APPreciation: Zumobi’s Ski & Snow Report
With Nemo come and gone, the snow is here to stay. For skiers and snowboarders, knowing where and when to hit the slopes is a must. Zumobi’s Ski & Snow Report application is perfect for snow...
View ArticleAPPreciation: 30/30
Fun-sucker alert: Midterm week is approaching. Scary, but true. If you have trouble balancing time between studying for finance and Facebook-stalking your ex, midterm week is your worst nightmare....
View ArticleAPPreciation: Evernote
The middle of the semester is no time to leave your personal or academic life in disorganized shambles. The Evernote application, available for Androids, iPhones, tablets and computers alike, is the...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Tip Master Tip Calculator
During Spring Break, there will probably be many group dates out to favorite bars and restaurants. However, there’s always that dreaded moment when finishing a meal: figuring out the tip. Fortunately,...
View ArticleAPPreciation: ESPN Bracket Bound
Listen up, sports fans: March Madness is nearly upon us. This means nights gathered around the television, yelling until your voice is hoarse, gratuitous amounts of pizza and wings, a few choice...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Voxer, the walkie-talkie app
Which sounds more fun: sending your friends arbitrary text messages while walking across the Quad and risking running into passersby as you stare at your screen? Or sending covert, walkie-talkie-like...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Shazam
Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Mountain Jam, Burning Man, Governor’s Ball and Sasquatch. It’s the season of festival announcements, and lineups are being finalized and publicized left and right. Not to...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Urban Dictionary
Unless you are a child prodigy studying for the national spelling bee, memorizing the entire English language is seriously impossible. For those times that deem you unworthy of participating in...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Moleskine
For those who look forward to the beginning of the school year solely for the new supplies, those who spend more money on notebooks than textbooks and those more protective of their favorite writing...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Ness
Whether you find yourself in a new city, your hometown or Syracuse this summer, finding new places to eat is always a concern. That’s where the Apple Store’s 2012 award-winning application of the year,...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Timetable
You’ve probably said it before, but this time you’ll mean it: This is the year you’re going to get organized. No more scribbling assignments on your hand or digging for syllabi crumpled at the bottom...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Pulse News
Whether you are educating yourself on the conflicts in the Middle East or just getting the rundown on Miley Cyrus’ latest antics, odds are you’re tuning in to more than one outlet for news. We live in...
View ArticleAPPreciation: My Running Tab
Nobody likes to bring up IOUs. Keeping track of cash spent on groceries, nights out and miscellaneous expenses is difficult if you happen to be sharing fees with friends or roommates. Even with the...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Quizlet
Believe it or not, we are now more than one month into the semester, and the first round of exams is right around the corner. If you’ve been in denial, do not panic yet. Try revamping your study...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Nice Weather
The only thing predictable about Syracuse weather is its unpredictability. It may have been 70 degrees and sunny when you walked to class, but that is no guarantee you won’t need your rain boots for...
View ArticleAPPreciation: MixBit
Eight years and a billion monthly visitors later, YouTube cofounders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley are at it again with the new social video app MixBit. As of last week, the app is available for free for...
View ArticleAPPreciation: MyScript Calculator
Your smart phone’s built-in calculator works just fine when it comes to simple addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. But in the face of a slightly more complicated equation, most of us...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Favado
It’s not particularly glamorous and it’s not even that much fun, but coupon clipping can be an effective way for cost-conscious college students to cut down on their grocery bills. Last week,...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Bitstrips
Anyone who has been on Facebook in the last week has probably started seeing a curious influx of cartoons in their news feeds. Bitstrips, originally launched as a Facebook app in December 2012, allows...
View ArticleAPPreciation: Square Cash
People do not often pay online for small, person-to-person transactions. Mailing cash or a check seems like less trouble than entering extensive personal information or paying transaction fees. But...
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