If you're looking for a happier happy hour, or for someone to spend that happy hour with, there's an app for that...

Happy Houred

Happy Houred is a free app that helps you find drinking deals when you're on the road, or looking for something new at home. Whether you're jonesin for gin, or yearnin for bourbon, it will geolocate you, let you chose the type of drink, the type of bar and the time you want to get drinking, and then delivers results on both map and list. Happy Houred is a user-generated database that has more than 20,000 bars and 75,000 happy hours in nearly 1,000 cities across the US and Canada. Download here and start getting happy.

meetMoi NOW

Here's the problem with most dating sites: You've got to do a lot of digging to find someone who's right for you. Or at the very least, right for right now. The free meetMoi NOW app however, is a "first" for the dating category ...There's more

If you use your iPhone like I do, you know how shocking it is when that bill comes at the end of the month, and you see the charges you've racked up for overages.

Apparently we aren't alone, because communications system developer Toktumi has come out with an app called Line2 that works around your ATT contract by adding a second line to your iPhone. One that clones all your phone's calling and dialing features -- like visual voicemail, the dialing keypad and your contact lists -- yet works over 3G, WiFi or cellular networks... giving you unlimited VoIP calls anywhere in the US.

The service automatically switches from 3G to WiFi as you walk through networks, and adds biz grade features Toktumi offers, like hosted PBX, live customer support, voicemail by email and more.

While there was a denial of service attack against the app on the iTunes store recently (which should tell you how well this app works), it's available again and will run you 99 cents for the app and $14.95 per month for the service. But if you've ever been hit with a couple hundred dollars in overage fees, you know that a $15 insurance policy is a no-brainer. And for a limited time, Toktumi is offering a 30 free trial.

Hear that? It's the sound of ATT fat cats canceling their country club memberships...
www.Line2.com

How's this for a unique giveaway/promo: Tax return software maker eSmart Tax is giving away 2.2 million copies of their deluxe software for free... but only if your last name is Johnson.

Yup. You gotta be a Johnson. The company wanted to do something big and found that 2.2 million people in the US have that last name, so they decided: Why not make them all winners? It's the least they can do for people who can never get email addresses, Facebook URLs, or Twitter accounts with their name...

So, if you're a Johnson, all you need to do is head over to iamajohnson.com to confirm your Johnson status and collect on their file-your-taxes-for-free offer.

Daryl Johnson did. He's the guy smiling on that billboard above. The lawn care business owner from Richmond, VA entered and ended up the national spokesman for the promotion. Not bad when just having a certain last name makes you a celebrity... right Paris?

But eSmart Tax isn't discriminating against those of us with less common names. They're giving away $100 Visa gift cards to random uncommon folk, too. And I have one for my readers.

All you need to do to is Tweet the following phrase: "Hey @thebachelorguy I want $100 courtesy of @thedaryljohnson #fileforfree" and next week I'll pick one of you lucky retweeters to score the Visa gift card. It's that simple. Not as simple as being born a Johnson, but close.

Spanish soccer club Real Madrid's new President Florentino Perez did what any good newly crowned ruler would, he got drunk with power and started throwing money around like he's been printing it in his basement.

In the past two weeks Real Madrid set the transfer fee record by paying 56.1 million pounds for Brazilian star Kaka, a player whose name appeals to toilet humor aficionados the world over. Not happy with this show of force, Perez broke his own newly set record by paying 80 million pounds for soccer's pretty boy Cristiano Ronaldo.

For the biggest stars, contracts are treated with all the care afforded a college girlfriend: honored until a better offer comes along.

But what if American sports adopted this system? Drop salary caps, arbitration and rookie contracts, and the sports landscape becomes a wild west for negotiation. Here are 5 current NFL, NBA and MLB athletes who would benefit most in this theoretical brave new world:

5. Evan Longoria – The MLB would adapt quickest to this new situation and, rumor has it, is already the source of Scott Boras’ wet dreams. One can only imagine what it would be like if Steinbrenner was still at his maniacal peak. For a second year third baseman who can flash the leather and knock the cover off the ball? Blank check.

4. Dwayne Wade - Basketball owners freed from the shackles of the salary cap and allowed to spend with impunity would salivate at the chance to get Flash signed. With only 5 guys on the court at a time, this change would have the biggest impact in the NBA where owners could get the most bang for their buck. James Dolan has already thrown his inherited Cablevision fortune at a terrible Knicks teams for years, now nothing would stop him from doing the same for proven superstars like D Wade.

3. Zack Greinke - Big league aces are already breakin ...There's more

If your dad is anything like mine, he loves his computer and other high-tech gadgets. But doesn't understand a whole lot about them. and he's gotta call you to set them up, keep them running... and help clear off those viruses he keeps getting downloading "funny videos" sent from an email addy he doesn't recognize.

Here's a way you can help him, and take care of a Father's Day gift in the process: I'm giving away a copy of F-Secure Internet Security 2009. It's got real time virus and spyware protection, keeps his hardware safe against unknown threats, and has an advanced firewall and spam protection that can keep his inbox clear of suspect emails, and keep you off the phone with him for two hours, while you talk him through some tech support.

