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App Club!

By Colin Davitt
Our first app club met today.  This post will give you some idea on what we did.

FYI - sometimes we will talk about apps that may only work on Android or iOS(Apple).  There are times when an app will work one way on an iPhone and work slightly different on an Android phone.

Gas Buddy
Ever fill up your tank and drive a mile down the road and see a station selling it for less per gallon?  This app will prevent that from ever happening again!  (Click image to visit the site.)

 

 Foursquare
A location based social networking app.  It will let you check in at the venues you visit on a daily basis.  Each check in can earn you points, badges and discounts.  Whoever checks in the most is the mayor of that establishment.  Example: Colin is the mayor of his gym.  Every 50 check-ins he earns a free smoothy.  He the goes to Bed Bath & Beyond and checks in.  That earns 20% off his purchase.
(The foursquare page is blocked within the district.)

Google+
One of the best apps you can add to your phone today.  Main feature is that it will back up all your photos you take with your phone to the cloud.  There are a number of other features that Google+ has but we only talked about the photo feature.
*You need a gmail/google account to access this app. 



Amazon App Store
This is Android Only!
The best feature of this store is that it has a featured app of the day totally free of charge!  It offers an alternative place to download free and paid apps.  This also ties in to Amazon MP3 app.  It is a very good place to buy music.  Every track you buy is automaticaly added to your own personal online music locker.  Access it at anytime on your computer or phone.
*You will need an Amazon account to access the app store.

Google Latitude
A great app to help you stay in touch with friends and family.  It allows you to see the their location on a google map.  One of the most useful app s while on vacation. 


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