Apps

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore iPad book app is based on the award-winning short film of the same name.  The story tells of Morris Lessmore’s life after a hurricane and of his love of books and how they impact his life.  Each page has a beautifully detailed illustration with text along the

To complete my current series of Moleskine posts, I’ll mention the Moleskine app for iPad, iPhone/iPod touch.  This official app lets you choose the style of paper you want for your notebook:  ruled, plain, or grid.  You can type and edit entries, insert images (including some provided by Moleskine), or sketch your own images with

The History Channel worked with Bottle Rocket Apps to bring the history of the American Civil War to the iPad.  Daily updates let you watch the war unfold day by day.  You’ll explore photo galleries; newspaper articles; personal letters and diary entries from 15 people (including Abraham Lincoln and Horatio Nelson Taft); authentic period maps;

Memorial Day has passed this year, but it’s never too late to honor those who have sacrificed their lives for our country.  The Arlington National Cemetery app for iPad guides you on several one-mile tours of the cemetery and helps you discover the stories behind the grave markers.  Each stop on the tours has high-resolution

Get rid of flashcards forever!  Evernote Peek works with your Evernote account to make studying for quizzes or simply sharpening your memory easier.  Set up an Evernote notebook with a series of clues (note title) and answers (note body).  To study the material, simply lift up the first section of the Smart Cover to reveal

If you work for a business that provides iPads for employes or where most employes have gotten their own, Idea Flight might be a perfect way to control business presentations.  You won’t have to worry that people are reading ahead in handouts and missing what you’re saying, and you don’t have to have projectors or

Merriam-Webster already offers their Collegiate Dictionary as a $25 app in the iTunes app store.  This free iPad app gives you access to the complete Collegiate Dictionary, and it gives you functions that the paid app doesn’t have.  I’m not the best speller in the world, and it’s sometimes hard to look up a word

The Yahoo! Messenger app for iOS has been updated to allow you to make voice and video calls to anyone in your contacts list.  You can call them on their iPad, mobile device, or PC for free, or make low-cost international calls with Yahoo! Phone Out to landline or cellular phones.  You can make video

The New York Public Library is making their reference collections available through a series of iPad apps, beginning with this exploration of the 1939-40 New York’s World’s Fair.  You can investigate the development of the Fair’s designs, buildings, and exhibits.  You can read original essays by prominent writers of the time, and examine picture galleries.

Here’s another interesting “coffee table book” app for iPad for your consideration.  The Man in Space app is a multi-media examination of 50 years of space exploration.  It was based on a special edition of Sky at Night Magazine.  It starts with the events that lead to the “Space Race”, through manned flights and Moon

If you are too young to remember Woodstock – or you were there but just need your memory jogged – the On the Way to Woodstock iPad app could be the reference book you need.  Over 100 hours of music and video narrates the musical and cultural journey from the 50s to the 60s.  There’s