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2009-05-27 2:45 PM

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Subject: Favorite Iphone Apps and uses
Just got an Iphone and wow!  How did i ever function without this thing!  was wondering what apps do all the other iphone users use.  I also read in another thread that BT was going to make an app for it, can't wait.  aside from all the other very functional app that make my life easier....  I love the kitten cannon app....

Boom


2009-05-27 3:21 PM
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In no particular order and in addition to the ones that come with the OS:

eBay
Evernote
Facebook
Flick Fishing
Google
Google Earth
iBreviary
iPlurk
Kindle
Light
LIndedIn
Mint.com
Pandora
PayPal
QuickVoice
Shakespeare
Skype (unmetered minutes for calls out via WiFi)
Stanza
Trailguru
The Weather Channel
Twitterific
Bible
Caissa
chesspuzzles
At Bat Lite
Zillow
myWireless



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2009-05-27 3:23 PM
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2009-05-27 10:42 PM
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One word:

Jailbreak.

Now I have the iPhone as a wireless tether wifi access for my laptop anywhere I go...app is called PDANET.

Plus very cool stuff you will never find in the normal app store.
2009-05-28 8:28 AM
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Flight Control... Highly Addictive!

NuevaSync to sync the Calendar with your google calendar.  Info on that here

2009-05-28 9:46 AM
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I am thinking of buying an Ipod Touch.  I don't need all the conectivity stuff...I basically need a PDA, and they don't really make them anymore.  Work is paying for it.  But I have questions.  I need a calendar function and a to do list function and I would love to be able to make my own data entry forms to make my job at work easier.  Are there apps for these issues
 


2009-05-28 9:59 AM
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runningwoof - 2009-05-28 9:46 AM I am thinking of buying an Ipod Touch.  I don't need all the conectivity stuff...I basically need a PDA, and they don't really make them anymore.  Work is paying for it.  But I have questions.  I need a calendar function and a to do list function and I would love to be able to make my own data entry forms to make my job at work easier.  Are there apps for these issues
 

Calendar is included, and works well.  To Do list...there's probably apps you can download but included is a "notes" application that opens a thing like a legal pad to type stuff on.

Not sure on the data entry, but I understand it's not terrible to build your own apps.  I have no idea on that though.  There are tons and tons of third party applications for the device though.  I am shocked at how many.

 

2009-05-28 10:00 AM
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calendar and to do list come with the touch.  but they suck.  typing is a pain, especially if you have larger fingers.  unless i haven't discovered it yet, you have to actively check your calendar and to do lists.  does not notify you like a palm would.  in my experience, the touch is great for multimedia, but poor as a work PDA.  a palm with spreadsheet ability using Windows for PDAs would be better.  of course they are not as fun as a touch. 
2009-05-28 10:26 AM
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crazyyella - 2009-05-28 10:00 AM calendar and to do list come with the touch.  but they suck.  typing is a pain, especially if you have larger fingers.  unless i haven't discovered it yet, you have to actively check your calendar and to do lists.  does not notify you like a palm would.  in my experience, the touch is great for multimedia, but poor as a work PDA.  a palm with spreadsheet ability using Windows for PDAs would be better.  of course they are not as fun as a touch. 

I've never used a palm, but these might be good points.  Syncing with google calendar works, i.e. if I want an alert in google calendar, that alert will happen on the touch when I turn it on.  It doesn't "wake up" and tell me though.  So, that could be weak as compared to a palm device.

I personally can type easier on the touch then I can on the tiny keyboards on palms/windows PDA's I've tried in stores, but that's me.  Web browsing is awesome when in a wi-fi area.  Email works beautifully. This seems to solve the spreadsheet availability and would allow you to enter data (from what it looks like...don't have it myself).

But, crazyyella makes some good points.

2009-05-28 10:55 PM
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I hate my iphone...anyone want it?

