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technology

iPhone Apps: Talking Carl

by ak
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So this app does nothing but cause silliness.  I’m warning you now.  I’m pretty sure my husband got this app for our son but I know WE ended up playing with it a lot more than our son did.  So here’s the gist…you talk to Carl and Carl repeats back what you say to him [...]

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iPhone Apps: Twitter for iPhone vs Echofon

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So back when the Tipsy crew started tweeting in 2007 we were all using Twitter via text.  Now that the iPhone has come into most of our lives (still trying to convert Court) we have all these Twitter apps available that make our tweeting lives so much easier!
Personally I have been using Twitter for iPhone [...]

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iPhone Apps: ShakeItPhoto, Chipotle, & Look Baby!

by ak
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I’ve got a variety of apps to show you today that I recently got and have been loving.

First up: ShakeItPhoto. Turn one of your existing camera pics into a Polaroid or take a polaroid pic with ShakeItPhoto. What’s fun is that you shake your phone to “develop” the pic. (BTW you’re welcome–I resisted [...]

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iPhone Apps: Livestrong

by ak
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The other day I was looking for some sort of calorie tracker app because my trainer was asking me to provide him with a food diary of my week.  Because I’m lazy and all and don’t want to write all that crap out with a pen/paper I thought it would be easy to use my [...]

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iPhone Apps: Where’s Waldo

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So my last iPhone app post was about games for the wee ones and today I’m gonna show you a game that is probably supposed to BE for the wee ones but I seem to like it just fine.
Do you guys remember the books Where’s Waldo where you find the little dude in the striped [...]

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iPhone Apps: Peekaboo Barn

by ak
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Do you have a little tyke that runs everywhere at full speed on tip toes eyes wild jabbering the entire time arms stretched out looking to break anything remotely breakable within arms length distance who when you put him in the car for oh say maybe an hour long drive he begins to wail unconsollably [...]

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iPhone Apps: Kindle

by ak
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Due to recent events of which I only had moderate control over, I’ve been outed, so I’ve decided to let you all know how I read the Twilight Saga.
My husband has been using the Kindle app for a while now and swore by it.  It had been a while since I’d read anything really and [...]

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iPhone Apps: Grocery iQ

by ak
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A few weeks ago Sarah posted on whether or not she should get the iPhone or a Blackberry Bold.  I had been playing with the idea of switching from a Blackberry over to the iPhone myself.  My husband had already made that transition and was LOVING it.  So of course all your comments on the [...]

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Opinions WANTED

by sarah
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Blackberry Bold vs. iPhone
So, my husband got an iPhone circa 2008 and I thought it was the most RIDICULOUS purchase ever. However, now that everyone, including my mother, has one, I’m starting to reconsider its coolness factor. The only thing I’m concerned about is the emailing capabilities and the touch keypad on the iPhone, which, [...]

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Sites for Sanity

by ak
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I’ve got a few websites that make living my life a ton easier.  The best thing about them is that they are FREE.  So check these sites out my peeps…

Mint.com
My husband and I use this site for all things money budgeting.  You link your bank accounts, credit card accounts, home loan, car loans, 401k, IRA [...]

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