My iPhone arrives soon - any tips? - Page 2

carlobee · 09-01-2009, 10:07 PM

Lots of wonderful apps in the app store really! I have soo many favorites already. just go to itunes store and go to the top50/100 apps.

Alan Baxter · 09-01-2009, 10:08 PM

Thanks guys.

LittleMe · 09-02-2009, 11:06 AM

Didn't see anyone mention it, but I like eReader they don't have the huge list as amazon, but sometimes I do find cheaper prices with their store. You can also read your books on your desktop with their free software.

PocketGod = Fun!

PieOPah · 09-02-2009, 11:58 AM

PandoraBox - a great free app that watches the app store for sales and freebies. Worth it if you want to wait for an app to come down in price

Dictionary - App related to dictionary.com

Midomi - listens to some music and tells you what it is (I've found this very useful when a piece of music is annoying me and I want to know what it is)

These are a few of my personal favourite free apps. There are others paid for, but it all depends on what you like...

Alan Baxter · 09-02-2009, 07:15 PM

Excellent - as a writer, the dictionary one is very appealing! Thanks.

defender · 09-03-2009, 03:24 AM

Check out Wikimap which allows users to save open street maps for offline navigation and browsing. It also allows the creation of new waypoints and uploading of images (related to the waypoints) which are automatically shared to other Wikimap users.

http://wiki.alumni.net/wiki/Wikimap

Lycoming · 09-03-2009, 04:37 AM

The camera does not have a zoom function, until you download a little beauty called "Camera Zoom v1.1"

There is also a new Tom Tom function. Your phone becomes a Sat Nav. Maybe not much use in NSW but useful in Europe.

PieOPah · 09-03-2009, 04:44 AM

I use Camera Zoom which I love.
There is also an alternative which is called camera Genius (or something like that). It does have some better features, but I still prefer the simplicity of Camera Zoom.

One thing to note, this doesn't zoom as such, rather crops the images on the fly - still, they do a great job and clean up the image before it is saved. highly advisable

Alan Baxter · 09-03-2009, 10:05 AM

More good tips, thanks!

And we have Tom Toms here. We're not THAT backward.

mores · 09-20-2009, 04:04 PM

Does Stanza for the iPhone finally support formatted text? As in "italic", "bold" etc?
I tested the desktop version which does not recognize any of these, and removes images from epub and html too.

Is the iPhone version any better?

Alan Baxter · 09-20-2009, 07:09 PM

Italics appears on my iPhone stanza.

ilovejedd · 09-20-2009, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mores

Does Stanza for the iPhone finally support formatted text? As in "italic", "bold" etc?
I tested the desktop version which does not recognize any of these, and removes images from epub and html too.

Is the iPhone version any better?

Yes. Stanza iPhone has supported styles since day one. It's just Stanza Desktop that's lagging behind, hence, the reason I use Calibre instead.

RoninTech · 09-20-2009, 10:23 PM

Welcome to the iPhone/Touch reader club!

I'd definitely recommend jailbreaking. Some things I have on my 32G 3GS:

Stanza
Action Menu
SBSettings
Five Icon Dock
Five Coumn Springboard
FiveIRows

Units

Alan Baxter · 09-21-2009, 12:29 AM

Thanks. I've been finding some amazing apps (I've got the phone now). Keep the tips coming!

bbusybookworm · 09-21-2009, 11:36 PM

Hmm, Lets split up the recommenadations a bit

Document and Reading Related -

* Stanza - One of the best ebook reading programs available on the iphone.

* eReader - A Very nice readerw which syncs up with eReader/Fictionwise

* Files - A great program for just getting your documents on the iPhone. It allws yout o just copy files and folders onto you iPhone, and access them on the go. It also allows you to place bookmarks inside documents, which is really handy.

* Bookshelf -A Really nice reader which natively supports non protected Mobi/PDB/PRC and has a companion program to easily allow you to access a folder or HD over your network.

I Use all four for different things, Stanza for general reading, and eReader for all the stuff I buy off fictionwise (Though stanza supports it as well, like to keep it separate).

Files is great place to store important documenst, and text files which i want I access to at all times. Bookshelf, I just point at a folder where I've stored all my Mobi formatted files, and just download the ones I want to read actively.

Entertainment related -

* Twit.am - Access to the TWIT Live audio feed and chatroom, a definate must if you follow tech news.

* Fstream - Streaming Radio app which allows you to add your own streams.

* France24 Live - Live Streaming International news video.

* Shazam - Music ID App, allows you to ID whats playing on the radio or TV

* Midomi - Music ID app, which also allows you to sing or hum the song.

I Use a couple of others like Spotify, but which are not availabe to you I believe.

General -

* Appsniper - Allows you to track and see price in price of different apps in the App store. Its a great way to see whether or not a app has really gone down, and to have active watch list of apps which will inform you when a price has changed. Best $1 Spent.

* Wikiamo - Great interface to access Wikipedia. Much better then the official app.

* Convert - Best multiple conversion App i've used, and while there are a ton of free ones available, the slick interface and extended fuctionality is worh the buck it cost.

* Photgene - Nice basic photo editor which allows you tyo make a few changes such as Levels, Exposure, Colors, RGB, crop, straighten, etc. great f you want to do a bit of minimal editing befor emailing photos ftraight off the phone.

* Facebook - Great interface to access facebook, better then the web interface in many ways IMHO.

* IRChon - nice little IRC client

* VLC Remote - Nice app which allows you to control VLC over wifi, allowing normal play back function, modify playlist etc. Relly hand if you use VLC as your primary media player.

