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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bravehearts" data-source="post: 18544329" data-attributes="member: 513648">Getting around at home and away                                            TRAVEL ABROADSkyscannerApple, Android, Kindle Fire, WindowsPrice: Freea comparison site that searches other travel sites to find the cheapest offers. There are separate Skyscanner apps for flights, hotel rooms and car hire. But all enable you to find and book the best offers for the dates and places you require.AirbnbApple and AndroidPrice: FreeAn online exchange for people with spare rooms or properties to rent, and travellers in search of a bed, Airbnb has more than 800,000 rentals (including 3,000 castles!) in 192 countries. The app shows you properties and puts you in touch with owners. A ‘Find a place tonight!’ facility suits spontaneous types.XE CurrencyApple, Android, WindowsPrice: FreeIf you’re going abroad, you’ll need a good currency converter and this one is arguably the best. Rates are refreshed throughout the day and it’s easy to convert sterling into any world currency (and vice-versa).TripAdvisorApple, Android, Kindle Fire, WindowsPrice: FreeBad publicity about the trustworthiness of some of the reviews on which its hotel and restaurant ratings are based has hit TripAdvisor. But it is still the best way to find a place to stay or eat and its ratings are, by and large, reliable. The app works well, particularly on tablets.TriposoApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreeThis World Travel Guide app harvests information from the internet to compile good-looking, fact-packed guides — including sightseeing, dining, directions and bookings — to more than 25,000 destinations.WorldMateApple, Android, Windows Price: Freeall-in-one travel organiser. Forward confirmation emails for travel and hotel bookings to WorldMate and it creates a detailed in-app itinerary with all your info. You can book flights and rooms, check in, track flight updates and there’s a currency converter and tip calculator.CitymapperApple, AndroidPrice: Freemulti award-winning guide to getting around ten great cities, including London, Paris and New York, tells you how to get from A to B, when the next bus or train is due and sends links to friends to show them where and when to meet. DuolingoApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreeThe 2013 iPhone App of the Year, with a sky-high Android rating, Duolingo is a free course in six major European languages. Simple, entertaining tasks help you translate new words and phrases, while a points-scoring system makes you want to keep going. A bright, modern, effective way to learn.  Expedia Hotels & FlightsApple, AndroidPrice: FreeWorth £6.4 billion, Expedia is the world’s biggest travel website. So if you want to scan flight and hotel options, compare prices, make bookings and keep a record of your trip, Expedia’s app is a safe choice. It’s well designed and bookings qualify for Nectar points. UK TRAVELAA Lifestyle AppsApple, Android, WindowsPrice: FreeThe AA motoring organisation has made a bold move into apps by converting its familiar printed guides into seven separate free apps, for hotels, restaurants, B&Bs, caravan and camping, pubs and days out. So there’s no need to clutter up glove compartments with guides any more — just download an app and away you go.ThetrainlineApple, Android, WindowsPrice: FreeIf you want to make a UK railway journey, thetrainline will give you times of trains, details of changes, the cheapest ticket and the ability to buy it. It also has a neat ‘next train home’ function. So what it does, it does very well.UK Bus CheckerApple, Android, KindlePrice: Free/£2.99The days of waiting helplessly at a bus stop, wondering when the next one will turn up, are long gone. You can find the nearest stop, which routes use it, and when the next one is due.HailoApple, Android Price: FreeOnce you’ve set this up, you can forget waiting on the street and instead hail the nearest cab from the app, track its progress to the pick-up point, then pay automatically with your credit or debit card. So far, Hailo operates only in London and Manchester.                      Recipe inspiration with mobile communication                                        FOOD & DRINKMary Berry BakesApplePrice: £2.99Mary Berry (pictured right) has become baking’s Delia Smith: the cook we all turn to for can’t-fail recipes. Here are 70 of her cakes, biscuits and buns, plus some general baking tips. You can transfer Mary’s ingredients to an in-built shopping list, so there’s no danger of forgetting anything, and there’s a built-in timer, too.Jamie’s 20 Minute MealsApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: £4.99JAMIE OLIVER is celebrity Marmite, but love him or loathe him, he’s a great communicator. This app has lots of easy-to-follow recipes for quick-to-cook food. But the real selling points are Jamie’s handy video guides to 17 basic kitchen techniques, from slicing an onion to cooking the perfect steak.OcadoApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreeAll the major supermarkets have apps, but Ocado, conceived from the start as an online delivery service for food and household goods, is arguably the best. Browsing and buying is simple, your earliest delivery slot is stated before you start and a one-click function allows instant purchases.Supermarket WineApple, AndroidPrice: 69p/99pHunt out the best wine bargains in your local supermarkets with this clever app. It offers a selection of special offers, lists wines recommended by other users and allows you to select and buy almost 400 chosen by colour, grape country of origin and price, all reviewed by experts.VivinoApple, Android, Kindle Fire, WindowsPrice: FreeOpen up Vivino, take a picture of a wine label and instantly the app will tell you all about the contents of the bottle, with factual information and drinkers’ reviews. It’s perfect if you’re out at dinner and want to know more about what you’re drinking, and it helps you track your purchases.                                                       