The next 60 Apps You Need to Know

60 Apps in 60 Minutes Redux: The Next 60 Apps You Need To Know.

The mobile apps you need to know. Spotlight Session at the SLA 2012 conference updates the wildly successful session from last year.

Thanks for this great offering Joe & Scott!!

Tech Cats

Have iPad will pounce...

Ok...so my cats love my iPad. I walk in the door from work and they literally follow me around meowing until I set up one of their favorite games. 
The vid clip above is "Blackie" playing "Cat Fishing".

They have no front claws or I wouldn't even try this, but it occupies (sometimes) hours of their day. They have favorite apps (the vid clip above being a true fave for 2) which include:

"Cat Fishing" (Friskies - vid sample seen above)

"JitterBug" (Friskies)

"Cat Toys"

"Games For Cats"


Check 'em out. If you have a cat, I guarantee they' ll love it!


Today: FREE app on iOS: "Real Fireworks Artwork" (normally $4.99) 
How could a cat not love this one??!! Tap and fireworks appear...

Techy Travel Tips

So I offered a program at our library entitled the above...great idea, I thought, but really for an online offering more so than a classroom lecture. Therefore, I'm making this my first official original post!

The idea behind this was to help those with summer vacation ideas firm up planning and also show them how to make travel more fun and easy before, during and after. I found over 60 apps (and there are many, MANY more) that do things from how to pack - "uPackingList" - to offbeat and unique places to stay - "AirBnB" - to sending an actual print postcard back home from your phone and the pictures on its' album - "Postcard on the Run" - to documenting and sharing your experiences after - "TripJournal". I created a Pinterest Board with the above title and descriptions of each of the 60 apps (all free or Lite versions) also print handouts for those who prefer paper.



These were my apps and thanks to www.dailytekk.com for their article in March called "Travel Smarter: Over 100 Top Websites and Apps for Your Next Trip" : http://dailytekk.com/2012/03/12/travel-smarter-over-100-top-websites-and-apps-for-your-next-trip/ .

Check out my library's Pinterest page for more info on the above apps: http://pinterest.com/southwestpl/travel-apps/