New app connects neighbors with stuff to rent

Why go to a store to rent a pressure washer when neighbors down the street have one in their garage that you could use for a modest fee? ...

Crowd-sourcing wedding photos

Crowd-sourcing at the wedding? That's what's happening with photo-sharing services. I remember weddings where each table had a ...

New app helps kids master the analog clock

In our world of digital displays, how do you teach children to tell time on a traditional analog clock? Now there's an app for that. ...

Rediscover your pics with Picmatic app

Like most smartphone users, I have a lot of photos stored on my iPhone and iPad. Pictures of friends, travel albums, kids, pets, relative...

Capti app turns text into a podcast

My iPhone is stocked with my favorite podcasts for my daily dog walks: Freakonomics, RadioLab, Fresh Air, and Things You Missed In Histor...

Mio Link puts your heart into your workouts

As the two-lane road in the French countryside headed uphill, Corey Posgay started pedaling as if he were wearing the yellow jersey in th...

Uber is the future of city travel

We were finishing coffee and dessert with my nephew at a restaurant in Washington's DuPont area and it was time to consider our options ...

Our favorite apps for little fingers

My smartphone and tablet are loaded with the usual popular apps like Facebook, Instagram and Flipboard. But both have a folder that's ...

Neat app scans receipts from your phone

The people at The Neat Company are on a mission to banish document clutter. They started with NeatDesk, a $400 desktop scanner that would r...

These apps can help your garden grow

Bugs In The Garden is one of many apps for gardeners. The iTunes store for Apple gadgets and the Google Play store for Androids are chock fu...

Over app is smart and simple

I had to check out the Over app after a feature story on its developer appeard on the front page of this morning's Courier-Journal . The...

Concert Vault app streams thousands of live sets

With three top-name acts from the seventies coming to the Louisville area this week -- Fleetwood Mac, Janis Ian, and Karla Bonoff -- it seem...

These dining apps add some spice to eating out

I found five largely unknown apps that will steer you to an interesting restaurant, recommend a boutique brew and help you get you home safe...

Google maps returns to iOS

After a months-long absence, Google Maps is again available for Apple's iPhone and iPad. Google’s mapping app arrived late Wednesday in ...

Dark Sky app nails weather predictions

While the sunshine was giving way to dark clouds earlier today, I was wondering if I had time to walk the dog before the rain arrived, or if...

Apps for the summer travel season

The summer travel season is here and that means it's time to load up your car, your credit card and your mobile phone or tablet.  Both...

Au revoir mon ami

We are planning a trip to Paris and London this summer, so I have my iPad loaded with Speakeasy French ($1.99 in the Apps Store). I think I...