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You might have seen a review that FeedMyApp posted a few weeks ago that showed just how far countries like the US and UK had slipped behind many Asian countries when it comes to mathematics. One of the reasons stated was that Asian students tend to work harder. I'm not sure that's the only reason but there's little doubt that there's a fair bit of work still to be done if they want to catch up. Here's a new mathematics app for iOS that monitors students of all ages by sharpening up their math skills and letting them know what they need to work on to keep up.   More

There used to be a time when, if you heard someone talking to themselves in the street or on their commute to work, you'd steer well clear of them. These days you've gotta reckon that they are talking to their mums, their friends or their work colleagues. They either have headphones on or those strange little buds coming out of their ears that look like cigarettes. I swear that aliens would have a field day if we were ever invaded. But, of course, it's all part of the software revolution that's changing the way we live. Over the course of a very short time we've moved from reading books ...  More

There has been much discussion over the last year or so about the disruption that has been caused to workers since the pandemic really took hold. Some have lost their jobs completely, some have been working reduced hours and some have been asked to work from home. From the conversations that I've had with people over this time it seems that many are happy to do the latter. However, they've also told me that they tend to work more hours per day than if they were working in the office. Now that many businesses have discovered that abandoning their offices and having their team working ...  More

In his book 'The Outliers,' author Malcolm Gladwell talks about how Asian students  seem to fare better than the rest of the world at mathematics. When you look at the OECD's PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) ratings you'll see that China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea all come in higher than the UK, Germany, Australia and the US. He offers a number of suggestions as to why this should be including the controversial idea that Asian students tend to work harder. I tend to think that, as much as anything else, we westerners look upon mathematics ...  More

This is such an important time for businesses around the world. The last year or so has ripped the heart out of many viable establishments. Some have managed to hang in there while others have gone to the dogs. Many of the ones that have survived have done so by sheer luck but there are plenty that have worked hard at it, got their business plans in order and have managed to wrestle their way back into the market. Could they use a bit of help? You bet they could. Many of the larger companies have a whole team of business analysts helping them out. They can see what they are doing right and ...  More

Even in a normal year, our day-to-day living can be so hectic that surely we could all benefit from having a little calmness and tranquility in our lives from time to time. However, given the lives that we are leading now, I would think that it would become even more essential. While the rest of the world goes mad with the stresses of life, meditative people seem to be much calmer, much more centered and seem to be able to cope with most things that the world throws at them.   More

I've often wondered why so many of my software developing male friends have little or no hair. I've come to the conclusion that it's caused by years of frustration when creating code. Just when you think you've got everything sorted you make one mistake and you've lost a whole day's work. What's most frustrating is that it may not be the specific thing that you're working on that causes the problem, but it may be a consequence of the action that you choose. It's a bit like that story that Stephen King wrote in his book about going back in time to kill the guy that would end up ...  More

You might have noticed that FeedMyApp has reviewed a couple of similar looking apps to this one recently. YouCam Perfect is a top of the range photo editing app that helps create beautiful selfies and we admired it greatly while YouCam Makeup is a feature packed virtual cosmetic kit where you can find your new beauty look. The third app in the series is YouCam Video. This one is a video editing app for iOS that takes the photo editing theme into the video world. This easy-to-use app is a unique video editor that lets users edit portrait-style video footage and turn faces, bodies and ...  More

You might have seen a recent review in FeedMyApp for an Android and iOS app called YouCam Perfect which is a state-of-the-art photo editing app that takes your selfies to a different level. Well, here we have a companion app that's designed to do the same thing for your makeup. YouCam Makeup is the world's number one virtual beauty app with over 300 million downloads so far. Featuring an interactive augmented reality camera, it demonstrates how your face would look as you try out new and trending products and makeup styles with just a click on your smartphone or tablet.   More

The invention of the camera phone has revolutionised the way we use our mobile devices in the 2000s. In the golden days of the flip phone, our phones were purely a communication device, but these days they are a combination of phone, messaging device, music player and an address / phone book as well as a walking encyclopaedia of knowledge. However, probably the biggest change has been our ability to take great photos on our devices. In many cases, the camera in your smartphone is of a higher quality than a stand-alone camera. And, if there's one thing that defines the 2000s and our ...  More