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Get First-Hand Business Insight with Best Manager Secrets
Get First-Hand Business Insight with Best Manager Secrets is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $1.99 Score: 6/10 By A. Papachristos
Whether you’ve just obtained a new job or are a seasoned pro, advice from someone who has walked the same road can often be a comfort. Hearing about their experiences can often teach you secondhand lessons that will help you make better decisions in your own position.
With Best Manager Secrets by Umbrella Business Development Ltd, users in the managerial field will find a book-like guide of advice, ranging from logical topics such as listening and sharing, to more business related topics such as marketing and promotion. While the guide offers a simple tone written in the most basic of styles, the general content of Best Manager Secrets can be considered logical and predictable, making one realize that most of what they’ve read could very well have been knowledge obtained for free through personal experience or the tales of a co-worker, friend or relative.
Though the author, Ziv, as he calls himself, could have used an editor to polish up some sentence structure and typo faux pas, he certainly provides a lengthy account of what he has learned as a manager. One can always learn something from the first-hand experience of another in the same profession. However, users should also take such advice with caution as no two scenarios are the same. What Ziv may suggest only serves as guidance, as with any advice. In the end, Best Manager Secrets simply promises to provide users with a general sense of how they may approach their job and suggest key skills that have been known to prove worthwhile.
Users who wish to get an idea of what Best Manager Secrets offers may choose to try the free version, Manager Secrets, first. This version allows users access the first three chapters, giving them a taste that will hopefully entice them to buy the full version, which can indeed be purchased within the free application itself.
Best Manager Secrets [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
iPhone Review: RollOut
iPhone Review: RollOut is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Developer: Bullypix
Price: $0.99
Version: 1.1
App Reviewed on: iPad
Price: $0.99
Version: 1.1
App Reviewed on: iPad
Graphics / Sound Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
User Interface Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Gameplay Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars
Re-use / Replay Value Rating: 4.25 out of 5 stars
Overall Rating: 3.88 out of 5 stars
Simplicity with a side of mind-bending difficulty is often the heart of any puzzle game on the App Store. Some games soar to greatness with this philosophy at their heart. RollOut is looking to top the charts of puzzle solving greatness with a new take on challenging your noggin. Does RollOut succeed in this task, or is it sucking the scum off the bottom of the barrel?
RollOut is a puzzle game about making for the exit. Players are tasked with getting Wabba to the exit of each level. Wabba is not just going to sit around and wait, though. Wabba forms into a saw blade ball and proceeds to start rolling through the level. To bad Wabba can’t just cut his way to the exit.
The puzzle part comes in with getting Wabba’s pointy posterior to the exit. Jump arrows scroll across the stage. Players control these arrows to get this Sonic wannabe to the exit door. The complexity starts to rack up when the player realizes these jump arrows can only be moved to the left. Wabba starts on the ground floor and it is up to players to jump him to an exit door strategically placed somewhere way above his starting position.
While this all sounds rough enough, there is yet even more complexity to throw into the mix. Sometimes an elevator is necessary to get to higher ground. Landing on it will stop Wabba just long enough to get to the next level. Wabba can also fall all the way back down to the starting position. Adding into these levels of heck are areas where the jumping signs won’t work.
Oh yeah, there is one last touch to round out those 50 levels of insanity-inducing game play. Jump signs, elevators, and control voids may all sound feeble and weak in comparison. One last thing to consider: not all jump signs are the same. Some will make Wabba race faster, others will pause, and some will even slow down the action. Whew.
RollOut may notch up the puzzle complexity, but it sure skips the visual eye candy. About the only colors that ever come into play here are fundamental primary colors in the control signs. Some different backgrounds would have really upped the ante on the presentation side.
Overall, RollOut is a sadistic take on puzzle platforming. Fifty levels, trophy support, and simple game play make this worthy of being on that iPhone. Just don’t be surprised when your broken blood vessels kick in at the higher levels.
[ iPhone Review: RollOut is a post from 148Apps ]
Road Hog Minimizes Road Rage with Addictive Nature
Road Hog Minimizes Road Rage with Addictive Nature is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 9/10 By A. Papachristos
Driving on an actual road, whether for work or for play, can prove to be quite an annoyance. People now have to beware of the dozens of oblivious drivers who dart out in front of them sans blinker, as opposed to the occasional squirrel or groundhog. However, with Road Hog by one1eleven, users can reclaim the road as they dodge walls and road signs, racking up points and proving they are the true king of the road (according to the worldwide leaderboard, at least).
