| There's nothing better than downloading a new free | | | | Even with extraneous background noise - people |
| app to you iPad or iPhone - except when the app is | | | | chatting in the background, an espresso machine |
| horrible. If there's one to know about software, it's | | | | going off - Shazam will capture enough of the music |
| that one person's "awesome" is the next guy's | | | | to tell you who it is. |
| "awful." This is because every person is unique and | | | | For anyone who's ever said to themselves or to a |
| our apps should be too. So, we've put together this | | | | friend, "Who is this singer?! It's driving me crazy!", you |
| list of software to match different personality types. | | | | owe it to your sanity to put the Shazam app on |
| Find yourself, find your app and find happiness at last. | | | | your iPhone. |
| The Best App for Everyone: Where | | | | The Best App for News Junkies: The New York |
| Where tells you just that - where what you're | | | | Times |
| looking for can be found. Not unlike the "Points of | | | | On the subway, at a restaurant, or walking down the |
| Interest" feature in Garmin GPS systems, the Where | | | | street, you can plug in to the latest news from The |
| app can answer any of your questions that begin | | | | New York Times. Not only that, you can customize |
| with "Where is...?" From "where is the nearest place | | | | which news stories you see. If you're into sports, for |
| to get a cup of coffee?" to "where is my friend Mike | | | | example, you can get sports headlines to appear, |
| right now?", the Where app allows you to connect | | | | without having to scroll through all that boring arts |
| with the people and places around you, all while | | | | stuff. |
| you're on the go. | | | | The Best App for Social Butterflies: Eventful |
| What makes Where so great is the way it combines | | | | If you're the type of person who doesn't like to stay |
| several different apps into one central location. For | | | | at home knitting and watching television every night, |
| example, you might already have one app that will | | | | Eventful might be the app for you. Eventful will tell |
| give you the weather, and another app that will | | | | you all about local events, including which performers |
| search for coupons. Another app might provide you | | | | will be performing where and when; in fact, Eventful |
| with gas prices, while a fourth app might let you | | | | tracks the schedules of over 130,000 performers, so |
| browse the Yellow Pages. With Where, all this | | | | the chances are, you'll find something good to do at |
| information is in one place. | | | | night. You can also track what events your friends |
| The Best App for Music Lovers: Shazam | | | | are interested in, making it easy to coordinate a |
| Shazam has a premium version that's not free, but | | | | weekend of fun with the gang. |
| the limited use version might be enough for you to | | | | The Best App for Twitter Users: Twitterrific |
| get started with. Imagine this scenario: you're in a | | | | If you can't stand to be away from your Twitter |
| cafe having a cup of coffee, and they're playing a | | | | account, you don't have to be. Twitterrific lets you |
| song that you really love. You think you've heard it | | | | take Twitter with you wherever you go. From |
| before, but for the life of you, you can't figure out | | | | Twitterrific, it's easy to post tweets and follow the |
| who sings it or what the name of the song is. This is | | | | tweets your friends and family post. |
| where Shazam comes in. Just hold your phone as | | | | These five apps just scratch the surface. The |
| close as you can to the speaker, and record a short | | | | chances are, if you can imagine it, someone has |
| sample of the time. Shazam will figure out who sings | | | | made an app for it - or they will soon. |
| the song, what its name is, and what album it's on. | | | | |