Category archive for ‘Utilities’ 
Earth Day! 20 Green iPhone Apps for the Ecologically Aware (0)
4/26/10 •
Can you believe the first Earth Day was celebrated in 1970, in a time when having an ecological mindset was correlated more with wearing birkenstocks and eating – the horror – foods not provided in a colorfully designed cardboard box? The environmentalists of this era are often dramatized as hemp-wearing hippies who tied themselves to ... Read More
I Need A Muse (5)
3/23/10 •
Here’s an interesting app I came across recently, one that provides a service I have yet to find elsewhere in the App Store: I Need A Muse. The developer, Gautch, had the objective in mind to incite creativity for the writer, to spur his imagination when it came to creating characters. The app covers a ... Read More
50 in 1 : APPZILLA! (1)
3/18/10 •
Sometimes, the sheer number of iPhone apps floating around in iTunes isn’t just mind-boggling, it’s overwhelming. Which apps do you choose? Is this app better than this one? What does this app offer that the other does not? There are usually dozens, if not hundreds of apps that claim to do the same thing, so ... Read More
Moodagent (0)
3/11/10 •
We’ve all heard of Pandora, right? It’s a fun device that creates playlists for you according to your individual tastes in songs, artists, or genres. It uses its cool musical technology to figure out underlying beats and riffs, tempos and so forth inherent to, say, “Sky Blue Sky” by Wilco, and then filters out other ... 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
BookMe (2)
1/29/10 •
When debating over places to travel during the summer, a part of me really wants to travel back to the east coast, to New York, and possibly Sunbury, Pennsylvania, where I spent a good portion of my childhood. My brother and I have been nostalgically yearning for this pilgrimmage, and want to make a vacation ... Read More
SpotACop (1)
1/21/10 •
“No cops spotted within your area.” ~ SpotACop. Well, I know that’s definitely not true. Not that Petaluma is laden with crime, or anything, but we do have plenty of cops to go around. In some ways, our cops are more visible than those in Oakland, less likely to be lurking in dark alleyways and ... Read More
5 Apps That Give You Control (0)
1/06/10 •
There are so many TV apps out there today, and it's definitely not in my News Year's Resolution list to watch more TV. But, with all the brand new, exciting technologies to come out, with the second generation Blu-Ray discs and their built-in 3D, Skype being integrated with HDTV, and much more, it's definitely worth ... Read More
Accuterra (0)
11/20/09 •
Planning to hike along the Appalachian Trail, go off-road into the Sierras, or camp near the Everglades? The next time you visit Yosemite National Park, or any wild outdoor region, any GPS device could certainly help get you there and back. However, once you get out of the car and venture by foot onto the ... Read More
WeatherBug (0)
11/18/09 •
Some of you may be thinking, “a weather app? Are you serious?” Alright, so compared to yesterday’s Survival Guide, the WeatherBug app seems a little trite, a little less mind-blowing. But, as any outdoor enthusiast knows, preparing for whatever weather lies ahead is tantamount to a good trip – and your safety. With the way ... Read More
