It's been eight days since my last blog? Seems like it's been twice as long. Anyway, I'd like to share a video of Crayon Physics for the iPhone/iPod touch that I saw on Kotaku.
How you say? Ah, yes: WANT!
I'd also buy SimCity and Rolando from the App Store if they were reasonably priced. $10 is too much. I think $5 is the maximum I'd pay for an app. That's what I paid for Tetris and that seems about right (although free is still best).
Maybe later I'll do a writeup on some of the apps that I found useful or entertaining. Really, if you browse the Top 25/50 section in the App Store, you'll find most of the ones I've used. I will offer a few thoughts right now though.
Surprisingly, there are a lot of applications that are more than just "make fart sounds." I really enjoy Mint, but it's data is several days out of date. (It seems I have to go to the actual website to have the data actually refresh itself, which kind of goes against the point of the application.) Having the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on tap is both patriotic and informative (the "notes" section houses some fun trivia). Reading books using Stanza is surprisingly pleasant.
There are several applications that do the same thing that I wish would merge however. DrunkDial has the handy option of checking off which ingredients you have while 5,800 Free Drinks has a greater portfolio of drinks as well as an interface that is slightly better in some respects. Then there are two YellowPages apps that are useful in different situations.
One app that I'm hoping works as intended is WiFinder. I thought for sure that McDonald's offered free Wi-Fi, but when a friend and I parked outside of one to look up bars to find drink specials, I was surprised to see a page telling me that I had to buy this service. WiFinder's purpose then is to tell me which available networks have passwords and which are truly free so I don't have to waste time thinking that I'm getting internet access only to find out 30 seconds later that they want you to pay for it.
So instead of going off on a rant about how Wi-Fi should be free and national, I think I'm going to go and play with my lovely gadget some more. It's been a real treat so far. Kudos to you, Apple.
I'd also buy SimCity and Rolando from the App Store if they were reasonably priced. $10 is too much. I think $5 is the maximum I'd pay for an app. That's what I paid for Tetris and that seems about right (although free is still best).
Maybe later I'll do a writeup on some of the apps that I found useful or entertaining. Really, if you browse the Top 25/50 section in the App Store, you'll find most of the ones I've used. I will offer a few thoughts right now though.
Surprisingly, there are a lot of applications that are more than just "make fart sounds." I really enjoy Mint, but it's data is several days out of date. (It seems I have to go to the actual website to have the data actually refresh itself, which kind of goes against the point of the application.) Having the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution on tap is both patriotic and informative (the "notes" section houses some fun trivia). Reading books using Stanza is surprisingly pleasant.
There are several applications that do the same thing that I wish would merge however. DrunkDial has the handy option of checking off which ingredients you have while 5,800 Free Drinks has a greater portfolio of drinks as well as an interface that is slightly better in some respects. Then there are two YellowPages apps that are useful in different situations.
One app that I'm hoping works as intended is WiFinder. I thought for sure that McDonald's offered free Wi-Fi, but when a friend and I parked outside of one to look up bars to find drink specials, I was surprised to see a page telling me that I had to buy this service. WiFinder's purpose then is to tell me which available networks have passwords and which are truly free so I don't have to waste time thinking that I'm getting internet access only to find out 30 seconds later that they want you to pay for it.
So instead of going off on a rant about how Wi-Fi should be free and national, I think I'm going to go and play with my lovely gadget some more. It's been a real treat so far. Kudos to you, Apple.
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