just in time for the holidays….
a while back, i wrote up a post on which apps i find myself depending on the most. after upgrading to an iphone 4 a few months ago, i was looking for a new home screen presentation. off of the advice of the husband, i ended up with what you see below:
i now have only three screens of apps, where before (the incorporation of groups into the iOS) i was probably working off of eight. the second page has only twelve items, the third only eight.
so, instead, i keep the apps on my “home” home screen that i open constantly. it may seem odd to see, then, neither the phone or safari icons in my dock. i so rarely use the phone, making less than a call a day sometimes, that the app ends up on the last page; with the proliferative capabilities of the wide variety of app store offerings (and my tendency to buy apps like other people change their socks), i use safari even less than the phone.
given the holiday season seems to be all about round-ups and best-of lists, i thought i’d share the applications i’ve found myself using on the daily. the clock’s alarms are without question dead-useful. i manage events with calvetica, as a replacement to (but built right on top of) the included ical. weather hd is simply the most lovely of all the weather apps to look at for me (although, if you’re in the market for a little more data and location-aware forecasts, try accuweather). settings should probably never be too far out of reach. instapaper is the best way to read long(er) articles, and you won’t be able to truly appreciate it until you’ve been stuck in line somewhere (there’s also a free version). plaintext is a great text editor for writing and later organizing and storing your notes in the air (via dropbox). sportacular lets you keep on top of the scores, schedules and (in-game) stats of your favorite teams from very nearly every professional sport you can catch on television. things is the best gtd app i’ve ever used (and the minute it gets OTA sync, i’ll be the happiest little clam ever). twitter and facebook…need little to no explanation. the stock ipod app is a must. and i’ve just recently switched out the camera app for camera+, which really does a lot in terms of extending the OS camera’s capabilities (although for capturing video, you’d have to revert back).
anyways, here’s hoping that this helps anyone stuck for a gift idea (for someone else, or even yourself). happy holidays!