It's often said that critics are simply failed performers who got out of the bed the wrong way before they saw the film, played the game or visited the restaurant but that's not really fair. There are some great reviewers around these days with a pure passion for the things they love - but they are getting few and far between. Personally, I have a rule that I never review anything that I don't like, whether it is an app, a movie or a piece of music. But, with everybody seemingly having an opinion about everything these days, it seems ... Read more
There used to be a covers band based in London a few years ago called Gabba who featured a hugely tall singer and performed Abba songs in the style of The Ramones - ie fast! I was always convinced that it would turn into a music genre that would take hold. Imagine doing all the Bob Dylan songs in the style of Bob Marley or maybe Kanye West songs in the style of Taylor Swift (can't wait for that one.) Sadly it didn't really take off but the fate of the cover version was taken up by shows like Glee, ... Read more
Let me just say that it was barely half an hour into my toodling around with this social news application that I totally fell in love with it ... hook, line and sinker. So what was it that set my heart a flutter you ask? Well, Skimzee is a wonderfully simple to use, news and social media aggregator that not only gathers news on damned near every subject under the sun but also scans your favorite social networking feeds to find the latest news and opinions on your search subject. Now you may well say that that's a lot of ... Read more
FeedMyApp has reviewed some brilliant business apps over the years but very few offer everything that Gazelle Point-of-Sale does for the small to medium-sized online shop. It offers everything from a complete inventory, customer and staff management systems all the way through to an e-commerce capability to take the retail world easily into the realm of online shopping - so essential in these changing times. Gazelle can be used simply with a Software-as-a-Service option or it can be installed directly. This cost effective set of business tools works on all browsers including iPad and could well be the e-commerce option ... Read more
There are so many applications for business these days that you can virtually run the place on apps. There is everything from apps to design your website, apps for creating an ecommerce site and apps for analyzing how well you are doing. But the one thing that developers often forget about, and it's an important one if you want your customers to remember you, is to create a recognizable logo to go with your name. InstaLogo Logo Creator is an excellent and very user-friendly design app for iOS that makes it simple to create your own personal logo in minutes. ... Read more
It's around this time of year when we often find ourselves wondering if the friends and family around us have actually been paying attention to the hints we've been dropping all year. How can they not know that it was an iPad3 that you wanted and not that movie pass that you really wanted. Well now you can get social with your wants and needs list with OnYouGo. It's a social network for lovers of consumer electronics where you can make lists, check out and compare products and prices and share them with your friends. Onyougo is a social ... Read more
There are some apps that can only be described as copies of others... and there are others that are truly innovative. These are the ones like Instagram and Pinterest that offer something the others don't and, when they reach their tipping point, there's no stopping them. PuXxies could well be one of those apps that takes off. This fun social communication application for iOS offers a new way of communicating with your friends that appeals to the Sherlock Holmes in us all. You have to solve a unique, encrypted puzzle in order to reveal your message. PuXXles is a ... Read more
It used to be that, if you wanted to find out what was going on in the world, you would pick up a newspaper or a specialist magazine. You would always be able to find cool and interesting articles about everything from new technology to new techniques in business strategy. Sadly, those days are behind us and the quality of the press is now geared towards the lowest common denominator. You are more likely to read about the latest Lindsay Lohan exploit than a new development in marketing. So, we go looking for interesting stuff elsewhere and one of the ... Read more
Knowledge is everything these days, it seems. Start a new job and it's as much about just how up to date you as it is on what you can bring to the table. The world is moving fast and it's important to keep up with current trends. Many companies will send their staff members to conferences or seminars but, with our businesses truly global these days, they could be situated anywhere from Beijing, China to Louisville, Kentucky. So maybe an online solution is possible to shrink the knowledge gap. Conferize is a social conference and event finding app that lets ... Read more
What often tends to turn your website from 2D to 3D is its social interaction. There is nothing better than to have the opportunity to ask questions and learn more about what you do. An easy way to achieve that is to add a good quality chat room to your site. Let's face it, everyone wants a quick answer to their questions and the chat room gives you the opportunity to talk with your customers and find out what they are looking for. It’s also a great place to encourage new visitors to communicate with each other and build up ... Read more