Free iphone applications which make parenting easier
Being a new iphone user, I am pleasantly surprised to discover that it can actually make my life as a parent easier. Here are some applications that I have found on my one short week of having the iphone that blow me (& DS) away.
1. iWriteWords Lite
I would never imagine that getting DS to practise his pre-writing skills can be so effortless. Instead of the usual coaxing, DS actuatlly plead to practsed writing his ABCs and 123s with this application which show the DS the correct sequences of strokes and reward him every step of the way!
2. Shape Builder LITE
The Preschool Learning Puzzle Game. A Jigsaw puzzle coupled with and alphabet word recognition, this educational game kept him engaged and occupied
3. Grimm's Fairy Tales
Bedtime reading can now be done with the lights off plus this free download comes with hundreds of stories. DS now get a differnt story aday. There is also a version by of Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.
4. Audiobooks
This application is syn with a free project where authors record audio books of classics for free. There is all the classics you can think of. Those suitable for children include the Adventure of Tom Sawyer, The wonderful Wizard of Oz, They even have Di zi gui in Cantonese and Mandrain!
For those who do not want an iphone but still want access to the applications, there is always the ipod touch which supposedly support the same applications as iphone, sans the phone features.
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Hi guys just found out that
Hi guys just found out that in general smart phones are quite high in radiation. While so far the studies are not very conclusive on whether the radiation from cell phone will cause cancer, it is besy to avoid holding the phone at the ear. Use a headset or speaker and hold the phone away from the body when talking.
For iphone's radiation edmission :
http://www.ewg.org/cellphoneradiation/Get-a-Safer-Phone/Apple/iPhone+3G+S/
will watch out when next
will watch out when next time buy iphone
I am still looking for a
I am still looking for a good dictionary.... that has audio features in English and also Mandarin.
Any recommendation ?
dictionaries
i forgot to mention tt sashimi was keen to get the iphone originally cos he can download a free jap dictionary. although it's free, it's very comprehensive. recently, he got a chinese dictionary for it too.
TO: GWEN
They do get bored of it after a while :) Just like I'm starting to get bored of it already. My hb just got his iPhone and he's still into trying the different apps.
If someone came up with a
If someone came up with a similar app but for CHINESE WORDS, I'll gladly pay for it.
My boy enjoyed it and I paid for the full version (all 4 different apps in 1). Compared to buying books, this is cheap & fun!
LittlePrincessI agree...my
One-time payment; all downloads (legitimately) from iTunes store
tree nymph - one-time payments. :) I noticed also that prices change, and often go down if you wait long enough. There are also free versions of paid apps, which you can try - these usually have some feature restrictions though (eg. less features, or less levels in a game. The latter is not a bad idea since the kids tire of games so fast, somtimes a "lite" version is all you need).
sunset-dae: apps from iTunes (which is a program installed on yoru computer and also refers to the online app store). basically when you buy an iphone, the next most important thing after charging up overnight is to download the latest itunes software onto your PC or Mac. Then start it up and connect your iphone to the computer.
This is very important so that the iphone can register itself with the itunes store. This will allow you to: gain access to the itunes (Sg) store, register a credit card for purchases, register an email account to receive receipts. After you register online, you can also purchase apps using the App Store software in the phone itself. Apps will be downloaded by the itunes program, and you can install/manage/update/archive/delete them from itunes.
One important aspect of owning an iphone is that one can't avoid the internet relationship. The iphone is an internet device > mobile phone. If one is not interested in the internet, there's almost no reason to own an iphone. IMHO anyway.
With itunes you can also sync your contacts, mp3s, etc. I sync my contacts to my gmail account, which is also my receipt account. The iphone's email app is very easy to use too, so everything provides a seamless experience.
Some owners choose to illegally "jailbreak" the phone so that you can install apps from other sources. This voids your warranty. I feel that this is an unnecessary thing to do since the apps in general are so cheap. I mean, so many apps are US99 cents - you can't even pay for a meal or a mid-range MRT trip with 99 UScents!
tree nymph
it's a one time payment, AFAIK. :)
sashimi says the grocery list app is found at iTunes and that there are more than one so take your pick.
the IQ game dd1 was playing is called Mind Blender. :)
mine was worst, he lick my
mine was worst, he lick my phone as if it was a lollipop while i was sleeping..
and my phone got blacked out suddenly and declared R.I.P
The second time was he accidentally throw it into the toilet bowl!
From that day onward, i only go for phone that cost me less than $100!
This iphone is sure tempting, i saw my sis-in-law having lots of games in her iphone, like flashcards, animal games.. i wonder where she download it from...
Maybe if i buy the iphone, i will have to lock it up when im asleep!