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Oct 4, 2012, 9:33 pm

#1366

ryandelmundo

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: Bali, Indonesia

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Posts: 967

Babbel language app

Just got this for Indonesian. It wasn't free but it's pretty cool. Instead of playing games while I'm in line now I get to practice my language skills a bit. Also, I think by paying for it I'm more apt to use it!

Oct 16, 2012, 9:49 pm

#1367

caGALINDO

Formerly known as cagalindo

Join Date: Sep 2010

Location: MCO TPA

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Writeup (sync notes to pc/mac/ipad/etc.)
Instapaper (read articles offline)
NOAA Radar (weather radar)
DataMonitor (jailbreak)
Grocery IQ (coupons)
Cloak (good for travelers, VPN service, easy to use, protect yourself)

Oct 18, 2012, 1:57 pm

#1368

FlyerChief

Join Date: Oct 2012

Location: Pennsylvania

Programs: US Chairman, Marriott Platinum (Lifetime), Hilton Gold, Hertz President's Circle

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TRAVEL TOOLS:
Tripit Pro: To manage itineraries (Flights, Lodging, Rental Car, etc.)
FlightCaster Pro & FlightTrack Pro: To track flights and airport issues in real time
Marriott Mobile: I stay mainly at Marriott properties
Poynt: To find anything/everything while travelling. It’s like Yellow Pages on steroids.

PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS:
Evernote: To capture and/or recall any sort of information. It's my other brain.
SugarSync : To access/share/email any document on my PC back in the office
Scanner Pro: – To scan documents via the camera on my iPhone and iPad
Expensify: – THE BEST expense tracking/reporting system by far

WEATHER:
Weather HD

Oct 29, 2012, 8:25 pm

#1369

Martinis at 8

Join Date: Jan 2005

Location: IAH

Posts: 2,674

I've been using Anytune. It slows down music. This enables you to see how it is composed. I have also used Tenuto. This app drills you on sight reading music notation. I also use Doctor Compas. This is a beat generator for Flamenco guitar players. It does palmas and cajon in standard Flamenco beat patterns like 3-6-8-10-12. It handles all the major palos like bulerias, soleares, seguiryas, etc. I also have GuitarPro6. This app reads your tabs and notations and plays the music. You can slow it down and do speed drills. Repeat bars on certain licks that you are working as it will loop. The iPhone plugs into any amp with 1/4" adapter.

Nov 5, 2012, 7:00 am

#1370

dtsm

Join Date: Jun 2005

Location: Tri-State Area

Posts: 4,728

Recommend a piano app?

Did a search for this and found numerous options, both free and paid. And iTunes has over 50+ choices. Any recommendations - my wife used to play organ 30+ yrs ago and we have piano at home but she would like to play on her iPad.

Nov 5, 2012, 8:34 am

#1371

wco81

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Location: Bay Area

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Yeah I wonder about that too. How about ones which teach you?

Otherwise, I see apps which come with a bunch of songs, which raises the cost.

Nov 6, 2012, 1:49 am

#1372

stimpy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dtsm

More organ than piano, Grantophone is a really, really cool app.

Nov 7, 2012, 8:34 am

#1373

Pat89339

Moderator: Mileage Run, United Airlines; FlyerTalk Evangelist

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dtsm

The app they use in the iPad mini commercial is GarageBand. I'm thoroughly enjoying that!

Nov 7, 2012, 12:47 pm

#1374

Lucas P

Join Date: Nov 2012

Posts: 1

travel concierge app

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Nov 13, 2012, 10:43 am

#1375

govmarley

Join Date: Jun 2004

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pat89339

The app they use in the iPad mini commercial is GarageBand. I'm thoroughly enjoying that!

Garage Band is fun! The whole family enjoys playing with it. I like the piano with my QC15s on long flights.

Nov 15, 2012, 9:38 am

#1376

mdt76

Join Date: Oct 2006

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My critical apps lately are (and probably have been covered by now):
- Waze (GPS directions rock when driving in cities I'm not familiar with)
- AA/UA apps for status and boarding passes
- Scan Pages (to get a pdf of my expense receipts)
- Pandora
- Skype

Dec 16, 2012, 11:56 pm

#1377

stimpy

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Flash for iPhone and Android

I haven't tried it yet, but this seems interesting, and it doesn't require a jailbreak. Seems to support full Adobe Flash.

http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-an...itouch-android

Dec 23, 2012, 8:41 am

#1378

dlerner

Join Date: Oct 2005

Location: New York City

Posts: 160

I'm enjoying QuickOffice on my iPad, currently selling for $7.99.

It reads, creates, edits and saves Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). It can connect to DropBox, Google Docs, and half a dozen other cloud services, and lets you easily move files between those services. If you are a Google Apps for Business customer you can get a version of this App free, but the free App will only connect to Google Docs, not to DropBox or others.