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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
my favorite weather app is Weather HD. It is pretty and provides information quickly. It does have a small fee.
t, I have "mynetdiary" which I got because an article recommended. I like. I know others use the livestrong one?
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.
I know others use the livestrong one?
I use Daily Plate online to track my food and exercise, and I like it a lot b/c of its huge database of food, but I've read a lot of criticism on their forums for the iPhone app. I don't know if the Android app is any better. I keep waffling on buying it.
I use Weatherbug. It's pretty crappy, but it's better than the built-in app, and it was free.