I do use the GPS app when traveling.
The Weather app sometimes.
Mostly just for getting work email and do use the ipod feature.  I think its a cool toy for personal use, but for professional use, I've stated this before......Blackberry is a much better option.
2009-05-29 8:28 AM
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morey1 - 2009-05-28 11:26 AM

crazyyella - 2009-05-28 10:00 AM calendar and to do list come with the touch.  but they suck.  typing is a pain, especially if you have larger fingers.  unless i haven't discovered it yet, you have to actively check your calendar and to do lists.  does not notify you like a palm would.  in my experience, the touch is great for multimedia, but poor as a work PDA.  a palm with spreadsheet ability using Windows for PDAs would be better.  of course they are not as fun as a touch. 

I've never used a palm, but these might be good points.  Syncing with google calendar works, i.e. if I want an alert in google calendar, that alert will happen on the touch when I turn it on.  It doesn't "wake up" and tell me though.  So, that could be weak as compared to a palm device.

I personally can type easier on the touch then I can on the tiny keyboards on palms/windows PDA's I've tried in stores, but that's me.  Web browsing is awesome when in a wi-fi area.  Email works beautifully. This seems to solve the spreadsheet availability and would allow you to enter data (from what it looks like...don't have it myself).

But, crazyyella makes some good points.



I didnt like the calendar app that came w/ the iphone.  I had a palm and I realy liked the calendar that came with it.  The only app I found that is even close to that is US Calendar.  It has every single holiday you can imagine and a blurb about each too.  It does have a decent monthly view, and you can look at the month in a glance.  It does have some issues that I hope the update or fix - you cant do a weekly view, the repeat functions are missing options like repeat every X days.  Its still better than the what came w/ it and it was onbly .99  Its not as good as a palm. 

If you only want a PDA, get a palm over a itouch.  I have a freind that has an itouch and she has the same issues w/ the calendar as I do.  She did like our iphones b/c we can connect through the cellphone line, where she could only connect if wifi is available.  But she considers the itouch more of an upgrade from an ipod.  I got tired of carriyng 3 items (work phone, other work phone and PDA) and wanted to get a smart phone.  I liked the feel of the iphone better than the blackberry.  I have big fingers and I feel that I can type faster on the iphone than on the tiny keys.  Plus I like the iphone screen size.


2009-05-29 8:45 AM
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Apps I use the most

gps
google earth
facebook (I know shoot me)
Weather Channel
Tide App
itrailmap
ski report
Brain Teaser
cribbage
ping pong
lightsaber (the geek in me still hasnt deleted it)
and Wolfenstein 3D - Just like I remember, w/o the crashes - worth the $5
2009-05-29 9:05 AM
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crazyyella - 2009-05-28 11:00 AM calendar and to do list come with the touch.  but they suck.  typing is a pain, especially if you have larger fingers.  unless i haven't discovered it yet, you have to actively check your calendar and to do lists.  does not notify you like a palm would.  in my experience, the touch is great for multimedia, but poor as a work PDA.  a palm with spreadsheet ability using Windows for PDAs would be better.  of course they are not as fun as a touch. 


You have to set an alert to be reminded. 
2009-05-29 12:31 PM
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runningwoof - 2009-05-28 7:46 AM I am thinking of buying an Ipod Touch.  I don't need all the conectivity stuff...I basically need a PDA, and they don't really make them anymore.  Work is paying for it.  But I have questions.  I need a calendar function and a to do list function and I would love to be able to make my own data entry forms to make my job at work easier.  Are there apps for these issues
 

I have an iTouch. You can download the same apps as the iPhone (except you can't use the ones that have features specific to the phone obviously). I like the calendar app that comes with it. There's a bunch of ToDo apps, but I just use my Google to do list and that works well.

2009-05-29 12:57 PM
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jeng -

 

I have an iTouch. You can download the same apps as the iPhone (except you can't use the ones that have features specific to the phone obviously).

Can you use an ear bud with a microphone on an iTouch? If so, I think you can then use Skype to make calls on the the iTouch through Wifi. Not positive about that.



Edited by dontracy 2009-05-29 12:57 PM
2009-05-29 5:41 PM
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dontracy - 2009-05-29 10:57 AM

jeng -

 

I have an iTouch. You can download the same apps as the iPhone (except you can't use the ones that have features specific to the phone obviously).

Can you use an ear bud with a microphone on an iTouch? If so, I think you can then use Skype to make calls on the the iTouch through Wifi. Not positive about that.

Hey, that's a really good idea. Thanks. I bet that will work.



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