There's really no need for me to open each of these with a paragraph on how kick ass the iPhone is. Most people already know this. Those who don't either; 1. have never played with an iPhone, have never felt the glory, and are sadly lost in the dark, or 2. have played with an iPhone, can't break their Sprint contract, are super pissed about it, jealous of your iPhone, and secretly wish every single iPhone-hating second of their mac-hating lives that they were cool enough to have one. So, anyways, onto my main topic of the day; Apps.
There are now over 100,000 iPhone apps listed on Apple's iTunes store, up from 10,000 a year ago, that's an annual growth rate of 900%. Get out of here! That's nuts! As a point of comparison, there are on the order of 10,000 Windows PC apps listed on Microsoft's Windows7 compatibility website. Researchers predict at least 300,000 iPhone apps by the end of 2010, many of the new ones coming from well-known business kings, the famous (ie; T-Pain app), kick-ass consumer brands, and the never-ending battle to create the coolest games.
I love apps. I am still technically new to the iPhone, and am constantly in amazement of the cool things you can do with apps. My first week in the app game, I had every FREE app you could ask for, and was already waist-deep in the non-FREE app store. It's fascinating. It took me about a month to get a hold of myself, and stop downloading/purchasing every ruhtard this-and-that app. I have recently cleaned some out, reduced it down to 5 pages of apps, and luckily figured out how to organize them when I synch with my iTunes. Here are my apps, from the basics to the
hottness, and what I think about 'em.
On my first page of apps, I tried to keep it down to the bare necessities;
-Text; of course, (we have discussed before. Uber Important)
-iCalendar, photos/camera (now also video camera with iPhone 3GS), so simple to snap a quick photo, and has great resolution.
-MAPS! LOVE! I use my this in place of my Garmin now. 4 stars!
-Contacts are good to have handy, easy to jump to specifics.
-Clock = my alarm clock. very useful, just not loud enough.
-Notes, I am always thinking of random ideas, thoughts, songs to download, blogs to write, so I jot them in my notes. When I synch it automatically sends them to my e-mail so I won't ever lose them.
-Facebook, duh. Use it on the reg.
-Bank of America. Kicks ass. Know your financial status pronto.
-Shazam = legit, as discussed earlier
-Loopt = a creepy app where you can pinpoint friends' locations.
-Horoscopes, my eerily accurate horoscope app, on the daily.
-Texts From Last Night/ FML is always a pick-me-up.
-Last but not least, Flood-It!, the greatest game ever. I am legendary. 74% winning average. thankyou.
My 2nd page of apps contains my "serious" apps;
-Settings; technically a necessity app, but not needed that often.
-Calculator, p.s. yes, your iPhone calc has the same functioning capabilities of a calculus-level-graphing calculator
-Handy Level, F yes, I'll take that. baller.
-Compass, Katt Williams taught m
e that every pimp needs a compass.
-Voice memo, can't say I've really used that much....
-Weather stations, so easy and user-friendly
-Stocks, not lately
-News, movies, google = endless information
-Days until is a countdown app, good for vacay countdowns :)
-Magic 8-Ball, you know the drill
-Bubble wrap, just like it sounds, yet somehow, still oddly incredibly entertaining.
App Page 3 is apps that are "things to do" or "activity" apps;
-I have my app and iTunes stores, where I can purchase any apps o
r downloads
-Youtube and Pandora, sure u know 'em...
-Bump and Mover - cool apps where you can bump phones with a friend to share pics, contact info, etc. Very cool.
-A handy to-do list that I use for bill and event reminders
-Spin Art = kick ass, so fun and you can create cute backgrounds worth all .99
-Colorsplash is a cool app for photo-editing, seems like you can really do some cool shit with it if you try to learn, but I paid 5.99 for it, and haven't devoted more than a minute.
-Ransom is a fun app, you can take pictures and place text on them. Good for ransom notes and Caller ID.
-T-Pain App = so fun! Here you can record yourself doing T-Pain songs with that freaky voice changer effect. Can plug your phone up to your car speakers and turn your car into a recording studio. Great for road trips!
-IQ Test, did it once or twice, but always a fave of people who want to "look at my apps"
-Big Oven/Urban Spoon = Recipe/Restaurant Locators
-Wallpaper is one of my top rated. On this app, I can create thousands of personalized backgrounds, with freakin cute options. I made dozens and e-mailed to friends to use :)
- aaaaaaaand.... Atomic Fart app, tons of fart simulations, dont use it much, but everyone has it, one day it could be used to make a funny situation, who knows, it was free, whatev.
My 4th and 5th pages of apps are all games that I enjoy;
-This is commonly what I do when I have stayed up so late that I can't see straight, the TV is off, computer put away, and I still need something "to do". Big fan of some Black Jack, and a lifetime Bejeweled fan.
-Tap Tap revolution is pretty fun. It's like Guitar Hero, but requires noise, so not good when trying to be discreet. Labyrinth is a cool one to play, it's really endless, and to each his own.
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