Favorite iPhone Apps

A few days ago, I tweeted:

daynah: What are your favorite apps on the iPhone/iPod Touch? Name 3-5 and @daynah me. Thanks! :)

I wanted to find out what were your top iPhone/iPod Touch apps. If you don’t count Mail and Safari, my top 5 favorite iPhone/iPod Touch apps are Twitterfon, Brightkite, Dizzy Bee 2, Chop Sushi, and iHeartRadio. Ok, I’m sneaking one more in — Facebook because it makes poking people easy! Ha!

Thank you for all the great responses! I really appreciate it. I was gathering data for the next issue of iProng Magazine. Check out tomorrow’s issue for the top 100 iPhone Apps. Here are the responses I got:

pzomb: @daynah NIN:Access, Tweetie and Tap Tap Revolution 2

cloud79: @daynah Daylite, FlightControl, TapDial, Birdhouse, fourquare, Analytics

ctmagnus: @daynah Tweetie, Facebook, Evernote, Remember The Milk, NightCamera

claycarnill: @daynah tweetie, idracula, Tumblr, google, and scoops.

bilalnaseer: @daynah My 5 Fav. #iPhone #Applications are: ‘Pandora’, ‘USA Today’, ‘Beejive IM’, ‘Kindle’ & ‘Things’. Yours?

NctrnlBst: @daynah twitterfon, shazam, BrightKite, showtimes, remote.

Trakix: @daynah Twitterfon, FlightControl, Facebook, Leaf Trombone, Air Mouse

phraktyl: @daynah Scrabble and Tweetie are the two I use most. I’d use location-based apps, but iPod Touch doesn’t have GSP. :(

mia_sarx: @daynah evernote, chess with friends, to do list, stanza

jobber99: @daynah paid: scrabble, Oregon trail

jobber99: @daynah free: twitterfon, facebook, midomi

jobber99: @daynah jailbroken: cydia, cycorder, winterboard

allanxpress: @daynah twitterfon. cubes lits. tap tap. last.fm. tap defense. knots. enigmo. cube runner. dactyl. ahh so many lol

delta224: @daynah Tweetie, Facebook, Kanji Flip, Safari and Mail. ;D

loumacuser: @daynah linkedin. Twettie. Bloomburg

spamboy: @daynah iPhone apps: TwitterFon, Remember the Milk, RepairPal

core: @daynah: My favorite iPhone apps: #tweetie, #tumblr, #byline, #zenbe, #cambio, #inquisitor

Technology as our 6th Sense

Pattie Maes from MIT, talks about a technology that can act as our Sixth Sense.

“It’s a wearable device with a projector that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine “Minority Report” and then some.

I loved the technology in “Minority Report” and seeing it come to life in the near future is quite amazing. Watch the video to see what may be in our lives in the near future.

Original Video is from Ted Talks.

Work Setup

Today was just the typical day at work. I just juggling a few web projects, but decided to take a short break. Some people asked me about my setup… so here it is pictured above. I definitely use all three Dell monitors to its full capacity. First monitor is mainly for viewing websites in different browsers, I code in the second one, and the third is for my email and calendar. What is your setup like?

Shirt is from ThinkGeek.com ;)

Tech Books

These are some of my archaic technology books that I bought. Now I just read everything at safari.oreilly.com!

You can also read Safari books on your iphone/ipod touch using the new Safari Bookbag app. I have yet to try it out. I’ll be sure to review it once I do!

Currently, I’m reading The iPhoneâ„¢ Developer’s Cookbook: Building Applications with the iPhone SDK. You can view a list of my tech books at goodreads. I’ll be updating this list soon!

What old tech books do you have lying around?

Omg Pwnies!

Fridays are our geek shirt days at work. I’m wearing this new one that @dragonal gave me for my early Birthday Present. What a great way to bring my childhood and geekiness together. :) Thank you Albert!

Gmail Themes

I love the new themes in Gmail! My favorite one to look at is the Candy theme. But I find reading my emails with it distracting. I’m currently using BubbleGum for my mail. ;) What about you?

You can view the themes by going to Settings and then Themes.

Gmail Video Chat

I finally got the chance to test out Gmail Video Chat today. I wanted to the other day, but the option didn’t appear on my account until earlier this morning.

I first tried to call @evansims, but his speakers were muted, so he didn’t hear! So that’s me waiting by the gTalk for him to pick up.

@davecurlee saw my tweet about testing Gmail Video Chat. So we logged on and played with it.

@resawu also helped me test it out for about a minute! But homework was calling her. ;)

And my college friend, Jimmy, also showed me around his new place via Gmail Video. That was pretty neat.

Video is very clear in the little chat box. If you hover on the top left and click on the arrow, you can maximize the video! Pretty neat. It may be a little pixelated though, depending on your monitor size. Your video on the bottom right side can also be moved around.

It is somewhat of a bandwidth and memory hog, but an amazing addition to the web app nevertheless. I can’t wait to see this implemented into the Google Talk client version.

