Snapchat use is exploding, especially among female millennials and teenage girls. The ephemeral nature of Snapchat communication is one of its biggest draws. Young people that have grown up with social networking are becoming more aware of the footprint left …[Continue]
How to Calculate Your Grades
With homework, quizzes, tests, participation, reports, projects and final exams all weighted differently, calculating your grade for a high-school or college class can be an algebraic challenge. For example, suppose you got an 83 on the midterm, and 91 on …[Continue]
Better Sleep Through Apps
Dedicated fitness and sleep tracking devices such as FitBit and Jawbone have become increasingly popular. Now you can get similar sleep cycle functionality through mobile phone apps such as: SleepCycle (for iPhone and Android) Sleep as Android (Android only) Sleepbot …[Continue]
10 Reasons Why Uber is Better than a Taxi
Those of you’ve who’ve never used Uber might be wondering why I am reviewing a taxi service on my Tech Tips blog. But once you try Uber , you’ll understand. Uber is a phone app that summons a driver. When …[Continue]
Why is Yik Yak Being Banned from Schools?
Yik Yak is a new phone app (for both iOS and Android) that is being called a cross between Twitter and Snapchat. It creates a text chat room shared by up to 500 anonymous users who are all near one …[Continue]
Best Flappy Bird Clones
In case you missed the news, the bestselling Apple app game Flappy Bird was pulled from iTunes by its creator because the game was addictive, and the author felt an overwhelming responsibility for ruining people’s lives. To fill the vacuum …[Continue]
Is the Talking Angela App Safe?
There’s been a hoax making its way around Facebook for the second time, claiming that the iOS app Talking Angela is asking your child personal information about their location, and school, and then taking pictures of your child for nefarious …[Continue]
4 Sochi Olympic Apps
With the time difference, and your busy life, it can be hard to spend as much screen time with the Winter Sochi Olympics as you might like. But with these four apps (for both iOS and Android) you’ll be able …[Continue]