Al Lustie's Tips and Tricks

I use my iPad, iPod and iPhone.  Probably I don't use them like anyone else, and probably no one else uses them as do I.  Let me share a few apps I use nearly every day.

Reminders -- I may be walking, a passenger in a car, in a meeting or worship service, and when something crosses my mind (including topics for blog articles) I use reminders to jot it down.  Whether on my iPhone, iPod, or iPad, they are all synchronized and I can retrieve my ideas or "to do's" easily and quickly.  I have versions of Reminders and Notes on my iMac so I can catch what I have jotted down on my desktop computer.

Notes -- Ditto for notes.  Books to read, ideas from someone in the coffee group, possibilities for blog articles, names and phone numbers I don't need in my contact list and even addresses are all in my Notes.

Both of those apps come with IOS.  No extra cost.  I use them all the time.

Evernote is useful and I am finding it an expansion of Notes -- more flexible, and maybe more useful.  I use the free version and sync between my iDevices and my iMac. 

My iPod Touch takes good pictures, and I take quite a few.  So, the Camera app that comes with IOS on my iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch gets a good workout.  I have several editing programs, but do not yet have a favorite.

Finally, for today, I use the Kindle app every day.  As I increase the number of eBooks I read, and decrease the number of printed books that take up space, I find the Kindle app a nearly constant companion.  It is also free, and our public library has some Kindle books to borrow.  Not enough, so I do buy most of mine.

What apps do you use, and how do you use them?  Leave a comment and let us know.