"App-y" Holidays!
by Veronica Spettmann
Aunties can become pretty stressed when
trying to make the holiday season special for their wonderful nieces
and nephews. appSmitten, an online resource that helps Smart Phone
users discover new applications, compiled a list of apps that will help
Aunties alleviate some of that stress this year.
Easy Gift List
This app allows Aunties to keep track of who
they need to buy for and what they planned to get! Aunties can create
“events” for birthdays, holidays, and such. Then they can add their
nieces and nephews to the events along with ideas for great gifts they
had. This app also allows Aunties to set a budget and keep track of
purchases, as well as mark gifts as “bought,” “wrapped,” “mailed,” and
more! Free on iPhone
Find My Car!
Parking can be daunting if you forget to take
note of where you parked, especially when Aunties are shopping at
crowded malls for holiday gifts for nieces and nephews. Well, ditch that
outdated “hit-the-alarm-button” trick. This app uses GPS navigation to
pinpoint your car and give you walking directions back to it when
you’re done navigating the stores! Free on iPhone
Postcards from Santa
This app is amazing for preventing the
disappointment nieces and nephews feel when their “Dear Santa” letters
never receive a reply. It costs $1.99 to send a completely personalized
response postcard from Santa, but the app is free to download. The
postcard will incorporate your nieces’ and nephews’ names, hometowns,
and a Santa image. Free on iPhone and Android
Pinterest
This app is great for keeping track of gift ideas you find
online for your nieces and nephews. It allows you to “pin” any image you
find online to various “boards” or files that you create in the app. It
will also allow you to pin photos that you take with your phone camera,
which is a great way to organize those holiday photos of your nieces
and nephews. Free on iPhone
Fancy
This app allows Aunties to find beautiful images that
they may find inspiring, which may be just what Aunties need to unwind
from holiday stressors. Aunties can browse images by topic categories
then say whether they “fancy” an image or not. They can even upload
their own photos for others to vote on. Free on iPhone, iPad, and Android
Red Laser
This app is like the Price is Right for the
practical shopping Auntie. Scan an item (a food item for the holiday
feast or a gift for a niece or nephew) and the app will tell you where
else you can find the item (local listings and online retailers are
listed) and what those other locations are charging. If there is no
barcode, the app even allows Aunties to search the product manually. Free on iPhone and Android
The Find
This app is a lot like Red Laser, except it will
allow Aunties to browse catalogs as well. There are hundreds of
catalogs listed. The app shows the items with the prices attached for
easy viewing. Free on iPhone and Android
Published: December 14, 2011
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