apps everywhere

I'm the type of person that prefers to limit the amount of technology in my possession for fear of getting too attached or reliant on such tools. I'm moving to Brooklyn, NY at the end of the summer for grad school and after visiting NYC a number of times within the past several months, I'm finally realizing the benefits of having a smart phone in an unfamiliar city. Writing down the train schedules and directions to every possible place I plan to visit before my departure is time consuming and not having access to a map or subway directions makes it difficult to navigate. This is why I finally purchased an iphone. Although it makes me feel a little less "human" having all of these smart phone super-powers at my finger tips, there has been an app that I've taken a liking to designed by one of my favorite blogger/designers, Tina Roth Eisenberg from Swiss Miss.

It's called Teux Deux, a to-do application that's simple and functional, conveniently sliding the unchecked items on your list to the following day until they're complete—Such a simple feature but it makes all of the difference!

piano cominciare [slow to start]

Can't believe it's been over two weeks since my last post. It's been a slow start but I'm starting to get back on schedule now that my application for grad school number 1 is finito! Countless hours at Starbucks, countless cups of coffee along with the help of fantastic friends and family that reviewed my essays so many times, they can recite it by heart—what a whirl wind.

A friend of mine introduced me to IOGraphica a few weeks ago. It's an application download that records the movement of your computer mouse over designated lengths of time. The second image was taken with in the last week of writing my application. 

Two more interesting applications I've come to appreciate since the app store appeared on my dock a couple weeks ago—Thoughtback and Evernote, both of which are found in the productivity section. Thought back provides and outlet for inspirational thoughts while Evernote serves as the great way to organize images, ideas, lists etc... They're also FREE!

More to come!