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{{Note|center|Before you buy anything...|Please ask for clarification on my current usage of any app I list here (especially non-$free), before taking it as explicit advice for/against that app. I have purchased apps that have since found I do not use|Nemo}} |
{{Note|center|Before you buy anything...|Please ask for clarification on my current usage of any app I list here (especially non-$free), before taking it as explicit advice for/against that app. I have purchased apps that have since found I do not use|Nemo}} |
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| + | * Awesome Note - this is very excellent. |
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Stuff I use regularly |
Stuff I use regularly |
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* Occasions - awesome remindering of upcoming birthdays and events. Syncs data from facebook also. |
* Occasions - 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 :) |
+ | * iDent - a basic StatusNet client |
| − | * Echofon - good Twitter client |
+ | * Twitterrific - a decent Twitter client |
* facebook - facebook client is good. |
* facebook - facebook client is good. |
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| − | * Awesome Note - this is very excellent. |
+ | * Google RSS - if google reader is your RSS reader of choice, this is a good front end to it :) |
| + | * Google mobile - voice search! It's like the futurrrrrrre! |
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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 |
* MyBrisbane - a range of info for Brisbane folk |
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| − | * iDent - a basic StatusNet client |
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* Gorillacam - another timelapse app |
* Gorillacam - another timelapse app |
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* SketchBookX - a cool sketching app |
* SketchBookX - a cool sketching app |
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| + | * GeoHash - because I am a geohasher: http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/User:Nemo |
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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 |
* Alarm Clock - a "better" alarm clock than the builtin. certainly prettier |
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| + | * Echofon - good alternate Twitter client |
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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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* St.George - not as good as it should be |
* St.George - not as good as it should be |
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| − | * iTick - metronome |
+ | * musebook - a pretty nice metronome |
* HeartBeat - count heartbeats (or any beats - effectively a reverse metronome) |
* HeartBeat - count heartbeats (or any beats - effectively a reverse metronome) |
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* Speedtest - measure your internet speed |
* Speedtest - measure your internet speed |
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| + | * feX - facebook exchange - sync facebook data to your local contacts! (update icons, addresses and birthdays) |
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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. |
* 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) |
+ | * RjDj - ambient sound creation |
* 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. |
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* NASA - a bunch of NASA info |
* NASA - a bunch of NASA info |
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Stuff for which I was pretty dissapointed really. |
Stuff for which I was pretty dissapointed really. |
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| + | * wordpress - a bit buggy, though useable, I think. I don't use it at the moment though. |
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* 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/ ) |
* RFK - Robot Finds Kitten. Does NOT COMPLY to the RFK RFC. ( http://robotfindskitten.org/download/rfk-rfc/ ) |
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* Flickd - geotagging works for uploads, but does not resize. |
* Flickd - geotagging works for uploads, but does not resize. |
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* Total Automata - cellular automata |
* Total Automata - cellular automata |
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| − | + | * Epicurious - another recipe/restaurant site/app. Yet to properly test |
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| + | * VNC lite - yet to properly test. |
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| + | * One Tap Movies - yet to properly test |
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Redundant. These are alternate versions of apps previously noted. |
Redundant. These are alternate versions of apps previously noted. |
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* ShoutEm - Twitter/StatusNet client. |
* ShoutEm - Twitter/StatusNet client. |
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| − | * Twittelator - Twitter client (maybe StatusNet also?) |
+ | * iTick - a nice enough metronome |
| + | * Metronome - another metronome with the traditional look |
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| + | * 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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* 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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| − | * Metronome - a metronome |
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| − | * musebook - another metronome |
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* LifeGame - another conways game of life |
* LifeGame - another conways game of life |
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| − | * 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. |
+ | * Twittelator - Twitter client (maybe StatusNet also?). Free version is hell annoying with popups) |
Revision as of 13:35, 21 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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Dock
- Awesome Note - this is very excellent.
Page 1
Stuff I use regularly
- Occasions - awesome remindering of upcoming birthdays and events. Syncs data from facebook also.
- iDent - a basic StatusNet client
- Twitterrific - a decent Twitter client
- facebook - facebook client is good.
- Google RSS - if google reader is your RSS reader of choice, this is a good front end to it :)
- Google mobile - voice search! It's like the futurrrrrrre!
- AppGmail - better for gmail than the builtin. shows gmail conversation view
- MyBrisbane - a range of info for Brisbane folk
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
- GeoHash - because I am a geohasher: http://wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing/User:Nemo
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
- Echofon - good alternate Twitter client
- 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
- musebook - a pretty nice metronome
- HeartBeat - count heartbeats (or any beats - effectively a reverse metronome)
- Speedtest - measure your internet speed
- feX - facebook exchange - sync facebook data to your local contacts! (update icons, addresses and birthdays)
- iFractal - Mandelbrot and Julia set browser
- Cell-life - a fun little Conways game of life.
- RjDj - ambient sound creation
- Totalpong - classic pong
- NASA - a bunch of NASA info
Page 4
Stuff for which I was pretty dissapointed really.
- wordpress - a bit buggy, though useable, I think. I don't use it at the moment though.
- 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
- Epicurious - another recipe/restaurant site/app. Yet to properly test
- VNC lite - yet to properly test.
- One Tap Movies - yet to properly test
Page 5
Redundant. These are alternate versions of apps previously noted.
- ShoutEm - Twitter/StatusNet client.
- iTick - a nice enough metronome
- Metronome - another metronome with the traditional look
- 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.
- RSSRunner - a RSS reader
- FreeRSS - another RSS reader
- Birthday - a basic birthday reminder (I think this was free, whilst the far superior 'Occassions' was $)
- LifeGame - another conways game of life
- Twittelator - Twitter client (maybe StatusNet also?). Free version is hell annoying with popups)
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.
