GeekWire Radio: Favorite apps, a crossword challenge, and why John’s mom is switching to the Mac

This week on the GeekWire radio present, we speak about a few of our favourite apps and meet up with two of our favourite company.

Becoming a member of us within the studio are Adam Tratt, the CEO of Seattle startup HaikuDeck, maker of the favored presentation and slideshow creation software program for the iPad and the online; and Sallie Prepare dinner, the mother of GeekWire’s John Prepare dinner, who returns to the studio for her annual report on how she’s utilizing know-how — an excellent actuality verify from exterior the tech business.

After getting an replace on HaikuDeck within the first section, we share a few of our favourite apps within the second and third segments. Right here’s the rundown …

Adam Tratt’s favourite location and site visitors apps: Glympse, Waze

Trip-sharing apps: Lyft, Uber, Sidecar, Flywheel

Child’s apps: Infinite Alphabet, Kindle Free Time

Novel use of 3D know-how: Glasses.com for Android, iPhone and iPad

Climate apps/websites: Darkish Sky for iPhone and iPad and doescliffmassthinkitsgoingtosnow.com

Crosswords: Phrases with Mates and Scrabble for iPad.

(Additionally try Puzzazz, together with a brand new puzzle e-book that options GeekWire in a clue.)

Two of Todd’s all-time favorites: ClearTune and Stitcher

And within the raucous remaining section, Sallie and Adam problem one another to a Phrases with Mates duel (keep tuned for particulars!) and we give Sallie some recommendation on her plan to modify from Home windows to Mac.

Hearken to the present by way of the audio participant under or this MP3 file.