iPhone Lover

I absolutely love my iPhone. In some respects, I am an Apple fanboy. However, I do not think the iPhone (like the Mac computer) is for everyone. The best thing about it is the overall UI (user interface). It’s so pretty! Everything about it from running applications to merging phone calls is beautifully designed and executed. The worst thing about the iPhone is the required AT&T contract. At least in Boston, AT&T phone service sucks. I don’t even get service in parts of the Emerson campus!

There are definitely aspects of most smartphones that the iPhone has been missing (like video and MMS), but the new iPhone 3GS and OS 3.0 have made many improvements. And I know the phone is very much still in development. I hesitate in even calling it a “phone” as it’s not so much a phone as it is a media platform/mobile computer.



My Top Ten Must-Have (Free!) Apps:

1) TwitterFon – Best free Twitter client.

2) Facebook – If you feel the need to stalk your friends when you’re away from a computer.

3) Skype – Talk to other Skype users for free over wi-fi or call anyone in the world for a small fee.

4) Evernote – The mobile version that syncs with your online account to help you “remember everything.”

5) The Weather Channel - Current weather forecast with radar tracker and video updates.

6) CardStar – Never carry another store membership card again with this fully-scannable barcode generator.

7) Urbanspoon – A fun way to shake for restaurant suggestions in your area.

8) Zenbe Lists – A great, simple to-do list maker that syncs with an online account.

9) Backgrounds – Never get bored with these really cool designs to use as your iPhone wallpaper.

10) WordPress – A must-have for the avid blogger on-the-go.

(This post was written with the WordPress app on my iPhone to demonstrate its awesomeness.)



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WWDC09

Today is the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2009. I’m mad excited about it because they are definitely going to publicly launch the new iPhone OS 3.0, Snow Leopard, and (hopefully!) a new iPhone.

Everything up to this point has been speculation as people rarely know what Apple will actually present during the keynote address. (Sometimes I don’t think even Apple knows what Apple is going to do.) That being said, the rumors have been making my mouth water.

I knew the event started at 10am, but what I didn’t realize was that is in Pacific Standard Time. That means that it doesn’t start here on the East Coast until 1pm. So unfortunately, I’ll be at work during unveiling.

However, both Engadget and Gizmodo are liveblogging the event. Be sure to track the happenings live. (I know I will be.)

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