Following up on the first what’s on my iPhone post, I continue my micro-reviews of my rapidly expanding app list, supporting my rapidly deepening (and apparently serious) app addiction. This time around, I am going through the second springboard page — as always, discounting the possibly useless search page. Page two is, in some semblance of a nutshell, my utilities and multimedia page. Sort of. Read on and judge for yourself.
Here’s Page 2:
As I’m sure many of you are now aware, I recently caved and bought myself an iPhone. Gone are my days of Windows Mobile mediocrity — I now join the movement of Apple users — at least until I get bored of their proprietary whims and move on to the questionable privacy of an Android phone. In any case, I’m here with the rest of you now and have immersed myself in the wonders of the app store while doing my best to spend as little money as possible. So far, in my two weeks of iPhone ownership, I have acquired over 50 apps and am using five pages of my springboard. Over the next few weeks, I’ll share what those apps are, page by page, along with a micro-review. Please feel free to share yours with me in the comments! Here’s Page 1:
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could use your iPhone to watch the same television stations that you watch on your television at home? Wonder no more, for television on your iPhone is a reality, with the right setup. Today we’re going to look at two methods for getting all of your television stations on your iPhone – Slingplayer and OrbLive. The first method, Slingplayer, works anywhere that you have a data connection (3G or via WiFi), while OrbLive only works via WiFi but also works over 3G and WiFi and can be cheaper. (Updated on 2/24/10 to reflect that an OrbLive update has appeared in the App Store, restoring 3G functionality). Both methods require a piece of hardware. Read on for details. Read more
Today, 40Tech is pleased to present a guest post by Kosmo from The Soap Boxers.
The game of Oregon Trail is a major reason why I have been an avid user of Apple products for a quarter of a century.
When I was in elementary, the school received its very first computers. The computers were Apple IIe, and they were most commonly used to play Oregon Trail. A bug in the game is what originally stoked my interest in programming. It was possible to turn the trading post into your personal ATM by selling more items than you actually possessed. For example, if you had 3 spare wagon wheels, you could sell 10 wagon wheels to the trading post – an obvious flaw in the logic. Even “better” was the fact that your inventory would be reduced to 0 and not to 7 … meaning that you could immediately buy 3 wagon wheels to return your inventory to its original level. Read more
Well, that time is finally here. My 3 Year (bloody) Contract with Bell Mobility (one of the Big 3 rip-off artist/cell phone & communications companies on the northern half of the North American continent) has less than a year left and I’ve been presented with a $100 hardware upgrade and about $300 in data credits. The data credits can be applied to the hardware too, leaving me with a substantial discount on any phone I would like to get. So the question is… which one? Bell is finally carrying the iPhone 3GS and has some older Android phones, as well as some Blackberries and newer-model Windows Mobile phones like the Samsung Omnia II. Currently, as some of you may recall from previous posts, I’m rocking the marvellous workhorse of the Windows Mobile world, the HTC Touch. Love the little beast, but it’s got to go. Time to pave the way for something faster and smoother and generally better than Windows Mobile has been able to offer me. I’d love your help! I am so torn at the moment, that I have been ripping at what little hair is left on my head trying to decide.
Save my scalp! Help me save myself from patchiness! Read on and then throw your opinions at me in the comments (and don’t be afraid to have fun with it)!
