Intelligent Phone

The Iphone has graced us with it’s beauty since it’s release on June 29th 2007 with it’s stylish sleek exterior, combining both a great Music/Video player with something that most people never thought would be possible…

     The inclusion of the App store allowed the device to become much more than just a flashier version of the ipod family, it allowed developers to create applications that would otherwise never be seen on another handheld. You can have a nice messenger such as http://www.beejive.com/iphone/ to controlling a MAC or PC with http://www.mobileairmouse.com/.

     But this isn’t a place to talk about what the Iphone can and can’t do, we all know what the machine is capable of. This is about what the Iphone can do for you and how it can help you create a perfect companion in case a desktop or a laptop is not feasible to carry around. For some people just listening to music or watching videos is enough for them but there are some that would like to carry around their Microsoft Documents or have a calendar of events for the week. Here are some applications that can appeal to almost everyone and help them come one step closer to having a powerful pocket computer where ever they go.

     #1. Saisuke http://tinyurl.com/6kzb7n

                    *A great calendar app that syncs very well with Google Calendar.  Notifications via sms, pop ups, or mail for appointments makes this program my top list for keeping yourself organized without pulling out your moleskines to checkoff that anniversary date you were supposed to go on.

     #2. Beejive IM http://tinyurl.com/3l59d5

                      *An excellent IM app that allows you to talk to Simultaneously IM on AIM, iChat, MobileMe, MSN/Windows Live, Yahoo!, MySpace, GoogleTalk, ICQ, & Jabber with no extra SMS charges. The client allows you to change the background text area to any photo you have saved on your iphone which is a nice change to the generic black/white looks. Push email alerts allows you to run other applications while the program stays logged in so you won’t have to wait for your friend to text you to say no to going out and rather load up peggle.

     #3. QuickOffice http://tinyurl.com/de3yke

                        *Now it’s hard for me to explain how great this application is without going over a page long but I will condense my opinion on this with 2 words “Buy Now“. If you ever need to carry around Microsoft Documents, or I should say any .Doc, .Docx, or .txt files then this should be the app for you. One thing that this app does that excels above all others is that you can edit or even create brand new Microsoft Office documents on the go without needing a laptop. Copy and Paste is available which is great if you need to edit documents. Another great feature of this program is the fact that you can mount your iphone as a wireless drive and drag and drop files without going through Itunes. Oh yes I’m rambling on about Word but I should also state that QuickOffice allows you to edit and create brand new excel documents. accepting both .XLS and XLSX you shouldn’t any fear of either creating or editing new files. I write essays for class on a weekly basis and having this application has helped me in the long run. By the way this is the most expensive app at $19.99 so some people will caution themselves from it but if you need to edit or create Microsoft Documents/Excel sheets then this is the app for you.

      #.4 MemoryInfo http://tinyurl.com/dzv7yx

                  *With the amount of apps most people use there has been times where either the program is very sluggish or crashes on you, even when you first start up an application. It’s not the world punishing you because you would rather boot up twitter instead of answering your bosses phone call to come in on Saturday, but the amount of ram that is being used to power all those apps that are running. Apps take a certain amount of ram and with each application you run and close the app still saps some of the ram away and stores it for themselves while you are on the losingend with crashes and slowdown. Not anymore. With MemoryInfo you can relinquish most of that stolen ram back with a touch of a button. The program allows giving the user back 35mb of ram or even more. Now when you switch back and forth from texting someone to playing a game you don’t ever need to worry about needing to reboot the machine again.

      #.5 Byline http://tinyurl.com/5kshvd

                 *Now how many people read RSS feeds? How many of you use Goggle Reader? Well if you answered yes to both questions then you need to look into Byline. Just sign in with your Goggle Reader account and have all your RSS feeds on the go. Allows offline reading if you “Star” the page with a press of a button or just tap on an article and let the app cache the page for you.

            From chatting with Beejive to editing Spreadsheets with Quickoffice, you can have it all and more on the go…..just make sure you keep your offline social life in check as well. Leave me your favorite list of apps and why it has helped you. Tell then Cya!