As a blogger, you would think that I would know a lot about tech products. I probably do, atleast more than the average person. I am constantly upgrading my ipads, iphones, DSLRs and household products like our TVs. I am also looking at a new car and looking at the fancy upgrades that include the extras like navigation, bluetooth, and USB ports. Lets face it, all that has become very important!
But when it comes to running all those fancy tech products, everything is changing on a continuous basis and that can be where I fail a bit. I am always looking for new apps, family websites, programs to make my computer safer, faster and more fun.
Or even able to help me keep control of my kids some days:
But above all, I need technology to give me ways to make my life just a tad more efficient.
Now my ipad is full of great apps and here are just a few of those that I use every day:
- Tower Defense (a PR rep told me about this one on an event, ha!)
- StumbleUpon (could I really live without this? no)
- Ruzzle (my husband and I are in a constant game war on this)
- Plants Vs Zombies (How did it take me so long to find this game? ADDICTING)
- Netflix (Perfect for Charlotte)
- Candy Crush ( I am newer to this but as far as I can tell its addicting)
Phoenyx Loves:
- Fisher Price Baby Animals
- Toca Monsters
- Tap A Tune
- KidsDoodle
- Animal Pino
- CatBall
Charlotte likes
- SplashMath
- NetFlix
- Where’s my Perry
As you can see we really love our online programs and apps and recently a new one was introduced to me called Incredimail.
About Incredimail
Incredimail is a game changing mail client built for a touch experience. It allows you as the user to flip, peak, and scan at your mail and your facebook pictures all in one easy to find app that connects to your email. Incredimail for iPad attempts to give a new experience and outlook to email for touch devices while enhancing its user friendly GUI. The most striking feature is the reimagined inbox which displays emails in a visually organized, easy-to-navigate interface with a beautiful magazine layout, specially designed for a touch interface.
Features of Incredimail
- Unified Inbox: Add as many email accounts as you want and view them in a unified inbox, or view each account separately. Incredimail currently supports Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, and any other IMAP account.
- Quick Peeks: See a quick preview of emails directly from the inbox, without having to open them.
- Photo Inbox: In addition to the regular email inbox, enjoy a photo inbox that features photos from friends and family, keeping you fully up to date with the people that matter most (starting with Facebook photos, others will be added soon).
- Link Previews (a.k.a. Snippets): All links sent to you including photos, videos and articles, are presented as a preview within the email for a pleasant and uninterrupted email experience. Links you send are also viewed as previews by the email recipient.
- Email Stationery: Enjoy a specially designed email stationery collection to add a personal style to emails you send. Additional stationery and rich content coming soon.
- Built-In Web Browser: Search and browse the web right inside your inbox, ensuring an uninterrupted experience.
- Future features to include: POP3 email support, other social platforms like Facebook Twitter and LinkedIn, and more photo integration with Picasa Web, Flickr and Instagram.
Incredimail Review
Things I loved:
- Set up with Incredimail was super easy!
- This is sorta an odd thing to comment on, but I really love how its so easy to scroll through and it makes looking at the visual part of Facebook really fun. Its a lot better than what you have to do now to be on Facebook.
- The templates in sending emails are very pretty and personal. Easy to use. I sent one to myself and it looked very cute in box.
- There is also a web version.
- FREE app download
Things I didn’t love
- I couldn’t get it to work with hotmail, which while it is in the dark ages, I do use.
- Originally the app had a server error but when I deleted it and reinstalled, it’s been perfect. Just worth noting.
Things I would add
- Since its an all in one type client, I would love to see ability to add more social accounts to it. If there truly was an all in one place where I could select on the left side and all the content would appear as If i was signed it, it would be invaluable. I would easily pay $4.99 for that.
If you want to test out this free app, head over here! (web version links too)
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Now in your house, what apps make your online tech life easier? Care to suggest some I should be checking out?
Anyone have one that folds the laundry?
~Trisha
*app review provided for Incredimail. Blogger received gifts and/or compensation for evaluation time. Opinion is honest.
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These sound fun! You should check out P2 Games, they have lots of great apps for kids.
Gosh, to just pick one? It would have to be 1Password. It keeps up with all of my personal information and more!
We have a whitenoise app that we can’t live without. I can’t remember what it is called, and I can’t check as it is currently in use in the baby’s room!
Sleepyowl, maybe? It is awesome because we can take whitenoise with us wherever we go and create an environment that can lull our children to sleep. Us, too!
I love Ruzzle! I will have to check out some of the other apps.
we got the boys a kindle fire and they use the kindle free time app on that. It is great for limiting time use and what they can view.
I’ve been hearing a lot about IncrediMail lately, – it looks so organized and pretty and clean!
It sounds kind of like Windows 8 – there’s a window that has all your social media notifications unified – twitter/fb/pinterest/email. Very nice and super easy to use. (We have it on the Surface)
PS – I am ALSO on hotmail. Never gonna give it up
That’s pretty neat. As a visual person, I’d probably like that app, but like you I still use hotmail =P
we don’t have an Ipad but hopefully one day we will . thanks for the list and my kids luv Netflix especially for netflix Kids and with the fabulous Disney cartoons and we can’t forget Batman lol
thanks for sharing ur favorite apps wish I had suggestions kids have poo jump on the android and I never allowed the kids to touch my phone until just last month, that was a mistake!
I don’t have an iPad, but it sounds like a pretty nifty device!
The email stationary is something I’d love!
My favorite app would have to be InkPad.
I still use hotmail for my own uses so thanks for sharing it doesn’t work well with the program. What an interesting way to organize your mail and social media.
I really don’t use the iPad too often. It is my daughter’s so she has her learning and therapy apps on it. I did install the Pinterest app, Angry Birds & Instagram on it and use those though. She uses the Injini apps a lot and I see her on Letter School quite a bit.
I’m thinking about getting a mini, Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab pretty soon.
We are are huge lover of the app Cozi. Have been using it for 2 years now. It is a calendar where you can colour code family members and receive email/text reminders if you want. It also has spots for shopping lists. There is more features but those are the 2 we use. We have are own logins but it is to the same account. So I can update it on my phone or computer and he can see it on his phone. We were lost before that with all our appointments and stuff. Even better he will go out grocery shopping and I will remember something we need and add it to the list from home and it shows up for him in the store.
Im sure some of them are available on iPhone… The apps i use are Viggle – earn points just to watch tv when you check in, Endose and Ibotta are several savings app I use – earn money back when you purchase stuff that they provide. So far I earn more than $20 on both apps since Jan. My boys loves Subway Surf – its a cool app. You should check that out. Im going to check out some of the lists you mentioned.
I use Zoodles on my Kindle Fire .. not sure if available on iPad. It locks down so that child can play with the normal apps on tablet, as well as apps available in Zoodles itself. Just have to go into Parent Dashboard to show that the child is allowed access to certain apps that are not part of the Zoodles app. I used it for my youngest for a LONG time.