Technically Geeking: There’s An App For That.
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a blogumn by Justin Time
No doubt you have seen the Apple commercials for the iPhone and its apps: “Say you’re a coal miner. Your canary dies and the entrance to your mining shaft collapses. There’s an app for that.”
My wife joked last week that it should become the new catchphrase to replace “That’s what she said.” It has not caught on yet. So to promote it, and because this is an easy topic for me, I am giving you some App Store recommendations.
I make software for iPhones and other less successful mobile devices (ever heard of BlackBerry, Palm, Windows Mobile?), so I routinely download apps to research for my job. I am constantly adding and removing apps but here are some that I like having in my pocket right now. I won’t shamelessly promote any of my company’s stuff, as much as my boss would like that.
Productivity
— iTranslate – Free – Easy to use pocket translator with 42 languages
— Memory Info – 99 Cents – Frees up 40mb of RAM when your device gets slow or crashy
— ConvertBot – Free – Beautifully designed unit and currency converter
Lifestyle
— Guitar Toolkit – $9.99 – Worth it. Tuner, Chord Charts, Metronome, Fret Board
— Seafood Watch – Free – Monterrey Bay Aquarium lets you know which fish are OK to eat
— Kindle – Free – Why buy another device for hundreds of dollars when this is free?
— Drinks – $1.99 – Because researching through 35,000 apps is more fun with a buzz on
Games
— Lux Touch – Free – Classic Risk game. Great way to kill 10 minutes
— Field Runners– $2.99 – The best tower-defense game for iPhone.
— Flight Control – 99 Cents – It’s like preschool for air traffic controllers.
— Virtual Villagers – $1.99 – You raise islanders like a god. Also, there is a sequel.
That’s plenty for now. Let us know in the comments what your favorite apps are, even if they are not for the iPhone.
I love the Flight Control game it's a great time waster. I also like the translator app you never know when you might need to ask for help in Korean.
I thought I was pretty good at Flight Control until they started the online leader board.
I love the Flight Control game it's a great time waster. I also like the translator app you never know when you might need to ask for help in Korean.
I thought I was pretty good at Flight Control until they started the online leader board.
I need all of the productivity apps that you listed.
As for apps I swear by: Facebook, NYTimes, Yelp, DirecTV, KPCC Radio streaming (St. Louis NPR sucks and this was a lifesaver), Shazam, and WordPress for this blog (b/c sometimes I've gotta update or post on the run).
I really want:
1) an app to count the time between my contractions for the birth, and
2) a decent To Do List app — the Notebook app sucks for list
1) I don't know of anything specific for contractions, but you could just use the built-in stopwatch's lap feature. Just hit Lap every time you have one.
2) I know a few – Todo, OmniFocus, and Things are all good.
I need all of the productivity apps that you listed.
As for apps I swear by: Facebook, NYTimes, Yelp, DirecTV, KPCC Radio streaming (St. Louis NPR sucks and this was a lifesaver), Shazam, and WordPress for this blog (b/c sometimes I've gotta update or post on the run).
I really want:
1) an app to count the time between my contractions for the birth, and
2) a decent To Do List app — the Notebook app sucks for list
1) I don't know of anything specific for contractions, but you could just use the built-in stopwatch's lap feature. Just hit Lap every time you have one.
2) I know a few – Todo, OmniFocus, and Things are all good.
Invertebrate Pocket Reference for the aquarium hobby is a great app, they're coming out with a marine fish reference and coral reference in the next month or so.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa…
Invertebrate Pocket Reference for the aquarium hobby is a great app, they're coming out with a marine fish reference and coral reference in the next month or so.
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa…
I really need to get the iphone
I really need to get the iphone
I'm not sure what happened to my earlier comments, but they are not showing up now…
ernessa, this was my answer to your questions:
1) I don't know of anything specific for contractions, but you could just use the built-in stopwatch's lap feature. Just hit Lap every time you have one.
2) I know a few – Todo, OmniFocus, and Things are all good.
Debra, what phone are you using now?
I'm not sure what happened to my earlier comments, but they are not showing up now…
ernessa, this was my answer to your questions:
1) I don't know of anything specific for contractions, but you could just use the built-in stopwatch's lap feature. Just hit Lap every time you have one.
2) I know a few – Todo, OmniFocus, and Things are all good.
Debra, what phone are you using now?
I'm serious about the catch phrase!! Try to use it at least once tomorrow. For example:
Your CoWorker: I got with the craziest girl last night. Man, you shoulda seen her —
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Other CoWorker: Did you hear? They're merging our department. If I lose my job, I'll kill myself.
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go.
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: If you need help packing up your office —
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: Alright. I'm calling security.
You: There's an app for that.
And so forth.
Man, I kind of want to get fired now, just so I can re-enact this convo. Not really, but the point is you're funny.
I'm serious about the catch phrase!! Try to use it at least once tomorrow. For example:
Your CoWorker: I got with the craziest girl last night. Man, you shoulda seen her —
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Other CoWorker: Did you hear? They're merging our department. If I lose my job, I'll kill myself.
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: I'm afraid we're going to have to let you go.
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: If you need help packing up your office —
You: There's an app for that.
…
Your Boss: Alright. I'm calling security.
You: There's an app for that.
And so forth.
Man, I kind of want to get fired now, just so I can re-enact this convo. Not really, but the point is you're funny.