The thing about most flaky people is that they have no idea they’re acting flaky. If people accuse you of being the kind of person who flakes out on planned events, there’s not usually a way to prove them wrong with co...
I’m a total typography nerd. I’ve watched a documentary on the history of Helvetica, and I’m the kind of person who flips to the end of a novel to see what typeface was used to set the tone of the book. I have a ...
There’s no question about it: Instagram is the premier photo filter app. It’s got the best name, the best name recognition, and (arguably) some of the best filters and interfaces out of all of the other “retro fi...
Let’s be honest: our concern about NSA snooping or the “live mic” fears of a certain upcoming gaming console are symptoms of a bigger fear. We all want to live in a connected world, but we are starting to underst...
Finding the right online RPG is kind of like dating. There are a lot of options, sure…but most of them are kinda low rent. But once you find the right one, it’s a match made in heaven. If you love RPGs and hate spendin...
It’s surprising hard to find a good shopping list app for the iPhone. You can use a note-taking app, or a to-do list app, or one of the many shopping list apps out there. There are tons of options, but I’ve still yet t...
Gamers of a certain generation love a good dungeon. There’s something eerie and exciting about this fantasy game staple, from tabletop games to classic 8-bit titles. The App Store has seen a great number of new dungeon crawl...
There are some app genres on the App Store that have only a few entries, while other app genres inspire countless numbers of similar apps. If the App Store was a physical place, I bet you couldn’t take two steps without bump...
I’m not a huge Lance Armstrong fan. But just because Lance’s reputation is not what it once was doesn’t mean that the Livestrong brand is on the decline. I still see it everywhere. For example, when I got tired o...
Sticking to a schedule can be tricky. Unfortunately, navigating the ins and outs of a new scheduling app can be just as complicated. As much as they promise to make your life easier, a lot of the UIs in scheduling apps are kind of...
Passwords are a tricky thing. You need to be able to remember them, but the human brain has a tricky time with the best passwords: seemingly random combinations of letters, numbers, and symbols. Passwords can also be cracked with ...
PDFs are great. They’re easy to view, and their clean look makes them ideal for sharing reports, articles, images, and more. You can password protect them, use to them to share read-only documents, compact, and self-containe...
The very word “diary” conjures up images of pre-teen girls writing about their “crushes” in a sparkly pink notebook. In reality, however, people of both genders (and all ages) have the desire to write down ...
For most people, some kind of task manager is a must. For some people, that tasks manager is a PA or an executive assistant. For others, it’s a simple pen and paper to-do list. For iPhone fans, the task manager is often an a...
I do pretty much all of my shopping online, save for groceries and the occasional shirt. Actually, a large chunk of my tshirts do come from online, shirt-of-the-day kinds of sites. Even with shipping, online retailers offer up som...
