I was looking for some new cool apps to download the other day so I headed over to the App Store and checked out the “best new apps” tab. I find that searching for apps is like searching for a good book. I first check out the app icons (Yes, yes I know! I shouldn’t
Managing your vaccination records has never been easier
If you’re like me, you have trouble remembering when your next vaccination is due or what it will be for. Keeping track of our paper vaccination records can be cumbersome. Did I file it in the right place? Is it still in the glove box?? Did I already book the next appointment? There is now a
Best in Class – Back to school app recommendations
When I was in school there was nothing more exciting as fresh back-to-school supplies. The crisp packs of lined and hole-punched paper, the sharp pencil crayons in all of their glory, fancy new binders, and if you were lucky a fresh pack of Mr. Sketch smelly markers (grape is still my favourite to this day!).
App Review: my BBQ timer
Since we are well into summer and the days are still long and the nights are hot there is no better time to gather your friends and family, throw some meat on the bbq and sit back and relax! Whenever my family comes over for a bbq we always have this confusing moments when my
An App Review: Out of Milk
I’d like to tell you about an app that will make your life a little bit easier. It’s called Out of Milk and I use it every day. Out of Milk is an app that coordinates your shopping, grocery and to-do lists in one place. The app is currently available for Android mobile devices and
Push on CTV ~ July 15th 2014
I was excited this month when CTV asked me to find the coolest health apps for July’s app segment. Here are the 3 apps that I reviewed: Fitocracy FREE for iOS & Android Developer: Fitocracy, Inc. One successful technique in mobile app development is gamification. Gamification applies game-design thinking to non-game applications to make them
Feature Friday – 8tracks
I was at a BBQ last month and I posed the question to all of my friends “What is the app you use most often?” 3 out of the 6 people said “8tracks“. Intrigued I got them to explain what this app was about and why they loved it so much. I downloaded it the
App Review: It’s as easy as one, two, THREE!
Threes! is one of the winners in the 2014 Apple Design Award, it rose to the 25th spot on the top grosing apps list on the App Store. This slick puzzle game was released on February 6, 2014, the point of the game is simple, players must slide the numbered tile on a grid to
Tap App – Convenience at your fingertips
Have you ever opened up your phone for the 100th time to dial someone and wished there was an easier way to quickly call them or send them a standard text message? Well one of our clients came up with a great idea that allows you to create phone short cuts by tapping or gesturing