Many times the hardest part is not the act of doing the thing you were trying to do, but to get past the resistance to even start at all. Getting exercise is one of the biggest places where resistance can creep up. There are tons of exercise apps out there that gamify your experience to keep you coming back for more. But what about getting past the initial hurdle of getting started?
Echo tips: How to set Spotify as your default music library
Love using your Amazon Echo, but want to use Spotify as the default music library? We’ve got you covered. This post shows you exactly how to set Spotify as your default so you’ll never have to say “on Spotify” again.
How to add a legacy contact to Facebook
What happens to your social accounts after you pass on? Thankfully, Facebook has an option to add a legacy contact so that you can have a trusted person give information to your friends and family at a very trying time.
Interview with Ben McCarthy, developer of Obscura
A while back I started noticing a couple of the folks I follow on Twitter posting some beautiful pictures. What I came to find out is that they were beta testing a new camera app called Obscura. Obscura is amazing and has replaced the stock Camera app on my iPhone. The creator of Obscura, Ben McCarthy was nice enough to sit down with me and answer a few questions about his app and about photography.
Snapchat Tips: How to Add Music to Your Snaps
Snapchat stories are one of the most fun features of the app. If you want to add a soundtrack to your day, adding music to your snaps is a great way to make them stand out.
3 third-party keyboards that’ll help you communicate better
With iOS 10 on the horizon, Messages users are about to get a ton of different fun messaging features and ways to communicate. There are a number of third-party keyboards available on the App Store, and while there still might be some kinks as to how quickly they load up, and the ease of switching between multiple keyboards, when they do work, they can really help. Here are three great third-party keyboards that’ll turn you into a wordsmith and help you find any information!
Best grilling and BBQ apps for iPhone
It’s the perfect season for grilling outside, but what if you have no clue what you’re doing behind the grill? With these apps you’ll find out how to get recipes, master techniques, and time your food just right. These apps are sure to help you go from an amateur to a BBQ master in no time
How to share Apple Music and Spotify playlists the easy way
I was initially interested in Soundshare because I had been using Apple Music for the past couple of months and missed the collaborative playlists feature from Spotify, which I had used for years. Soundshare gives you the superpower to combine playlists no matter what music service you or your friends are on, whether that be Apple Music, Spotify or Deezer.
Best iPhone and iPad games of all time: Brian’s picks
Here are a wide variety of games that I love. From new games to classics, these are some of my favorites.
6 must-have iPhone and iPad accessories for musicians
iPhones and iPads have become more than just consumption devices in so many different ways. From using an iPad as a virtual cookbook to using it as a portable way to develop a website, the iPad and iPhone are extremely useful in everyday life. One of the biggest categories where these devices have made a huge difference, is music. It’s now possible to take your iPad and use it as a whole collection of amps if you’re a guitar player, or have countless sounds available to you as a piano player, and so much more.
Making Music Memos your digital scratchpad
Apple’s Music Memos can be the difference between remembering that next great song, or having it be lost to the ether. With Music Memos, musicians, hobbyists, and more all have a great place to record ideas. What makes the app so powerful is that it allows you to capture an idea virtually anywhere you can bring your phone, and is oftentimes better than writing it down, because you can hear the nuances of how you played the notes.
Best music discovery apps for iPhone and iPad
With the advent of streaming services came an easy way to play your favorite artists, with enormous catalogs of songs. If music is an integral part of your life, then you know how amazing services like Spotify, Apple Music, Rdio (RIP), and others have allowed us to have our whole collection of songs in our
