Who sings that? Now you can always know with SHAZAM!

So I’m at a restaurant (or an airport, elevator, car, waiting room…you get the point) and a song comes on in the background, one of many to the ‘soundtrack’ of my life. I love the beat..the lyrics are great, but I have no idea who it is? Have I heard this artist before, is this a new and upcoming artist? Well no more guessing for me! I can now just ask Shazam, a great free music discovery engine app available for Android, BlackBerry, BREW, iPhone, J2ME, Symbian and Windows Phone. I personally use it on my Iphone and it takes….

Leave Your Rewards Cards at Home: Use Your iPhone!

Okay, tell me this has never happened to you. You go to the store and someone asks, “Do you have ______ Rewards Card?”. Your answer probably is: A.) Nope, I left it at home; B.) Nope, I left it on my other set of keys; C.) Nope. It’s in my other car. D.) Nope. My husband has it. And who wants a set of keys with a bazillion rewards cards dangling like a dead weight? It’s a wonder your steering wheel hasn’t fallen off your dashboard with all that weight. Well, we have an app for that! Why not put….

Protect Your Files With Dropbox

Recently, I’ve had a few people ask me about file storage and backup options. You should be backing up your computer on a regular basis (more about that in another post) but a great alternative to storing your files on your desktop or an external hard drive is online file storage. A service such as Dropbox is a free* solution for backing up your files AND syncing them across multiple computers. Access your files from your computer, or anywhere by logging into your Dropbox account online. There’s even Dropbox apps for the iPhone, Blackberry, and Droid so you can view….

iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch and DropBox Users: Try out PlainText!

iPhone users, take a look at this new app, especially if you are a DropBox user as well. PlainText is so easy to use and being able to sync to DropBox is even better than your Notes default app! For editing text on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch. PlainText is a simple text editor with an uncomplicated, paper-like user interface. Unlike the default Notes app, PlainText allows you to create and organize your documents in folders and sync everything with Dropbox.com. It’s not for everyone, but if you are like me and write lots of notes you would like….