Here are 10 of my favorite iPhone apps that make certain parts of my life a little easier. I often wonder what I’d do without some of them, but then again I seem to remember this business of using a pencil and paper in a previous life. Ah well.
I’m excluding the built-in apps here, since any of you that have an iPhone would have those too.
| Tweetie: Hands down the best Twitter client available on the iPhone. It’s simple and fast, has a slick UI, and all the functionality of the web app and then some. Since I’m quite the twit, this is where I do most of my tweeting. |
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Facebook: For those of you with an active account, it’s a no-brainer. As an added bonus for those of you who don’t like the new Facebook, this is reminiscent of the old one. |
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Air Mouse: Powerful mouse alternative. A portable touchpad with full keyboard functionality. If I’m in the kitchen and need to open a program on my laptop, this program helps me do it. |
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Jaadu VNC: For something a bit fancier than Air Mouse, this lets you remotely connect to your computer, with full functionality. Think of it as adding a screen to Air Mouse. Expanding on the previous, if I’m in somebody else’s kitchen and need to open a program, this helps me do it. |
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OmniFocus: For the uber-organized, this is the ultimate task manager/planner. It uses the “Getting Things Done” system of task management and works better than any planner I’ve had in the past. Requires sync with the OmniFocus desktop client. |
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Yelp: Helps me find decent restaurants (or whatever else you need) within the area, thanks to the GPS locator. Now all I need it to do is get me a reservation a la OpenTable’s app and I’m set. |  |
Shazam: Extremely powerful song recognition app. I can’t get over how great this is for finding song titles I thought I never figure out outside of a lyric search. This plus Youtube makes for an excellent way to find the tunes on that commercial you’ve been wondering about. |
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BeeJive IM: So far the only decent all-in-one chat client on the iPhone which can sync all major chat protocols. Still, it’s a bit pricey and needs background operation capabilities. Once push is available with 3.0, this will be an even better app (at least until Adium comes out with their own). |
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1password: This program comes close to replacing my wallet. Syncs with the desktop client to store every password/info you could ever use online. Just make sure it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands. |
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Edge: The best game you can buy for the iPhone, in my opinion. I’ve gone through quite a few, but this one is the only one I keep playing over and over. Great graphics, great music, great control, and a great idea! |
Lastly, here are five I’m supposed to be able to live without. There’s no straightforward way to put these on your iPhone, so I’ll leave it to you to find out how.
- Netatalk + OpenSSH: Allows your iPhone to talk with other computers making the following apps possible:
- MobileFinder + MobileTerminal: Thanks to the above, you can command line or use the finder on your iPhone.
- SBSettings: Makes actions such as turning on/off wi-fi and airplane mode happen literally at the swipe of a screen.
- Cycorder: Recording video on the iPhone for the win.
- PDANet: Allows you to tether your internet connection to another computer (the 3.0 update will cut into this a bit).
Great blog and great attitude man! Good luck…as someone who has fought through a couple of lay off cycles, i can imagine the immense amount of positive thinking required to keep your spirits up…quite inspirational….keep it going..and GOOD LUCK!
Great blog and great attitude man! Good luck…as someone who has fought through a couple of lay off cycles, i can imagine the immense amount of positive thinking required to keep your spirits up…quite inspirational….keep it going..and GOOD LUCK!