When you begin, you will find a screen that explains all the necessary controls and markings on the screen. Users will find the Pause button in the upper left corner, while their score and lives are visible in the upper right corner. To control the car itself, simply tap and drag the vehicle to move. Use your second hand to tap the car whenever you need to jump. If you wish to access this information again at any time, visit the Tutorial listed on the main page.
Once you reach the main screen, users will find a simple yet useful main menu, including a Facebook connect button at the top of the screen that does just that, which allows you to share your latest scores with all of your friends. Before you begin, head down to Settings, where you can choose you car’s color (red, yellow, green, blue, or pink), as well as adjust the volume of the music and sounds throughout the game. As you play, users can monitor their score in comparison to Road Hog’s world leaderboard. Unfortunately, no matter how many times I played, my scores never appeared on the ‘Me’ scoreboard, though Road Hog does also promise to track your personal scores as well.
The basic idea is to drive, avoiding the myriad obstacles in your way, while also collecting as many stars as you can to increase your score. Tap with your other hand to jump, or, when you acquire a bonus button, tap using your other hand to trigger the action when necessary. Faced with oil slicks, open manholes, shifting road signs and brick walls that will cause your car to explode, users face the most dangerous roadway of their lives. However, the extremely smooth tap and drag controls make navigating Road Hog so enjoyable that I have come to completely agree with the fact that this game may become truly addictive. And considering Road Hog induces much less rage than the actual road, it’s a shame one can’t just tap and drag themselves to work each morning.
Road Hog [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch.
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Tap ‘n Cap Says the Words Your Pictures Can’t Convey
Tap ‘n Cap Says the Words Your Pictures Can’t Convey is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 8/10 By A. Papachristos
Anyone who owns one of Apple’s portable gadgets will tell you that its utmost convenience is the capability to connect with friends, family and the World Wide Web in the blink of an eye. Sharing timely photos and the details of current happenings as they occur is one of the greatest aspects of today’s developing technology.
Tap ‘n Cap by Jeremy Brousseau utilizes such modern conveniences to bring users an intuitive and simple application that allows them to enhance their image sharing experience. With Tap ‘n Cap, users may insert up to six lines of custom text, creating captions for photos attained via their device’s photo library or camera.
Upon startup, users will find the Help screen, which teaches them exactly which actions accomplish certain tasks. A single tap of the empty screen will reveal the main task bar located at the bottom of the screen. The buttons provided are as follows: Settings, Help, Get Pic, Clear, Caption, and Finished.
Under Settings, users can adjust the many features Tap ‘n Cap offers, such as Camera Options (save copy of original, iPhone 3G mode), Photo Options (auto-save on send, auto-crop photos) and Text Options (auto-correct, auto-capitalize, two-finger rotate, default font). In fact, Tap ‘n Cap offers 20 font choices, the default being my favorite as it is reminiscent of the classic LOLCats typeface. These fonts come in black and white, though the developers hope to soon add colors, shadow, opacity and strikethrough to the list of choice in an upcoming update.
To begin the process, users will first need a picture to caption. Tapping the Get Pic button will prompt the question of whether you’d like to choose a photo from you library or take one with your camera (if your device has one). Once you have selected your picture, the once empty space will now display your photo. Conveniently, Tap ‘n Cap supports landscape mode for any type of photo. If you do not like what you see, the Clear button will wipe everything away. However, if you are happy with your image, hop right over to the Caption button to insert your witty words. A box will appear on the screen in which you may begin typing your caption. When you have finished writing, you may then use a single tap to drag your caption to any position on the image. You may scale the caption by using a two-finer pinch. Double tapping the caption will release its own tool bar, which allows you to rotate the words or change the font.
Once complete, tap the Finished button to either save your image to your device or email it to a friend. In the future, the developers also hope to include the ability to upload your images to Facebook and other such social networking sites.
Unfortunately, only those with an iPhone (or the latest iPod Touch) will benefit from the spontaneity Tap ‘n Cap offers. For all other users, the photo you caption must already exist in your photo library (unless you have the external camera attachment for the iPad, but that’s a hassle and probably won’t be attached during those ideal, caption-worthy photo moments), though the $.99 price tag won’t break the bank for those who want to experiment with what they have. And, for those who can utilize Tap ‘n Cap to its fullest extent, the potential for laughter is endless, allowing you to create your own silly images with the tap of a finger, not computer necessary.
