I asked on Twitter (follow me!) and Facebook for name suggestions for my new iPhone and some stranger suggested Diana. Why? I have no idea, but I liked it and now it’s official. My new baby is named Diana.
I love it of course, because who wouldn’t?
So far I have downloaded the following apps:
Pandora
(amazing, get it)
Remember the Milk
Google Mobile Apps
Twitterific
Shazam
(identifies songs)
Urban Spoon
(restaurant ratings)
The Weather Channel
Around Me
(helps you find businesses of different catergories around you)
Wikipanion
(Wikipedia on the iPhone)
Stanza
(free books!)
BigOven
(a recipe database, I plan on using it in the grocery store)
Wordpress*
I’ve only had my phone for 24 hours or so, but I love all of these apps so far.
What apps do you love and recommend? Which ones did you pay for? What did you do about ringtones?
*If you are having trouble with Wordpress you may need to turn on XML-RPC. Go to Dashboard–>Settings–>Writing and check the box next to “Enable the WordPress, Movable Type, MetaWeblog and Blogger XML-RPC publishing protocols.”
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July 3rd, 2009 on 1:11 am
i am so jealous. i’ve had verizon forever and wouldn’t leave so it looks like i’ll never be getting an iphone – how unfortunate.
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July 3rd, 2009 on 1:51 am
I heart my iphone too. Can’t figure out how I survived without it up until March.
I recommend (btw they’re free):
cooliris – to view flickr albums
Good Food – shows you what healthy food options are around you
Restaurants (blue icon w/ spoon, fork, knife) – chain restaurant menu w/ nutritionals
9 toolbox – lots of tools in one app
iwant – looking for something around you? it’ll tell you where to find it
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Mandy Reply:
July 3rd, 2009 at 2:49 am
I second 9 toolbox. It has a level!
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July 3rd, 2009 on 2:48 am
My fiance uses http://www.myxer.com for ringtones. You can use any song you already own and choose what section of the song you want and if you want it to fade in/fade out.
Then you just tell it what kind of phone you use and it will save it for you in the format you need (.m4r) and then just put it in the ringtones folder in iTunes and sync it to your phone!
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July 3rd, 2009 on 6:56 am
What does Pandora do? I can only find PandoraBots or PandoraBox. Apps in Holland are somewhat different so I don’t think I can help you out. I love the news, traffic, weather, Google Earth, Solitaire, 4 in a Row, Sudoku, Rain Radar, Twitter and Bible Reference on mine!
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Mandy Reply:
July 4th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Pandora is a Music Genome Project here in the US. I don’t think it is available in other countries due to issues with record labels. What it does is dissects the music qualities of, say a song, you like, and finds other music that has similar qualities and makes a whole “radio station” of those songs. It’s a great way to listen to only music that you are in the mood for, and learn of artists that you haven’t heard of.
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July 3rd, 2009 on 9:23 am
I paid for Tweetie, Photo Lab (to quickly edit phone photos before uploading), iFitness, and Ocarina because it was really cool.
Free ones (besides the ones that you have already downloaded):
Flashlight has been good to me during the times when I’m walking around in the dark trying to find stuff (or light switches).
Another good one is called Lose It. It’s a log where you can keep track of your eating and stuff while on the road. It gives you calorie counts and tells you how much you can eat depending on your exercise.
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July 3rd, 2009 on 10:18 am
Jealous! I love my blackberry storm because I find it better for email but I know that the iphone is much better for web surfing and thus mobile blogging!!! I am green with envy!
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July 3rd, 2009 on 10:31 am
Free…
Tap Tap Revenge 2 – it’s like Guitar Hero! So much fun! Entertained me on the plane for hours.
Twitterfon is a good free twitter app
Pac-Man Lite for old school fun
Google Reader (save site to homepage as separate icon)
iTrain – good workouts
WebMD – for the hypochondriac
NikeTraining – more good workouts
TwitPict
Duo – posts updates to Facebook and Twitter at the same time, you can select which ones to go to or both. Nice if you don’t want ALL updates to post to both
Have2P – bathrooms, maps and reiews. Hey its a necessity sometimes
CoffeeFinder – Finds the closest Starbucks, gives location, directions, hours, phone number etc
OffLeash – Dog Parks in the area
CheapGas
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MCH Reply:
July 4th, 2009 at 2:35 am
WOW very helpful Courtney. i just couldn’t get Have2P to work.
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July 3rd, 2009 on 11:10 am
Awesome! I am definitely saving your list for when I get an ipod touch!
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July 4th, 2009 on 8:28 am
I used Twitterific for awhile, but I now use TwitterFon and I like it a lot better. It’s free, too, so check it out.
PandoraBox (free) is an app that tells you what other apps are on sale.
I paid $3.99 for the C25k app, which lets you listen to your own music while running and it tells you when to run and walk. This is for anyone wanting to start a running program who doesn’t know how!
Fun free games: Word Warp, Scramble, reMovem free, Flood-It!, Minesweeper.
And I’ve recently become addicted to Sally’s Spa, a game I paid $0.99 for, but was totally worth it!
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July 5th, 2009 on 9:07 pm
Welcome to the family Diana. I love that you name your things and talk about them as your friends. I recently dropped my iphone and broke the screen. I found myself phoneless for two weeks. I procured an old school phone to use in the mean time, but it called and received calls. I did not know that my phone had become my brain. My life is on my phone….I missed my phone. Maybe I should name my brain friend phone. Thanks for sharing your fav apps.
LDS users-iWard is great for contact info
Does any one have a great to do list app?
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July 6th, 2009 on 8:33 am
My fave aps are all $2 or less:
Tweet Deck (Twitter)
100 Pushups Challenge
200 Situps Challenge
200 Squats Challenge
Sally’s Spa (fun little mindless game)
40 Dares (based on the Love Dare book featured on Fireproof)
Cool Facts
Wedding Day (countdown to wedding, after you’re married, it shows you years, months, weeks, days, minutes, seconds you’ve been married!)
iHolidays ‘09 (countdowns to all holidays!)
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July 6th, 2009 on 10:32 am
is this the new new iPhone?
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Jenna Reply:
July 6th, 2009 at 10:41 am
It is!
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July 8th, 2009 on 12:24 am
So jealous! I’m hoping and praying it will finally be available on Verizon one day!
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