CrackBerry Kevin on the iPhone 3G - Help!

[nick9283]

nuevasync = google sync for blackberry
must have if you dont want to bother with the mobile me

[Sizemore]

Sounds like all of the questions have been answered pretty thoroughly. So I'll just recommend some of the applications I can't live without

1. Google Reader (web app) for iPhone
2. Fieldrunners - a tower defense style game that I'm completely addicted to
3. Evernote - I moved the notes application off my first home screen and replaced it with this. Notes sync between the iPhone app, the web app, and the app on my mac. If you mark a note a 'favorite' you'll be able to view and edit it even if you don't have an internet connection. Very handy.
4. Wurdle - Kind of like bookworm for windows mobile.
5. BusySync - I use this on the mac to sync my google calendars with iCal. I then sync ical with mobileme. It sounds complicated, but it works surprisingly well. I sync with google every 5 minutes and the sync with mobile 'Automatically' the result is almost like having google calendar pushed to my iPhone.

[NormalGuy]

Here are some food for thought regarding the iPhone, Kevin:

• Use visual voicemail to filter calls
• Information can be swapped with ease between the built-in apps - try sending a text to yourself which includes a phone number, email address, or URL to see what I mean.
• Use Favorator (third party app) for quick dialling, texting and emailing favorite contacts.
• A number of great third party todo and project management apps are already available - find one that works for you.
• If you use IMAP you can file emails in folders - how's that for a novel idea!
• Email key reference documents to yourself and store them in folders on your device - use the excellent built in file viewers to access them.
• Use the built-in Notes app, or one of the excellent third party replacements, to compose articles/emails prior to sending or for further editing.
• Use MobileMe or an exchange server to get push email, calendar and contacts on your iPhone. Then forget about syncing.
• Take advantage of the iPhone's simplicity
• Think outside the box. There is more to life and effective communication than just responding to a stupid light which blinks on your pager.
• Use Safari to conduct your business - do your banking, book theater and cinema tickets, manage your brokerage account with ease.
• Don't forget about all the iPhone dedicated web apps - some of them are excellent. The mobile versions of the New York Times, Time magazine and Reuters are superb.
• Use the built-in screen grab facility to capture information from the web for forwarding to colleagues and friends. Do the same with directions, business and transit info and street views in Google Maps.
• A number of great file sharing apps exist allowing you to access, view and share your desktop files while on the go.
• Use the iTalk recorder to capture high quality recordings of meetings which you can transfer wirelessly to your Mac or PC for later reference/review.
• Trust the keyboard and watch your typing speed dramatically increase. Get used to using a keyboard that requires no finger pressure at all, enabling you to type for long stretches with no stresss of fatigue. How's that for productivity?
• Use the magnifying glass when editing notes to easily insert additional text or fix errors - it's way easier than on a Blackberry. Again, how's that for productivity?
• And when you're done, kick back and relax. Watch a movie or tv show. Play a game - there's a whole world of fun beyond brickbreaker, you know. Download a podcast. Do some Christmas shopping using Amazon's dedicated iPhone app. Music? Well that's covered, in spades.
• Have fun!!!

And remember - addiction is always a bad thing.

[Doctor]

Some thoughts on e-mail. First, my iPhone receives Exchange e-mail BEFORE my computer does, even though my iPhone is connected through a 3G connection. Go figure. As a result, is getting e-mail faster than on your computer fast enough for you? (Sounds like a Jimmy Johns commercial). Second, gmail's features seem to work much better since the introduction of 2.2.

As I look at my iPhone and its seven pages of applications, here are the ones I use the most:

Stanza: I've been able to find a lot of books that are my favorites in PDF files, and then I use the Stanza desktop application to convert those files and move them to the iPhone. Very useful.

Sportacular or Sportstap: Useful on days when I want to see the results of a particular game (or series of games). I used this a lot during the World Series, and I still use it a lot on Saturdays (college football) and Sundays (NFL).

iheartradio or WunderRadio - When I want to listen to some particular stations online. I haven't been able to find NFL games on WunderRadio, but I did find World Series and Baseball Playoff Games on some channels. When will someone release a NFL radio app?

Dactyl: A game where you touch the bombs before they explode, and you can't touch any part of the screen that isn't a bomb. High score for me at the moment is 912. My next goal score is 1000. You get into a groove, but it takes a while (and sometimes a number of tries on a certain occasion) to get into that groove.

Air Hockey: I like the original one, the one that costs money. I spend a bit of time playing this.

Paper Football: There's a "lite" version that doesn't seem much different than the full version, but I bought the full because I played the "lite" all the time. My feeling is that if you play something enough, you ought to buy it. It's not challenging, but sometimes we need to have a fun game that isn't that tough. Sort of an "enjoyable cruise-control" for the mind.

Arcade Hoops: I was a big fan of "Hot Hoops" on the PocketPC a few years ago...and this is as close as it gets on the iPhone. I've been playing this a lot lately.

Bubble Wrap: Free, fun, and fun with multiple people. Play against other people in your family (especially kids) and see what your high score may be. I haven't bought the full version of this...I ought to for how much we play it.

Solebon Solitare: Again, a lite and full version exist. I like Solitare every now and then, and it made sense to upgrade to the full version. I haven't played many of the versions of Solitare, however, I stick to general old Klondike 3, which is also part of the lite version.

Facebook: As others have mentioned, it's a good app. I wish you could interact with your group memberships, as well as some of your other facebook "apps," but I think many of those other apps are flash-driven.

Pianist: I'm a high school choir director, need I say more?

Weather Bug: Still the best weather app out there...beats the iPhone's own app (what use is weather without a forecast?)...and I do like it better than the Weather Channel app (tried it).

Fieldrunners: someone else mentioned this...but a great game, addicting, and you just wish eventually for more weapons and different maps (they are probably coming).

iProRecorder: seems to work good for what I do...and now you can set up a download to your computer over wi-fi.

That's my mini app review...lots of apps that I didn't mention that are for special uses, played occasionally, or just haven't been played much yet.

One bit of advice with iPhones/iPod Touch models is for a family to use one main iTunes account, and to use one computer to sync all the devices (up to five) so you can share games.

[ryrycalguy]

I switched from a BB to an iPhone only because I am a Mac user and it syncs much better. My only suggestion is to appreciate the ease of syncing an iPhone over syncing a BB with PocketMac.

[Rene Ritchie]

My iPhone also typically gets Exchange before anything else. MobileMe as well. The push is good.

[Duvi]

I've actually been playing around with my iPhone a little since 2.2 and noticed that I am receiving emails faster than my mail server. In one instance, a whole minute longer.

In fact, it even shows mail as "read" faster than my server. For instance, I have my yahoo account on my BB, iPhone, and of course running on my PC. I would read it on my PC or BB and noticed that it would show up read faster on the iPhone than the PC (if I read it from the BB) or BB (if I read it from the PC).

Another thing is "Fast Contacts" I've heard to be a good contact manager.

[nick9283]

quick tip if you ever wanted to forward an email or a text simply take a screen shot of it. then go to photos and forward the screen grab you just took

must have app is ping fm web app
google mobile (google with your voice)
ifriends
simplify media
around me
loopt
remote
asleep
photogene
MoPhoTo
yahoo one connect
joost
orb live

[the7thanomily]

I didn't read all the comments, so I hope this hasn't.
- when wanting to get to the top of any page quickly, just tap the info bar at the top of the screen.
This feature is extreamely help full and you'll use it constantly. Now if only there was a way to get to the bottom just as fast... P

[T-ulk]

google mobile is the must have!