{"id":2611,"date":"2014-03-07T03:41:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T11:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2023-01-11T16:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T00:27:53","slug":"march-smartphone-apps-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/march-smartphone-apps-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Smartphone Apps of the Month- March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daylight savings time approaches and I\u2019m thinking, all of a sudden, about the concept of time. It\u2019s been said \u201ctime\u201d is our most precious commodity, and I would agree. Time has been called a river, a snowflake, and a handful of sand.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, time has been called many things since, well, since time immemorial. This month I\u2019d like to recommend two smartphone apps that can help you make better use of your time: What\u2019s For Dinner? and Alarm Clock Plus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s for Dinner?<\/strong> Available on <a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/whats-for-dinner-recipe-cookbook\/id376564038?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone <\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">and <\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.srb.app.wfd&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2626\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" alt=\"whats-for-dinner-app-for-android-and-apple-296x300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/whats-for-dinner-app-for-android-and-apple-296x300.jpg\" width=\"171\" height=\"174\">What\u2019s for Dinner? gives you immediate access to all of your recipes and more while you&#8217;re on the go. You can search popular recipe websites, including FoodNetwork, Allrecipes, Epicurious, Better Homes &amp; Gardens, and Food.com all at once.<\/p>\n<p>There are many reasons why home cooks now refer to this as their go-to app. From now on, you don\u2019t have to worry about shopping for groceries and not remembering that one last ingredient you needed. No more second trips back to store for an overlooked item. Instead, just pull out your smartphone and access the grocery list feature while shopping.<\/p>\n<p>You can also add your own family recipes as well as those from others, creating menu plans for the week. Plus, the many reviews and recommendations from other users make choosing a new meal easy, and you can even search by key ingredients.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">One user says the app saves her tons of time (there\u2019s that word again) and she can\u2019t live without it. Another user calls it \u201cAbsolutely flawless.\u201d Still a third said to find the app\u2019s comparison you\u2019d have to go to the labs of 007. In short, meal prep has never been easier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alarm Clock Plus:<\/strong> Available on <a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/alarm-clock-plus-ultimate\/id432849802?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iPhone&nbsp;<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">and<\/span><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/alarm-clock-plus-ultimate\/id432849802?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&nbsp;<\/a><a style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em;\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2627\" style=\"margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;\" alt=\"Alarm clock\" src=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Alarm-clock.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"171\">Alarm Clock Plus has been described by Lincoln Spector of PCWorld Magazine as \u201cquite simply, the best alarm clock I&#8217;ve ever used\u2013including physical alarm clocks of the digital, analog, and wind-up varieties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s saying a lot, especially since some innovative uses of alarm clocks have been around for a long time, even as far back as Ancient Greece; Plato was said to keep a large water clock with an alarm signal.<\/p>\n<p>Alarm Clock Plus enables you to set up a range of alarms. For example, the&nbsp;Nap Alarm Clock allows you to quickly and easily create a new alarm for&nbsp;a given amount of time (like a timer), while the&nbsp;Math Alarm will require you to solve a math problem in order to dismiss or snooze the alarm. This helps you to work your brain first thing in the morning and wake up ready to go.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a Music Alarm which lets you wake up to your favorite track or a random song from any artist, album, or playlist on your phone, or the&nbsp;App Alarm launches an application when alarm sounds.<\/p>\n<p>Alarm Clock Plus is fully customizable, so download the app now and have fun playing with time.<\/p>\n<p>Many years ago, a rock band named The Rolling Stones told us: \u201cTime is on my side.\u201d With these two smartphone apps on your side, you can be sure to better manage your time. Better late than never may be true, but never late is even better. May time\u2014and your apps\u2014be with you until, well, until next time.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daylight savings time approaches and I\u2019m thinking, all of a sudden, about the concept of time. It\u2019s been said \u201ctime\u201d is our most precious commodity, and I would agree. Time has been called a river, a snowflake, and a handful of sand. Simply put, time has been called many things since, well, since time immemorial. 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