iPhone Apps

In my opinion the iTunes store makes it quite difficult to find cool apps. There is just so many to browse so I have taken a new tack and started researching recommendations from my PLN.


First stop was dougbelshaw's blog - he has a post titled "iPhone apps I currently use". Interesting I'd already installed a number of the apps he has on his list!

I note that Doug Belshaw had also blogged about a running app called Roadbud. It seems there are loads of GPS capable running apps. I have just started using Runkeeper, meanwhile I am told iMap My Run does the same thing and I believe with the iOS4.1 software Nike + app no longer requires the special shoe tag and does similar things. Problem is I don't like running with my phone so I'll post about these running specific apps at another time after I have done some "user testing".


So what app did I choose from Doug Belshaw's list to pursue??


Dropbox had already been recommend to me by a friend and when I saw it on @dougbelshaw's list I decided to go through the process of downloading the app to my iPhone and then installing the necessary software on my MacBook Pro and now I have 2.2GB of space up in the clouds to put files. It was a very simple process. Dropbox allows me to put files into the "clouds" and then access them from any computer/device which connects to the internet. It also allows me to "share" files or folders with others. This is nothing new. I've been doing the same thing with Google Docs.



I have also recently downloaded Docs to Go, which also syncs files to Dropbox. It is all very new at the moment and over the coming months I will evaluate the ease of use and determine what I prefer but this is a glimpse of what I am "playing" with at the moment.

Incidentally, Docs to Go is a Office suite to support viewing & editing of Word, Excel & PowerPoint files! Also with iOS4.1 the iPhone now connects via bluetooth an external keyboard and this software supports this.