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!"

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