[cross-posted from the Riparian Data blog]
[All in the Family by Jeremy Miller]
Tomorrow, just before you nosedive into Great Aunt Muriel’s famously belt-busting pecan pie, take a moment to think some warm and fuzzy thoughts about those special, non-needy, non-inquisitive, non-forever asking you when you’re going to settle down and get married apps in your life.
Just kidding! That’s what today is for. Below, the apps that make Riparian Data’s team of Gander handlers and the SoftArtisans team of Office doc wranglers happy. Feel free to add yours in the comments!
David Wihl, CEO of Riparian Data:
- Evernote
- iOS Maps. Gwen, a random chimpanzee in Botswana, and I are the only two living creatures who actually prefer Apple’s iOS maps to Google Maps. [True–Ed]
- The Trello app has grown up and is now better than using Trello via a browser.
- The SephardiJews app, because it was written by a friend’s son who is only 13 years old.
- The Loro Piana app so I can both drool and scoff at $18,000 men’s coats, in an app that often crashes.
Dan Medeiros, CEO of SoftArtisans
- Open Table
Paula Marciante, Senior Talent Acquisition Manager:
- Evernote
Nicholas Martin, Software Engineer:
- Evernote
- Mog
- (I don’t really use many apps.)
Scott Dugas, Software Engineer:
- Mog
Michael Fargnoli, QA Engineer:
- Definitely Spotify. It’s made me a complete human being.
Jim Stallings, Egg Chef:
- Productivity app: Evernote
- Content app: Netflix
Sean Kermes, Software Engineer:
- I don’t really use apps – as far as I’m concerned my phone is out to
get me and not to be trusted – but I do have a site that tella me the
current Mars weather pinned to my home screen. I get worried about
Curiosity, and it’s nice to know that it’ll get up to a balmy 8
degrees C today.
Claire Willett, Marketing and Business Development:
- NPR app. Every show that’s on NPR, available over livestream or regular stream. Sometimes I like to dip into streams in the High Plains and Boise, just to hear what’s on their local news.
- The Super Times. A hand-culled assortment of the week’s best podcasts, delivered to your iTunes. Since I don’t use iTunes for music anymore, this is the only time that app gets opened.
Seth Moore, Software Engineer
- Google maps…it’s just so cool.
Kristen Fabrizio, Sales Rep
- I am thankful for Waze app- to get me home through traffic faster and easier!
- GasBuddy app- shows you where the cheapest gas is in the area you are in.
- Who doesn’t like a little FaceBomb app – swaps faces with two or more people in the picture- it’s super funny!
Christiana Viscusi, Graphic Designer
- Instagram and Camera +
Alison Bird, Product Owner
- Hootsuite – I use Hootsuite to publish to Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr at the same time.
Chad Evans, Sales Engineer
- Apple Maps. I couldn’t get ANYwhere without it.
Elise Kovi, Social Media and Content Manager
- OpenMBTA – lets me know when the bus is late and if I have time to make a coffee dash
- Pic Stitch – easy way to make photo collages of all the family photos you’re bound to take this weekend
Now, go forth and download. And have a lovely Turkey day!
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