All the time people ask which apps they should download for their smart phone.  I always have a hard time telling others what to download.  Instead of telling people what they should download I tell them which apps have been the most useful to me.  Below is a list of my favorite apps.  Please note I am iphone and ipad user so these apps have been used on those environments only and may respond differently on other platforms.

Amy’s Favorite Apps

Zino – The mobile magazine reader.  Since I have gotten my iPad, I have started reading all of my magazines digitally; it’s just so much easier.  I love that I have all my magazines with me all the time and that I can easily pull up any past issue I want. Zino also allows you to look through various popular magazines and read select articles for free.

Units – One of the useful apps I have found.  Units allow you enter a value in measurable unit and it converts to all relevant units.  This app saves me a lot of time and lot of frustration.  It does everything from time to volume to data.

Shazam – The app that give you the ability to tag your favorite tunes.  I am terrible at knowing the name of the bands and tunes.  I being able to just launch the app click tag and find out the name of the artist and the song.   There are many other features to the app that I don’t use.  I also use this app as a minder of which songs to download.

Run Keeper – Run Keeper allows me to track my activities in easy way.  All you got to is firer up the app and your type you are doing like running, cycling, mountain biking, cross-country skiing, swimming, and a host of other sports, pressed go and the stopwatch starts. The app gives you a number of stats on the activity screen allowing you to clearly see your time, the GPS signal (for tracking your activity), the average mile per hour, the calories you’ve burned and the total distance you have run. There is also the option to see your current pace in minutes per mile. I love seeing being able to see my running route and distance.

The Weather Channel  – Another useful app.  Anywhere I am in the world I can pull up the Weather Channel app and see what weather is doing there or where I will be traveling.  The maps are very actuate and easy to see.  The app also pushes out alerts, which will let you know when threating weather is the in area.