EATING OUTThe Good Pub Guide 2014ApplePrice: £4.99If you're looking for a good pub serving decent food and proper beer, this app will find one near you, give details of food, facilities and child-friendliness, then show you how to get there. For Android and Kindle Fire users, there’s a Kindle e-book of The Good Pub Guide (£6.99).UrbanspoonApple, Android, Kindle Fire, WindowsPrice: FreeThis is a worldwide guide to more than one million eating places rated by more than 20 million users. Search for eateries by cooking style, price and time of day, check out the newest or most highly rated places, or use the Slot Machine function: shake your phone and let the app choose somewhere for you to go to eat.                                      FASHION GiltApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreeGilt is a shopping site with a difference. It sells upmarket clothes (for men, women and children), home accessories and furniture, and stylish hotel stays at bargain prices. But the offers are strictly time-limited and first-come-first-served. So it’s deliciously tempting to dive into the action.Asos/Net-a-PorterApple, AndroidPrice: FreeThese two apps both present all the latest fashions as enticingly as possible, making them all too easy to buy. Asos is younger, more mainstream and aimed at both men and women. Net-a-Porter is aimed at the woman who’s ready to spend £1,000 on a killer pair of Gucci boots.PinterestApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreePinterest is part scrapbook and part social medium: a moodboard of ideas and images from fashion, design, cookery, gardening, health and personal philosophy, all posted by its 70 million, mostly female, users. Create your own Pinterest board, interact with other users, or just browse the collection of inspirational ideas.                                      EALTH AND FITNESSNHS Health and Symptom CheckerApple, Android Price: FreeThis app doesn’t beat going to a doctor, but if you feel poorly, it’s a good place to start. Symptoms are listed under more than 40 headings, from ‘abdominal pain’ to ‘wounds’. Click the relevant link, enter personal details then answer questions to determine what might be wrong and what to do next.FoodSwitch UKApple, Android Price: FreeCreated with the help of several medical research centres and backed by Bupa and the NHS, Food Switch aims to help users eat more healthily. Scan barcodes on food packaging and it will show green, amber or red scores for fat, saturates, sugar and salt. The greener your food, the healthier you’ll eat.Nutracheck Calorie Counter +iPhone, Android Price: FreeAnother NHS recommendation, Nutracheck’s database contains calorie counts for more than 10,000 food items, so you can scan food barcodes to get instant calorie information, then plan meals, track your calorie intake and also work out how much energy you’re using through exercise. It’s a real aid to any weight-loss campaign.Echo 112Apple, Android Price: FreeField-tested for two years by Swiss emergency services, Echo 112 links you to the emergency services wherever you are in the world when you press its red SOS button. It provides peace of mind for travellers in the back of beyond, or the infirm and elderly alone in their homes.SleepbotApple, Android, Kindle Fire Price: FreeSleepbot watches over you when you’re in the Land of Nod. Put your phone under your pillow and the app logs when you move around while asleep or snore, tracks your sleep patterns and calculates your ‘sleep-debt’ — the difference between the amount of sleep you get and the amount you should aim for. Its ‘smart-alarm’ wakes you when you are sleeping lightly to avoid the shock of waking from deep sleep.Relax MelodiesApple, Android, Kindle Fire Price: FreeTesting this app was a tricky business, as it’s so blissfully snooze-inducing it’s hard for eyes to stay open. A selection of natural wind, water and bird sounds can be mixed with gentle music to create the perfect relaxing background to ease that stress away and bring on the deepest sleep. AccupedoApple, Android, Kindle Fire Price: FreeWalking is one of the best forms of exercise, and we should all take 10,000 steps a day. Accupedo is a pedometer that counts every step you take, records how far you’ve walked and how many calories you’ve burned. It even links to your music library to keep you entertained as you stride along.                                             