Some awesome tech that I ♥

I have a few websites & iPhone apps that I wanted to share & review with you today.  I having been loving these ever since I found them and I think that they are just too good to keep to myself, so here you are!

Instragram

Okay, so a lot of bloggers already know about this free app for the iPhone, but I want to share it anyway just in case. 

Instagram is a great app for anyone who loves to capture an instant photo, and with the added advantage of a polaroid type picture, it produces some pretty cool snaps.  It’s simple and easy to use, so this app is superb for everybody! 

The thing that I personally like the most about Instagram is that it forces you to work with limited lens and capture technology.  It’s a challenge to get a good picture, but once you do, you can make it look pretty spiffy with the tilt shift function and the awesome range of filters.  I like that I can grab a shot when I see it, and still have to rise to the challenge to put the shot together in a way that looks good.  I think that this is great app for furthering my photography skills and technique so that’s why I am loving it!*

Verdict:

4.5 /5  ~  could be faster to load up into the camera view, other than that, fantastic.

Extragram

And if you are taking all these gorgeous photos how are you going to share them?  Why, with the Extragram website of course!  You can share your photos and follow other people, and much like Twitter, receive the feed of the people you are following on you iPhone.  Sweetness!   There are some great pictures out there and it is really inspiring to see what you can do with a simple phone camera.

Ravelry

Okay, now I heading off in another direction and into another hobby of mine; knitting and crochet.  If you are a knitter or crocheter { or both; like me! } and you’ve looked up patterns on the internet, Ravelry might be old news to you.  However, I only just discovered it recently and I am impressed! 

It provides a nifty way of not only finding patterns, but also storing them, keeping track of your UFOs { Un~Finished Objects! }, your yarn stash, and, of course, the successful projects that you have finished and want to gloat over.   I like that I can put up photographs of my projects and keep them all organized ~ so again, loving this site. 

2Do

Speaking of organization, I have to mention 2Do.  It’s an iPhone app, so it’s limited in availability, and you also have to pay a $7.49AUD fee for it{ it’s gone up since I bought it{ !! }but if you consider how much you pay for an organizer, it’s still worth it and you never have to throw it out or buy new pages }.  If you are wanting something to help you stay on top of things however, and you happen to have an iPhone, I can really recommend this app. 

Usually { as you probably know } I am a traditionalist.  Give me good old paper over tech any time!  But the thing is, I can only fit so much in my tiny vintage handbags and using this app helps me to loose an address book, a to-do list, shopping lists, a social calendar, a blogging calendar, an art & craft ideas notebook, etc ~ basically the brick of paper that is a Filofax/organizer!

I like that I can bundle most of my life into my phone and I am good to go!  Okay, so I still keep a separate journal, but between 2Do and Instagram I am pretty much set.  I have slimmed down the contents of my purse, and as a bonus, feel a lot less “scattered” with all my bits and bobs in one place.  Yay!   > ω <   ~  ♥

Verdict:

5/5  ~  You know what?  No complaints from me.  I was trying to think of a downer, but there just isn’t one.  All in all it’s a really great app!

What apps/websites do you use to help keep you organized?  Are there any that you just love?

xox,

bonita

*All the pictures were taken with Instagram.  Theodore makes the best subject!  ^  U  ^  ~  ♥ ♥ ♥