Tap ‘n Cap [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
Terminology Fills the Reference Tool Void
Terminology Fills the Reference Tool Void is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99* Score: 9/10 By A. Papachristos
Macs come equipped with a dictionary and thesaurus application directly on the dashboard, making it easy to find definitions, synonyms or antonyms as you read or write using your computer. However, Apple seems to have forgotten to include such a convenience when designing their more portable devices. Sure, we can monitor the stock market, or find our position using the compass, but we continue to lack the ability to quickly define words using an iPhone or iPod Touch.
Luckily, Terminology by Agile Tortoise provides users with an alternative to that reference tool they’ve always wanted. Terminology, originally designed for the iPad, now comes to the iPhone and iPod Touch with the same clean, easy-to-use interface that makes browsing the English language a piece of cake. (Yes, you can even define “piece of cake” by simply searching the entire phrase.) Featuring both a dictionary and thesaurus, Terminology encompasses all the necessary tools for exploring words and phrases offline and via the Internet.
When you start up Terminology, you will find the main buttons in the bottom navigation bar. The first button, all the way to the left, looks like a magnifying glass, which brings you to the search page and allows you to type in any word or phrase you wish. Whether you desire a definition, a synonym, or the meaning of a phrase you just can’t make sense of, you are bound to find it within Terminology’s extensive collection of terms. Those words you like or use frequently can then be starred and found using the star button to the right of the search tab.
Next to the star button, users will find an icon that resembles a clock. This tab tracks your previously searched terms in a chronological list of most recently searched to the earliest. All the way to the right of the navigation bar, users will find two more icons. The icon resembling a gear allows you to filter bad words from your search, while the question mark icon tells you a bit about Terminology itself.
Each word or phrase entry appears clear and readable, presenting users with the terms part of speech, definition, synonyms and less specific terms that may be associated with the term in question. Users may also link directly to online sites such as Wikipedia, Wiktionary, Wolfram Alpha and Google to learn more. And, with all data based on the Princeton University WordNet project, users can be sure they are receiving top-notch information they would otherwise have to inconveniently use the Safari browser to look up when desperate.
*Price shown is available for a limited time only. The iPad version is also currently on sale, available for $1.99.
Terminology [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
DateMate: The Promiscuous Person’s Personal Assistant
DateMate: The Promiscuous Person’s Personal Assistant is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $2.99 Score: 3/10 By A. Papachristos
There are plenty of fish in the sea, or so the popular dating metaphor proclaims. However, that doesn’t mean you have to go wiggling fins with each one. There’s a point in everyone’s search for “the one” when “playing the field” just becomes downright immoral (and hazardous to your health, mind you).
DateMate – The Dating and Sex Tracker by MEDL MOBILE was designed to help users reorganize and understand their love life by providing them with a platform that allows them to rank all their dates and sexual endeavors, tracking said activity and helping users to make informed decisions about their future based on past experiences. And while the application itself features a beautiful, sleek design that would make organizing any other information a breeze, using DateMate simply implies that you’re a total sleaze.
When you begin, you will initially have to create an account. Enter a username, password and email address. (This will inevitably help keep all those juicy details you’ve been spilling a secret from whichever significant other may stumble upon it first.) From there, you can then access the Calendar, which lets you view past and future “events” in List form or Calendar form, as well as add new “events” to the list with a simple tap of the ‘+’ icon. Once you have completed an “event,” you may then return to its entry so you can rate your date on a five-star scale, one ranking based on overall fun and another on how good they were in bed.
At the bottom you will find a Menu bar. Tap that to reveal all the other features DateMate offers. Moving to the right, users will find the People icon, which is where they will enter the personal information of the various contacts they intend to date and rate. Just enter the person’s name, number, email, and birthday to begin. Such information will also allow you to call, text or email said contact within the app itself. You can even add an accompanying picture and jot down any necessary notes that may help you discern this person from the rest of your flock later on.
Further to the right, you will find the Charts button, which truly captures DateMate’s analytical nature. Simply select the mates you want to compare, the time frame (anywhere from one month, to two years, to all), and the chart type (date, sex or all), then flip your device horizontally. Date statistics will be marked in blue, while Sex statistics will be marked in red, making it quite easy to decipher who’s the most fun compared to who’s the most fun in bed. Then, when you’re ready to share all the details with your friends, tap the envelope icon in the top right corner to send your chart in an email so you can compare notes.
