iPhone App Tracks Your Own Flight Without Network Connection [IPhone]

#iphone Runway Girl Mary Kirby got a sneak peek of WindowSeat, an iPhone app that lets passengers track their continental US flights as they fly without GPS or network connection. The apps tells you about the points of interest in your route. More »#iphone Runway Girl Mary Kirby got a sneak peek of WindowSeat, an iPhone app that lets passengers track their continental US flights as they fly without GPS or network connection. The apps tells you about the points of interest in your route. More »

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Damn you CakeDoodle! - How to have your iPad or iPhone confiscated by your kids/wife/neighbors

Cake Doodle

If you have kids and you value your own time on your iPhone or iPad do not share the CakeDoodle app with them.  I made this mistake over the Thanksgiving weekend when I downloaded and installed the app thinking it would be a fun, short-attention-holding app for my daughter.  Turns out it was too much fun and it virally spread throughout the gathering of kids.  I realized this was going to be a problem when the second iPad came out to handle the que and quench line jumpers.  

CakeDoodle is a clever app that provides the user the ability to make a cake from mixing up ingredients to finalizing the design with full-on decorations.  I thought it might be a little complex for my 5 year old but she quickly picked it up and had a complete cake making assembly in minutes in true Cake Boss fashion. This is a perfect app for any parent who looks to enrich their child's creativity when faced with significant dwell time such as travel.  

The app is available now at the Apple iTunes app store.  Caution - you may loose contact with your child or wife for hours.

Switch is a Smart Multi-User Browser for iPads [Downloads]

iPad only: The iPad is a device destined to be handed over to friends and passed among family members, but there are no user accounts or variable browser settings. Enter Switch, a clever browser that allows user accounts and anonymous guest browsing.

At its core, Switch sets up password-protected user accounts for a browser that show up whenever Switch is started up, or when returning from a screen lock. That alone makes it worth the current 99-cent price for many, but Switch has a few other tricks up its sleeve. Most helpful to iPad owners, who have a seeming obligation to show the device to their tablet-less friends, is a guest mode that doesn't mess with settings and wipes away history, cookies, and passwords whenever the guest is done.

Switch also offers multiple logins and passwords for individual sites, so those with multiple Twitter accounts, commenter logins, or other site credentials can switch between them at will.

Switch is 99 cents for a limited time in the iTunes Market, and is for iPads only. If you're far from the only one who touches their own iPad every week, it seems like a must-buy.
Switch [iTunes via @nathos]iPad only: The iPad is a device destined to be handed over to friends and passed among family members, but there are no user accounts or variable browser settings. Enter Switch, a clever browser that allows user accounts and anonymous guest browsing.

At its core, Switch sets up password-protected user accounts for a browser that show up whenever Switch is started up, or when returning from a screen lock. That alone makes it worth the current 99-cent price for many, but Switch has a few other tricks up its sleeve. Most helpful to iPad owners, who have a seeming obligation to show the device to their tablet-less friends, is a guest mode that doesn't mess with settings and wipes away history, cookies, and passwords whenever the guest is done.

Switch also offers multiple logins and passwords for individual sites, so those with multiple Twitter accounts, commenter logins, or other site credentials can switch between them at will.

Switch is 99 cents for a limited time in the iTunes Market, and is for iPads only. If you're far from the only one who touches their own iPad every week, it seems like a must-buy.
Switch [iTunes via @nathos

Original Link: http://lifehacker.com/5701088/switch-is-a-smart-multi+user-browser-for-ipads

Weather Apps for IOS #ipad #iphone Meteogram, RadarScope, Boltmeter

Meteogram

First up, Meteogram. Meteogram gives you a graph based view of what the future weather for a specific area might look like.  It has a very intuitive layout that includes both imperial and metric temperature units as well as a set of customized views (wind speed, pressure, humidity, cloudiness) on the Y-axis with time on the X-axis.  Also on the temperature line simple iconography indicates day/night/overcast/rain/etc...   I use this app to better understand how the weather is going to look hour by hour to plan outside activities, one of which is flying the Parrot AR Drone (I blog about mods here).  The drone is very susceptible to winds over 5 mph. Getting a glimpse as to when the winds might subside help me plan on when I can pilot.  This would be helpful for those looking to run, fly a kite, or even know when the humidity will be low for astronomical viewing.   

RadarScope

RadarScope is exactly as the name describes, a view of over 140 NEXRAD doppler radars.  The level 3 data feed from NOAA gives you near realtime view of weather all over the lower 48 states with countless reflections. It now also includes Warning polygons for Tornado Warnings (RED), Severe Thunderstorm Warnings (YELLOW), and Flash Flood all of which being issued by the National Weather Service.  You have complete pinch and zoom and can track large storms all across the nation as well as Storm Spotters on the ground.   I use this app to keep close tabs on inclement weather while enjoying outdoor events, sitting in the airport wondering when we'll leave the tarmac, and scanning local storms reflectivity for a mesocyclone's tell-tale hook echo.

BoltMeterBoltMeter provides you with up to the minute lighting strike locations within a 30 mile radius. If your like me and love huge weather systems this app will help you know what the storm might be packing interms of static charge.  This app helps me better position myself in or out of the line of fire and identify where the storm has the most potential.

Just a couple of apps I use frequently enough to recommend.  I dont know why more in-car GPS systems have not included applications like these by default, they should.   What weather apps do you like?  Let me know.