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Track Your Mileage With These Apps for Runners

June 24, 2014 by

Keep track of your run every time you set out on the trail or treadmill with these great smartphone apps designed especially for runners. With built-in GPS, pedometer, and map features, each of these apps will significantly improve the way you record your workouts.

MapMyRun
MapMyRun is a simple GPS app that’s made to help runners record their times and distances. Whether you’re training for a marathon or simply trying to beat your own personal record, this app will provide a complete map of the area you run, deliver stats like time and speed, and even enable you to compare your current run to your times from the past.

RunKeeper
Map your runs and connect with fellow runners all on the RunKeeper app. This app operates just like many other GPS running logs, but it lets you see where your friends have been running, as well. Follow pre-planned routes to maximize the roads in your area, and even receive pace, speed, and mileage audio alerts as you run.

Runner’s World
The popular magazine’s app version offers the same invaluable running information and interesting articles just for avid runners. Read up on things like the right foods to eat before a big run, and check out the latest outdoor running shoes and other product reviews.

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Feel the Burn With These 3 Workout Tracker Apps

May 23, 2014 by

From counting calories to tracking the miles you run, monitoring your workout plan can start to seem like it’s taking over your life. These innovative smartphone apps can simplify the way that you track your workouts, and they may even make your routine more effective, as well!

FitnessBuilder
Just like a personal trainer right in your pocket, FitnessBuilder guides you through complex workout programs and offers detailed instructions on any moves that you’re unfamiliar with. It also provides statistics like fat loss, weight loss, and strength progress that you can convert into PDF form and email or print as often as you like.

Daily Burn
This is the ideal app for just about anyone on any device, from your computer to your iPhone and even your Playstation console. It offers a number of workout videos for a wide variety of exercises, and you can even track how your results compare to other users online.

MyFitnessPal
With MyFitnessPal, you’ll never have to rack your brain counting calories again. The app determines how many calories you should consume daily based on your current weight, age, and weight loss goals, and then it compares the food you eat throughout the day to that number. The incredibly large database contains nutrition information for just about any food or drink imaginable, so you’ll always know how many calories you have left to take in.

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Three Fashionable Style Apps

December 13, 2013 by

Do you spend at least an hour getting dressed every morning? Are you constantly taking outfit photos to share your fabulous ensembles with your friends on social media? If you’ve got a passion for fashion, you’re sure to love these stylish apps.

Cloth
Share your outfits with likeminded fashion mavens with this social app. Cloth allows users to upload outfit photos, like other users’ outfits, share your looks to your favorite social media sites, and organize your wardrobe based on events, locations and even the weather outside.

Stylebook
If you want to create a versatile wardrobe and make the most out of the pieces you already own, Stylebook is the perfect tool. This helpful app allows you to mix and match pieces in a collage for future outfits, remember great outfits that you’ve already worn, and even find the perfect pair of shoes or handbag by browsing items you’ll love from shops online.

Design Library
Design Library is the perfect app for any aspiring fashion designer or textile lover who wants to learn more about where popular fabrics came from. Created by the physical Design Libraries New York City and London, this app features video tours of the museums, high-quality images of textile collections and inspirational designs from countries all over the world.

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Learn to Cook Right from Your Phone with These 3 Apps

November 22, 2013 by

When you’re making something in the kitchen you need your recipe to be easily accessible, and there’s nothing more convenient than your smartphone. These helpful cooking apps will give you recipes, cooking techniques, and other necessary information right from your mobile device:

How to Cook Everything: Cooking Basics
This app, developed by New York Times cooking columnist Mark Bittman, includes an assortment of recipes and high-quality photos, video and audio to make your time in the kitchen easier and more hands-on. The recipes are simple and straightforward, and if you come across a technique that you don’t understand it even includes links to video tutorials to help you learn as you go.

Epicurious
The popular cooking website now has a helpful app for iPhone, iPad, Android, Nook, Windows and Kindle. The Epicurious app provides users with numerous recipes, and it has a printing feature that allows you to print your favorite recipes from anywhere. The shopping list feature even creates lists of ingredients that you can easily access at the grocery store.

Mastering the Art of French Cooking: Selected Recipes
The famous Julia Child book "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" is now available from your mobile device with this innovative app.  With real photos straight from the book, Child’s most beloved quotes, and even video tutorials for mastering some of her more complex dishes, this app is ideal for anyone who wants to learn the art of French cooking.
 

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Become a Mobile Artist With These 5 Apps

November 8, 2013 by

Interested in getting more involved in art or something creative? While you may not have time to sit down at an easel and paint a masterpiece, chances are you have five or ten minutes to draw something on your smartphone or tablet. Next time you're waiting for your dining companion, on the train, or taking a small break, check out these five great apps. 

ASKetch
Draw a black and white portrait or cartoon with the touch of your finger. The app has a minimal interface, so you can focus on your drawing. Pick a place on the screen and start drawing. You can switch back and forth between different types of pencils for different looks. Available for iPhone and iPad.

