Web MD App

Web MD

For: iPad/iPod

When I'm not feeling so well or in pain but not sure why, I would like to find out. This is the application that can help solve your problems.  Web MD is used for checking your symptoms,  finding the right medicine,  treatment information, as well as pill identification and Local Health Listings.  It is also a website but having it as an App is so much more straight foward.  Alough its not ment to diagnose or treat diseases,  it can give you general feedback on what the problem MIGHT be. 

As you start the App, a list pops up and the first listed is the Symptom Checker.  Say you have swelling on the right side of your ankle.  As you click symptom checker, a male or female body appears and you would click the problemed area. (in this case foot) then a new list pops up that reads different things that you could possibly be experancing. This list is normally quite large depending on the area of body. Some for ankle include bleeding, joint pain, Unable to bear weight, swelling, stiffness and broken bone. Say you see swelling. You would tap swelling on the list and yet another list pops up asking several questions. In this case, which side the swelling is on both sides, one side or none of the above. I clicked "both".  Next question "Swelling brought on..." and you would complete the question with an answer either by pressing moving the joint, prolonged standing or walking or none of the above. I clicked "moving the joint". Next question asks if you notice "the swelling is.." either better with rest, elevating feet, ice or none of the above. For this I just clicked "with ice" and then with that being the last question, the list of possible conditions pops up.  There is a lot listed for this one, but the number one, two and three say "Pulmonary Hypertension", "insect bites", and "burn". When you click on one of them it gives you an overview and related articles based on the symptom. It also sometimes gives you phone numbers or websites that can guide you to doctors and medical centers. 

This is super handy to help you with your everyday bodily aches and pains. I hope this seems like a handy device for you to use!

COD: Zombies

Call of Duty: Zombies

For: iPad/iPod

I'm a huge zombie genre fan so I downloaded almost every zombie App available that looked worth it.  Most were free, but several werent and one that I actually payed money for was COD: Zombies, which is actually based on the COD: World at War Nazi Zombie levels. 

I really love this App because I've played soooo much COD, espically zombies, for a long time now and theres nothing better then being able to carry around the game on your iPad or iPod.  In the App Store, the game is now $4.99, (originally $9.99) and is worth every penny.  If you love zombies, you'll love this game.  It is of course way better on the Xbox 360 or PS3 game console, but for an App, its pretty smooth and accurate.  When the game starts you pick your difficulty and level then play each round from there.  If your not familiar with the game, what you do is shoot rounds at waves of zombies, as you try to keep them outside the windows.  The windows you repair as they break in, and everything you do usually makes money to buy guns, powerups and doorwaysl, as well as using the mystery box for guns.  Its a bit of a "Tower Defence" like game, but more intense. The game gets harder per level as more and faster zombies come.  There isn't too much of a difference between the App verison and the console verison, other than of course the quality of the graphics, the sounds in a way, and general stuff like that. Other then those things though, It lets you know when there is a zombie behind you on the App verison which is extremely helpful because one hit and your down...but it only lets you hold one gun at a time.  All in all, its a great game that never really ends. The point is to just keep trying to beat your previous score.  The iPads controls on its flat touch screen are definitly more difficult to use with a game like this so it takes some practice if ur used to a real console controller.  This game is really addictive and takes the time away!

Here are some screen shots!

AppShopper

AppShopper

For: iPad and iPod

For my second entry, I'd like to introduce an App that really comes in handy for other Apps, the AppShopper.  This App is free, and its main purpose is to help the user find the most popular or newest Apps from the App store as well as the ones that go on sale.  Its updated throughout the day, and there are filters that can help you find certain Apps by Price, Type (such as Updates, New, or Price Changes) or by the Category.  Once you select a filter you want, the Apps will pop up in a list with its icon, a brief description and its price or price drop. Once you see and select an App you are interested in, a new screen with screen shots, ratings, comments and an even larger description of the App. will pop up for viewing.  After you decide to buy it, you can tap the button with the price listed on it and the screen cuts right to the official App store, where you make the final purchase of the App. 

I really really like the AppShopper Application because for the most part, I have found out about most of my downloaded Apps from it as well as have saved a lot of money being able to know that the game I want is on sale.  Its quick, convenient, and is always fully listed with new, exciting Apps of every kind.

Here is a screen shot image of the App! Kinda small but hopefully you can get an idea :)

First Entry

Hello! My name is Marissa Earnhart and here is my Blog on what iPad/iPod Applications that I feel are most useful and fun that I come across in the App Store!  I will probably post each entry based on one App at a time but I may also compare and contast a few together.  I chose this topic because I just bought myself an iPad and never owning anything Apple before, I'm really amazed on how it works and all the interesting things that come with it, such as the Applications.  I will start with my favorite game application, World Of Goo.

World of Goo

For: iPad

World of Goo caught my eye under "Top Charts" in the App Store. The game had 4 1/2 star rating, so I checked it out and read some of the good customer reviews.  The graphics and the artwork caught my eye in  the pictures and it seemed to be some sort of puzzle-like game so I decided to buy it for $9.99 (I know, $10 for an App lol but it seemed worth it, and it was).  The game itself starts out with you, as the player, viewing a planet which is colored black until you unlock each area. Each area has about 10 levels each and the point of the game is to connect different Goo Balls with different attibutes, together to reach a pipe with sucks them in for your points.  Each level you have a different amount of Goo Ball you are suppose to collect to reach the next level.  What I like about the game is that as you play, you have to sort of teach yourself what to do and learn which Goo Balls do what (such as stick to walls, rubber, float or pop). There is brief directions on what to do each level by messages left by "The Mysterious Sign Painter" haha but they sometimes don't make much sense. 
Im on area 3 out of 5 and its getting pretty tricky.  There are some tutorials that I've seen on the game if you get really stuck.  Other than that the game is great. Its really smooth and sensitive to the touch which is good for this type of game.  The music and the sound effects are also really pretty neat!

  Well, thats it for my first entry. Here is a video from YouTube of World of Goo!

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