Many people don’t know that servers in most restaurants don’t earn minimum wage in the United States; tipped employees are actually paid $2.13 (in some states it is more), which is why servers rely on tips. For those of us who don’t want to spend time figuring out the proper tip, Turbo Tip Calculator is…
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The Simpsons: Tapped Out doesn’t really need additional publicity, but out of all of the games I’ve played on my various iDevices, including the ones I’ve discussed here, Tapped Out is the one I’m still playing a year after I started. In case you haven’t heard of The Simpsons: Tapped Out, the game, which has…
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The purpose of this column is to highlight apps I have found interesting, fun, and/or useful. While this app is geared toward a certain segment of the population, Free Menstrual Calendar (FMC) is an app I have used for a long time. FMC has been a decent app, but not noteworthy until now. The latest…
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It’s been a week since I installed iOS 7 on my iPhone and iPad. Over the course of the week, some aspects of the update I like, but some I don’t. The cons: This first one is purely aesthetic. The folders now have a light grey background. I prefer the contrast of the black background….
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It is 10 PM. I’m sitting at my desk. I’ve updated iTunes, restarted my computer, backed up my iPhone to my computer, transferred apps and photos, and synced. Now I’m waiting for the newest iOS update, iOS 7, to download. I decided to go through iTunes because in the past this method has been the…
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Hello Apple fans and those curious about the technology juggernaut. No matter how you feel about Apple, the company ushered in our current smartphone era when they announced the iPhone in 2007. Now, six years later, Apple has unveiled new iPhones that they claim will be the most advanced phones ever (until their new ones,…
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Haunting Melissa is the first app I know of that is a serialized story. Directed by Neal Edelstein (producer, The Ring) and written by Andrew Klavan (producer, Don’t Stay a Word), Haunting Melissa is a found-footage horror story. The story is about Melissa (Kassia Warshawski), who is dealing with the recent death of her mother,…
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Day One, by Bloom Built, LLC, is a journaling app. While there are other apps allowing you to share every waking moment with every single person on the internet, Day One doesn’t automatically share your entries with the world, giving you a portable diary. Day One has a clean interface. Tap the “+” icon to…
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Like many of us who own iDevices, I enjoy watching TV shows on my iPhone and iPad. Comedy Central has made material from two of the network’s most popular shows, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report, available in two free apps. Both apps highlight segments from the shows. The Daily Show Headlines includes The…
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Dumb Ways to Die is a game by Metro Trains Melbourne Pty Ltd. DWtD is an action game similar to McPixel. You have to complete required tasks in a short amount of time to prevent the deaths of characters. In addition to saving lives, the goal of DWtD is to collect characters at your train…
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