Technology pretty much rules our lives. Sure, it doesn't boss us around and we don't take orders from it, at least not yet, but it most definitely plays a big part in the way we live our lives. Niagara Falls hotels now take bookings online, the home entertainment unit in your Thunder Bay home is controlled by an all-in-one universal remote, doctors in anxiety disorder Hamilton clinics routinely use medical technological devices on a daily basis to improve or save people's lives. Those are just a few examples of how technology plays a huge part in our lives.

The crazy, or to some people, scary, thing is that technology will only continue to come out with more evolved and advanced devices that will further alter the way our lives are lived. Right now, that current device is the smartphone. You might not have a smartphone such as an iPhone, BlackBerry or Google phone powered by Android but someone close to you does, whether it's your son, fellow wedding catering Toronto co-worker or wife. Smartphones are popular because of apps. Apps are applications that can be downloaded and installed onto your smartphone that lets you play games, watch YouTube videos or check your Facebook, amongst many other things.

There's pretty much an app for anything and everything. You name it, no matter how far out it is, if you can think of it, chances are there's a smartphone app already out there for it. Need an app to remind you of what drills at your summer hockey camps need to be completed? There's an app for that. Need a Louis CK soundboard? There's an app for that. Want to know which local restaurants are vegan friendly and want to book a reservation at one of them? There's an app for that. Have an idea for an app that will tell you how to style your hair based on a weather report? There's an app for that.

There is virtually an app for anything you can think of. A mortgage calculator Toronto only app? You can find that. An app that will measure your heart rate? Already created. Virtual Zippo lighter app? You better believe there's one of those. No matter how crazy of an idea you have for an app or if you're wondering if there are any apps out there for something like fantasy football or cricket sounds there probably is. There are so many apps out there that serve so many functions, both useful and useless, that you could get lost searching for them in iTunes, the Android Market, or the BlackBerry App World. You can literally spend hours searching for apps; there are just so many of them.