Dad’s iPhone apps Part 2

WindAlert

My Dad is travelling to Chile to ride his bike over 1000 miles. Part of that is trying to make sure that you’re not in a headwind the entire time. He’s using this app to figure out the winds where he’s going. Great app for this and many other purposes.

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Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks

A little surprised my dad likes this considering the screen size, but let’s face it, it’s a heck of a lot more convenient than carrying around a bunch of books.

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USA TODAY

Everyone has to have their news source and this one is his. A good general overview for those who don’t get their news from Twitter

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Skype for iPhone

I actually told my Dad about this one. Again for travel he’ll be using this to stay in touch from any wifi hotspot (which surprisingly are EVERYWHERE these days). Virtually free calls to any phone anywhere makes this app a travellers dream.

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Chess Pro

A game that just keeps giving my Dad plays this game regularly. I should probably learn some chess…

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