Tagged with dog, Gorillacam, Tiltshift Generator, Winston.
By marne
– March 4, 2010
This is going to have to be a quick post, my server was down this morning (grrr!), so instead of writing some witty words and sharing a bunch of the apps that I have lined up, I was contacting my hosting service to get things fixed. You’ll have to make due with just this one app. It’s a good one, however, and I hope it will keep you busy until I can tell you about the others tonight and tomorrow.
One of the things I don’t really like about my iPhone is the way you make on-the-go playlists. There are just too many steps, and it requires my full attention, so I can’t exactly throw a few songs on my list while barreling down the freeway like I could with my old-school iPod. Mood Agent makes it much easier to quickly create a playlist that fits my mood, and I don’t have to scroll through all my music at all (although I still don’t recommend using it while driving, of course!).
To use Mood Agent, just pull the colored bars up and down to suit your mood. It will immediately start adding and playing songs. If a certain song fits your mood perfectly, select it as the seed for the rest of your list, and the app will add more compatible songs. You can delete songs that you don’t want to hear, or skip to the next song on the list. That’s it! So simple and quick and free!
Posted in free nonsense, music.
Tagged with free, Mood Agent, music, playlist.
By marne
– March 4, 2010
