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I might just be reviewing one of the WORST apps ever, The Angry Elf.  To be fair, I can’t just review my favorites so here goes… This app is supposed to be fun with great graphics.  While we all know, I have a great sense of humor and love spectacular graphics.  This app is so stupid, you supposedly can ask it questions and then it will respond.  I asked it a variety of questions, some that have actual answer, some wanting creative answers.  I received the same answers over and over again and they weren’t even funny.  They did spend a considerable amount of time on graphics, as they are fantastic.  They should have just spent more time creating functionality with the elf.

Pros: It’s pretty to look at!

Cons: Stupid and repeated answers leave me seriously disappointed.

Platform: iOS

Price: $2.99 (I did not pay $2.99, I found it when it was free)

Rating:

(On a scale of 1-5 undies, 5 being best.)

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This week’s review is one that anyone who tells they recently purchase an iphone, ipad or ipod, the first app I recommend is AppShopper.  This app will help you save a TON of money.  You can go through and make a wish list of the apps you want to purchase, then when they go on sale it notifies you.  Often when I’m searching the web, I update my list at the same time.  While doing my research for this post, I found out on their website I can actually see my list there as well, just another reason for me to love it.    Another cool feature is you can see the app’s activity.   What is that important?  Well… if you want an app and you can’t wait, if you look at the activity and see it’s never been on sale, then no need to wait.  A lot of times, you can figure out their pattern for putting it on sale, then make a better decision and not think darn it… I should have waited a week.  This app also tracks the apps you currently own.  Now why is that helpful… well, couple reasons… 1) you’ve done a little clean up on your device, but you need a new game, go revisit what you have and re-download. 2)Your friends aren’t as cool as you are, you keep telling them a particlar app is a must have.  You get the price drop message… oh yeah you tell them now is the time to buy!

Posr: Super easy to use. Great way to save some itunes cash!  Um… hello it’s free!!!!

Cons: Doesn’t integrate with Genius so you have to flip back and forth to add your recommendations.

Platform: iOS

Price: $0, but if you don’t like the ads, in the settings you can purchase an ad free version for $0.99.

Rating:

(On a scale of 1-5 undies, 5 being best.)

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I’ve decided that I get asked often enough about different apps or I look at someone and think, didn’t I tell you about that?  Well here… now I can’t say I didn’t, cause they’re right here.  I’m going to be doing a series of blog posts that review different apps.

The first app I’m going to review is iRewardChart.  Good news it’s available on most smart phones and tablets.  I’m sure at some point in our life we had a sticker chart for chores, tasks and behaviors, iRewardChart brings just that to the digital age.

This apps gets my thumbs up!!!  I absolutely love it.  With a simple tap, I can add stars to the app for things like manners, picking up, and even listening.  I can customize these items for each child.  Then the child can turn around and redeem those stars for rewards.  Rewards I have chosen and payout values!  The app does come with a pre-loaded list of items both as responsibilities and rewards, but you can either chose to use them or delete them.  You can also edit the tasks and rewards for each child, very helpful if you have children of multiple ages.

Pros: Totally customizible for your family.  Easy to keep track of as you can take it on the go, you do not need web capability.

Cons: I wish it had an account feature, so it could be used on multiple devices for the same family.  I wouldn’t even mind having to pay for it twice to have the Android and iOS versions if they would sync.

Lite verion: Yes

Platforms: Android, iOS, KindleFire

Price: $3.99

Rating:

(On a scale of 1-5 undies, 5 being best.)

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As many of you know I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Gmail. I can’t tell you exactly why, but that it has so many features how could you not! I run all my email accounts (10+)  through it. I use almost every single feature of it… the one problem.. it’s been lacking the feature to send emails out in the future. While I’ve found a way around it in the past, FINALLY that’s over. There’s a new app for Chrome (did I mention I’m a huge Google lover?, yeah they have it for Firefox), Boomerang.  Once you install it, it makes it super simple to send the email later.  Not only does it do that, but it allows you to select when the email comes to you!  Check out this video (this site says it’s in beta, but  it’s out of beta and you no longer need an invite).

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I’ve worked with Ripal before on Scrappers Online, when she came to me for some help with Digiscrapping Tutorials I was more than happy to lend a hand.

If you need to learn a photo editing software, she’s got TONS of tutorials for most of them out there.

Ok, Danielle is so awesome to work with… again I was so so so excited when she contacted me to work with her.

I think this might be my favorite site I’ve done lately!!!!

I’m a little behind on adding sites.  It’s been kinda crazy around here lately.

Lately I’ve had the opportunity of working with some Rock Star scrap designers.  When Olga contacted me to work on her site, I was so excited!!!

I love how she created this little bug… he’s so stinkin’ cute!!!

Have you seen this symbol and wondered what it was?  Well, this post is for you.  This symbol is for the RSS feed.  What does this magical thing do?  Well, it allows you to make a collection of the blogs that you want to read.  There are several softwares out there that will keep track of the feeds you want to read.  Personally I use Google Reader, but there are FeedDemon and RssReader as well.

As you know, I’m all about workflow and streamlining my daily tasks.  This is one of the ways I can save a lot of time by using a reader.

Here’s a quick guide on how to set-up Google Reader.

1.  If you don’t have a Google account, sign up.

2.  When you’re on a blog that you would like to subscribe click on the rss icon (sometimes they make it easy for you and put it with their other social icons).  If you can’t easily find it will be in the address bar (the blank space you type the web address).  *If you are using Google Chrome, you need to install the RSS Subscription Extension.

3.  Then that will take you to a page for you to select to add to your reader, click add to Google Reader.

4.  Once you get into the reader screen you will need to click subscribe.

That’s it, now you can see all the blogs you want to read in one screen.

If you’re wondering what I read, I’ve now created a page that shows the blogs I read.

If you’re using a Droid, iOS (iphone, iPad, iPod), or WebOS you can find an app that will pick up your Google reader subscriptions so you can read your posts on the go.  Or like, me I read mine in bed at night, like one would read a book.