Tasks – Sweet Android To-Do App with Google Tasks Sync
If Alarm – The Conditional Sleep State Alarm for iOS
It’s amazing what’s possible with the smartphone these days. If Alarm is an app that combines a sleep monitor with conditional statements so you can set fuzzy alarms. For instance you can have the app monitor your sleep patterns and only wake you up after you’ve had a decent block of quality deep sleep. Or you can have it monitor the weather and wake you up earlier if it’s snowed overnight. Haven’t tried this app myself, but would be interested to know how accurate the sleep monitoring actually is.
Read MoreType Fu – Brilliant Free Typing Tutor for Mac (Lion Only)
I‘m a fully paid-up member of the touch-typists club – trained at secretarial college (no, really) when I dropped out of college and decided to make it big in the City of London. It’s an incredibly useful skill that put me in good stead for my career in journalism, plus it means you can watch TV and type at the same time. If you’re a ‘hunt-and-peck’ typist, then give Type Fu (Lion only) a go – it’s free, beautifully designed typing tutor and you may well find that it’s life-affirming.
Read MoreArtemis – Awesome Networked PC Game Enables You to Recreate the Flight Deck of a Spaceship
This is such an awesome concept that I can’t believe nobody’s thought of it before. Artemis is a networked game that simulates the flight deck of a spaceship by using networking PCs for the different roles. So for instance there’s a communications desk, a navigation desk, a flight desk, a battle desk etc. So if your LAN parties are getting a bit stale and you’re a Star Trek loving geek with a few friends, then set your phasers to kill and warp into the neutral zone. It’s available for Windows PC and retails at $40 – you only need one copy of the game as a main PC acts as the server and view screen display.
Read MoreDisk Drill – Data Recovery and Backup App for Mac
Anyone who’s ever lost important data to either user fat-fingers errors or physical drive failure knows the pain it can induce. There are a few data recovery apps out there, but Disk Drill‘s one of the easiest ones I’ve tried. It can do simple file deletion recovery or deep scans, partition recovery, SMART monitoring and drive backup. The free version will only scan and not recover your files, which is handy for checking it’ll actually work before you pony up the $89 for the full version.
Read MoreQuit smoking/get fit/eat better/learn to play the piano – with Chains
So I can see how this would appeal to people with compulsive personalities, not sure about everyone else. Chains is a cool web browser and mobile-friendly online app that encourages you to keep at something (quitting smoking for example) by logging your progress in ever-advancing chains. The idea being that you don’t want to break the chain (by having a sneaky smoke for example).
Like-minded people can join together through the app in Groups, my favourite of which is the No Fap group whose current leader is the awesomely named Jirkre Winkel. The interface of the site and the app is stunning and I’m a sucker for self-improvement apps, so I may have to give this one a go. Or you know, maybe tomorrow.
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SnapGuide – The Next Big Thing is Guided Tutorials
Have to say I love this app and indeed, the whole concept. I suspect that it’s something that will gain traction very quickly and become as popular as apps like Instagram. Snapguide is an app and a website that enables you to either view or create your own neat little how-to guides on any subject that takes your fancy. Yes, it’s been done before, but never as well as this.
The app is free to download and includes featured content and a browse mode that enables you to find tutorials on specific subjects. Creating your own guides is simple and enjoyable. You can add photos, videos and text to your guides, along with any supplies that might be required. When you’re happy with it you can upload it and share it with the world.
Read MoreTAT7 iPhone Scuba Case – TAT7
You can take your iPhone anywhere these days, but scuba-diving is probably something you hadn’t considered. The TAT7 iPhone Scuba Case enables you to seal your phone inside a waterproof case and take it along the next time you explore the wonders of the deep or, you know, photograph your girlfriend as she jumps into your pool. It’s $84.95 and available now.
Read MoreWorkout Web App Lets You Track Your Exercise
Fitness apps have exploded on iOS and Android, but not so much on Mac and PC. This web app seeks to rectify that small oversight with a great interface and simple useability. Workout Book is an HTML5 app that enables you to record times or weights for you exercise with a cool miniamilist display.
Read MoreFacebook Voice Status Updates
Ever wanted to call in a Facebook Status update? Perhaps you had such as a heavy night you’re in no fit state to go anywhere near a computer. Or perhaps you broke both arms while wrestling a mountain bear. This neat app enables you to register your phone number and then call in a status update which can then be listened to by your friends using the standard Facebook audio player.
Read MoreAcoustic Bridge – AirPlay for PCs
Veteran desktop customisation company, Stardock, have just released an interesting side project by the name of Acoustic Bridge. This utility ($7.95 if you buy it now during beta testing) enables you to redirect the audio output from one PC to another. As Mac owning AirPlay users will tell you, this is actually a very useful facility and, for instance, enables you to play music on your laptop but direct the audio via your desktop PC’s (presumably) better speakers. No Windows Mobile client is mentioned, so we presume this is purely a Windows PC app.
Read MoreNot So Subtle Office Stickers
Love these stickers, new in the ThinkGeek catalogue. Take your pick from Gentle Reminders, Loud and Clear and Breaking News selections – $4.99 each.
Read MoreThe Weather, City Edition – Screensaver for Mac
Sleek and minimalist weather screensaver for your sleek and minimalist Mac? Step this way.
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