Great Apps - Fat Fingers

If you haven't heard of fat fingers, it's essentially a tool which searches for misspelt items on eBay, you type in what you want on the app and it will search eBay for any listings where that item is misspelt.

The theory is that misspelt items get less views and often sell for cheap. The evidence I have for this was an Xbox Kinect we bought for £40. It was as good as new but was spelt Knect. On eBay. A bargain I'm sure you would all agree.

You will struggle to find misspelt things like iPads or xboxs but items with longer names like blackberry and playstation may yield some results.. Difficult to spell item searches can be bountiful.

The app was free when I acquired it and I imagine it's still free now. The app is on Android and iOS and here is also a website you can use.

Great Apps - Pano

This app let's you take panoramic photographs with your iPhone. To take your panoramic photo you take the first picture then the app leaves a small semi transparent edge of the picture on the screen which you the line up for the next picture. There is no limits on how many segments you use apart from obviously only having 360 degrees to play with. Once you have finished taking the pictures the app magically merges them all and creates a beautiful panoramic photo for you.

This app has been available for a while but with the iPhone finally having a decent camera this app has come into
It's own. At £1.49 this app is a bargain in my opinion and a must have for your holidays this summer. Screen glare can be a problem when trying to line up the shots but a matte iPhone screen protector should eliminate the glare.

Great Apps - IFixIt

This app is certainly great. It is basically a repair manual for various electrical goods. It has lists of potential problems for various gadgets from xbox 360, ps3 to iphone and blackberry playbook, and how to go about repairing them. Some of them even contain video how to's. The best thing about it is it's free on iOS.

Cheap but useful gadgets - IPhone 4s horn amplifier

This cost a tidy £1.99 off eBay. Another Hong Kong import. Once again it was worth the month long delivery though. I bought a silicone version but there is a bone version available. That will more than likely be considerably more expensive mind.

It's a powerless portable amp for your iPhone 4s. Don't get me wrong, it's certainly no good if you're hosting a party and the sound quality isnt a match for an expensive sound system but for personal use it's fantastic. I work out on remote sites out on my own and this is perfect for giving my iPhone volume a tidy boost.

I've used it out camping a lot and for BBQs also. I'd recommend checking campsite rules first mind.