#appy hour

Appy Hour: Push for Pizza

Price: Free

Omg omg omg you guys. With this app, you press a button and a pizza is delivered. IT IS LIKE UBER FOR PIZZA. How it works is the first time you log in it asks you to set it up with your favorite pizza place, the type of pizza you like to order, your credit card info, etc. Then when you want a pizza you just open the app and PRESS FOR PIZZA. The future is here and it is lazy and delicious.

More information can be found here.

Appy Hour: Taco Text

Price: Free

This app does one thing. It sends a taco via text message.

We're really starting to jump the shark with these appy hours, aren't we?

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Appy Hour: Eat Your Books

Price: Subscription

Okay, okay, okay. This is not exactly an app. But it does have a mobile version. This week we've got cooking on the mind as our CSA gets underway and I just found out about this site from one of our members. To use Eat Your Books, you enter in the names of all your cookbooks and magazine. The site will automatically pull up the index for the items in your collection and then you can search your ENTIRE COLLECTION for a certain ingredient. So say, for instance, that you have kohlrabi. Search "kohlrabi" and it will bring up the names and page numbers of kohlrabi recipes in any cookbook on your shelf. Kind of like having a personal cookery librarian!

More information can be found here.

Appy Hour: Stand With

Currently still in beta

If you have ever been sick or had someone close to you sick, then you hopefully have also seen firsthand the outpouring of support that can come along with that. As a sick person though, receiving help can sometimes add to the stress of caring for yourself. And if you've been a "helper" then you know how truly helpless it can feel when someone you love is ill.

With this new care management app, a caregiver can ask for help with specific tasks using their social networks. So the task of doing the grocery shopping, writing thank you notes, getting the kids out of the house for an afternoon to take their minds off things - these tasks can be delegated swiftly and effortlessly.  

More information can be found here.

Appy Hour: Ask a CPA

Price: Free

Do you have tax forms? Have the tax forms come in yet? Where are your tax forms? If you're a public librarian, you know what I'm talking about. This app allows you to answer any of your tax related questions and receive answers from actual accounting professionals. Search the archives to find your answer. If your question hasn't been asked yet, it will be answered for free by a CPA in your area. Includes the latest tax changes.

More information can be found here.

Appy Hour: Lose it!

Price: Free

The way I have been describing this app to friends is that it is like Weight Watchers except it's free. When you sign up, it has you establish a weight loss goal and date by which you would like to achieve that goal. Then, it creates a customized plan for you and you're off! Log your physical fitness activities, food, water, sleep, measurements, and more.

More information can be found here.