* Air Mouse - Allows you to control everything on your computer as it acts as an additional mouse and keyboard interface, and works nicely, though is a little finicky for my taste.

These are just a few of the great apps I use pretty regularly.

09-03-2009, 03:24 AM	#21
defender Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: none	Wikimap Check out Wikimap which allows users to save open street maps for offline navigation and browsing. It also allows the creation of new waypoints and uploading of images (related to the waypoints) which are automatically shared to other Wikimap users. http://wiki.alumni.net/wiki/Wikimap

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PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	PandoraBox - a great free app that watches the app store for sales and freebies. Worth it if you want to wait for an app to come down in price Dictionary - App related to dictionary.com Midomi - listens to some music and tells you what it is (I've found this very useful when a piece of music is annoying me and I want to know what it is) These are a few of my personal favourite free apps. There are others paid for, but it all depends on what you like...

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Alan Baxter Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 198 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Coast of NSW, Australia Device: Laptop for now, iPhone soon.	Excellent - as a writer, the dictionary one is very appealing! Thanks.

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Lycoming Capt Chaos II Posts: 483 Karma: 33043007 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cornwall, UK Device: iPad2	The camera does not have a zoom function, until you download a little beauty called "Camera Zoom v1.1" There is also a new Tom Tom function. Your phone becomes a Sat Nav. Maybe not much use in NSW but useful in Europe.

09-03-2009, 04:44 AM	#23
PieOPah Addict Posts: 398 Karma: 914 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: UK Device: Sony PRS-505	I use Camera Zoom which I love. There is also an alternative which is called camera Genius (or something like that). It does have some better features, but I still prefer the simplicity of Camera Zoom. One thing to note, this doesn't zoom as such, rather crops the images on the fly - still, they do a great job and clean up the image before it is saved. highly advisable

09-03-2009, 10:05 AM	#24
Alan Baxter Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 198 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Coast of NSW, Australia Device: Laptop for now, iPhone soon.	More good tips, thanks! And we have Tom Toms here. We're not THAT backward.

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mores Guru Posts: 834 Karma: 102419 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Vienna, Austria Device: iPhone	Does Stanza for the iPhone finally support formatted text? As in "italic", "bold" etc? I tested the desktop version which does not recognize any of these, and removes images from epub and html too. Is the iPhone version any better?

09-20-2009, 07:09 PM	#26
Alan Baxter Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 198 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Coast of NSW, Australia Device: Laptop for now, iPhone soon.	Italics appears on my iPhone stanza.

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RoninTech Groupie Posts: 168 Karma: 1000036 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Citizen of the World Device: iPod Touch, Nook Colour, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Nexus 7, Nexus 5, Pixel	Welcome to the iPhone/Touch reader club! I'd definitely recommend jailbreaking. Some things I have on my 32G 3GS: Stanza Action Menu SBSettings Five Icon Dock Five Coumn Springboard FiveIRows Units

09-21-2009, 12:29 AM	#29
Alan Baxter Connoisseur Posts: 85 Karma: 198 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: South Coast of NSW, Australia Device: Laptop for now, iPhone soon.	Thanks. I've been finding some amazing apps (I've got the phone now). Keep the tips coming!

09-21-2009, 11:36 PM	#30
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	Hmm, Lets split up the recommenadations a bit Document and Reading Related - * Stanza - One of the best ebook reading programs available on the iphone. * eReader - A Very nice readerw which syncs up with eReader/Fictionwise * Files - A great program for just getting your documents on the iPhone. It allws yout o just copy files and folders onto you iPhone, and access them on the go. It also allows you to place bookmarks inside documents, which is really handy. * Bookshelf -A Really nice reader which natively supports non protected Mobi/PDB/PRC and has a companion program to easily allow you to access a folder or HD over your network. I Use all four for different things, Stanza for general reading, and eReader for all the stuff I buy off fictionwise (Though stanza supports it as well, like to keep it separate). Files is great place to store important documenst, and text files which i want I access to at all times. Bookshelf, I just point at a folder where I've stored all my Mobi formatted files, and just download the ones I want to read actively. Entertainment related - * Twit.am - Access to the TWIT Live audio feed and chatroom, a definate must if you follow tech news. * Fstream - Streaming Radio app which allows you to add your own streams. * France24 Live - Live Streaming International news video. * Shazam - Music ID App, allows you to ID whats playing on the radio or TV * Midomi - Music ID app, which also allows you to sing or hum the song. I Use a couple of others like Spotify, but which are not availabe to you I believe. General - * Appsniper - Allows you to track and see price in price of different apps in the App store. Its a great way to see whether or not a app has really gone down, and to have active watch list of apps which will inform you when a price has changed. Best $1 Spent. * Wikiamo - Great interface to access Wikipedia. Much better then the official app. * Convert - Best multiple conversion App i've used, and while there are a ton of free ones available, the slick interface and extended fuctionality is worh the buck it cost. * Photgene - Nice basic photo editor which allows you tyo make a few changes such as Levels, Exposure, Colors, RGB, crop, straighten, etc. great f you want to do a bit of minimal editing befor emailing photos ftraight off the phone. * Facebook - Great interface to access facebook, better then the web interface in many ways IMHO. * IRChon - nice little IRC client * VLC Remote - Nice app which allows you to control VLC over wifi, allowing normal play back function, modify playlist etc. Relly hand if you use VLC as your primary media player. * Air Mouse - Allows you to control everything on your computer as it acts as an additional mouse and keyboard interface, and works nicely, though is a little finicky for my taste. These are just a few of the great apps I use pretty regularly.