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My iPhone Apps – Part 4

Friday, July 9th, 2010

I’ve promised a post about bloggers, but haven’t had the time to prepare it yet. However, if you’re interested in iPhone Apps or want a reason to get yourself an iPhone, here’s the 4th part of the latest  Apps I’m liking. If interested, refer back to part 1, 2 and 3.


32) WhatsApp

I’m sure most of you who use Blackberrys or iPhones have already heard about this messaging App. Who said you need a blackberry to be in touch 24 hours?  this app works between iPhone to iPhone and iPhone to Blackberry. Why is it better than the regular Blackberry messenger? Well, you can broadcast photos, audio notes, contacts and share your location. Photos are not attached in links, this is something very stupid in blackberry phones :P. Also, you can assign a display picture for each person on your contact list which is a plus on the iPhone version. I have to be honest though, I’m glad i have just a few family members on it, i’m not very fond of chatting. check out their website for screen shots.

33) Grand Cinemas

You may have seen a very silly Ad in Grand cinemas about this app, it can be useful, though it crashes a lot. You can book e-tickets through the app as well.

34) iWeather Complete

This is a very detailed weather app. It gives a forecast for 9 days as well as hours within the same day. It shows the humidity and dew point level and more. Of course you’re able to bookmark more than one country/city.

35) IKEA UK

I don’t know about you, but i have a bond with IKEA. I can walk around their store all day long and not get sick of it. This App is something quite similar to their E-catalog. It provides the same functionality of browsing the catalog, zooming in and out, going through their index and so on. This is the UK version, so the prices are all in UK Pounds, but the products are almost similar in all regions.

36) Qamar Deen

This is an App the reminds me of  my dear Miracle. She always has a scheduale made for the day to monitor what progress she’s making in particular things such as Reading, prayers and so on. Using this app you are able to track your prayers, whether you’ve prayed on time, late or missed a prayer during the day. It also monitors your daily Quran reading by also tracking how many Ayahs you’ve read. There are two more options of monitoring your Sadaqa (charity) which is categorized in Money, food, effort, clothes, smile and others. Finally, you can also record your fasting whether its Fareedha, Sunnah, Qadha2, Kaffara and so on. The App goes asfar as allowing you to choose your gender to customize it more, and it also links to any Quran apps you have on your phone such as iQuran and Quran Reader, where it shifts you to the app to continue your daily Quran read. It’s a free App and it’s a must have for every Muslim.

37) حصن المسلم

Remember those tiny orange booklets of Hosn Al Muslim? I always tend to loose them or forget them in different hand bags. This is an electronic version of the book with all its chapters, you can find almost any Do3aa or Thikr you may need in your life. I love this app

38)  iAzkar

Similar to the previous app but this one is specialized in Athkar al Sabah and Athkar Al Masa2. it also contains Prayer Thikr and Random atkar.

NEWSPAPERS

39) The National

I like this newspaper, I have to admit that i enjoy admiring it’s layout and design more than its content lol. My favorite sections are the Arts and Life. the content it updated daily and you are able to increase/ decrease font size and also search the paper.

40) Al Ittihad

Another newspaper app for the local newspaper Al Ittihad. The App is very organized , convenient and easy to use.

41) Al Bayan

I left Al Bayan for last for even though i never read this newspaper, it holds a special place in my heart. The App has been improved since the first release. Way to go Al Bayan folks! though you must add the supplements too such as The National newspaper is doing.

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Moo.com Review..

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

In an earlier post I’ve mentioned that I’ll be reviewing Moo.com’s mini business cards that I’ve ordered a while back.

So how did i come across this website? You see i enjoy Googling just about whatever comes to my mind. That day i was working on a business card for a client & needed some measurements, and there it was on the top 10 results of the search page. I dunno why the name Moo, it does not seem to have any relevance to business cards nor printing services nor whatever they have in there! I started playing around familiarizing myself with their services and ended up making an order.

What are Moo’s services/products ?

you can make business cards, mini-cards (which I’ve ordered), postcards, greeting cards, accessories such as business card holders and i also think you can print sticker books? I’m not sure about that though, you might wanna check about this.

Why do I like Moo?

First of all, who doesn’t like good quality printing? I’ve had to print business cards several times in local printing shops around here and i was never really satisfied with the final results, the paper quality is always cheap, not to mention the limited paper options they provide. Maybe i haven’t stepped into good printing houses, but i still haven’t had a good experience.

So what do I like about my Moo experience?

1- The paper used is THICK, of high quality & is water resistant. It almost feels like a plastic sheet rather than card paper.

2- They print on both sides of the card

3- You can have up to 100 different images on the back of your business card, in the same pack. So imagine the same business card with 100 unique backgrounds? talk about boring stationary. (I’ve only choose to have 4 variations of my logo at the back in both black & white)

4- It’s all done ONLINE. You’ll be walked through their easy to use wizard where you select existing designs or upload your own.

5- You can import your photos from different websites such as Flickr, Etsy or even Facebook.

6- The colors are very vibrant & fresh, almost the same as what your screen shows.

7- Their prices are very reasonable. I’ve never printed a set of business cards here for less than 800 AED/500 cards, and that on wanna-be textured card paper (which usually smudges off once you run your finger on it!). But on Moo, i ordered 100 mini-cards + a card holder for less than 40$ (around 147 AED).

8- I’m a sucker for cute packaging, I could buy any product just because of its packaging ! & obviously, I love Moo’s packaging.

9- Because i made the order during the ash cloud in the Europe, i decided to order from their US store rather than the European store so i don’t face any delays. shipping would’ve been cheaper from the UK. Anyhowwww, in exactly the same promised delivery date, I got my parcel in the Post :)

10- Minicards are a new concept around here, people and businesses usually go for the formal 9×5 cm cards, I find my miniMoos way cooler :P

Here’s a confession though, I totally forget that I have them, so haven’t been carrying them around with me yet :P, but i will be using those 15% discount cards that come with the order very soon, because my cool dad loved them and wants some for himself too :P

On another note, I’m planning to do a post about BLOGS soon, Blogs that i follow, like and specifically Emirati bloggers that I’ve been checking for years. If you have a blog and would like me to view it, please leave your link with a comment and I’d be delighted to list you in. (Readers who usually comment here are already on the watch list such as Mimi & Tine :) )

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