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Monica Yoo

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My Favorite Apps

There are a handful of iPhone apps I use on a regular basis that enhance my life. Here’s my list (in no particular order):

  • Spotify is a music streaming service with on-demand access to millions of songs.  It’s a music discovery, internet radio, and  a way to share music with your friends all in one application. My favorite music app of all time.
  • Shazam is a music identification service. Hear a catchy new tune at a restaurant, on the radio or anywhere else, but have no idea what it’s called or who it’s by? Open up this smart app and it’ll tell you in seconds.
  • Amazon is an online retailer for just about anything you can pretty much buy on the internet. I’m sure you already knew that. I find the Amazon app indispensable for my natural tendency to compare prices for something I’m eyeing. That’s right, I’m a showroomer. It’s also great for impulse purchases. =)
  • Feedly is a news feed aggregator I adopted once I learned that Google Reader was no longer going to exist. It was a sad day, but I’ve grown to like Feedly. It’s fun, colorful and easy to use.
  • Kindle app is great. It syncs across all your devices where you left off in the book you were reading – Kindle, iPhone, iPad, etc. A big win for me since I tend to use a different device every time I seem to squeeze in a reading session.
  • Pocket is an app that let’s you collect articles and blog posts to read at a later time. It comes particularly handy when you stumble across something, but don’t have time at that moment to read it. I usually catch up on my Pocket articles when I’m at the airport or during some situation where I’m waiting on something.

 

June 22, 2013 Monica Yoo Fun Stuff, Tech Experiences 3 Comments

Experimenting with Lenses

I recently got the 50mm f/1.8 G lens and took it to Discovery Green to test it out.

These were my favorite pictures from the evening.

September 28, 2011 Monica Yoo Creativity, Fun Stuff Leave a Comment

The 3 A’s of Awesome by Neil Pasricha

This TED talk really cheered me up today. I had never heard of Neil Pasricha or his blog, 1000 Awesome Things, but he does an amazing job reminding us of how much we have to be happy and appreciative about.

Definitely flashin’ a big smile right now. =)
 

September 22, 2011 Monica Yoo Fun Stuff, Neat Things, Words That Make You Think Leave a Comment

Making Pop to Classical

Just discovered a classical musical group called Aston. They’re a group of six young members from Sydney Conservatorium of Music that transforms pop music into a classical masterpiece. I love it!

Compare the original to the Aston version.

La Roux – Bulletproof

September 15, 2011 Monica Yoo Fun Stuff Leave a Comment

Kinetic Typography

I’ve always been into typography because it’s more than just shapes of the words, it conveys a tone that can’t be expressed by words alone. This why you can express anger by using big and bold font and happiness through curly font. Kinetic typography combines this quality with the storytelling ability of animation that makes it fun and entertaining.

It’s interesting to also note the impact that typography has in branding and identification. The video below shows several examples of this. You’ll be surprised how many brands you can identify just by the typography. See for yourself!

September 10, 2011 Monica Yoo Creativity, Fun Stuff Leave a Comment

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