Technology is often accused of being unnecessary, distracting, and time-consuming. While in some contexts, these accusations are all too true, we all know technology has great benefits. As an owner of an iPhone, I’m always looking for great apps that can help me save time, and make daily tasks easier to accomplish. Here are a few great apps I know of which are must-haves for college students:
Waze: Waze is a great GPS app. It allows you to save destinations in a short-cuts menu, and also alerts you of cops, stopped vehicles, accidents, and road work. My favorite feature of this app is that it factors in traffic backups, and if there’s a lot of traffic in your route, your ETA changes accordingly. This app is interactive and allows you to report traffic delays and other alerts for other “wazers”.