Totally Techie Thursday - A few more Favorite Apps

This week I have a couple of more of my favorite mobile apps to share with you. The tough part about writing these Techie blog posts is choosing which apps to show you! I have so many that I love. Some are fun, some are real time savers. These are Android apps, but there is usually an i app that is comparable to any Android app.

Let's start with an app that is purely for fun. Ever hear a song and start going nuts trying to figure out what song it is? OR who sang it? Well wonder no more. Soundhound to the rescue!

SoundHound is free! Download SoundHound and open the app, hold your mobile device up so that SoundHound can hear the music, it doesn't even need to be real close to the source.  SoundHound will listen and beep when it identifies the song, usually a few seconds, amazing, right? Now look at the screen on your mobile device, it will not only tell you the song playing, it will also tell you who sings it, the lyrics, what year the song was made and give you several options to purchase the song right there on the spot! I love technology!


This next app is like having a pack of post its on your mobile :-) It's called Colornote. It is essentially an endless pack of post-it notes.

Colornote is a free app that is a place to jot notes to yourself. You can make them different colors, so it's easier to pick out the one you want quicker. Some of my notes include a wine I tried somewhere, so I can easily remember it for the next time I'm in a wine shop, restaurants we liked when on a road trip, so next time in that area, we know the name and what exit to get off the highway. The name of a band someone told me about, a book title, a brand of sundried tomatos we really preferred and a few reminders like get cat litter today! You can also use a note to help you remember something, like your daily pills or a DR. appointment. Colornote gives you the option of adding a reminder alarm to any of your notes. IT can be a one time alarm or scheduled for every day or once a week.You can drop and drag the app onto your mobile desktop/display for handy access to all of your notes and within easy reach for future notes. That's how I use it. For me, if it's not right at my fingertips, I won't use it.

I hope you like these 2 free apps I shared today. I would really love to just post a bunch more right now, but time does not allow. So next week, I'll post a some more. These android apps can be found here GooglePlayStore Have a great week.

Totally Techie Thursday - Favorite Apps

Favorite Apps

Anyone who knows me, knows that techie stuff thrills me. I light up and ya can't shut me up when I get going on that kinda thing. Now I don't claim to be an IT person, I'm not able to "root" or anything that deep. I just like to know all of the in's and out's of the electronics that I buy. I like to research stuff to death and comparison shop before I buy. I'm a big fan of CNET

Today I thought I would share a couple of my favorite apps for Android. I'm guessing that a lot of these will have comparable apps for the i crowd as well. I'm always surprised how many smartphone users don't know of these easy to use time savers.

Key Ring - ya know all those little cards that you carry around on your key ring to get discounts at stores? Well, this free app. let's you scan each of those little cards right into your phone. You don't need to carry them around anymore, shuffling through them when you are at the check out to find the correct one - yahoo! Simply bring up the correct store on your phone, hold your phone up and the store clerk scans it, voila! Quite a few stores have their coupons come right up on the phone. Shoprite is set up so that all of their weekly store coupons are on the app. Simply check off the ones you want to use and when the clerk scans your phone each coupon will be deducted as that item is scanned. AC Moore and Michaels Reward Cards bring up the 40% off coupons right on your phone. You can even create a card for local places like your gym or library by typing your member number in and label accordingly and they work!

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Out Of Milk - Awesome Shopping list. So simple, I have not had a paper list in my house in months. My phone is always near by, need mayo? Pick up my phone, open the app. touch microphone, say "mayo" DONE! Or you can type it in. I'll be bringing my phone to the grocery store anyway, so this way I always have my list with me. I scroll through my list as I shop, tap things I get, it crosses them off my list! It will let you edit, delete or move to your pantry list. Yes, there's a permanent pantry. My sister filled her pantry with all of her "staples" and drags and drops to her grocery list. I don't use mine. You can drag items around on your list too. For instance, put all of your dairy together. I separate mine by stores too. It also has a "to Do' List on this app. which I use to list all the places I need to stop on my errand day.
I would recommend buying the Pro Unlocker for $1.99. First you need to install the freebie, then upgrade to Pro Unlocker. With this you have more flexibility of arranging your shopping  lists. A favorite feature on the Pro is that you can share your list with other Pro users. Like your spouse. If he picks up milk and crosses it off of his list it is crossed off of yours automatically. Since my Bill has an old dinosaur phone I have never used this feature but people tell me it's great for busy families.

http://ow.ly/cQzvx

I hope that you enjoy these time saving apps. You can get them at  Google Play Store  There are a few others that I'm dying to share with you, but I really have to get back to my work  @Tink's I'll show you a couple of more of my favorites next Thursday. Have a great day!