Free Apps Roundup for June 3rd, 2011

This week on the Free Apps Roundup: It’s my birthday! Happy Birthday me. Yes, it’s a shameless self congratulations, but I brought treats…er, “party favors,” so that makes it okay, right? Free Apps for everybody! I found some great apps, a couple of games, and even a stats app. So, get to it already, download some free apps!

WWDC - If you were lucky enough to register for WWDC this year in that extremely short time window, this is the app you’ll want to keep track of conference information at WWDC. You can search the conference schedule, make reservations at the Labs, view the map of Moscone and keep up with WWDC news. If you didn’t get to register for WWDC, you can at least view some images from the conference, which are promised to be updated daily. Stats of the Union - An app only a mathematician could love. And since I just happen to be a mathematician, I love it. This app puts glorious medical statistics at your fingertips. Seriously, what more could you ask for in life? I’m really struggling here…the data is aggregated by the Community Health Status Indicators report from various federal agencies. It’s then presented with a pretty neat looking map of the US. iPad only. Cube Dog 3D Toy - Remember Tamagotchis? Of course you do, and even now you’re oddly drawn to their seemingly pointless gameplay. This is the latest incarnation of that virtual pet idea. You can do all the normal things with Cube Dogs, but what’s really cool is that you can take augmented reality pictures of your cube dog on top of real things with your camera. DealLocator - Here’s an app that promises to find all the deals near you, wherever you are. In fact, they claim it goes anywhere on planet Earth, though I challenge you to find a good deal on Antarctica, or the Lost island perhaps. All it asks is for your location data so it can find hundreds of companies just waiting to give you a sweet deal. Probably worth a look. ClassicBooth - There’s just something about photo booths. You see one, and instantly you feel compelled to take goofy pictures. While this app won’t give you the claustrophobic factor that likely makes these images so amazing, it will do mostly the same thing for you and spit out the digital equivalent. Snappy Timer - iOS comes with a pretty sweet clock app, but perhaps you want more in the way of timers. This app allows you to color code your timer.

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General Knowledge Pt. XVII

 

What is terroir?

Terroir is a French term that means soil or earth and is generally used to refer to all the physical and environmental characteristics in and around a particular vineyard that influence the quality of wine — climate, soil composition and geographical location. Without a direct English equivalent, terroir specifically refers to the consistent, distinctive qualities in wine that are not the results of the variety of the grape or the skills of the grower and winemaker.

What is sabre-raifling?

Sabre-rattling is an idiomatic phrase that originated in the early 20th century when an officer would threaten to draw his sabre. It usually refers to a flamboyant display of military power or as an implied threat like a company threatening another with a lawsuit.

What are heartwood and sapwood?

Wood is, in fact, the secondary xylem formed by cambium (layers of tissues) during secondary growth. As the tree grows old, the wood at the centre ceases to perform the function of conduction and is blocked with organic compounds like oil, resins, and tannins, and develops a dark colour. This darkcoloured portion of the wood is called heartwood. The peripheral, light-coloured, better water-conducting wood is called sapwood.

What was austria’s currency before the euro was introduced?

From 1924 to 1938 and between 1945 to 1999, Austria’s currency was the schilling, which was divided into 100 groschen. Thereafter, the euro replaced the schilling.

What’s special about the encoded cylinder?

The encoded cylinder refers to the Cyrillic Projector sculp ture by American artist James Sanborn which was created in the early 1990s. The 32-character Cyrillic alphabet has been used on it with the Russ ian word for ‘shadow’ — TEHb — appearing several times.

What is the big read?

It is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts of America designed to encourage book reading among citizens. The literature in focus is on American popular culture. The National Endowment has partnered the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest. Support for the Big Read is given by the W K Kellogg Foundation and a grant by the Paul G Alien Family Foundation.

How old is tintin?