Home Screen Wallpaper Maker is a nice, free way to create attractive backgrounds for your device. Sure you can just snap a picture and use that for your wallpaper, but this app allows you to customize the pictures before saving them back to the camera roll and selecting them as backgrounds.

Features

The app is simple to use. You first either select one of the many included high-quality backgrounds, or select a picture from your camera roll. Then you can choose to add frames to your app icons, then you save the background back to your camera roll to use as a wallpaper. There is even a random button, though the results may obviously not be to your liking.

Limitations in iOS itself prevent the app from being able to directly change your background, which is why you must save the image first to your camera roll and then select it as a background.

Pros and Cons

The app works smoothly and does a great job of adding the frames to the icon placeholders. The frames add a nice touch of class to otherwise static backgrounds. There is also a nice varied selection of background images to choose from, though you can of course get background images from many other sources.

The only things I wish this app had to offer was the ability to take a picture and use that as a background, rather than having to only choose from the camera roll; and more effects to add to pictures that you choose for backgrounds (some basic color balance effects, brightness and contrast, etc).

All in all, this is a great free app that does a nice job of spicing up your iOS device’s otherwise bland wallpaper.

Home Screen Wallpaper Maker is free, and has minimal ads.

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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.

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Mortgage Calculator – The Amortizer ($0.99)

Version – 1.1

Review – “A great app for homebuyers and homeowners looking to refinance!”

Whether you’re looking to buy a new house, or you’re looking at refinancing a property, wouldn’t it be great to be able to figure out what a loan would look like anywhere on your phone? Well now you can with a $0.99 app called “Mortgage Calculator – The Amortizer” for the iOS!

The app itself is pretty simple. To calculate the costs of a loan just touch the “+” button in the upper right corner of the screen and fill out the information that you see on the screen.  You’ll need to enter the purchase amount, down payment, interest rate, loan term, etc., and then touch the “Calculate” button in the upper right corner of the screen to figure out the costs associated with the proposed loan.

In addition to calculating the actual mortgage cost, you can also add in your escrow as well to get a more accurate number. To do that just touch the “Add Escrow Cost” button at the bottom of the loan information screen. You can then enter in each cost that is a part of your escrow individually, or you can add the total amount of your current escrow if you choose.

The loan breakdown that you get once you’ve calculated it offers a variety of interesting information. It calculates the total interest that you’ll pay on the loan, the total amount that you will pay on the loan if it goes as scheduled, and a breakdown of how much you will pay each month towards the interest and principal of the loan!

Another great feature of the app is the ability to generate PDF’s of the loan information and email them to anyone! To do this just touch the “Email PDF” button in the upper right corner of the screen. You’ll get the choice of whether or not to include the amortization schedule or not, and then you’ll be taken directly to a form email with the PDF attached to it.

My personal experience with this app is that it made it very easy to get quick figures on what a loan will cost you. Unfortunately what it does not have is a way to calculate what it will cost you to refinance a loan. With that said, the app is only $0.99, and the PDF email feature is a great way to share loan figures with people while on the go. I’d encourage you to head to app store and check it out for yourself today!

- David H.

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Beyond Ynth!, the sequel to one of our favorite iDevice puzzlers, has been released by FDG Entertainment and is now available from the app store. Maintaining the charm and challenge of the original while making several enjoyable improvements, Beyond Ynth! has managed to captivate us just as strongly the second time around.

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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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