Apps?

I use the Waze app especially around cities. It's great for seeing what's up ahead. I use it only as a reference though and never do the interactive stuff on it. Let the 4-wheelers handle that part.

Someone recently advocated for an app called Wolfram Alpha. I can't even tell you ... it's so neat ... I'm gladly paying $2.99/month for the foreseeable future. Look it up to find out why.

Okay, I'll spoil it a little.

"Remember the Star Trek computer? It's finally happening--with Wolfram|Alpha. Building on 25 years of development led by Stephen Wolfram, Wolfram|Alpha has rapidly become the world's definitive source for instant expert knowledge and computation.

Across thousands of domains--with more continually added--Wolfram|Alpha uses its vast collection of algorithms and data to compute answers and generate reports for you.

Parts of Wolfram|Alpha are used in the Apple Siri Assistant; this app gives you access to the full power of the Wolfram|Alpha computational knowledge engine. Domains covered by Wolfram|Alpha include:

MATHEMATICS Elementary Math Numbers Plotting Algebra Matrices Calculus Geometry Trigonometry Discrete Math Number Theory Applied Math Logic Functions Definitions

STATISTICS & DATA ANALYSIS Descriptive Statistics Regression Statistical Distributions Probability

PHYSICS Mechanics Electricity & Magnetism Optics Thermodynamics Relativity Nuclear Physics Quantum Physics Particle Physics Statistical Physics Astrophysics Physical Constants

CHEMISTRY Elements Compounds Ions Quantities Solutions Reactions Chemical Thermodynamics Protecting Groups

MATERIALS Alloys Minerals Crystallography Plastics Woods Bulk Materials

ENGINEERING Acoustics Aeronautics Electric Circuits Fluid Mechanics Steam Tables Psychrometrics Refrigeration Structures

ASTRONOMY Star Charts Astronomical Events Planets Moons Minor Planets Comets Space Weather Stars Pulsars Galaxies Star Clusters Nebulae Astrophysics

EARTH SCIENCE Geology Geochronology Geodesy Earthquakes Tide Data Atmosphere Climate

LIFE SCIENCES Animals & Plants Dinosaurs DNA Sequence Lookup SNPs Proteins Human, Mouse & Fruit Fly Genomes Metabolic Pathways

COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES Cellular Automata Substitution Systems Turing Machines Computational Complexity Algebraic Codes Fractals Mathematica Image Processing

UNITS & MEASURES Conversions Comparisons Dimensional Analysis Industrial Measures Batteries Bulk Materials Paint

DATES & TIMES Date Computations Time Zones Calendars Holidays Geological Time

WEATHER Current & Historical Weather Forecasts Wind Chill Hurricanes Clouds Climate

PLACES & GEOGRAPHY Maps Projections Geodesy Navigation Distances Geomagnetism Geocoding Countries Cities Elevation Data Oceans Lakes Rivers Islands Mountains

PEOPLE & HISTORY People Genealogy Names Occupations Political Leaders Historical Events, Periods & Countries Historical Numerals & Money

CULTURE & MEDIA Books Periodicals Movies Video Games Fictional Characters Mythology Television Networks & Programs Awards

MUSIC Musical Notes Intervals Chords Scales Audio Waveforms Instruments Songs

WORDS & LINGUISTICS Word Properties Dictionary Lookup Word Puzzles Anagrams Languages Document Length Morse Code Soundex Number Names

SPORTS & GAMES Football Baseball Olympics Stadiums Lotteries Card Games

COLORS Color Names & Systems Color Addition Temperatures Wavelengths

MONEY & FINANCE Stock Data Indices Mutual Funds Futures Mortgages Present Value Currency Conversion Tips Bonds Derivatives Valuation Wages Sales Tax

SOCIOECONOMIC DATA Demographics Countries US States US Counties Cities Economics Agriculture Energy Salaries Unemployment Cost of Living Health Care Housing Social Statistics Crime Military Religion

HEALTH & MEDICINE Body Measurements Growth Charts Exercise Diseases Mortality Data Medical Test Data Teeth Vision Drug Data Hospitals

FOOD & NUTRITION Foods Dietary References

EDUCATION International Education Universities School Districts Public Schools Standardized Tests

ORGANIZATIONS Companies Hospitals Foundations International Organizations

TRANSPORTATION Airports Airlines Aircraft Flight Data Road Transport Gasoline Prices Bridges Tunnels Tides

TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD Communications Satellites Space Probes Photography Barcodes

WEB & COMPUTER SYSTEMS Website Data IP Lookup Notable Computers Data Transfer Port Numbering String Processing Hashing Unicode Lookup"

That was me who was talking about wolfram alpha. has quite a few uses and I find myself using it at least 3-4x days every week. Even if just for fun... type your birth date or "today" or any other date and you'll get a lot of interesting info about said date. The topic in which I mentioned it was about timezones and when you need info about the time in a location it can be quite useful. most time zone converters only have major cities, that only helps if you know what time zone the small city you are going to is in or if it's nearby one of those large cities. with wolfram you can type in any location in the world and get info about it or do that and add the word timezone to the end and get just time info about it.

Someone recently advocated for an app called Wolfram Alpha. I can't even tell you ... it's so neat ... I'm gladly paying $2.99/month for the foreseeable future. Look it up to find out why.

There's a lot you can do for free. Enter "Big Mac", it tight first name.