Photo Courtesy of www.nataliemaclean.com

It’s all at your finger tips. No looking through cookbooks and no Google. Say you look in your fridge and see that you have Brie Cheese, Chicken, and Vegetables. What are you going to buy for wine?

Click your Mobile Matcher App and voila it will tell you exactly what type of wine will compliment your food selection.

Say you already have a bottle of Chardonnay and some Cognac. Mobile Matcher will match what type of dishes will best suit your beverages.

Here is a list of excellent pairings courtesy of this lovely App!

Top 10 Cheese & Drink Matches from the Nat Decants Drinks Matcher:

1.      Camembert or brie with Champagne
2.      Gouda with Spanish Rioja
3.      Cheddar with Bordeaux or Cabernet Sauvignon
4.      Manchego with Amontillado Sherry
5.      Mozzarella with German Late Harvest Riesling
6.      Feta with Oregonian Pinot Noir
7.      Goat cheese with New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
8.      Stilton blue cheese with Port or Sauternes
9.      Parmigiano with Italian Amarone
10.     Macaroni and cheese with Californian Chardonnay

No more calling Mom! No more Google! And no more looking like a chump! This girl is sure to uhmm take it to the next level.

Cheers!

xo

@MissBrittanyDow

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New App Alert: Food and Drink Pairings

Image courtesy of Rowmote.com

The first one is Rowmote Pro from Evan Schoenberg. It’s a remote for the Mac and Apple TV. What I really like about this is that it adds a wireless mouse and keyboard functionality. You can press a button that toggles it from a simple application remote to a wirless mouse and keyboard. There’s a virtual trackpad that you can use as mouse and when you want to start typing, shake the iPhone/iPod Touch and the keyboard pops out. You can start typing away.

In remote mode, the Rowmote functions the same way as the Apple remote (hardware) in apps such as iTunes, DVD Player, Finder, VLC, etc.

There’s the non-pro version which is basically just the remote sans the wireless mouse and keyboard. That’s only $.99.

You’ll need to download the companion remote software for your Mac. This runs in the background and it’s unobtrusive.

Cost: $4.99

Image courtesy of Hobbyist Software

My next favorite remote app is the VLC remote from Hobbyist Software. I watch a lot of videos on my computer. Most of the time I do this while eating lunch or dinner. Since I don’t want to eat very near my laptop this remote app comes in really handy. I could live with Rowmote but the VLC remote is such a great app that I find that I use this a lot more for watching videos on VLC.

I like the fact that I can browse through my folders and look for the file I want to view using this app. Adjust the volume, scrub the timeline of the video, toggle full-screen on and off and other features. This is truly an essential app for someone who uses VLC a lot.

Cost $2.99

Image courtesy of On One Software

The third remote on my list is OnOne Software’s DSLR Camera Remote Professional Edition. I’ve been looking for a good wireless remote setup for my DSLR. Due to certain restrictions, I find it hard to handle an SLR and I want to learn studio photography so this is a good solution.

You hook up your DSLR to your laptop and the Camera Remote uses WiFi to control your camera’s shutter. Depending on your camera model it can be as simple as a remote shutter which lets you preview the image on your iPhone or iPod Touch or as much as getting a live preview of your shots as well as the ability to adjust settings on your camera. It’s truly a great piece of software. There are some bugs and kinks but I trust that it will be remedied in the coming versions.

It is quite expensive and probably not for everyone. There’s a lite version that’s a lot cheaper but as the saying goes “Go for broke!”. That’s what I did.

Cost $12.99

Turning your iPhone or iPod Touch to a remote of sorts is definitely fun. It’s great to have this much power over your gadgets on the palm of your hand.

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Remote, Remote, Remote

Image: Trimble Outdoors

The application complements a variety of outdoor activities, including walking, running, hiking, cycling, mountain biking and snowboarding.

After downloading AllSport GPS, you can:

• Begin a new fitness routine or maintain your existing workout plan
• Track exercise activity by monitoring time, speed, calories burned, and distance traveled during outdoor workouts
• Download map images and recommended routes to your iPhone
• View performance statistics and real-time information
• Store favorite outdoor workout routes
• Share fitness progress with friends and family

You can interrupt your workout if you get a call and then resume the app. You can also listen to your favorite music while running the AllSport GPS app through the iPod feature on your iPhone.

Furthermore, you can analyze your workouts, upload workout plans and check out customized trips taken by others on the Trimble Outdoors website.

You can the AllSport GPS app for $9.99 through the Health & Fitness category in the Apple iPhone App Store or online through iTunes.

Image: Trimble Outdoors

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AllSport GPS iPhone App

NumberKey App Product Image from Balmuda

I’m not sure why, but I’ve always wanted to teach myself or learn how to use a 10-key keypad quickly. Again, not exactly sure how it would immediately benefit me at this time, but I’ve always thought it would be helpful at some point.

Balmuda has developed the NumberKey iPhone app that extends your keyboard’s functionality and provides a 10-key entering number pad using the iPhone touch screen’s interface to make the input physics as close to the real thing as you could probably get without having to actually carry around a 10-key numberpad with USB cord in your bag.

Pretty cool for sure.

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NumberKey iPhone App from Balmuda

I’ve found that my major challenge when working remotely though is finding power outlets that are available. I had an idea the other day for a new iPhone app that would let you search for a business establishment and then see a floor diagram of the tables and wall layout. You could then see what tables had power outlets available to them.

I’m not an iPhone user but an application like that would make me think twice about owning one. Of course, I could also just ask someone to make the same application available for Windows Mobile.

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The Challenge of Power Access