Friday, November 6, 2009

We're not yet connecting


So several of us have iPods in class. Sure we can each connect to online content, but how can we share content with each other directly?

I think that is a key step to making iPods an excellent part of daily use.

Thoughts?


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Sunday, November 1, 2009

How I'm using my iPod

Well, I've had the device for a few weeks now and I still can't get enough. How am I using it? Here is an email I sent a colleague earlier on that very topic!
  • PIM apps
    • Right now, just the built in ones, but they all sync to google. So multiple calendars and all my contacts go back and forth between google and the ipod
    • I'm considering this since it also works with google and toodle, which i've just started using
    • http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant_iphone
  • Blogging
    • BlogPressLite
    • iTalk
      • This one is knock out of the park cool if used with a postersous blog. Actually this is just a sound recording app. But it will email straight to a blog, like posterous and post the audio file. Too cool.
      • Sample - my sciencevc course blog
      • http://science20vc.posterous.com/
  • Social Networking
    • Not sure how much you do SN. But the facebook app is well done. Easy to check on friends..
    • TweetDeck. Awesome if you use twitter. Do you?
  • Notetaking
    • Awesome Note - cool
    • Evernote - great because it syncs to online notes I can edit on the computer too.
  • News
    • All the usual. But I really like BBCReader since it does a great job caching for when I'm not online.
    • MobileRSS - to catch all those sites I already subscribe too using GoogleReader, but never read.
    • Mashable to see what's trending
  • Media
    • iTV - I admit, I watch too much TV. I watch it from the table while I work and mark.Anyway I like this guide better than the Satellite guide.
    • iTunes remote. We only use our computer for a stereo system so this is amazing.
    • For video I like TED and NFB for fun/interest
    • OrbLive - streams my video collection right too me. Live TV and any film. Needs a computer set up in the background though.
  • Resource
    • Dictionary.com
    • Wikipedia
  • Utilities - Too many to list all of them. Just the highlights from the last week.
    • Units
    • Alarm Clock
    • Air Mouse - I run my PPTs and such in class with this.
    • RDP mocha - remote into my computer to make changes and such
  • Games - Too many to list all of them. These stand out right now
    • Catan
    • Sneezies
    • Civ Revolutions
    • Mr. Aah
    • Pre School
      • but I'm looking for a school app for kindergarten. Ideas?
Lots of stuff I'm sure you would not use. But it's fun to find new things. Almost my favourite thing to do; surf the app store!"