Latest favourite app chez nous is Osmos by Hemisphere games, a desperately pretty game with chillout sounds, available for Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iThings.
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dublin.ie
Dublin-based folks may find some of the resources on dublin.ie useful/interesting.
The range of information available is broad, covering everything from where to find amenities like recycling centres, libraries, leisure centres and polling stations, to an online library of free publications on topics such as community gardens, green living and childcare.
The How can I? section lets you filter for FAQs based on theme, such as health, politics, entertainment and learning.
There’s also an events calendar, if you’re looking for something to do. It’s filterable by category and sorted by date. Events are both free and paid, but that’s not a filterable option. You can even add your own events, or other events you know of that aren’t already listed.
Definitely worth a poke around, whether you’re a resident or a visitor.
Lego Digital Designer
If you’re the Lego type (and we are in spades in this house), then this is a nifty tool that might appeal, although it has a lot of bells and whistles and takes some patience, so not ideally suited to the younger or less patient aficionados out there. Continue reading “Lego Digital Designer”
Arnotts Gifts App
I love a freebie, and similarly-minded Dublin-based folks with a commute that takes them through the city centre may be interested in the Arnotts Gifts app for iThings.
Hearst Magazines Summer Sale for iThings
I love Newsstand on iThings, mainly on the iPad, though content is surprisingly accessible on the iPhone too. I love that I can decide over breakfast that I’d like to read a magazine, then download one without leaving the house; I love that I can access some obscure titles without placing a special order with my newsagent; I love that the magazines cost less than they do in the newsagent’s (there’s a shocking markup on magazines here in Ireland); I love that I don’t wind up with stacks of paper creating clutter and needing to be recycled, and that even if I’ve deleted an issue I can download it again for free any time; I love that I can bring a stack of magazines with me in my pocket when I leave the house; I love that I can zoom in on content if it’s not clear enough at standard size. There’s a lot to love.