Apps that I’m currently aping over on my new toy for their crafty or kitcheny usefulness.

WordPress - easy to use and includes the ability to embed pictures into posts. I’ve actually gotten the hang of typing on that keyboard with my fat fingers.

Grocery IQ - a running grocery list that allows you to add to it from a huge database of products, sorting them by aisle and allowing you to tick them off as you shop

Little Chef – a handy little helper for kitchen conversions (there are eight fluid ounces to a cup!)

StitchMinder - a counter to help you keep track of the number of knitted or crocheted stitches in any project. Especially helpful if you’re increasing or decreasing stitches.

Diner Dash – a game that’s kept me up till 2 am. You’re a career woman who breaks free from the shackles of corporate life by putting up your own restaurant. The better you serve your customers, the more you’re able to spruce up your place. Hee. I love this game. My restaurant chain is called Kurdapya’s. Ahaha. (It’s a nickname from my parents.)

SnapTell – I used to snap cookbook covers on my phone in bookstores so I could hunt them down on online later on (Amazon has the best deals on books.) This ingenious app allows you to take a picture of a book, DVD or CD cover, recognizes the media from the picture and finds it on Amazon, Google or Wikipedia for you. You’re able to purchase it from Amazon if you wish and stores all our snapshots in its memory.

Uhm, the book above isn’t mine. I am nowhere that nerdy. Currently on file for me are Emily Post: Daughter of the Gilded Age, Mistress of American Manners and The Sugar Queen.

Style.com – streams the latest runway photos directly to your phone, from Abaete to Zac Posen. As someone who sews, I love looking at the workmanship that goes into all the latest runway designs and earmark design and color elements for my own projects.

SATC (Carrie’s Closet) – allows you to take snapshots of your clothes and accessories and put outfits together. While this caters to the obsessive-compulsive in me, what I’m really enjoying as a crafter are file photos from the series.

For the longest time, I’ve been wanting to sew a skirt inspired by the striped Sonia Rykiel top that Carrie wears on the balcony of her hotel when she goes to Paris. I was so happy when I discovered a high-res file of it on the app! Makes me want to ditch work and stay home to sew!

Needless to say, I’m enjoying my new toy a lot, and can’t wait for when the StitchMinder people come out with the Quilt2Go app, which promises to “keep track of your projects and swatches, calculate yardage and locate fabric shops, wherever you go!” Lord help the curly crafter in me!