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Games

Evil Apples: Pure Twisted Fun!

So you want to play Cards Against Humanity but you don’t have any friends. Or more likely, because you are all delightful, you don’t want to wait for special get-togethers to play. There’s an app for that! Evil Apples isn’t officially connected to CAH, but the gameplay is pretty much the same. The best part is, […]

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Technology

Always a Reason to Celebrate with Allidays

Who doesn’t love random holidays? Waffle Day, Ice Cream Day, Hug a Tree Day — there are thousands of little holidays like this that happen throughout the year, but how can a person keep up? I’d gladly support National Champagne Day if I knew it was happening (it’s December 1) and National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day (September […]

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Games

Wednesday Puzzle: My Favorite Puzzle and Logic Game Apps

Everyone knows about Words With Friends and Candy Crush, but here are a few more apps that I love to play for hours on end. Whether you prefer word games, jigsaw puzzles, logic puzzles, or matching games, there’s something here you’re guaranteed to love.

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Technology

5 More iPhone Apps I Can’t Live Without

Previously, I raved about the five iPhone apps I simply can’t imagine my life without. Since then, I’ve expanded my horizons and tried out some new apps that have made my life infinitely easier, more fun, and more educational.

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Humor

14 Life Lessons from What Would I Say?

What Would I Say? is the newest app to take Facebook by storm. Reminiscent of the now-defunct Horse_ebooks Twitter account, the app takes snippets from your previous Facebook posts and recombines them into new phrases. Most of the statuses it generates are pretty nonsensical, but sometimes it creates absolute gems.

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Technology

5 iPhone Apps I Can’t Live Without

Okay, perhaps I engage in a smidge of hyperbole when I say that I cannot live without these apps. Surely, I would somehow pick up the pieces of my life and go on if I no longer had access to my iPhone. But, they have made my life a lot easier.

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We try it!

We Try It: Ibotta

Ibotta is a new coupon app that works differently that most other savings programs. Instead of loading coupons directly to your store rewards card or having a barcode to scan at the register, it allows you to complete tasks within the app to earn savings on different products, then register your purchase when you get […]

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We try it!

We Try It: Duolingo

Being Hispanic (we can debate the term later), does not automatically guarantee certain characteristics that are associated with the group. You can be culturally Hispanic, but you can be pretty pale. You can be raised in a city that is at least sixty percent Hispanic with parents who speak Spanish fluently, but still not be […]

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Lunchtime Poll

Lunchtime Poll: Smartphone Customizations

It may not the be the newest and greatest, but now that I have a more recent version of a smartphone, after the initial squeal of delight came the “what the hell do I do now?”

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Technology

Shopkick: Earn Money While You Shop!

Shopping is usually about spending money, but what if you could earn money while shopping (in some cases, without actually spending a dime)? Enter the Shopkick app for Android and iPhone. Different tasks reward you with “kicks” that can be redeemed for store gift cards and other rewards, and you can even find coupons within […]

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Technology

Launch 2013: Women Founders Represent

Women startup founders were representing during last week’s Launch Festival 2013, held in San Francisco. 

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Photography

Picture This: Camera Phones

Not every photo has to be perfectly lit, edited, and framed. Many great photos are simply funny, odd, and flawed. Photography is all about documenting life: the good, the bad, the strange. But many times we don’t have cameras with us when we come across something amazing. What should we do? Enter stage right: the […]

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Technology

The App Map: Where to Get Food

The thing about tech reviews is that they’re often written either by the people who make technology (and thus are difficult to comprehend) or they’re written by people who are paid to review tech, and thus are people who are trying really hard to sound like they know what they’re talking about in the tech […]

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Technology

Babies, Periods, Weight Loss and To Do Lists: iPhone Apps for Women

Users of iTunes: I double dog dare you to search the app store with the term “women”.   Look in a mirror.  Now look back at your screen.  You are now a fecund uterus with a flabby ass who needs to buy milk and eggs.