iPhone...really? con't (Part 5)

  Hearts - (sorry I couldn't find the link)

Ok, it's human nature to have a guilty pleasure....Hearts is one of mine!  Whenever I get a few minutes....Hearts...fast, into the action, decent AI.  Need an Internet version. 

Facebook -  Download from iTunes

Love or hate it, Facebook is a big deal.  If you buy in, grab this free app and stay connected.  

Tweetie -  Download from iTunes (latest version)

To Tweet or not to Tweet, that is the question.  An interesting tech meme that made it mainstream...a nice 15 minutes.  It's almost back to normal so us tech friendly folks can have it back.  Really don't need this app, IM+ works just as well, but I am still fond of it, it's very well put together, in fact the latest version (2) looks even better...I may drop the few bucks just to show my vote for great UI.

  FuelGauge - Download from iTunes

Not sure why, but with my current car I seem obsessed with gas mileage (getting 16-17 reallyMPG and I drive it like it should be driven).  Give you something to do while the gas is pumping. 

YouTube - 

An interesting thing I learned from those (much) younger than I am.  YouTube is a great resource...Google has made it just like Google.  As I have seen with the young kids, you can go search YouTube first...find what you are looking for and find the answer...in Video.  Very cool (really no one else is new to this?). 

LogMeIn -  Download from iTunes

Let's be clear - this is one of the most expensive apps I have ($29.99).  Is it worth it...heck yes.  With this app you can remote into another computer...from your phone.  You get full control of that machine.   Here is is my recent real life experience

I was recently in South Carolina in route to my youngest sister's wedding.  I was about two beers down, out in the middle of a lake after a few great water ski runs (ok, they weren't that great, but I did get up!).  I received a text from a monitoring service I have that a services on a client's server was failing.  I was able to pull up this app, log in securely restart that service and prevent any customer facing outage.  Is it worth $30?  I think so.

iTunes - 

OK this one is funny.  Obviously all iPhones come with (in fact you can't remove it) iTunes.  It's kinda how this whole "i" world economy was created...Music.  I have to admin, music is not the most frequently used function of my iPhone...but everyone once in a while, I hear something I think I want it...boom.  It's done.  Works very well.

MileBug -  Download from iTunes

Hmmm, ok a bit of a quandary here.  Logging your miles sucks.  I am sure I am losing thousands of dollars by not logging miles.  So is this the iPhone App to the rescue?  Nah, I don't think so.  Maybe it's the overwhelming dislike for logging miles that's leaking into this app for me, but since I know I don't like it, I want an app that helps me do it, without the pain.  This app doesn't measure up there.  If you know of a good one please post it in the comments.

Voice Memos -  Download from iTunes

Cool...I guess.  Well at least that was my first reaction.  I mean, EverNote is awesome a voice memos...with all the EverNote goodness.  Then I was in a meeting recently, with a professional of mine and I wanted to make sure I truly understood each word.  At the start of the meeting I asked his permission to record and away it went.  That night I was able to listen to the words as I reviewed my notes.  Very powerful.

IM+ -  Download from iTunes

Maybe IM is getting long in the tooth, but wow is it handy.  I love having an app that plugs into all my IM accounts (personal and business).  Sometimes voice is too much, quick question via IM is key.  Now I do realize that a lot of traffic that as on IM is now in SMS.

GV Mobile - 

This one is just for sentimental value.  I don't use it and I know you can't get it.  I don't understand the issues around the iPhone and Google Voice.  I can tell you this, Google Voice is outstanding.  I would highly recommend getting a Google number! (I might have an invite left).

StayInTouch -  Download from iTunes

Ok, let me just say, everyone is in sales.  Like it or not, we need to interact with others and we all benefit greatly from those interactions. But if you are like many computer geeks, you don't always think about the 'staying in touch' humans need.  So the idea behind Staying In Touch is perfect.  It's what we all need, a schedule on when you 'randomly' stay in touch.  It's a great way to improve relationships.  Unfortunately the implementation is not very good.  If anyone has something meets this need, please post in the comments. 

TripCase -  Download from iTunes

Wether  you travel all the time, once in a while or just have to pick someone up at the airport...Trip Case is for you.  It's no wonder it hits the mark, it's from Sabre...you know the travel company...good stuff.

SalesForce -  Download from iTunes

This one is a no brainer.  If you use SaleForce, get this app.  Dashboards, Opportunities and Contacts.  Good stuff.

Receipt -  Download from iTunes

This one is very similar to MileBug....I don't like the process of expense reports...so when I add an application I want it to make that process much easier.  This app does that, but just not much more than I can do with my scanning process at home.  On the right path, but we need to add a little more magic.

Continued

Wow, that was a big post.  The feedback I was getting was to do a page at a time so today was a full page.  Please use the comments help us make it better.

 

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Comments

[Gabriel Shepherd]

I use dropbox...I have a iMAC at the office, one at home, and a iPhone. This app is a iPhone version and desktop app. It allows you to designate a folder that automaticallly sinks the contents between all 3 and more if you got them...2gb free, is superfast sync wise, no complicated setup

of course Encamp for iPhone for Basecamp users is awesome too

[jkbConsulting, LLC]

So true! Plus DropBox works cross platform, so those of us who are stuck with both Macs and PC, no worries. I paid for the 50GB...not that I need it, just want to kinda vote with my bucks. They seem like a great team.
Good to hear from a BaseCamp user. It seems like a great app. I like the work the 37Signals guys do. They are fellow authors.