Greg Wiegand
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Nov 12
With the iPhone 2.0 OS update, there are now hundreds of iPhone applications being added to the iTunes app store. With over 3 months of use under my belt, I’m picking out a few of my favorites so far.Overall Top 12
- Twittelator
- BeejiveIM
- Sportacular
- eWallet
- Pandora
- iNeedStuff
- Mobile News
- i.TV
- Showtimes
- GPS Kit
- WeatherBug
Applications Summary
Rank Application Price Pros Cons 1 Twittelator Pro $4.99 Slick interface, lots of extra features Lots of very small buttons close to edge of screen makes selection difficult 2 Facebook Free Nice intuitive interface featuring most used Facebook functions Different navigation than website, not all features available. 3 Beejive IM $15.99 Multi network support, great interface, works well with lots of features Pricey for iPhone app, but in line with mobile chat apps on other platform; plus, you get a product that works with lots of features. 4 Sportacular Free Customize to track fantasy players, great interface Server busy messages during games 5 eWallet $9.99 256 bit encryption for secure storage of passwords and personal data. Add-on support for multiple computer synchronization. Synchro add-on will cost additional $10. However, if you have multiple computers, this is a blessing. 6 Pandora Free Popular Pandora Radio service on the iPhone over WiFi or cellular network connections As with all current 3rd party apps, can’t play in the background. 7 iNeedStuff $8.99 synch lists, price tracking, location aware Would like to see alpha thumbtabs for better navigation of long lists. 8 Mobile News Free Muli-category feeds, images and video Local news, not specifically local, but pretty close. 9 i.TV Free TV, movie listings with appealing visual display. Also, now searches Netflix DVDs. Better than most pay TV listings apps on iTunes. Movies interface not quite as good as Showtimes (below) although reviews feature is better. 10 Showtimes Free location aware sorts by nearest theatre. Slick, easy-to-use interface Movie reviews could be more robust with more detail. Relies on links to other sites. 11 GPS Kit $9.99 Topo view, waypoints, GPX output, screen lock (great workaround for background processing). Full blown GPS features. Only nits I have are inherent limits to 3rd party apps by Apple or iPhone tech limits. 12 Weatherbug Free Weather conditions (with alerts), radar, video, cameras Resizing radar maps can be slow. Would like to see animated radar maps. Note: Developers tend to change their pricing frequently on the pay apps. Check iTunes for current pricing. Good news is they usually lower it over time.
I’ve also provided a quick overview of the applications to give you an idea of what they do and why I like them. Click the link below to read more detail on each application and see screenshots.
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Trip to Western Kentucky University
Filed under Travel
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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On Saturday, Jill and I went down to Bowling Green, KY to tour the Western Kentucky University campus. WKU is my alma mater having gone to graduate and undergraduate school.
I was impressed with the number of new construction projects currently underway as well as several brand new buildings that were built since I was last down there. It was homecoming and the campus was all decorated and there were many people tailgating for the football game. Lots of floats lined up for the parade (humm, I don’t remember having floats and a parade when I was in school, but maybe I just missed it.)
News things since I was last there about 3 years ago:
- New Mass Media building
- New dorms
- New parking structure between Diddle arena and football stadium
- New extension to football stadium adding visitor stadium seating and end zone enclosure
- New construction around Planetarium
- Several streets closed and turned into sidewalks and common areas (like areas between North Hall, Grise Hall and South Hall and in front of the University Center)
- Swimming coach’s house and surrounding neighborhood demolish for more construction (this was sad to see)
I’ve created a gallery of images from the trip. Take a look.
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