When perusing WSJ.com, I came across an interesting article by Michelle Price of Wall Street Journal Europe. It was entitled "Top 10 Apps That Will Change Your Life". In the article Ms. Price proceeds to describe 10 apps that are "the most useful, most recommended and most interesting." I'm not sure who recommended these apps, but some of them certainly could be beneficial. See if any of these new apps could be a help to you:
OmniFocus - This app is a location-based task manager that uses GPS and WiFi positioning to remind you to do a specific task when you are near the location of said task. For example, if you program "get prescriptions filled" into your smart phone in the morning, it will remind you to do the task if you are near a pharmacy. (for iPhone and iPad)
DataVault Password Manager - This program is designed by Ascendo, Inc. and provides a way to store and manage passwords, credit-card information, and other essential personal information in a highly secure, encrypted format. (for desktop computers, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch)
Find My Car! - For those of you who have a difficult time finding your car when you come out of a mall or the Walmart store, this app uses the smart phone's location capability to establish the location of your parked car, then will locate the car for you on the phone's map function when you are heading back after shopping. This program will also store visual information for those people who can't read maps. (for iPhones)
Drinks Tracker - If you are tempted to overindulge, this app keeps up with the amount of alcohol you consume. Just input the size, quantity, and strength of the drinks you have consumed and it will display the quantity of alcohol consumed in graph form. (for iPhones)
Word Lens - This app translates printed words in one language into another language using the phone's camera. For example, if you are traveling and can't read a road sign, the app allows you to point the camera at the sign then gives you the translation. At the present time, this app only translates Spanish to English and vice versa but other languages are in the process of being programmed for the app. (for iPhones and iPads)
IMDb - Internet Movie Database has the world's largest collection of TV and film trivia with a database of 1.5 million films and TV shows. Put an end to arguments and discussions with facts from IMDb. (iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and Androids)
Layar Reality Browser - This app uses the augmented reality technology to provide additional information about a user's location. Just point the phone's camera at a location and Layar Reality will provide additional information relevant to the location, such as the most popular restaurants in the area or apartments available for rent. (iPhones)
Spotify - This app is for music-streaming without advertisements and allows the user to play back songs when offline. (for desktops, iPhones, Androids)
Shazam - This is a "music discovery engine". When you can't identify a song, just hold your phone to the music (whether it is playing on the radio or on a shop speaker) and the app will give you the song title and the artist. (Androids, iPhones, iPads)
The Good Food Guide 2011 - This app if for those people traveling or living in the UK. (The author of the WSJ article lives in Europe.) It locates restaurants in a given area based on cuisine, cost, and reviewers recommendations using the phones GPS and WiFi location service. (iPhones and iPads)
With hundreds of apps to choose from, this list may provide an app that is beneficial to you. I don't have a smart phone, but I must say they certainly are appealing! For more information, go to: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704739504576067940909870176.html?KEYWORDS=Top+10+Apps+That+Will+Change+Your+Life
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