Top Floor – Buggy Highrise Client

I feel like I was ripped off with this application. In an ideal world I would have an integrated CRM system that would allow me to log all of my calls into a web based system so I can track when I last communicated with someone. Highrise from 37signals is a pretty simple (both in [...]

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iPhone Bubble Wrap – Not as Good as the Real Thing

This was maybe the first or second iPhone app I downloaded. It was an interesting diversion at a time where there wasn’t really any other options. It is time for it to go.

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Remember Faces with this iPhone game

I was interested in trying to improve my face cognition a few months ago. Of course I looked for an iPhone app that would help me with this. I came across Faces and gave it a try. It’s not even worth reviewing. One star and I’m deleting it now.

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iPhone Wikipedia Clients

I’ve tried two clients on the iPhone, Wikiamo and Quickipedia. They both have their merits but since there is no need to keep two Wikipedia clients on my iPhone I have to choose. In my five minute review of both applications, I’ve settled on Quickipedia. I like the job Quickipedia does rendering the pages, especially [...]

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My Favorite Mac Related Sites

I received an alumnimum Mac Book Pro a little while ago and I began to scour the net to find some great websites for getting the most out of my system. I figured I’d create a list to give back some link love. Learning OSX has video tutorials on getting the most out of OSX [...]

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Interval Training – Day 2

Day two of Interval training. I felt great yesterday, no afternoon fatigue and I wasn’t tired after dinner. These are generally the worst times of day for me. 20 Minutes 1 minute bursts every 4 minutes I actually pushed those bursts a little bit, probably did more that 1 minute per burst.

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iPhone Twitter Application Roundup

OK, maybe not a round up. I’ve tried two. Twitteriffic and Tweet Deck. photo credit: dantekgeekI’ve used Twitteriffic as my primary twitter application since it came out. It sports a clean interface. Allows you to manage multiple accounts and color codes posts in such a way that they have context. TweetDeck is a newcomer. If [...]

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Location Based iPhone Weather Application

photo credit: 1suisse One of the things that always bugged me about Apple’s Weather application is it didn’t know where I was. If I’m travelling in some location and want to know the weather I have to go through the hassle of setting up a city. That frustration led me to check out the Weather [...]

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The Urinal Test

photo credit: bradleygeeThe Urinal Test is an advertainment game for the iPhone. The object is to pick the correct urinal to pee in when presented with a group of urinals, some populated with dudes. Amusing to play once or twice. Doesn’t warrant a permanent place on my phone.

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Blogging at 256kbs

I’m sitting in my car waiting for my sons soccer tournament to begin. While waiting I decided to play around with my iPhone. I was curious to see how well the 3g network worked in the middle of Orefield, Pa. I was a bit disappointed. According to the Speed Test iPhone app I’m only getting [...]

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