# Recommend the very coolest apps, please

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 26, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613 "2014-03-26T17:14:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613/21 "2014-03-28T00:34:30Z")

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> [@jabiru](#):
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> Why? (Subscribing to this thread because of the great suggestions I’ve read)

> [@Chefguy](#):
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> That’s what I’m wondering. Is there a problem with Safari?

It’s simply better, keeping each tab as a separate process so it won’t hang the whole browser if you go to a bad website.

And if you run Chrome on your desktops and laptops too you can sync your bookmarks, passwords, browsing history etc between them seamlessly.

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**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613/22 "2014-03-28T00:37:29Z")

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> [@Askance](#):
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> It’s simply better, keeping each tab as a separate process so it won’t hang the whole browser if you go to a bad website.
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> And if you run Chrome on your desktops and laptops too you can sync your bookmarks, passwords, browsing history etc between them seamlessly.

Thanks for that. I haven’t had a problem with Safari so far, but I’ll keep it in mind.

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**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\
**Post date:** [March 28, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-the-very-coolest-apps-please/684613/23 "2014-03-28T00:40:43Z")

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MyRadar as a weather app. It shows the doppler.

Art Gallery, Wikipaintings, RedditGallery, e-Museum are all cool coffee-table apps

Calculator (I think that’s what it’s called) has finger-tracing recognizing ability to do simple math. It’s more fun than practical.

Load up on finance apps. It’s how I bank, manage my credit cards, pay my insurance, invest money, and monitor cash flow. [Mint.com](http://Mint.com) specificallly.

Puzzle Craft (match-3,4,5,… city builder game). Luxtouch (risk), NYT crossword, Quizup (trivia), Army of Darkness are all fun games. Plants vs Zombies 1 is better than 2 imo.

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