App of the Day

What the Tech? App of the Day: Happify

It should come as no surprise that meditation and mindfulness apps were downloaded more than any category last year. People looking to cope with the pandemic, protests and the presidential election downloaded mental health apps just to relax, unwind and sleep.

What the Tech? App of the Day: What3Words

I read this story the other day about a hiker in a forest in California who became lost. After screaming for help for several hours and trying to find something that looked familiar, the 45-year-old man took a photograph of his surroundings and texted it to a friend. Fortunately, maybe miraculously, someone seeing the photo being shared by a sheriff’s…

What the Tech? App of the Day: HeardThat

I’ve seen a lot of apps in the past few years browsing the app stores for super fun “App of the Day” features. I haven’t seen many apps as impressive as “HeardThat”, a brand new app for iOS and Android that helps people hear conversations in a noisy environment. I first heard about “HeardThat” at CES 2020 in Las Vegas….

What the Tech? App of the Day: Uptime

Who doesn’t want to become a little smarter? If raising your IQ isn’t enough just being able to start a conversation with someone should be a good reason. But who has time to read or watch a 2-hour documentary or take an online course? The app “Uptime” is a solution. Uptime provides bite-size ideas and thoughts from some of the…

What the Tech? App of the Day: StickMe Notes

Forty years ago, a product that would soon become a fixture in homes and offices around the world first went on sale. 3M’s Post-It Notes was the first time a product was developed that allowed you to stick the paper to something and then remove it without damaging whatever you attached it to. For four decades people around the world…

What the Tech? App of the Day: Bandcamp

One of the best things about smartphones is the ability to listen to music anywhere and everywhere. While Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, and Amazon Music are the most popular streaming services they don’t pay a whole lot to the artists for playing their music. Just a fraction of a penny goes to the artist when someone streams their song. That…

What the Tech? App of the Day: Marigold

It’s been a tough year for everyone but sometimes a bad day is just as bad. If not worse. Whether it’s the pressure at work, at home with the kids, with your spouse or significant other, or just internal stress because of another issue, confidence in yourself can take a beating. While there are hundreds of motivational or self-help apps…