Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings in and around Dublin and the rest of Ireland! The feeds include News, Entertainment, Sports, Lifestyle, Health, Business, Technology, Opinion, Travel, Health etc. Users can save feeds into a Favorites list and can share news stories via email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

The Dublin News Feeds application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

Reader tab

Feeds tab

Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings in and around Raleigh and the rest of the Triangle area! The feeds include News, Entertainment, Sports, Lifestyles, Health, Business, Technology, Traffic, Editorials, Politics, etc. Users can save feeds into a Favorites list and can share news stories via email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

The Raleigh News Feeds application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

Reader tab

Feeds tab

Keep up-to-date with the latest technology news!  Users can save feeds into a Favorites list and can share news stories via email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

The Geeky Feeds application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

Geeky Feeds list tab

Geeky Feeds reader tab

Keep up-to-date with the latest happenings in and around Asheville and Western North Carolina!  The feeds include News, Entertainment, Sports, Living, Outdoors, Business, Arts, Green Scene, Twitter, etc.  Users can save feeds into a Favorites list and can share news stories via email, SMS, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

The Asheville News Feeds application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

Asheville News Feeds Reader tab

Asheville News Feeds list ta

The city of Montréal is home to numerous world-class museums, some of which I have had the pleasure to explore while visiting or working in town. Montréal is a beautiful and lively city, and I hope you have a great time during your visits to any or all of these museums!

The Montreal Museums application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

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Example museum details

The city of Stockholm is home to numerous world-class museums, most of which I visited while living in Stockholm in the late 90s or during subsequent vacations in the area. Stockholm is a beautiful and lively city, and I hope you have a great time during your visits to any or all of these museums!

The Stockholm Museums application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

– Scott

Main screen and menu

Example museum details

Full version main screen

Full version -- sending email message with coded attachment

On an Android device, select this link to open the Android Market to see the Secret Coder apps, or use a barcode scanner on your Android device to scan the image below:

The Secret Coder apps also allow a user to display an encoded message without the original text in order to challenge others to try to decode the encoded message (using the “Result text” menu item).

The custom code mapping can be edited in Secret Coder and Secret Coder Pro, and can also be emailed to another Secret Coder (or Pro) user.  This recipient can then open the attachment and load the custom code mapping into their Secret Coder (or Pro) app, therefore allowing two users to exchange secret messages coded using a common custom code mapping.

Another benefit of the Secret Coder (and Pro) application is that it can be used to help solve cryptogram puzzles by utilizing the custom code mapping.

The Lite version of the Secret Coder application is free, the full version is available for $0.99, and the Pro version can be bought for $1.99.  All three versions of the application can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.   The full version of Secret Coder implements everything from Secret Coder Lite, and it also provides several enhancements over Secret Coder Lite, as it:

• Eliminates advertisements.
• Removes the coded message email attachment length restriction (Secret Coder Lite can only send 100 character coded message attachments).
• Provides a customizable code map (that is, you can create your own code), which can be sent and loaded into other users’ Secret Coder apps, and also can be used to help solve cryptogram puzzles.
• Includes selectable themed banners.

Secret Coder Pro includes everything from Secret Coder (full version), and it also implements the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) encryption (128-bit).  The US government utilizes AES to protect classified information, and you can use it to protect the secrecy of your messages!

Pro version main screen

Lite version main screen

Wolf Mountain Apps offers an Android application that provides selectable Google Maps markers for the Asheville area’s craft breweries.  Each marker on the map denotes the location of a brewery — selecting a marker displays more details about that brewery such as a hyperlinked website address, selectable phone number, and address.  All this information can be sent to friends through an integrated share feature.  Additionally, there is an integrated “find” function which allows for quick zoom and selection of a particular brewery.  The user’s current location is provided as an overlay on the map, and it is also possible to use satellite view to help better visualize a particular location.  The most recent feature addition is the ability to launch the Google Maps application for turn-by-turn directions, Street View, user reviews, etc.

Asheville, NC has long appealed to visitors and residents alike with its stunning mountain setting, popular attractions like the Biltmore Estate and the Blue Ridge Parkway, and its arts and crafts heritage, and is now also recognized as a national “brewtopia”.  In 2009 Asheville tied with Portland, OR as winner of an informal vote for “Beer City USA” in an Examiner.com poll by Charlie Papazian, one of the most recognized names in the realm of beer and brewing.  Most recently, Asheville won the title of “Beer City USA” for 2010 and 2011 (a “threepeat”!) despite its relatively small population of about 80,000 residents.  We take our beer seriously here!

The Asheville area is home to several craft breweries, each serving and distributing multiple beer styles.  These beers are available in-house and in local restaurants, with some distributed further afield regionally and nationally. Enjoy your time sampling some of the Asheville area’s local brews!

The Asheville Breweries application is free and can be found in the Android Market on most Android devices.

Check out articles about the Asheville Breweries application at Mountain Xpress and at the blog “Beer is My Poison”.   To find out more about all the Asheville area craft breweries, head over to the Asheville Brew website, or see the Ashevillicious Beer City USA article.

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Example Brewery Details