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Offline Bruce_F

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« on: November 17, 2008, 10:17:58 AM »
Hi all,

I've had my iPhone for almost a month now. What a great tool it is! Of course, the apps that we put on the iPhone are what makes it such a great tool, and that's why I have started this thread.

Searching the apps store can be a daunting experience. There are multiple apps for just about all categories. I've spent hours going through the apps lists and I have a few that I find useful. I thought it would be fun to start a thread where we can share our favorite apps whether they are free or paid.

Here's my favorites so far:
  • AroundMe (helps find businesses from your immediate location)
  • Google Mobile App (the usual Google search engine that will get better when the voice feature is included)
  • SayWho-Dialer (tell your iPhone to call someone in your Contacts list... no dialing!)
  • Shazam (identifies recorded music)
  • Propina (simple tool for figuring a tip)
I have more but these the ones not included with the original apps I seem to use most.

My son told me about "Budget" that he finds useful to track his spending. I got it but I haven't found much use for it so far.
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2008, 01:39:49 PM »
  • Rotary Dialer - A must have for making calls in front of other cell phone users! rofl.gif
  • Flashlight - Used it just last Saturday night when the power went out! Helped me find the full-sized one. smile.gif
  • Dial Zero - All those 'shortcuts' to get around the "Please press 9 for further ways to remain on hold." Must be a hundred companies listed.
  • Bible - The whole Bible in 14 English versions plus 19 other languages!
  • CannonGame from Discovery - Just for the shear pleasure of irritating anyone near you! tongue.gif
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« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2008, 09:11:05 AM »
Hey, Bruce, I just came across this one that looks like a valuable one for travellers. It looks to combine 'Movies' and several other specialized apps that provide local info into one convenient place. Sounds like its usefulness depends a lot on the size of the locality, not much may be available in East Podunk! laugh.gif
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2008, 04:52:06 PM »
Congrats on your new phone!

Here are some of my favorites:

1. Air Sharing, which is like a wireless thumb drive
2. VCard Mailer, which let's me e-mail contacts
3. iTalk, a voice recorder
4. Bloomberg Financial
5.  Spreadsheet, very useful
6. Pano, a fun one that let's me take panoramic photos

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« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2008, 09:27:48 AM »
Hey ABD,

CannonGame is fun! I'm not very good at it yet, however. I looked at iWant and it looks like one of those apps like AroundMe. There are so many "nearly identical" apps it's hard to decide which one to get. Fortunately, a lot of them are free or very inexpensive so it's just a matter of trying them out.

Google Mobile has been updated to use voice commands and it works really well.

Dan,

You have a lot of business apps. I have iTalk but I haven't used it much yet. I thought I might use it remember things I need to do. Pano looks like fun. I have StereoMaker which makes a stereo picture. I don't think I'll do much with it.

My son likes Budget to track his spending. I decided to give it a try but I still haven't used it much. My credit union has mobile banking and it works pretty well with the iPhone. I can make transfers and payments just as easily as using my home computer.

Thanks for your input guys!
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« Reply #5 on: November 23, 2008, 03:21:46 PM »
Maybe we could change the Title of the thread to Favorite iPhone Apps and tips?

Just learned that by holding the 'period' key when writing in Mail, you can access the 'net, edu, org and the com' suffixes for addresses/urls. Kind of a tap & hold; once for the period and a press and hold for the sufix pop-up. smile.gif


edited: to better explain the keyboarding process.
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« Reply #6 on: November 24, 2008, 05:20:07 AM »
I just tried it! Nice tip!

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« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2009, 02:44:22 PM »
Here's an interesting app, especially if you need to demo something on your Mac or PC. Might be a great way to get rid of that cumbersome TV/DVD/TiVo/Car starter/Door bell answerer/Light switch controller.
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« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2009, 01:22:17 AM »
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« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2009, 02:53:36 AM »
This YouTube video of "Stairway To Heaven" played on guitar and iPhone ocarina is kinda neat...
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« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2009, 09:05:03 AM »
Could we include iPod Touch in here? I'm feeling left out....  whistling.gif

Best one for me so far is Remote for both the phone and Touch. Allows you to use either as a remote control when you are streaming iTunes to another room via Airport Express. And you can 'see' what you're playing. Access the library and choose your music by remote.

And GoogleEarth though, of course, the Touch relies on having a wifi connection to the net.

Holding it in front of the iMac doesn't give the best results, photowise, but you get the idea blush-anim-cl.gif
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« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2009, 01:39:41 PM »
Neil, OF COURSE you are included!  Perhaps we can encourage Bruce to append "iPod Touch" to his thread title...

Thanks for providing the "Remote" link. I have heard about it and I just added it to my tiny cache of free apps I have collected in anticipation of getting an iPhone.
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« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2009, 05:31:04 PM »
Just found out about this one today. Downloaded but not yet used!

Free app (also has a $3 Pro version) that lets you type an email in landscape instead of portrait mode. Also uses "pinch/squeeze" to change the displayed text size and provides access to "&" and many 'international symbols.' And, did I mention the price? There's not one! clap.gif wink.gif
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« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2009, 02:49:59 PM »
Not an "app" but some tips that you might use. 5 in the article but many more in the comments!
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« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 09:13:24 AM »
Thank you for suggesting Propina. No more angst at check-time.
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