SPORTBBC SportApple, AndroidPrice: FreeIf you download only one sports app, this should be it. Every major sport is covered, with latest news, live text commentary and video interviews and highlights. If you’re out and about on a Saturday afternoon, this is the perfect way to keep in touch.Sky Sports/Sky Sports Mobile/ BT SportApple, Android Price: Subscription onlyThese apps let sports addicts watch the biggest games and events on the move. But there’s a catch. Sky Sports and BT Sport are reserved for existing subscribers to the respective TV channels. And an app-only subscription to Sky Sports Mobile costs up to £9.99 a month.One FootballApple, Android Price: FreeLaunched as The Football App, One Football has all the latest news, fixtures and results from around the world, so you can follow leagues and cups from Albania to Uruguay. A ‘My Club’ function will also keep you up to date with whichever club you support and alert you to any breaking news.Official F1Apple, Android Price: FreeIf the hours of TV coverage aren’t enough for you, this app — and its paid-for add-ons — will provide analysis of every turn of every wheel, lap times, exclusive team radio transmissions and live commentary. Vrooom!CricbuzzApple, Android, Kindle Fire, Windows Price: FreeThe number-one app for anyone who can’t live without the latest news of every form of cricket around the world: scores, live text and audio commentaries, player profiles, tables, rankings stats . . . and more stats. If someone, somewhere hits a ball with a bat, Cricbuzz will tell you about it.Hole 19iPhone Price: FreeHole 19 is a golfer’s best friend. It tells you where every shot you’ve struck has gone, calculates yardages to greens and flags, tracks all your scores and provides data to improve your game. More than 20,000 courses around the world have been mapped and yours can be added on request.                                                                       THE GREAT OUTDOORSThe National TrustApple, Android Price: FreeA handy guide to the hundreds of National Trust properties. It finds nearby properties by showing you pins on a map. Touch a pin and a full guide to a property appears.National Trust GardensApple Price: FreeThis app concentrates on the Trust’s wonderful gardens and suggests which ones look best at specific times of year. There are six video guides to improving your own garden, from attracting wildlife, to saving money and water.Star ChartApple, Android Price: FreeWe’ve all gazed in wonder at the stars, now Star Chart tells us what we’re looking at. Open the app, point your phone or tablet at the sky and it’ll describe the stars and planets above you.RSPB Guide to British BirdsApple, Android Price: £4.99Hundreds of birds that are either native to Britain or migrate here are listed, described and illustrated, along with maps showing where to find them. Listen to their calls and compare them with other birds. A must for bird-lovers and ramblers.Map My HikeApple, Android Price: FreeThis is one of several ‘Map my . . .’ apps for fitness. All show you where you are, provide coaching tips, then record distances covered and calories burned.OS MapfinderApple, Android Price: FreeIf you’re planning a walk, you need a proper map. Use this app to buy ‘tiles’ — or sections — of full Ordnance Survey maps for 69p or £1.99 for greater detail. Plus, for safety, a GPS link will tell you exactly where you are.  ORGANISE YOUR LIFEOnline bankingApple, AndroidPrice: FreeThe convenience of online banking is irresistible. You can manage your money how you want, when you want. But for ‘where you want’, you need a phone or tablet app. Your bank almost certainly has one, but most work only with Apple or Android; Window users can’t bank on the move yet.English Letter WritingAndroidPrice: FreeGives you tips on effective letter writing, plus templates for business and personal letters from job applications to personal condolences. There’s also an Apple app called eLetters, which has 3,000 templates. But it costs from £6.99 to £12.99.HMRCApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: FreeMany apps calculate how much tax and national insurance you should be paying, but this one comes from the people you’re paying them to: HM Revenue & Customs. The app also has information about various benefits and tax credits and access to HMRC forms. It works best for employees, not the self-employed.30/30Apple, AndroidPrice: FreeThis organises your time so you can stick to tasks that need doing. Set up a timetable, allotting time for various tasks or breaks — 30/30 times each item on the schedule and tells you when the next one is due to begin.ExpensifyApple, AndroidPrice: FreeBusiness travellers can keep track of their expenses with this app. It scans, annotates and stores receipts; creates files for different trips or clients; and links directly to your online banking and credit card accounts, so spending is automatically synced with your Expensify account.EvernoteApple, Android, WindowsPrice: FreeThis business tool is equally handy for multi-tasking mums or busy students. You can create written or spoken notes, add pictures, compile notebooks and synchronise across all your devices. So if you write a note on your phone, it’ll also be on your tablet, PC or laptop.                                           MONEY-SAVING APPSCheck Car ValueApple, Android, Kindle FirePrice: £2.99Want to know if you’re being charged a fair price for a used car or just curious what a vehicle you’ve spotted would cost? Enter the registration number and seconds later you’ll know what it’s worth. You can search by model, age and mileage.Local eBay DealsApple, AndroidPrice: FreeThe first app from Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, is based on the idea that eBay items requiring collection often sell for bargain prices because most buyers won’t travel miles to get them. It finds such items in your area. Low price plus low mileage equals bargain!Read more: <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2810346/Everything-want-know-apps-afraid-ask-Mail-runs-100-apps-change-life.html#ixzz3dmEGvF9q" target="_blank">http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2810346/Everything-want-know-apps-afraid-ask-Mail-runs-100-apps-change-life.html#ixzz3dmEGvF9q</a></blockquote>

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