I've not posted anything on here for awhile. Well I've not had much to say on tech, so why bore you with senseless rambles? So I thought I would do this post about the apps on my iPhone that I am currently using the most at the moment.
TweetDeck (itunes link) (FREE)
TweetDeck is a very very popular multi-platform Twitter client for the desk top, which has been replicated on the iPhone. The initial version was a bit unstable, but that was soon fixed. The nice thing about this app is that it syncs the columns from the desktop version with this mobile version. There are a couple of features I would like to see in this that would make it my primary Twitter app and allow me to remove Tweetie. The first of those is the ability to see the current trending topics, and the second is the nearby feature. A tweet and walk mode would be handy as well.
Wordpress (itunes link) (FREE)
If you have a Wordpress blog then this is the app on the iPhone that you need. It supports multiple Wordpress blogs, allows you to not just do posts, but pages and comments as well. Only thing I would like to see added to this app is a bit more control over the images in the posts, ie not just having them put at the end of the post but allowed to have them within the text and have the text flow round them. But other wise this is a very very good blogging app.
Tomtom (itunes link) (GBP 59.99 for UK & Ireland)
Shown at the Apple event where they showed off version 3 of the iPhone OS. I along with many others have been waiting for this to come out. For me in the last couple of weeks even more so (well since my Tomtom was stolen from my car). There are a couple of features that are missing from the dedicated Tomtom device, which I hope they will add soon, such as allowing speed camera updates, along with map updates as well. There are other features I want added back in. Plus there is a difference in the routes the iPhone version comes up with compared to the Tomtom 920t I had. For instance the 920 when driving to my Nans would take me from the A1 to Wisbech via the A17. Where as the iPhone version takes me via the A47 and Peterborough. Even with these differences and missing features I still like this app a LOT.
AroundMe (itunes link) (FREE)
I love apps like this that are location based (and they will only get better with the augmented reality stuff that is becoming available on the 3GS). This one will tell you the location of places like Banks/ATM, bars, coffee shops,gas stations etc based on your current location. It will even give you directions as well.
SitOrSquat (itunes link) (FREE)
Another location based iPhone app this time one that tells you were the nearest public toilet is. Which when in a strange town/city is a very very handy thing to know.
Facebook (itunes link) (FREE)
The version 2 had a great interface that I preferred to actually using the web site itself. However the app has just got even better with version 3. If you are on Facebook and don't have this on the iPhone then what are you doing?
Google Mobile App (itunes link) (FREE)
Voice search and links to the Google Apps. A very very cool and handy app to have. It's great showing off the iPhone using the voice search.
Skype (itunes link) (FREE)
If you are a Skype user then you need this. Can only be used over wifi (as if O2 would allow us to make free calls over 3G), but still very useful to have.
Shazam (itunes link) (FREE)
Oh I love this app. It identifies music from a short snippet, great when you are watching a tv program or film and think wow what is that tune. How did we manage before this app came out?
Tube Delux (itunes link) (GBP 0.59)
I got this for my infrequent visits to London. Very handy to have, status updates, trip planner, departure info, even push notifications.
Sky News (itunes link) (FREE)
An app that links to Sky News. Even allows you to watch video of the news. Nice interface, does as it says on the can really. I like this one a lot as well.
Sky+ (itunes link) (FREE)
Once setup you won't have to miss another program on tv again. Select the program you want to record and your Sky+ box is programmed instantly to record it. It would be nice if the tv schedules pre-loaded at the start of each week so it was a bit faster, and that when setting something to record you could also set it up as a series link. But these are minor quibbles for what is still a great app. Also while I think about it, it would be nice if you could set it up so that it will search the schedules for you to tell you when there is stuff that maybe of interest on. A good app that could with a couple of features added be amazing.
Sky Sports Live Football Score Centre (itunes link) (FREE)
Now the season has started this is a must for football fans.
AirVideo (itunes link) (GBP 1.79)
With a free pc/Mac server software you are able to stream video from your pc/Mac over your network to your iPhone. Don't worry about the file format of the video not being iPhone compatible the server software converts on the fly!
TUAW (itunes link) (FREE)
I've just installed this as it has just become available. It's a very handy app for reading The Unofficial Apple Weblog.
I also play some games from time to time. The following are the ones I am finding myself going back to time and time again.
FlightControl (itunes link) (GBP 0.59)
I've just got into this one,and boy is it addictive. Cheap crack should never be this good!
FieldRunners (itunes link) (GBP 1.79)
A great tower defense clone, addictive. I start this and somehow an hour just disappears before I know it.
Bejeweled 2 (itunes link) (GBP 1.79)
King of the casual games, but still a classic that I enjoy.
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