And I'm including a a 1GB memory card and a $200 Best Buy gift certificate in the prize pack so he can also satisfy his need for the newest gear and gadgets.

I'll pick the winner on Friday the 19th (maybe not exactly in time to give it to dad, but you can let him know it's coming), and all you need to do for a shot at winning, is enter your email addy here.

And if you want to give F-Secure a shot yourself, you can download a free trial version here.

www.f-secure.com

Say you're out partying this weekend, and your designated driver scores with some chick and leaves you stranded (or you don't have a DD and you do the smart thing and leave your keys at the bar), you don't have to stumble through the streets trying to hail a cab. If you've got your smart phone with you, you can order up a ride with the Taxi Magic app from RideCharge.

This free app lets you find and choose a reliable ride in 30 major cities around the US (with more added all the time), and schedule a pick up for after the game or happy hour, or have them dispatch a taxi your way immediately.

Should you spend your last few bucks buying Cosmos for that cougar at the club, you can even pay the fare through your phone. So you don't have to ask her for taxi money to get her back to your place.

Besides drunken weekends out with limited cash, Taxi Magic works for business trips. Schedule airport shuttles, organize rides from the sales dinner back to the hotel, and track it all through a virtual receipt system that's easy to turn in to accounting.

Works with your Blackberry, Windows Mobile device or iPhone. And it's the only drunk dialing you should ever do.

Free
www.ridecharge.com

Smule’s Sonic Lighter - a 99-cent iPhone app that lets users light a virtual lighter on their phone, "blow it out" with their breath, light up other iPhones witha tap, and see a global map of where other lighters are lit - has gone beyond its original purpose as a cool thing to have on your iPhone. It's emerging as a pretty accurate geo-polling platform.

During the presidential elections, Sonic Lighter owners were given a choice of a blue flame for Obama and a red flame for McCain. 77% chose Obama blue over McCain red, accurately predicting who would be our next president. 63% went with a Steeler Gold flame over Cardinal Red during their Super Bowl flame poll, correctly selecting the winner.

Now Sonic Lighter is turning their oddly accurate flames to find an answer to the age-old question: Boxers or Briefs? Lighter owners were given a choice between a solid white flame for brief, or "tighty whitey," wearers, or green for guys who prefer boxers. Currently, boxers are the leading choice of world-wide underwear wearers 68% to 32%. This highly unscientific poll does however, leave out those of us who prefer boxer briefs or going commando.

You can check out the real-time updates of the debate here, and grab the app for yourself at www.smule.com. Meanwhile I'm going to suggest their next poll be: Real or "Enhanced"?

You know those chuckleheads at the gym that talk on their cell phone while on the treadmill? The guy you wish would take a spill and slam into the back wall? Well now there may be an excuse for him - and you - to break the don't-be-a-douchebag rule and take your phone to the gym.

From Spinning, the guys who made group indoor spinning while getting yelled at by some dude in spandex tights a world-wide cult phenomenon, comes iSpinning, an app that turns your iPhone into a complete fitness monitor.

Free for a limited time, and compatible with a bunch of fitness sensors, iSpinning lets you design workouts and check important stuff like current, average and maximum heart rate; the time you've been in your target zone; calories burned; and speed, distance and power. So you can make sure your jaw isn't the only part of your body getting a workout.

You can download the app here.

Sure it's completely useless, but it's damn cool.

It's the new iPhone app from Zippo that turns your phone into a virtual lighter. Pick your lighter style, then flip open the cover, and flick the wheel to "light" it, just like on an actual Zippo. Turn the iPhone and the flame follows. A flick of your wrist snaps the cover shut.

Again, not useful for anything, except maybe satisfying pyros' urges without buildings burning to the ground. Here's their video that shows what the app can do.

There are a few ways a high speed chase typically ends: the cops call it off and the guy who jacked your ride gets away with it, the carjacker decides to stop and give up, or your car ends up in a wreck. Not exactly the best scenarios, considering the odds of him giving up, or the cops stopping him, without damaging your car are slim. It'd be great if there was a way to remotely slow the car so 5-0 could nail him without a 100-mph, red light-blowing, chase through city streets. OnStar thought so too.

They just announced their Stolen Vehicle Slowdown service for OnStar subscribers, as an added feature to its Stolen Vehicle Assistance, which uses GPS to locate stolen cars. I got a chance to try it out last month in Dallas, and it's pretty impressive. Here's how it works: Your car gets stolen. You call the police and tell them you have OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown. They contact OnStar and ask them to locate the car. OnStar uses GPS to find the car and remotely flash the front and rear lights, making it easier for cops to get a visual on it. Nothing inside the car alerts the thief that anything is happening. And only the police are notified of the car's location.

Once the cops have eyeballs on the car, and feel conditions are safe, they can request that OnStar slow it down. A remote signal gets sent to the engine, limiting the fuel and bringing the car down to idle speed, no matter how hard he floors the pedal. (All the other systems stay active, like power brakes and power steering, so the car stays in control.)

During my demo, I tried everything to get the car to go above a crawl, but no dice. Even the most donut-laden officer could catch have caught me on foot. A great way to keep your ride in your driveway, but without high speed chases what are Los Angelinos going watch on TV?

Head over to OnStar.com to see the video demo and to get more info.