Essential Mac Apps

Now that you have a Mac, what are the apps you can't live without? Here's a short list of apps that I have installed on my Mac and that make my life a lot easier.

FamilySearch Indexing for iOS, Android

FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org) has now launched an Indexing app for iOS and Android. For all those interested in genealogy and with some free time on their hands, a warning... This is an addicting app!

First you want to do a few names just to test it, next you realise there are stats and you want to have a high number of matches, meaning the way you typed a name matches the way other indexers typed it, and then you just can't stop! You will do just one more name, just one more, just one more...

This is actually a great way to use your free time as you will be contributing to the largest freely available genealogical database on the Web, making it possible to search for names instead of spending hours looking at old microfilms. And with the mobile app you can index on the bus, at the beach or wherever you are, either on your smartphone or your tablet.

Way to go, FamilySearch!

Angry Birds on Chrome

For those of you addicted to Angry Birds (or just curious), you can now get it for free form the Google Chrome Store, install it as an extension on your Chrome browser and play it for free. If you want to give it a try, just follow these easy steps:

1. Start your Google Chrome browser
2. Go to the Google Chrome Store here (https://chrome.google.com/webstore)
3. If you don't already see a banner for the game, type "Angry Birds" on the search box and press Enter
4. On the search results, click on Angry Birds
5. Now click on the Install button

After Angry Birds is installed it will be available by opening a new tab on Chrome. Play away and have fun!

iOS 5 Wi-Fi Sync... Oops

If you read my post from yesterday about the iOS 5 new features and similarities with other existing apps, this one won't come as a surprise to you. It seems like this new feature is very, and I mean very similar to an app submitted a year ago to the Apple Store, which Apple refused, but instead called the developer and asked for his CV. Greg Hughes, though, preferred to take his app to the Cydia Store (that's for jailbroken iPhones, in case you are wondering) where he made about half a million dollars selling it.

Find Your Way With The Maps App

Here's a little cool trick some of you may not be aware of. On your iPhone, start the Maps app.

When you get the map on the screen, find the GPS/Locate button on the bottom left hand corner.

GPS/Locate Button

Now, double tap on that