Category: Apps

A few weeks ago, I was looking for a simple chat solution to connect me in to an IRC channel on the go. I had my iPad handy and searched for IRC applications. A plethora of paid apps that I didn’t know whether I would like or not showed up. Then a free option showed up that I decided I could at least check out. Other than a few minor issues, I found irc999 a surprisingly elegant solution! Continue reading “irc999 – free IRC on the iPad”

I was introduced to Fing recently at work. It is an astonishingly powerful network scanner you can run from a smartphone or tablet. It is available on Android through Google Play or iPhone / iPad / iPod Touch through the iTunes App Store. Continue reading “Fing – Network Scanner & Tools for your phone or tablet”

Their tagline is “Bring DSLR-like Photography to Your Smartphone.” And it’s very true. You have lots of focusing, color changing effects, and more. AfterFocus does a surprisingly good job considering it’s “not much more than a mobile app” – oh, and considering that it is free on the Google Play Store! Below is one of their sample pictures where they show changing the backdrop of a photo to black and white, while leaving the rest alone. Continue reading “AfterFocus – photo editing for your Android”

I don’t talk about mobile games all that often. But I’ve found a fun little time waster, thanks to a friend of mine. Blast Monkeys combines the barrel launching, monkey shooting fun from Donkey Kong Country, and combines it with the mobile physics genre that Angry Birds perfected. Continue reading “Blast Monkeys”