iThing of the Week

iThing of the Week with Michelle Ealey

iThing of the Week: Yahoo! Weather

Cold. Snow. Even colder. More snow. That’s basically been the weather for the past month here in Minnesota. To help me keep track of weather conditions throughout the day, I’ve been using Yahoo! Weather. Yahoo! Weather is a much better app than the one included on an iDevice and other weather apps I’ve used because…

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iThing of the Week: Doctor Who: Legacy

I like Bejeweled, but I’m not a fan of the game’s many clones, which is why I was hesitant to play Doctor Who: Legacy. I’m a new Who fan, so the game caught my eye, but I went in with low expectations because I assumed I was in for a simple matching game. I was…

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iThing of the Week: Why I Got an iPhone 5S

This isn’t about the iPhone 5S being the best phone ever. There are a lot of excellent phones now, and it’s great that we have so much to choose from. Before I made my decision, I did a lot of research, which I suggest everyone should do. I decided to stick with Apple for three…

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iThing of the Week: My Favorites of 2013

With the year coming to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect on some of the highlights of the year. Comparing various types of apps to each other is odd; after all, a productivity app is very different than a game, so I’m not ranking my favorites of 2013.   The Simpsons: Tapped Out…

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iThing of the Week: Deer Hunter 2014

I have killed thousands of digital people while playing various games, but I’ve never really killed many animals. At first, Deer Hunter made me uncomfortable. The game is a hunting simulation. During the first levels the prey stood still, so there wasn’t much of a challenge. However, as the game progressed, it became challenging. Sometimes…

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iThing of the Week: Dragon Dictation

After testing word processing apps, I got interested in finding a decent speech to text app. The best one I found that was free is Dragon Dictation. For a few laughs, here are some examples of how the app worked: iPad, with case: Sometimes you just don’t want to type because typing can be slow…

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iThing of the Week: Still Searching for a Word Processing App

In my quest to find a decent word processing app that isn’t as costly as Pages, I’ve been trying many different apps. Instead of focusing on one app today, this article will feature different apps because these apps have many of the same features, so writing about each one separately will get repetitive. For this…

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iThing of the Week: Office Note Lite

This week I tested the free version of Office Note by Resolvica, the next app in my experiment to find a decent word processing app that is good and cheaper than Pages. Unlike last week’s app, Office Note has a lot more features. You can tab, undo, redo, and look at the revision history. There…

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iThing of the Week: Can You Escape

Can You Escape, by Kaarel Kirsipuu, is a puzzle game. You find yourself in a room. You are not given any clues about how to escape; you must explore the room to find clues and objects that will help you escape. Tapping is how you will discover the parts of the room you can interact…

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