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Good apps to do good with

Good apps to do good with

Posted on 14 December 201814 December 2018

If you feel like you’re on your phone too much, put the gadget to good use with these four apps. Give blood The NHS Give Blood app lets […]

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Cloud computing has a way to go

Cloud computing has a way to go

Posted on 11 November 201411 November 2014

I’m sure there is someone, somewhere, working on an app which can do this.

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Apps that are good for your health – the NHS app library

Apps that are good for your health – the NHS app library

Posted on 23 October 201423 October 2014

I was signposted to the NHS App Library today by @danslee via @healthybrum. It’s been around for 18 months and is a safe and trusted collection of apps […]

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App gives you healthy options of supermarket food

App gives you healthy options of supermarket food

Posted on 13 October 201413 October 2014

It’s been around for a while now, but I discovered a new app at the weekend which tell you about healthy alternatives to food you’d find at the supermaket. […]

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Real retro iphone gaming

Posted on 28 November 20133 December 2013

One of the biggest uses of smartphones is gaming, (60% of owners play games, 67% of time spent is playing games and 80% of app revenue comes from […]

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Android apps open up to web search

Posted on 9 November 20139 November 2013

One of the main reasons I rarely recommend a mobile app for a council service is that any information contained within the app is only available within the […]

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Shorter films

Posted on 28 August 2013

“How come films are getting longer? YouTube seems to have allowed creatives to indulge their long form ambitions and make commercials that are 2 minutes long rather than […]

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Got a Flickr Pro account? Then why are you still using Instagram?

Posted on 22 January 201323 January 2013

Flickr has been around a long time, one of the early “web 2.0” companies. But then they were brought by Yahoo and things went quiet. They went from an […]

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Essential iPad apps

Posted on 27 April 2012

It seems a tradition for anyone with a blog and an iPad to list their “essential” apps, so here’s mine. Accuweather – Is it still raining outside and […]

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10 iPhone apps for a UK holiday

Posted on 21 April 2011

On a recent trip to the Lake District and Yorkshire I used a couple of iphone apps which I thought I’d share. For taking photos and video Camera+ […]

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