SoundHound is a mobile app that’s used widely for identifying and tagging a tune that’s playing at the moment of speaking, or for recognizing a song sang or hummed by the user. SoundHound is available in a free version and an add-free upgrade – SoundHound ~ for US $5.99. SoundHound is present on the market since 2009. My focus in this post will be directed to the current version that I’m using – SoundHound 6.5.0b-29937 Android Version.

SoundHound is very easy to set-up, with simple and user-friendly but in my opinion kind of unattractive interface. Right after you install the app you can start singing, humming, or play a song for it to hear and [...]

Shazam is a mobile app that’s used widely for tagging or identifying a song that’s playing at the moment. The app has a free version and an upgrade called Shazam Encore that costs US $5.35. Shazam is present since 1999 and has changed and evolved a lot through the years. I won’t focus on it’s history, but on the current version that I’m using – Shazam 5.3.3 Android Version.

Shazam is pretty user-friendly, with simple and kind of cute interface and a very easy set-up. When you install Shazam on your device, the app asks you if you want to sign up with Shazam in order to receive your tags by email. This is optional since the app can be [...]

LastPass is a password management service that is focused on resolving the problem we all have with remembering the many passwords of our accounts.

The idea of this service is to centralize the password management in the cloud. It’s a web interface with plug-ins and apps for almost all modern web-browsers and mobile editions. All the passwords that you save to LastPass are protected by a master password, that’s where the LastPass’ motto comes from – “The last password you’ll have to remember”. The passwords are encrypted locally and are cross-browser synchronized. LastPass uses form filler which automatically fills the forms. It [...]

Swarm is the new app by Foursquare, the app where they moved the check-in feature. It’s an app that connects you with your friends and enables you to see who’s nearby or who wants to meet up later. The app is a result of the rebranding and renovating Foursquare. Foursquare split into two apps. Foursquare was the app that used to help you pick a place to go and help you keep up with friends, see where they’re checked-in or see a tip they left.

It seems like every user that loved Foursquare thinks of Swarm as an unnecessary confusion. Me for example, as a loyal longtime user, I still can’t get over the terrible decision they made to split Swarm off from [...]