Monday, June 22, 2009

There's An App For That

I am not an iPhone expert. But I've had one since Christmas.
Yes, I talk about her (Iris the iPhone) frequently. So people have been asking me recently what apps I like. For those of you who have your own personal Iris or are considering getting one. This blog entry is for you.

My Top 10 List of frequently used and enjoyed iPhone Apps.
(in no particular order)

1.) Say Where? - My friend Chris introduced this one to me. With the simple click of your screen you can tell you phone where you want to go (address or business name) and it gives you detailed directions via the GPS.

2.) Facebook - Gotta have access to facebook while on the road. One advantage is that this mobile version won't bog you down with goofy quizzes or farm town requests. You can choose to only see folk's status updates (a feature I miss on the facebook website.

3.) Tweetdeck - A great Twitter app. Allows you to separate the folks you follow into groups. Now if only more people I knew would twitter it would be even better. (You can follow me on twitter @cshawnstinson)

4.) The Weather Channel - The iPhone has its own weather app, but this one from the weather channel will give you satellite images. Nice feature to have when you're at the ballpark wondering when the rain's gonna pass.

5.) Mint - Financial tool. Helps me keep track of my debt (and cash and savings if I had any)

6.) Flixster - Quick access to Movie reviews, trailers, and local showtimes.

7.) Bible - Youversion - Numerous searchable translations of the bible.

8.) Pandora - portable music of any style. Simply type in an artist or song name and it creates a channel just for you.

9.) Evernote - I'm still learning this one, but so far I like it. A great reminder tool. You can write a note, take a pic, or record a voice note.

10.) Shozu - Another new one I'm still figuring out but love so far. Quick upload of pics or text to your favorite websites. Example. I can take a pic and upload it once and it will post to my blog, my facebook and flickr. Definitely a time saver.

Honorable mentions... Ebay, Google reader, & Phone flix.
And I didn't even include any games.

What apps are you using?