iTeam visits Library Staff’s Fun Day – August 29
The iTeam volunteers were pleased to accept an invitation to present to MacOdrum library staff, on using iPads/iPhones/iPod Touches for fun activities (as opposed to our normal work-related apps).
Here’s a list of apps we demo’d …From reading your favourite books, magazines or newspapers to checking out the menus of your neighborhood restaurants; from star gazing at the cottage, to finding what’s on TV or playing at the movies, there’s an app for that!
| Goal | App | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Start your day with the weather | • WeatherEye HD | free |
| Read the morning paper | • Globe2Go | free (subscription) |
| Plan dinner | • Mario Cooks | $10 |
| Maybe a movie? | • iTv, Netflix, Flixster | free |
| …a movie & a restaurant? | • Urban Spoon | free |
| Curl up with a good book? | • Kindle | free |
| …or relax with a magazine? | • Zinio | free (subscription) |
| What star is that? | • Star Walk | $3 |
| Remember it with a 360° pic | • 360 Panorama | $1 |
If your department’s faculty members or administrative staff are interested in a workshop on using iPads or iPhones at Carleton, please contact us — the iTeam is available to help.