My Limit
My Limit has a single, simple aim – to let
you keep track of how much you’ve had
to drink, and how “sober” you are. It’s
based on an honour system, wherein you
enter some details about yourself and
then track each drink you have. The
tracking is very rudimentary, and the
percentage of alcohol is estimated rather
than exact, as it does not have a drink
database or anything fancy to pull from.
But if you plug in how many drinks
you’ve had, and keep track of how far
apart they are, it will track, roughly, how
drunk or sober you are.
This is obviously an imperfect system,
and should never be relied on if you’re
not sure whether to drive or not (don’t do
it!), but having even some idea of what
percentage you’d blow, or how long it’ll
be until you’re completely sober, is
interesting, and you can track your drink
intake over time. My Limitisn’t
something you can or should depend on,
but it can be – pardon the pun – quite
sobering.
MauAR – Berlin Wall
MauAR is an educational AR storytelling
app focused on the building of the Berlin
Wall, told from the perspective of two
people on either side. As the two
protagonists talk about their memories
and experiences, you can view and
explore scenes that will build up in the
room around you, which are often more
allegorical rather than straightforward
representations of the wall. This one
requires quite a bit of space to operate, as
it was originally designed to be used in
Berlin itself – in fact, if you happen to go
there, it has some extra functionality,
and will more faithfully recreate the
events depicted. As it stands, the short
pieces of interactive AR storytelling in
here are moving, and occasionally
beautiful, if a little hard to navigate and
not quite as cohesive as you might want.
It’s a small stepping stone towards
learning about the Berlin Wall rather
than a comprehensive education, but it
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Fantastical, the long-beloved calendar
app, recently switched to a
subscription model and received a
redesign and is thus ready for a
re-evaluation. This is one of those
apps that immediately feels very
professional – it’s a serious step-up
from the included calendar app on the
iPhone, even if some of the better
customisation options are locked
behind the premium paywall. If you’re
paying for premium, it’s easy to share
with other users (assuming your
friends or coworkers are also on it),
and you can create and switch between
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that, for my own less-complicated
schedule, the free version was still
excellent and a huge aesthetic step-up.
It also syncs up with Apple Calendars,
so all your reminders and dates are
immediately imported. It’s great, no
matter how serious your needs.Free
iOS, Android
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