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This page will become a general review of the iPhone, with intent for it to then be published to ThorxBlog. |
This page will become a general review of the iPhone, with intent for it to then be published to ThorxBlog. |
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| − | First however, the apps I have installed and use, in approximate order of use and function.... |
+ | First however, the apps I have installed and use, in approximate order of use and function.... (I am not including my layout of pre-installed apps, which I have scattered across all pages listed below) |
== Applications == |
== Applications == |
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=== Page 1 === |
=== Page 1 === |
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Stuff I use regularly |
Stuff I use regularly |
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| − | * Gaia GPS - saves and records your movements using the builtin GPS (for iPhones with built in GPS of course) |
+ | * Occasions - awesome remindering of upcoming birthdays and events. Syncs data from facebook also. |
| − | * Occassions - awesome remindering of upcoming birthdays and events. Syncs data from facebook also. |
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* Google RSS - if google reader is your RSS reader of choice, this is a good front end to it :) |
* Google RSS - if google reader is your RSS reader of choice, this is a good front end to it :) |
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* Echofon - good Twitter client |
* Echofon - good Twitter client |
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* Awesome Note - this is very excellent. |
* Awesome Note - this is very excellent. |
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* AppGmail - better for gmail than the builtin. shows gmail conversation view |
* AppGmail - better for gmail than the builtin. shows gmail conversation view |
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| + | * MyBrisbane - a range of info for Brisbane folk |
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| + | * iDent - a basic StatusNet client |
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=== Page 2 === |
=== Page 2 === |
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| − | More or less this is overflow from page1 (ie: good stuff, just not used much), it's also backflow from page3 (eg, not so good stuff, which I'd like to find a replacement for). And also, apps I'm still testing |
+ | More or less this is overflow from page1 , just less usage. |
| − | * AppeBox Pro - a bunch of free tiny utilities |
+ | * Gaia GPS - saves and records your movements using the builtin GPS (for iPhones with built in GPS of course) |
| + | * Moon Globe - excellent moon views. warning: 40+meg app! |
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| + | * AppBox Pro - a bunch of free tiny utilities |
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* Shazam - identify songs (I've yet to use this) |
* Shazam - identify songs (I've yet to use this) |
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| − | * Alarm Clock - a "better" alarm clock than the builtin. certainly prettier |
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* Frotz - infocom text adventure gaming! :D |
* Frotz - infocom text adventure gaming! :D |
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* Stanza - eBook reader. |
* Stanza - eBook reader. |
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* FotoTimerLE - another timelapse app |
* FotoTimerLE - another timelapse app |
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* Gorillacam - another timelapse app |
* Gorillacam - another timelapse app |
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| − | * iDent - a poor StatusNet client |
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* SketchBookX - a cool sketching app |
* SketchBookX - a cool sketching app |
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| − | * MyBrisbane - a range of info for Brisbane folk |
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=== Page 3 === |
=== Page 3 === |
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Stuff which isn't so useful (st.George), or is useful but only irregularly (eg: feX), or amusements. |
Stuff which isn't so useful (st.George), or is useful but only irregularly (eg: feX), or amusements. |
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| + | * Alarm Clock - a "better" alarm clock than the builtin. certainly prettier |
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* TouchCalc - excellent scientific calculator. I installed this before I discovered that the regular calc is scientific in landscape mode |
* TouchCalc - excellent scientific calculator. I installed this before I discovered that the regular calc is scientific in landscape mode |
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* RotaryDialer - retro style dialer. just for fun |
* RotaryDialer - retro style dialer. just for fun |
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* Speedtest - measure your internet speed |
* Speedtest - measure your internet speed |
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* iFractal - Mandelbrot and Julia set browser |
* iFractal - Mandelbrot and Julia set browser |
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| + | * Cell-life - a fun little Conways game of life. |
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* feX - facebook exchange - sync facebook data to your local contacts! (update icons, addresses and birthdays) |
* feX - facebook exchange - sync facebook data to your local contacts! (update icons, addresses and birthdays) |
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| − | * LifeGame - Conways game of life |
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* Totalpong - classic pong |
* Totalpong - classic pong |
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* wordpress - a bit buggy, though useable, I think. I don't use it at the moment though. |
* wordpress - a bit buggy, though useable, I think. I don't use it at the moment though. |
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=== Page 4 === |
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| − | Stuff which was dissapointing really, and/or I have alternate versions installed elsewhere |
+ | Stuff for which I was pretty dissapointed really. |
* BigOven - recipes. Just a frontend to their site |
* BigOven - recipes. Just a frontend to their site |
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| + | * RFK - Robot Finds Kitten. Does NOT COMPLY to the RFK RFC. ( http://robotfindskitten.org/download/rfk-rfc/ ) |
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| + | * Flickr - the official flickr app. geotagging is broken for uploading, but it's great to view your friends image stream |
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| + | * Flickd - geotagging works for uploads, but does not resize. |
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| + | * Total Automata - cellular automata |
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| + | Redundant. These are alternate versions of apps previously noted. |
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| + | * ShoutEm - Twitter/StatusNet client. |
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| + | * Twittelator - Twitter client (maybe StatusNet also?) |
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* RSSRunner - a RSS reader |
* RSSRunner - a RSS reader |
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* FreeRSS - another RSS reader |
* FreeRSS - another RSS reader |
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* Birthday - a basic birthday reminder (I think this was free, whilst the far superior 'Occassions' was $) |
* Birthday - a basic birthday reminder (I think this was free, whilst the far superior 'Occassions' was $) |
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| − | * RFK - Robot Finds Kitten. Does NOT COMPLY to the RFK RFC. ( http://robotfindskitten.org/download/rfk-rfc/ ) |
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* Metronome - a metronome |
* Metronome - a metronome |
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* musebook - another metronome |
* musebook - another metronome |
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| − | * Flickr - the official flickr app. geotagging is broken for uploading, but it's great to view your friends image stream |
+ | * LifeGame - another conways game of life |
| − | * Flickd - geotagging works for uploads, but does not resize. |
+ | * NoteTakerLife - a clever way of inputting handwritten notes from the author of Visicalc. But ultimately not actually useful enough to use in preference to other note applications. |
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=== Still to get === |
=== Still to get === |
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| − | * Moon - a decent moon app. There is a free one which is 40+ meg that I intend to get when I have decent connection |
+ | * A decent app to give me astronomical times (sun/moon rise/set times, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the moon, etc) All to the MINUTE please. |
| − | * A decent app to give me astronomical times (sun/moon rise/set times, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the moon, etc) All to the MINUTE please. Note that the 'moon' app mentioned previously should give me the moon information at least... |
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Revision as of 11:41, 18 December 2009
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So I recently purchased an iPhone...
