Greg Sapienza

Many people feel that New York City is the greatest city in the world. With this AppList, you can now have access to all the greatness that the Big Apple has to offer, as well as tips for getting around the huge city.

People love VOIP because it allows them to talk to people without being chained to a phone. The apps here will give you some great VOIP options for your iPhone, iPod and iPad. Due to a reader's request we have added Viber to this list, which ironically requires you to use a phone, but has iPod and iPad support on the way.

There are many people out there who would like to digitize their life and stop using paper all together. The obvious solution to this problem would be to use a scanner to get everything in; but wouldn't it be more convenient to not have to go to an actual scanner to accomplish this? The apps in this AppGuide will magically transform your phone into a tiny scanner that can send your files to most online services. We have also updated this AppGuide to include TextGrabber, an app with OCR capabilities that can transform a paper document to editable text.

In the age of smart phone data caps, we cannot be too careful when it comes to monitoring our data usage. The apps in this AppGuide will help you accomplish this task and more no matter where you live or what carrier you are on.

The animation process has gone thorough several stages in history. It began with simple drawings and then moved over to desktop software. Now animation is in another stage, one that fits on the sleek form factor of the iPad. We have updated this AppGuide to feature Animation Desk, an app with awesome functionality and a beautiful interface as well.

It's not uncommon for people to want to play a musical instrument, but not want to actually learn how to play one. While the apps in this AppGuide will not get you playing at Carnegie Hall, they will suffice for making music that you can call your own.

For most the contacts app included on the iPhone is good enough. However, for those who are feeling unsatisfied with Apple's offering can check out the apps in this AppGuide to get more functionality. We have also updated this AppGuide to include Tacts, which is amazingly intuitive as well as feature rich.

Google Docs is one of the best ways to get work done on any platform. With this AppGuide, see what apps combine the power of Google Docs with the elegance of an iOS app.

Vector drawing is a complicated and yet interesting way to draw graphics. The apps listed here show the best, most feature-rich apps that have vector drawing capabilities. Due to a request from one of our readers, we have added an excellent free option called neu.Draw for all of your vector drawing needs.

Father's Day is just around the corner. Don't get him another tie, or a package of dress socks! How about sneaking off with his iPhone or iPad and downloading some Dad pleasing Apps? With a readers suggestion, we have now added Fishing Calendar to this AppList for Dads who love to fish almost as much as being a father.

The Mail app in iOS is fantastic for general use. However, for Gmail users, it's lacking. For example, Mail does not support labels, archiving and starred messages. The apps in this AppGuide have native support for Gmail the way Google intended, with all of the features listed above. We have updated this guide to inform you of whether the apps here also support other Google services such as Contacts, Calendar and Reader.

Craigslist is a great way to buy items from people in your area. However, the website used for this may be the worst in the world. While ugly and unintuitive on the desktop, it is even worse on the iPad. Luckily, the apps in this AppGuide will help you get a great experience from Craigslist on your iPad.

Pilots have a lot to deal with: weather conditions, airport information, runway information, logging information, doing calculations, etc. The apps in this AppList can be a big help for any pilot who flies planes regularly.

In ye olden days, to find the meaning of a word you had to search through a 10 pound book filled with tens of thousands of words. That took a lot of time and effort (even sometimes getting your hands dirty with ink). The apps in this AppGuide compress that book to the size of your phone and make searching for words a breeze. With a readers request, we have now added Cambridge Dictionary to this wonderful guide that makes looking up words less of a chore.

Sure, Apple's new iMesseger may have been announced recently, but with so many people without iDevices, it may be of use to look at these texting app and dodge the bill that you carrier is eager to give to you.

In an age where music can be created using devices many times smaller than instruments, it is not surprising that people want drum sequencers on their iPad to store their beats. This AppGuide has some of the best options for getting drum beats on your iPad while adding some nifty tricks as well.

People enjoyed the game of pinball for many years before iDevices were invented. Relive a great classic game on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with this updated AppGuide.

For ages, people have been enjoying first person shooters on their game consoles of their choice. For the last few years, you can now enjoy that type of experience with the iDevice in your pocket. This updated AppGuide, with the addition of Dead Space and its fantastic Survival Mode, will help you find the best First Person Shooters in the app store, just like the ones you enjoy so much on a game console.

Many people love to cook, but are not always too sure about what to make or how to make it. The apps in this AppGuide will make cooking a pleasure with plenty of tips and recipes so that your cooking will be the new hot topic at family get togethers.

The iPad brings comic books to life. The iPad can show comic books in ways that paper never could. With the addition of DC Comic Viewer, people have yet another choice of how to bring their comics to the iPad.

In the age of today's digital lifestyle, many people still hold on to paper comic books. However, other comic book fans have embraced the digital versions. The apps in this AppGuide will allow anyone to read digital comics on their iPhone, with all of the advantages of modern app features, including searching, downloading and sorting. These things cannot be done on the same scale with traditional comic books.

The apps in this AppGuide make handling PDFs and easy and enjoyable.

By now, everyone knows how much fun an iPad can be. Sometimes, however, they can fill a practical need as well. These apps, with the new addition of MathGraphics, will try to replace your TI-XX and help you with some of the toughest of math topics.

Don't we all want to look as strong as people that we see in magazines and on TV? Now you can get a muscular body by using the workouts taught by the apps in this AppList.