D. Noel Keshwar

The holiday season is the perfect time of the year to get together with friends and family, and nothing brings people together more effectively than a quality home cooked meal, which is why we created our Apps To Help You Cook For The Holidays Applist. Our Apps To Help You Cook For The Holidays Applist features a variety of apps that will help you shop for the big day, prepare a unique and yet simple meal, and cap off the event with a sweet dessert.  The apps included in the Applist are: If any of you feel that we have somehow missed the perfect app for this list, feel free to leave a comment below indicating which app it is so we can take a look at it and possibly add it to the list. While you are checking out the Apps To Help You Cook For The Holidays Applist, don’t forget to check out our wide variety of other useful Applists. Read More

by December is supposed to be a time for joy and merriment, but with the hustle and bustle of daily life, the stress of holiday travel, shopping and planning, the sheer anticipation we used to experience as kids seems a distant memory. But mobile applications can help us stop, take a breather, and regain some of that missing holiday fun. In the spirit of the holiday season and an attempt to recover some of that holiday excitement, the following are 10 fun iPhone apps to help put a little more festivity into your lives. Note: We evaluated apps for all holidays in December (including Kwanzaa), but only included apps we thought were worth your time and money, regardless of which holiday they represented. For those who don’t live in areas that are frequented by carolers, this is the next best thing. iCaroler features a group of melodious singers who belt out tried and true Christmas songs like “Jingle Bells” or “Deck the Halls.” The song choices are limited but that is overridden by the fact that this app features multi-sync technology. Have a friend download the app and “join” your carolers for a surround sound caroling experience. Cost: $0.99 No celebration is complete without holiday cookies. This app contains numerous recipes for creating festive holiday treats like Holly Jolly Fudge and Peppermint Crunch Bark. If you can’t decide which tasty sweet to bake, just shake your iPhone and one will be selected for you. Cost: $0.99 Since you have the treats, you may as well have the cocktails as well. With recipes for libations such as Apple Mistletoe Tini, Jingle Juice and Rudolph’s Tipsy Spritzer, your next holiday party will certainly be merry and bright. Cost: $0.99 Can’t get enough of “Rocking Around the Christmas Tree?” Download this free Christmas Radio app to have immediate access to 40 Christmas radio stations from around the country. Cost: Free Feel the sudden urge to hear sleigh bells, fire crackling or wrapping of presents? This app provides little sound bites of these and more to get you into the Christmas spirit. Cost: Free This app gives you a lot of bang for your buck. Not only does it include GPS Santa Tracking, it also includes a North Pole blog, a customizable ‘Naughty or Nice’ list, the ability to send text messages to Santa, and more. In addition, 10% of all proceeds from this app Read More

For many of people, including this guy, it can be difficult to get into that joyful Christmas mood, but don’t you worry because AppAdvice is here to help with a new Christmas-inspired Applist. Our Apps That Put You In The Christmas Mood Applist features an assortment of apps that will help you rediscover that warm Christmas feeling by giving you the tools to create shopping lists, send cards, decorate virtual trees, and even count down the nights until Christmas! If you feel that we have missed the perfect app for this list, feel free to leave a comment below indicating which app it is so we can take a look at it and possibly add it to the list. While you are checking out the Apps That Put You In The Christmas Mood Applist, don’t forget to check out our wide variety of other very useful Applists. Read More

Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away, which means many of you are probably stressing out over all of the items left on your to-do list.  But don’t worry, we now have an Applist to help you get through this food-centric holiday with ease. The Apps To Help You Plan Your Thanksgiving Applist features everything you will need to get ready for the big holiday.  It contains apps that will help you find the best recipes and ingredients for your dinner, apps to help you remember those special moments, and even an app to help entertain your children. Now quickly head over to the Apps To Help You Plan Your Thanksgiving Applist so you can get started on, or hopefully finish up, planning the big day. Don’t forget to check out our wide variety of other Applists while you are there. Read More

The great app deals just keep on popping up this weekend.  Today developer Pure Digital Magic is offering their unique and customizable photo displaying and sharing app, PhotoShelf, for free. PhotoShelf is a relatively new app that allows you to display your photos on a customizable shelf.  The app features 18 different themed shelves, over 100 frames, 100 classical paintings, and hundreds of accessories to make the shelf your own.  Aside from all of those items, you can also add spotlights to your shelves, add custom titles to frames, add notes to your photos, crop your photos within the frames, and even share your creations via email or upload them to Facebook.  Pure Digital Magic intends to add even more accessories via future updates. PhotoShelf requires a second- or third-generation iPhone or iPod touch, so first-generation owners need not apply.  The app also requires iPhone OS 3.0 or later. PhotoShelf has been available since mid-September at prices ranging from $.99-$4.99, but today and today only you can pick it up for free. Read More

Photoshelf is a fun application that allows you to create your own personalized shelf made up of pictures, statues, lamps, artwork and tons of other items. With the ability to send your shelf to your friends through email or Facebook, it’s a unique way to share your interests with others. The first task is to choose what shelf you’d like to begin customizing. There are eighteen shelves to choose from, each one offering a unique look. There are also spotlights in each shelf so you can highlight special items you like the most. Once you have your shelf picked out, you can begin adding items. You can add photos, miscellaneous items, or paintings. All you have to do is double tap a spot on your shelf and a menu will pop up with your item options. After selecting a photo from your library, you can choose from over one hundred frames to make it look even better. These frames range from traditional designs and colors all the way to crazy bright colors and modern looking designs. Photos can also be cropped inside the frame and positioned in landscape or portrait mode. There are one hundred classical paintings to add to your shelf as well. These paintings are replicas of actual artists such as Picasso and Michelangelo. Both the photos and paintings are obviously small to view when sitting on your shelf, but you can also tap on them to view in full screen mode. Adding items is just as easy as photos and paintings. There are several subcategories for items such as sports, statues and lamps. You can even add a special spotlight to items you’d like to stand out more than others. If you decide you don’t like an item’s location, you can always move it around to somewhere else by tapping and dragging. There are many items to choose from, but for this app to be a real keeper, it’s going to need a much larger library of items and a faster way to search for those items. After playing with it for a while, I started to get a little bored with the selections. I’m hoping the developer adds new item packages on a regular basis. One unique feature in items is the ability to put a radio on your shelf to hear music from your iPod and a TV to watch a video podcast. This adds value Read More