Thursday, December 24, 2009

H(app)y Days - Newsy

More cool apps I've found for my new iPod Touch!

New York Times - The latest headlines, plus most popular/most emailed article links. Sections include World, U.S., Politics, NY, Business, Technology, Science, Health, Opinion, Sports, Arts, Books, Movies, Fashion and Style, Dining, Travel, Real Estate, Automobiles, Obituaries, Week in Review, and T Magazine. Bonus points for all the content and fast loading.

Conserva - Fox News, Drudge Report Lite, Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Washington Times, headline feeds and links. I got this mostly for Drudge Report Lite and for Fox News. The Fox links can be a little pokey. Fox News Radio has TuneKast and you can listen live. Not a bad overall news app.

USA Today - Has The Weather Channel weather for your current location and favorite locations. Surprisingly this app loads fast.

AccuWeather - I know there is already a preloaded local weather app, but I like the additional AccuWeather one. It gives hourly and 15 day forecasts, plus has Risk (disruptive weather potential for t-storms, rain, snow, ice, wind and fog) , Alarms and Alerts (National Weather Service advisories, warnings, watches). Always a great conversation starter, the weather.

Drudge Pro - Loads faster than clicking on Drudge Report Lite via Conserva and you get the photos.

Times Square Live - Webcam feeds from Times Square. This is just fun! It was really cool to see the snow the other day.

GeoCamera2 - After getting all excited about the Times Square Live app, I found this one with Global webcam feeds. It's a little hard to figure out right away (and slow to load). I'm still in the "Let's push this button" phase.

iNet - One app, lots of links. Search engines, news, email, social networks, magazines and more. I am having fun going to the local TV news webpage links all across the country.

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - News, App Reviews, Accessories

2 comments:

Lala said...

Hi Peggy! Sounds like you are having fun! We have a couple of GEOCAMERAS set up on the computer... fun to watch...

Have a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! Ours is expected to be WHITE (added to the WHITE we already have!)

Take Care!!!
Lala :o)

Peggy said...

Thanks, Lala! I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas, too!