Tag Archives: apps

Dougal’s must-have iPhone app list

By Dougal | Published: June 26, 2009

My brother-in-law, John, recently got an iPhone 3Gs (lucky dog). Knowing that I also had an iPhone (though mine is the older “2G” model), he asked what apps I recommended. I’ve got a ton of apps installed, many of which I never really use, and should probably delete. But here are the ones that I actually find myself launching with some regularity, grouped into rough categories, all free, except where noted:

Productivity/Utility

Evernote: This is a great note-taking app. [...]

Posted in Tech | Also tagged Apple, facebook, Games, iPhone, socialnetworking, Software, twitter | 19 Comments

WordPress iPhone App beta testing

By Dougal | Published: November 10, 2008

Do you use WordPress? Do you have an iPhone? Or do you just like beta testing cool apps? You could help beta-test the upcoming WordPress for iPhone 1.2 release.

The catch is, you can’t test unreleased apps on an actual iPhone. Instead, you have to download the (free) SDK, and run the code in the iPhone simulator. [...]

Posted in WordPress | Also tagged Apple, Beta, iPhone, Programming, sdk, testing, usability, WordPress | 13 Comments

Wanted: Cross-platform mobile shopping list app

By Dougal | Published: July 23, 2008

Okay Lazyweb, help me find what I’m looking for. I want a mobile shopping/todo list app that my wife and I can both use to keep shared lists. I’ve got an iPhone, Susan has a Blackberry Curve — it should be easy to use on either of those devices. And of course, we’d want to be able to edit our lists via our desktop web browsers, as well.

It should:

support multiple lists
support sharing lists between multiple people
make it super easy to check off items
be able to sync the latest list updates from anywhere
be easy to use on iPhone, Blackberry, or any web browser
be inexpensive

It doesn’t have to have (but could):

support store-specific lists
be aware of what aisle items are on
support recipe ingredient lists or meal planning functions
support item categories within lists

I looked at a few list applications for the iPhone in the App Store, and I did some searches on the general intarwebs, but the apps I found all fell down in some way. [...]