This page will become a general review of the iPhone, with intent for it to then be published to ThorxBlog.
First however, the apps I have installed and use, in approximate order of use and function.... (I am not including my layout of pre-installed apps, which I have scattered across all pages listed below)
Applications
Note: I mostly do not recall offhand which apps I paid for, and which were free (I allow myself to 'umpulse buy' any app at the AUD$1.19 price point). I have also written reviews of some applications to the AppStore. offhand, I can't tell you which apps I have reviewed there
So, here are the installed apps as they appear on each page of my phone...
Before you buy anything...Please ask for clarification on my current usage of any app I list here (especially non-$free), before taking it as explicit advice for/against that app. I have purchased apps that have since found I do not use
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Nemo
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Page 1
Stuff I use regularly
- Occasions - awesome remindering of upcoming birthdays and events. Syncs data from facebook also.
- Google RSS - if google reader is your RSS reader of choice, this is a good front end to it :)
- Echofon - good Twitter client
- facebook - facebook client is good.
- Awesome Note - this is very excellent.
- AppGmail - better for gmail than the builtin. shows gmail conversation view
- MyBrisbane - a range of info for Brisbane folk
- iDent - a basic StatusNet client
Page 2
More or less this is overflow from page1 , just less usage.
- Gaia GPS - saves and records your movements using the builtin GPS (for iPhones with built in GPS of course)
- Moon Globe - excellent moon views. warning: 40+meg app!
- AppBox Pro - a bunch of free tiny utilities
- Shazam - identify songs (I've yet to use this)
- Frotz - infocom text adventure gaming! :D
- Stanza - eBook reader.
- iSSH - ssh client
- wikiHOW - frontend to wikihow. Caches survival guides locally
- Solstice - sunrise and sunset positions. Oddly, NOT solstice dates and times!
- TimeLapse - a timelapse app
- FotoTimerLE - another timelapse app
- Gorillacam - another timelapse app
- SketchBookX - a cool sketching app
Page 3
Stuff which isn't so useful (st.George), or is useful but only irregularly (eg: feX), or amusements.
- Alarm Clock - a "better" alarm clock than the builtin. certainly prettier
- TouchCalc - excellent scientific calculator. I installed this before I discovered that the regular calc is scientific in landscape mode
- RotaryDialer - retro style dialer. just for fun
- St.George - not as good as it should be
- iTick - metronome
- HeartBeat - count heartbeats (or any beats - effectively a reverse metronome)
- Speedtest - measure your internet speed
- iFractal - Mandelbrot and Julia set browser
- Cell-life - a fun little Conways game of life.
- feX - facebook exchange - sync facebook data to your local contacts! (update icons, addresses and birthdays)
- Totalpong - classic pong
- wordpress - a bit buggy, though useable, I think. I don't use it at the moment though.
- NASA - a bunch of NASA info
Page 4
Stuff for which I was pretty dissapointed really.
- BigOven - recipes. Just a frontend to their site
- RFK - Robot Finds Kitten. Does NOT COMPLY to the RFK RFC. ( http://robotfindskitten.org/download/rfk-rfc/ )
- Flickr - the official flickr app. geotagging is broken for uploading, but it's great to view your friends image stream
- Flickd - geotagging works for uploads, but does not resize.
- Total Automata - cellular automata
Page 5
Redundant. These are alternate versions of apps previously noted.
- ShoutEm - Twitter/StatusNet client.
- Twittelator - Twitter client (maybe StatusNet also?)
- RSSRunner - a RSS reader
- FreeRSS - another RSS reader
- Birthday - a basic birthday reminder (I think this was free, whilst the far superior 'Occassions' was $)
- Metronome - a metronome
- musebook - another metronome
- LifeGame - another conways game of life
- NoteTakerLife - a clever way of inputting handwritten notes from the author of Visicalc. But ultimately not actually useful enough to use in preference to other note applications.
Still to get
- A decent app to give me astronomical times (sun/moon rise/set times, solstices, equinoxes, phases of the moon, etc) All to the MINUTE please.
