Category archive for ‘Reference’ 
Short Word Maker 1.0 (1)
3/15/10 •
Short Word Maker 1.0 has an interesting premise: Designed and programmed by one Kevin Neelands, it has the objective, in short, of expanding a new reader’s vocabulary. Meant to be used in tandem with a more experienced reader, the app displays three-letter words only, with definitions for each, for the user to learn and eventually ... Read More
Little Pim Word Bag (0)
3/05/10 •
People in this country tend to view bilingualism with an air of impressiveness, that it’s a rare skill few possess. They often reply, when asked if they speak another language, with astonishing sincerity coupled with a step back, “Oh god no, I don’t speak a word of Spanish.” There are many people who point to ... Read More
iBaby Care (0)
2/26/10 •
Babies. Whenever I see babies, or hear about babies, or even just think of babies, I can’t help but feel a tiny shiver up my spine, kind of like anxiety, but more like indigestion. I know absolutely nothing about babies. Okay, a slight exaggeration – I know next to nothing about babies, and that’s a ... Read More
Star Walk (0)
2/25/10 •
Star Walk is, upon first observation, inscrutable, limitless and unfathomable. Do not misinterpret – I say this with the utmost praise. The lengths to which this app goes to provide you with what I can only surmise as your own, personal observatory, is as deep as space, itself, and nearly as cryptic. With Star Walk, ... Read More
Love Taps (3)
2/22/10 •
Here’s a scenario: say I go to a bar, a nice swanky one, and I meet a guy who I dance the night away with. Things go well, we share a few laughs, a few intimacies, and after we part ways to our respective abodes, I decide I’d like to see him again, and maybe, ... Read More
Dineoutcheap (0)
2/12/10 •
If there’s one thing true about restaurants everywhere it’s that dining out sure isn’t cheap. Having someone else make a meal for you, in a pleasant environment, and then tipping waiters who service you just lends itself to using more money than had you done all the work yourself at home. Of course, we dine ... Read More
ASL – American Sign Language (0)
2/12/10 •
When I first looked at the ASL – American Sign Language iPhone app by D TechnoLabs, I stopped short of myself, with astonishment, and realized that I don’t know a single deaf person. We’ve all read the story of Helen Keller, a woman unfortunately stricken with both blindness and deafness, but in terms of any ... Read More
Sports Week Wrap-Up (0)
2/05/10 •
It’s Sports Week on Appstruck, so what’s the first sporting app I choose to write about? Bowling. And, later? Air Hockey. That’s right, folks, you’re looking at a bonafide chick/geek. I can almost hear some testosterone-laden, gym rat jock grunting, “Huh, bowling. That’s not even a sport. What a chick!” But, enough with the stereotypes: ... Read More
Sports Illustrated (0)
2/05/10 •
It’s hard to think of Sports without thinking of Sports Illustrated. It’s kind of the go-to resource for many a sporting fan, like Forbes is for business people, W is for fashion mavens, and US Weekly is for gaudy gossip (I had to throw that one in). And, who can forget the famous and much ... Read More
CBS Sports Mobile (0)
2/04/10 •
After playing yesterday’s Real Tennis 2009, I developed a hankering for some real tennis. If there’s any sport I truly enjoy watching, or actually look forward to, it’s tennis. There are plenty of sports-tracking apps in the iTunes Universe, but I heard some good things about CBS Sports Mobile. Naturally, I thought I’d give a ... Read More
