Let me know if this is getting a little too nerdy, but I was thinking about Ryan's Jalopy Journal "Hambigram" post and wondered what apps are really helpful for a hot rodder? What are the application... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
ive used the Clinometer app to set up 4 motors plentum and 5 pinion angles... its works awesome and in the pocket instead of looking for the angle finder. just be warned about the buttons on the side throwing you off. works like a charm
my cell phone has an app that allows you to make calls...its not really so much an app as it is just a phone. no fancy stuff like that for me. but i figure its all good. i still only average sending about 5 to 10 texts a month.
I'm the exact opposite... I got some really bad news on the phone late last year and since that time, I have developed this fear of answering it. Seriously. I literally don't talk on the phone anymore. Instead, I use my iPhone as a mobile computer and that's it.
another good app is a unit conversion app. Handy in the shop when you need to convert any type of measurement (diameter, length, distance, weight etc). Its come in very handy
For parts scavenging, the eBay app, and the Craigslist Pro app is sooo much easier to use than the full site. When traveling I use the CL pro app and ad the cities I'm in to see if there are any parts I need lurking out there.
Ive never purchased an app either. And Ive had smart phones from the get go. I only use the free stuff of which there are tons of very useful things ... flashlight for instance. I check out the HAMB on my phone with no problems via my Galaxy 3, no idea why everyone was clamoring for the app.
I use Speedbox. I don't think it's tremendously accurate, but it gives me a pretty good idea as to how fast I'm going.
(All these I have on my iPhone and/or iPad) Hot Rod Then & Now is a fun app. Lots of pictures from Hot Rod Magazine. All the covers, some vintage articles and vintage photos. I check it out once in a while when I'm bored. I have limited experience with ShowFinder, but it's an app for locating car shows/car events in your area, or searching an area that you might be headed to. Poynt is great for finding just about anything. A little more streamlined as it prioritizes what you've searched by closest distance.
I typically only go for the free apps, also. The TJJ app is actually the only one I've paid for and that was just for the ease of uploading photos directly from my phone. Other useful apps, as others have mentioned --- eBay, CraigsNotify (Cragslist search over multiple cities by keyword), Photo Grid, Pixlr-o-matic to edit photos. Will have to try out a speedometer app! Thanks for the other suggestions. Malcolm
I'm a big fan of one called Mileage (by Evan Charlton) and it's fantastic for tracking your fill ups and service intervals.
I don't think its an app but I use my iphone map all the time. The speedometer app is very accurate when you have a signal, I've compared it to my newer car and its within 2mph and I suspect the cars actual speedo is off and not the satelight
Speaking of Craig'slist. There is Search Tempest that will search all C/L listings per mile radius you set. Set for 25-4000 miles around in one search. Not so much an app, but there is a smartphone version.
Flashlight, Calculator, Calendar, Phone Directory/Contacts are all built into most phones and eliminate the need to physically carry such things around. Saves time and space. As for Apps themselves, Turn-By-Turn Navigation makes our travels so much more spontaneous than ever before. Last year when attending Millers at Milwaukee I was pleasantly surprised that not only did my Verizon Turn-By-Turn have the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds loaded into the system, but they even had every fairground gate individually listed so I was able to easily navigate from an early lunch downtown at Glorioso's Italian Market out to the Milwaukee Mile all the while driving in a city I had never seen before and with the earpiece in my ear, I could focus on the sites and traffic instead of looking at a map. Plus, when you want to get off-route and take another way to your next stop, the turn-by-turn recalculates very quickly and alleviates nearly any possible chance of getting lost...so you can explore wherever you want and easily follow the bread crumbs home again.
Ulusse Speedometer for speedometer Fastest Droid for quarter mile and top speeds My Tracks for recording your route
I haven't used it yet since my car still isn't on the road but the Pure Gas app is a search/list of all the gas stations in the US and Canada that sells ethanol free gas. Posted from the TJJ App for iPhone & iPad
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