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iPhone Apps in the iOS/Folders Era

June 21st, 2010 Ryan 1 comment

They say you can tell a lot about a person by what apps they have on their first tab…  So here’s me:

Upgrading from iPhone 3.* to iOS 4.0 has reduced the number of page tabs for apps I have from 7 to 3.  The folders system is brilliant and a real joy to use.

So my apps:

  • Twitter :: Obvious.  I’m tempted to add this to my bottom bar
  • IM+ :: Instant Messaging with Push notifications.  I use MSN, Skype, AIM, and ICQ
  • Messages :: Obvious
  • Calendar :: Since syncing with Exchange at work this has become a key piece of my iPhone use
  • Maps :: Obvious
  • Games (folder)
  • Contacts :: Obvious
  • YouTube :: I don’t use this as much I would expect, but it’s good on long bus rides
  • WeatherEye :: My favorite weather app
  • CIBC :: Mobile banking, it is a great piece of business
  • Evernote :: I still haven’t managed to get Evernote in my day to day workflow… I do use it occasionally but not near as much as I’d like
  • Facebook :: Good for keeping in touch – also if friends have entered their phone number you can use your friends list to make calls – can be very handy
  • Kobo :: I do most of my reading on my Sony Reader but when I’m on the go I like having my library (which is 90% kobo sourced) in my pocket
  • Foursquare :: While I wanted Gowalla to win the check-in war it didn’t pan out that way amongst my social group so 4sq it is
  • Calculator :: Yep
  • Geocaching :: I had two games on my home screen previously so when I put together my main games folder I got a slot on the main page back.  Geocaching won out.  I’ve been using this to find caches while I on the road and I’ve been doing a lot more caching…

There it be… what’s your main page look like?