DateMate also offers a Search option, which allows you to look for something specific within your entire list of events and people. The About button will also prove extremely helpful for users who don’t want their slew of mates to get nosy. I’ll be kind and not give away the true secret to this supposedly “fail-safe” login feature, but let’s be realistic – anyone, male or female, can quell their suspicion by looking up DateMate’s specifics, getting angry at the prospect of what information it may hold. You may succeed at hiding the sordid details of your dating and sexual endeavors, but you shall certainly fail to develop or maintain any sort of relationship.
Unfortunately, DateMate fails to deliver on the one feature that would have truly made it all-inclusive application for the sexually overactive: the STD Tracker. (For those who don’t understand the acronym, I suggest you look it up and then change your lifestyle immediately.) I cannot seem to track my contacts’ disease history and, after having slept with all those potential mates, there just isn’t a tab where I can list all the STDs I may or may have not acquired during my conquest to find someone special!
With an application so completely devoted to analyzing one’s promiscuity, you’d think the developers would have at least accounted for the potential risks, but I guess mates with disease potential would simply get a low rating? Oh well, at least they made sure there was a simple way for me to pass along all this intimate information to people who have no bearing on my love life whatsoever.
DateMate [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.1.3 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid by the developer to speed up the publication of this review.
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Too Soon? Puff Puff Employs Gulf Oil Spill Mode to Raise Funds
Too Soon? Puff Puff Employs Gulf Oil Spill Mode to Raise Funds is a post from: Best Iphone Apps Review Website
Price: $.99 Score: 6/10 By A. Papachristos
Pause for a moment, if you will, and take some time to remember the wildlife and livelihoods put at risk by the Gulf Coast Oil Spill. The single atrocity that threatened an entire ecosystem and drew international attention to the way we drill for oil sparked hundreds of discussions on how oil companies carry out their duties and what may be done to safeguard their practices. But now there begins a new debate – one fueled by decency in regard to a current and sensitive issue.
You see, Puff Puff by 6th Mega presents a gaming application that most would normally find typical, even bordering on dull. Puff Puff employs the use of a spiny puffer fish that floats around the ocean floor simply trying to make his way as far into the dangerous waters as possible. He tackles the coral reef with finesse, behaving like any other aimless video game character might. It is not until we realize that good ol’ Mr. Puffer Fish can also peruse the bottom of the sea via Gulf Spill mode that we begin to feel uneasy.
The main (and only) goal, as it appears, involves the gamer simply navigating the spiny puffer fish as far into the shark-infested waters as possible, making sure the fish eats all it can along the way. Pinching and stretching the screen will deflate and inflate the fish respectively, helping it alter its depth so it can move up and down on the screen to avoid obstacles and snatch up whatever food and bonuses it discovers as it proceeds. Eating the plus sign bubbles means your fish is consuming sea urchins, which are the food that provides energy. Eating the lightning bolt bubbles represent the current, meaning you will swim faster. (Tilting your device to the right will also cause you to speed up.) Snagging the +1 fish will gain you an extra life.
At the top of the screen, users will see a bar that marks how many inches their fish has traveled, how many lives remain, their energy level and the pause button. As you move about, users will need to avoid hitting the coral and sharks – globs of oil and broken pipes in Gulf Spill mode – by dodging them as they approach using their puffing capability to navigate. A shield bubble will be unlocked once you’ve eaten five sea urchins and will protect you from the various obstacles for a short moment.
Puff Puff operates under the convenient pretense that 30% of all proceeds will be donated to aid ecosystem restoration, which is rather commendable. However, with less than half of the proceeds going to fund this cause, one has to wonder why the company needed to invoke such an image in the first place.
Like mass manufacturing a Titanic version of Battleship just a few months after its sinking, or creating a World Trade Center-themed Jenga set in the wake of the disaster’s aftermath, Puff Puff actually seeks to benefit from the oil spill imagery used within their game. In fact, their insensitivity is transparent from the start, with an App Store description opening that reads: “Experience the Gulf Oil Spill on your iPhone! Explore the underwater world of deep sea drilling, dodge globs of oil, broken pipes, and Robo Subs.”
No matter how anyone may try to interpret said passage, the wording comes off as a cruel joke to those humans and animals that were devastated by the spill. The proceeds from a game set in the coral reef alone could have just as easily donated 30% of its proceeds to restoring ecosystems. Exploiting the misfortune of others will only detract from the good that may come from their gracious donations.
For a peek at what Puff Puff has to offer, you may view the game’s trailer here.
Puff Puff [iTunes Link] requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later and is compatible with iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. A small expedite fee was paid to speed up the publication of this review.
