smartphone app – Page 2 – Mike Soltys, Ph.D.

Tool of the Week: Evernote

Posted on December 6, 2011 by mrsoltys

Evernote is a free app for windows, pc, and smartphones, and is a great way to remember stuff. [caption id="attachment_584" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Evernote Screenshot"][/caption] For research: I love being able to quickly snap screen shots of plots and clip them to Evernote, with a description of what's going on and what i'm working on daily. I can easily e-mail a...Read More

Tool of the Week: Strava

Posted on August 29, 2011 by mrsoltys

I know it was just a few weeks ago i posted about MapMyRun / MapMyRide/ Etc. but reciently I found a new site that i've been loving even more. Strava is a clean site without the annoying adds and clutter of mapmyfitness.com. As far as I can tell, Strava doesn't have a manual mapping tool but the smartphone app is...Read More

Tool of the Week: MapMyFitness

Posted on July 25, 2011 by mrsoltys

I love exercise. It helps me clear my head, feel good, and burns calories so i can drink more beer. I'm also somewhat competitive. I lever enjoy suffering in the back of a pack, and even when I'm by myself I like to match myself up to personal goals. Thats why I love MapMyFitness (also the same as: MapMyRide, MapMyRun, MapMyHike,...Read More

Tool of the week: Spotify

Posted on July 18, 2011 by mrsoltys

Lately there's been a lot of buzz around the new music service: Spotify, so I decided to review it for this week's tool of the week! Spotify is an application on your computer, much like iTunes, except it allows you to stream any song you like. Spotify's main draw is it's social aspects: where you can see your friends favorite...Read More

Tool of the Week: Topo Maps

Posted on June 20, 2011 by mrsoltys

[caption id="attachment_425" align="alignright" width="320" caption="TopoMaps near one of my favorite mountain biking spots: Walker ranch"][/caption] There is no substitute for a good topo map and old fashioned compass. Knowing how to use them is a basic skill for any outdoors person. With that said, nothing beats being able to bust out your smart phone and immediately know your place on...Read More

Tool of the Week: Mint.com

Posted on May 23, 2011 by mrsoltys

Mint is an online personal finance tool, and the most helpful and easy to use budgeting tool I've ever used. Simply enter in your user-names and passwords to the accounts you want it to track, and then Mint will automatically download your transactions and assign them to budgets. It also does a great job tracking investments. Mint is complete with...Read More

Tool of the Week: PayPal

Posted on April 18, 2011 by mrsoltys

"Every Time I see a bunch of checks taped to the fridge, I just roll my eyes." -William S. (Roommate) [caption id="attachment_324" align="alignright" width="273" caption="Just make sure you select the "Personal Tab" to avoid fees!"][/caption] You've probably heard of PayPal, maybe you even have an account to buy stuff off of ebay or other online retailers. But I think the most awesome...Read More

Tool of the Week: Mendeley

Posted on March 14, 2011 by mrsoltys

Mendeley is a program that sorts and organizes PDFs, allowing you to easily keep track of papers you've read. Mendeley allows you to highlight and take notes on your PDFs, and all of your notes (as well as the full text of PDFs) are searchable... so you can quit saying "I read a paper somewhere..." and find exactly where it...Read More

Tool of the Week: Dropbox

Posted on March 8, 2011April 25, 2012 by mrsoltys

<Update>: This is an older post. I've recently started using Google Drive for all my cloud storage. </Update> This week's tool of the week is Dropbox. Dropbox is like a flash drive that you can never loose. Its a folder on your computer that gets backed up online automatically. So if you spill coffee on your laptop, or are in a...Read More