Since I'm planning to wipe out, and restore my iPhone 3G, I decided to revisit the apps I have on it, and see which ones I actually use. Those apps will be back on my iPhone 3G after the restore.
So the keepers:
Utilities:
- Stanza - great app for view e-books and documents. Works great with the desktop app where you can export documents and webpages into e-book format and get them on your iPhone. Desktop app and more info here.
- Kindle - You can go on Amazon.com and buy Kindle e-books and have them sent directly to your iPhone or touch. And if you have multiple devices, they'll sync, which means if you left off at page 12 on your iPhone, when you open the book with your touch (on wifi), it will be on page 12 too. Obviously, at home you want to have the actual Kindle with its big screens.
- Things - A wonderful todo manager. Works great with the desktop Mac version. However, recently, finding Hitlist to be my preferred todo manager. Waiting for iPhone version of Hitlist.
- Skype - Only use it from time to time. A nifty app to have. Plus it's free!
- Shazam - Actually found myself using this app more than I thought. Usually I hear a song at a restaurant or super market, and I'll use this app to tell me what song it is. Most of the time, it works. Sweet.
- Keynote Remote - I usually prefer using the Front Row remote that came with my Macs. Having to pair it up and stuff, it's a hassle. I'll keep it on a bit more, and perhaps will actually try it in a real life scenario someday.
- Amazon.com - Use this one to check out book prices when I'm outside especially at bookstores. Very handy.
- Starbucks - Music for the holidys - Not exactly an utility, but if for some reason, you need to be in an holiday mood, this app streams holiday music that has been played at StarBucks for the past few years. Also a must have if you're a Starbucks fan.
Games:
- Flight Control - Heard this one on MacBreak Weekly. Great game when you're waiting in line or just have a few minutes to kill.
- Scrabble - Don't play it too much, but just have it because it's a classic.
- Solitaire City - Because my girlfriend loves this game.
- iSlots - And like Solitaire City, girlfriend loves this thing.
Instruments
- Finger Piano - One of those apps to show off.
- Ocarina - Just a neat app to have, though I'll be honest, I don't really use it much. I guess, it's also one of those apps to show off your iPhone =)
Japanese apps:
- Y! - Rosen - Let's you find train routes in Japan.
- Terebi - With Softbank's TV & Battery device, you can watch TV as well as record TV to your iPhone. Personally, I don't use it much. But it's nice to know that I can!
- Furufuru Pocky - A silly app... Not sure how to describe it so I'll quote from this blog here - "This is kind of a game you want to do when you want to pick one person out of several people. It's very simple, whoever pick the pink pocky is the winner. eg: who is in charge of cooking dinner tonight..."
And the apps that will leave my iPhone 3G
- Flashlight - thought I'd be using this, but haven't really found myself using it.
- TV Listings - Japanese TV listings... don't think I need it.
- Sora Annai - Weather app for Japan. It's useful, but don't find myself using it.
- Keizai Shimbun - a really cool app that lets you read the most recent Japanese newspaper Keizai Shimbun. A great show off app, but I never found myself reading the newspaper. Don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
- Currency - Used to use this app quite a while, but slowly died down. Basically it'll give you update to day currency exchange rates. Perhaps if you're into making money via foreign exchange, this is an app to have with you.
- USA Today - Find myself not getting news from my iPhone. I guess I just prefer reading news in computer browsers.
- Air Sharing - It's a nifty app, but I just find myself emailing files to myself. Too lazy to load up Air Sharing on my iPhone to drop files into it. For MobileMe users including me, an iDisk app is finally coming!
- Cooking Mama Lite - Just wanted to try the game out.
- 24 Special Ops Free - Just wanted to try the game out because I love 24!
- MySpace - Didn't find myself doing this SNS thing on the go.
- FaceBook - Same as above
- Google
- SearchMe
- AroundMe
- Remote - When I had my AirPort Express with AirTunes hooked up in my living room, this is a super app. Now I gave my AirPort Express away, I'm not using it anymore. If you got a setup where you're streaming contents to a living room, this is a great app to complement it!
- Hair Style Lite - Just wanted to try it out.
- AIM - Chatting app. Problem is no one I know is on AIM, they're all on MSN! Eagerly waiting for Meebo iPhone app.
- What's On? - TV listing app.
- Hot Pepper - App to find restaurants in Japan.
- Y! Chizu - Japanese map app. Just found myself using Maps most of the time.
- Y! Douga - Yahoo's video streaming app in Japan. I tend to stick to my own video library for video contents.
And not that I have a choice of removing any of the native Apple apps, here are the ones I use:
- Contacts
- Photos
- Safari
- Maps
- Messages
- Calendar
- Notes
- Phone
- Camera
- Setting - Not sure if you could call this an app.
- Calculator
- App Store
- iPod
- iTunes
Here are the ones I rarely use:
- YouTube
- Voice Memos - I start using this one when there's a streamlined voice-to-text feature. I'm must not used to this listening to my only voice memo thing.
- Weather
- Clock
- Stocks
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