Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today.
'Not Fade Away'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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sumi - Mar 17, 2011 3:27:00 pm PDT #16324 of 25501
Art Crawl!!!
Jessica - Mar 17, 2011 3:33:08 pm PDT #16325 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I second the game recs from everyone. (And if you get hooked on Angry Birds, don't forget about Angry Birds Seasons!)
Seesmic for Twitter & Facebook. (The standalone Facebook app is also very good.)
Remote if you have Airtunes.
e-readers - Stanza, B&N, Kindle
AroundMe and Yelp for local things. Epicurious for food. Couch to 10k for running.
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2011 3:39:15 pm PDT #16326 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Speaking of apps, I just bought my very first Apple product, an iPod Touch, and was wondering if anyone had any good recs for apps that I should check out?
Kathy, search for the free iBattery app -- it's very useful for telling you exactly the percentage of battery life you have left, instead of you trying to guess from the teeny icon up in the right-hand corner.
I am a dork and have The Weather Channel's app, because I like their level of detail. (Sometimes I think I am Hank Hill.)
The 99-cent Skee-Ball app is PURE CRACK.
If you like to-do lists, Wunderlist is free and AWESOME.
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2011 3:40:03 pm PDT #16327 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
don't forget about Angry Birds Seasons!
I have a friend who says his 4-year-old son only knows about holidays because of the seasonally changing Angry Birds.
amych - Mar 17, 2011 3:40:32 pm PDT #16328 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Seconding pretty much everything that's been recommended.
Pandora!
Groupon lets you redeem your coupons straight from your device. (presumably with a touch this would only work in places that have wifi, so that may be less appealing for you)
Reeder is a really nice Google Reader app, if you use teh goog for RSS.
Some of the things I use most are mobile apps for services I primarily use at the computer but sometimes really badly need when I'm away: Evernote, Dropbox, RememberTheMilk, Mint, etc.
-t - Mar 17, 2011 3:42:24 pm PDT #16329 of 25501
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You can find cool things like food calculators of various types.
Does anyone have specific recs for these? I could use one, but there are so many choices I don't know where to start.
amych - Mar 17, 2011 3:42:27 pm PDT #16330 of 25501
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I am a dork and have The Weather Channel's app, because I like their level of detail.
I am a dork and have the Weather Underground iphone site saved as a desktop(?) shortcut/app thingie. My sista in disdain for the built-in weather app!
le nubian - Mar 17, 2011 3:51:07 pm PDT #16331 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
my favorite weather app is Weather HD. It is pretty and provides information quickly. It does have a small fee.
meara - Mar 17, 2011 3:59:25 pm PDT #16332 of 25501
t, I have "mynetdiary" which I got because an article recommended. I like. I know others use the livestrong one?
Steph L. - Mar 17, 2011 4:02:32 pm PDT #16333 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
My sista in disdain for the built-in weather app!
I mean, what is the POINT? It's just the old Tiger-based (or Panther?) dashboard widget, turned into an app. BFD.
I have CNN's and AP News' apps, but I'm not overwhelmed with love for them. I also have The Onion's app, and it, too, is not that great.
The Adult Swim app, however? Rocks my socks.
And the $2.99 I paid for Bejeweled might be the best money I have ever spent.
DC Comics' app is nifty, and I like the way the comic pages navigate, but I could never read comics long-term on an iPod Touch. If I had an iPad, I would switch to all-electronic comic reading, I think.
Kroger has an app that lets you load coupons onto your shopper's card. So if (1) you live in a region with Kroger, (b) you shop at Kroger, and (iii) you use a shopper card (some people disdain them b/c of privacy issues), it's a nifty little app.
In conclusion, I love my iPod Touch. I worked all day today listening to episodes of Veronica Mars as I typeset stuff.