To install the plugin, go to the Gmail Video Chat.

ps. @davecurlee‘s chihuahua’s name is Leia!

Source: Gmail voice and Video Chat

Aloha Viddler

Just wanted to thank Viddler for hosting my Hawaii vacation videos!

Airplane Surprise

So, I was flying to Hawaii, and I about an hour away from landing. I look up at the LCD screen, and guess who was on it?! None other than Chris Pirillo! He is everywhere! That was a pleasant surprise since I’ve been away from internet access for so many hours!

Apple Store in Vegas

Yes, I had to stop by the Apple store while in Vegas and snap some photos. :)

Twice as fast. Half the price. 30 times bigger than the first version. ;)

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The Guild

I just realized I never blogged about my favorite webisode! After seeing Mahalo Daily’s report on Comic-Con, I discovered an actress named Felicia Day who did a webisode series called The Guild.

I watched episode 10 one night and loved it. I ended up staying up the rest of the night to watch all 10 episodes! Totally loved it! The characters reminded me so much of my close friends!

The Guild is a independent sitcom webisode about a group of online gamers. It is written for gamers, about gamers by a gamer. Episodes vary from 3-6 minutes in length, and follow the Guild members’ lives online and offline.

“The Guild” is the winner of the YouTube and Yahoo 2007 Video Awards for Best Web Series, as well as recipient of the SXSW/On Networks 2007 Greenlight Award for Best Series.

Here are all 10 episodes. Let me know if you enjoyed it as much as me!
Season 1 – Watch all 10 Webisodes!

Source: Watch the Guild | YouTube | Viddler

Geeks Profile

Thanks to Chris Pirillo, I’m totally addicted to Geeks! It’s a Ning social network just for, who else, but geeks! There are just so many interesting people on the site. Love it!

I really love the “Groups” section. You can search for various groups and find people with the same interests! I started a group for my favorite webisode called The Guild! If you enjoy the show, be sure to join my group!

My other favorite groups are Geek Girls, GeekBrief.tv Fanclub, and a few more. Come to the dark side and find out. ;)

Slide to Unlock

I just saw this cute new shirt at ThinkGeek! Slide to Unlock. I want! Adding it to my wishlist! heh

Meeting Geoff Smith and DJsteen

New Media Expo was amazing! Check out who I got to meet within a few minutes of arriving at the Conference Hall, much thanks to Twitter!

Geoff Smith is an independent artist based out of Nashville TN. You probably know Geoff from his jingles heard on various podcasts. He also creates customized ringtones for your iPhone! Check out RingToneFeeder.com

Derek, aka DJsteen, is a photographer, and digital media creator from Sydney, Australia. He’s also the host of the Tpan Podshow. He’s currently touring America and loving every minute of it!

Here’s a video footage of our meetup just outside of the conference area.
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System Administrator Appreciation Day

If you’re computers are up and running at work, don’t forget to thank you System Administrator. ;)

Chewbacca Plush Backpack

Every Star Wars fan needs one!

Without a doubt one of the coolest spacefarers of all times is Han Solo. There was just something about his swagger that made every girl fall in love with him and every guy want to be him (and let’s face it, some guys fell in love with him and some girls wanted to be him). But what really showed off Han’s true character his friendship with a certain fuzzball Chewbacca was always there to help out his best friend Han – and now Chewie’s ready to have your back, too. Literally.

Strap the Chewbacca Plush Backpack to your back and he’ll be carrying your books in style. His arms wrap around you to let you know he’s secure – even his legs will secure around your abdomen, for some extra cuddly fun. Who needs real friends when you have a Chewie on your back? And there are two extra features the Chewbacca Backpack has to offer. First, his bandoleer bag can hold some smaller accessories such as cables, business cards, or Ewok jerky. And second, there can be no bigger thrill than asking someone if they want to pet your Wookiee. Trust us – it’ll get you smiles every time.

Buy this at ThinkGeek!

Thanks for the find Mona!

4 LCD Display

If you’ve ever wondered how a 4 LCD setup would look like.. you don’t have to anymore.. ;)

Firefox 3 Download Day

Firefox 3 Final Release will be available later today. Don’t forget to download your copy in a few hours! We’re also trying to break a World Record! Join in on the fun!

Ping.fm

Do you want to update all your social networking websites, but simply do not have the time for copying and pasting? Not to worry, Ping.fm is here! It’s a nice new service that allows you to update all of your social networking websites with just one click!

Another great thing is, they have a trigger system that makes it easier to post to specific services. They’ve have broken down the services into three groups; blogging, micro-blogging and status updates. So if you only wanted to update your status on various websites, you can do so without posting to a blog website. It’s lovely, try it out! Leave a comment if you need an invite code.

Source: Ping.fm

Viewzi

Have you tried Viewzi yet? It’s amazing way to surf the internet. You can even customize how you want to see your results. If you’re a visual person, you will love the search result customization!

Here’s my “Geek Brief” search in the Celebrity Photo View:

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