When you think of tech gurus in this city, you think of Ryan Holmes. Or, at least we did. WE Vancouver asked the founder of HootSuite to share some of his favourite apps and gadgets. Who knows, maybe if you buy or download some of his picks, you too can start a global tech revolution...
Personal Apps/Services
Strava Love tracking runs and cycling here
Rdio Music, sweet music (see below)
HeyTell Just fun
Talking Tom I love texting him to friends, haha
Vyclone Playing around with this currently
Business Apps/Services
HootSuite Duh!
Brewster Great contact visualizer
7Geese Amazing to get team feedback
Google Apps You can build an empire on this
Food.ee Its how our team eats
Hardware
iPhone Enough said
Wahoo fitness helps with heart rate monitoring
Scala rider G9 Communication set for motorcycles. Very cool
GoPro Film all your shenanigans
Jambox So amazing to take to the beach. Sorry, I am that guy.
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Rdio 18 million songs and counting
Rdio, Ryan Holmes must-have music app from the creators of Skype, has just increased its catalogue to an impressive 18 million songs, thanks to partnership deals with CD Baby and TuneCore (the largest aggregators of independent music). With Rdio, users can discover new music through friends, people with similar tastes and the artists themselves, enjoying on-demand access and building customized music collections. The service streams on the web, in-home and in-car, on tablets and mobile phones, and is even available offline. To put the app in perspective, the most popular music vendor in the world, iTunes, currently offers 28 million songs. Rdio, on the other hand, is a subscription service. Try it for free at Rdio.com.