How to Draw
New to drawing but interested in learning? This great app, available for iPhone and Android, will teach you how to draw. Learn to draw over 200 different objects with easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. Lessons range from beginner to more advanced. 

Comic & Meme Creator
Sometime the best way to tell a joke is through a drawing or comic. If you aren't the best drawer, this app is for you. Create a comic or meme with pre-drawn characters and backgrounds. Just add the words! Once your comic is done, you can send it to friends on Facebook and Twitter. Available for iPhone and Android. 

Paper
This free app for iPad lets you create beautiful images right on the screen. Add on additional tools, like brushes and color mixers, for a small fee. Create beautiful images, landscapes, and even presentation tools. Each work of art is stored in a notebook within the app. 

Auryn Ink
Paint a watercolor picture right on your phone with this great app. Choose your canvas, brush size, color wheel, and more. You can allow your watercolor picture to air dry or dry it instantly. It's just like painting a real picture but without the mess. Available for iPhone and Android. 

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Stay Motivated While Working Out With These Apps

September 19, 2013 by

It's important to stay motivated while working out. There are plenty of apps on the market that aim to make it easier. Here are our favorite apps for working out. 

Fit Radio
Available for iPhones and Android, Fit Radio creates the perfect workout mix to keep you motivated during your workout. The app picks only upbeat tunes, making sure you stay pumped up with great music. 

Nike Training Club
his app is like your personal trainer — but way cheaper. Just enter your goal and work out level. Nike Training Club will give you a list of exercises with detailed instructions and audio guides. When you're workout is done, you'll receive a report with time spent and calories burned. Available for iPhone and Android. 

RunKeeper
If you're a runner, you need this app. Using your phone's GPS, this app will track your progress while running, walking, or biking. Check your pace, distance, and time. Audio cues will give you motivation and progress while you're running. Available for iPhone and Android. 

Pocket Yoga
Now you can practice yoga anywhere with Pocket Yoga. Choose your difficulty level and duration to begin a yoga class. You'll be guided through each pose with audio instructions. Available for iPhone and Android. 

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4 Craft Inspiration Apps

June 20, 2013 by

Crafting encompasses a lot of different hobbies from drawing, painting, knitting, scrapbooking, and more. Instead of turning to books when you need inspiration, there are now a lot of apps available right at the tip of your fingers. Check out these apps when you want to get crafty!

Pinterest
With categories designed for crafts and DIY, Pinterest is a great place to start looking for inspiration for a new project or store projects you want to try. Just save your favorite pins, and you will have all your project inspiration available when you need them.

Michaels
All the resources of the crafting store is in one place with Michaels' app. There is a shopping list creator, daily inspiration, and tips for projects. 

Craftgawker
Stuck on what to make next? Turn to Craftgawker, a visual inspiration board devoted to crafts. With crafts of all types from paper projects to knitting you are sure to find something. Save your favorite projects to come back to later. 

Craft Finder
Find crafts based on age and skill level. You can organize crafts by completed, work in progress, or projects you want to make. Each craft comes with step by step instructions to walk you through each project.

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Five Camera Apps for Smartphones

May 13, 2013 by

Thanks to the latest cutting-edge technology, our phones are becoming so influential in our lives, they can now do almost anything. Today, your phone can take the place of your laptop, calculator, MP3 player, and even camera. In fact, phones can take such great pictures nowadays, there's really no need to carry around an extra digital camera. Take your pictures to the next level with these camera apps for your phone. 

Snapseed
With just a few taps on your phone you can improve the quality of your picture with Snapseed. Instead of running your picture through multiple editing programs, this one app will create high quality photos. 

Instagram
Instagram lets you share pictures with your friends and followers. Every picture can be edited to have a fun filter to change the look of the picture. Tag each picture with a caption and keywords so people can search for your pictures, not just your friends. 

Camera Art FX
Create works of art instead of just normal pictures with all the special effects available with Camera Art FX. Watch in real time as a personal sketch artist in your phone creates pictures that resemble cartoons, neon lights, vintage photos, silent films, and more. 

Photosynth
There's no need to take group pictures in small segments anymore. Photosynth allows you to take panoramic pictures so you can get your entire party in one picture seamlessly. 

Camera+
Basically a more high tech version of the original camera on your phone. Camera+ lets you tap to adjust focus and exposure. There's even a stability feature to make pictures less shaky. After you take the picture you can adjust with filters and more. 

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Pandora: Personalized Radio

January 18, 2013 by

Pandora is customizable internet radio that allows you to craft stations that reflect your music preferences. Available as both an app and a website, Pandora enables users to build custom radio stations that are intuitive and curate songs that are similar to your musical preferences.

For example, if you decide to create a Lady Gaga radio station, the station will not only play Lady Gaga's hits, but also any other songs that are similar in the "Top 40" genre. When songs play, you can either give them a thumbs-up or thumbs-down, to further hone-in on your likes.

Both the Pandora app and Pandora website are free, but if you would like your stations to play without any commercial interruptions, you can pay a nominal membership fee.

Ready to start listening? Check out Pandora here.

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