Best iPhone Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders

✍ Scribed by Josh Clark

• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 241
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

If you want to load your iPhone or iPod Touch with some interesting apps, odds are you'll be overwhelmed by the number of choices at Apple's App Store--all 35,000 of them (and counting). What you need is a reliable guide to the best, most useful, and most entertaining iPhone apps, concisely cataloged and described. Well, look no further, because Best iPhone Apps is on its way! Full of colorful and helpful illustrations, this one-of-a-kind catalog gives you the quick lowdown on each app, with brief tips on how to use it. No other guide can help you sort through the wealth of iPhone apps to find the true nuggets. Written by Missing Manual author and iWork specialist Josh Clark, Best iPhone Apps is the guide for discriminating downloaders.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 11
At Work......Page 13
To-Do Lists......Page 14
Tracking Big Goals......Page 17
Remembering Stuff......Page 18
Tracking Time......Page 20
Tracking Packages......Page 22
Working the Web......Page 23
Brainstorming......Page 24
Shutting Out Noise......Page 26
Offbeat Inspiration......Page 27
Editing Office Documents......Page 28
Taking Notes......Page 30
Documents on the Go......Page 32
Swapping Contacts......Page 33
Personal Databases......Page 34
Making Recordings......Page 36
Printing from iPhone......Page 37
Free and Cheap Calls......Page 38
Reaching a Human Being......Page 40
Voice Dialing......Page 41
Remote Control......Page 42
Desktop Remote Access......Page 44
Quick WiFi Setup......Page 45
Unit Conversions......Page 46
Scientific Calculations......Page 47
On the Town......Page 49
Picking a Restaurant......Page 50
Reserving a Table......Page 53
Selecting a Wine......Page 54
Mixing Cocktails......Page 57
Local Reccomendations......Page 58
Finding Your Friends......Page 61
Sharing Your Adventures......Page 62
Finding Your Parked Car......Page 64
When You Can't Hold It......Page 65
Movie Lovers......Page 66
Buying Movie Tickets......Page 69
Art Smarties......Page 70
Finding Live Music......Page 71
At Leisure......Page 73
Facebook......Page 74
Twitter......Page 76
MySpace......Page 79
Instant Messaging......Page 80
Reading Books......Page 82
Keeping Reading Lists......Page 86
Finding Indie Bookstores......Page 87
Literary Trivia......Page 88
Dictionary and Thesaurus......Page 89
General News......Page 90
Sports Scores and News......Page 92
Stock and Market News......Page 94
Reading Comics......Page 96
Browsing Wikipedia......Page 98
Reading Web Feeds......Page 100
Reading It Later......Page 102
Naming That Tune......Page 103
Personalized Radio......Page 104
Sharing Music......Page 108
Remembering Music Tips......Page 109
One-Man Band......Page 110
Performing Live......Page 112
Robot Crooners......Page 114
Making Meditative Music......Page 115
Editing Photos......Page 116
Atmospheric Photos......Page 118
Panoramic Photos......Page 120
Custom Postcards......Page 121
Sketching or Painting......Page 122
Font Fanatics......Page 124
Planning Your TV Schedule......Page 126
Watching TV Shows......Page 128
Media Remote Control......Page 130
Mind-Expanding Videos......Page 131
Achieving Zen-Like Calm......Page 132
Bond Villains......Page 134
Aspiring Jedis......Page 135
Emotional Manipulation......Page 136
Elvis Sightings......Page 137
At Play......Page 139
Arcade Adventure......Page 140
Wacky Save-the-Galaxy Game......Page 142
Innovative Gameplay......Page 144
Tower-Defense Game......Page 145
Music Game......Page 146
Arcade Revival......Page 148
Pinball Game......Page 149
Action Puzzle......Page 150
Tile-Matching Game......Page 152
Stacking Game......Page 153
Word Game......Page 154
Crossword Puzzles......Page 156
Sudoku......Page 157
Maze Game......Page 158
3D Puzzle......Page 159
Poker Game......Page 160
A God Complex......Page 162
Galactic Domination......Page 164
Urban Domination......Page 165
Chess Game......Page 166
Checkers Game......Page 167
Soccer Game......Page 168
Basketball Game......Page 169
Golf Game......Page 170
Handheld Football Revival......Page 171
Racing Game......Page 172
Fantasy Combat Game......Page 174
WWII Combat Game......Page 176
Flight Simulator......Page 178
At Home......Page 181
Finding Recipes......Page 182
Shopping Green......Page 184
Shopping Lists......Page 186
ID'ing That Thing To Buy......Page 188
Price Comparisons......Page 189
Finding a Bank Machine......Page 190
Car Maintenance......Page 191
Checking Your Finances......Page 192
Tracking Every Account......Page 194
Online Stock Trading......Page 195
Preschool Word Games......Page 196
Preschool Singalongs......Page 197
Kids' Jigsaw Puzzles......Page 198
Learning ABC's......Page 199
Hidden Object Games......Page 200
Virtual Doll......Page 201
Stealth History Lessons......Page 202
Young Entrepeneurs......Page 203
Home Improvements......Page 204
Picking Paint Colors......Page 206
Real Estate Envy......Page 207
On the Road......Page 209
Tracking Flights......Page 210
Organizing Itineraries......Page 212
Tracking Travel Expenses......Page 213
Subway Maps......Page 214
Commuter Railways......Page 215
Hailing a Taxi......Page 216
Roadside Discounts......Page 217
Traditional Guide Books......Page 218
Custom Guidebooks......Page 219
How To Say It......Page 220
Looking Up Foreign Words......Page 221
Maps......Page 222
Relief on the Road......Page 223
For Your Health......Page 225
Dieting and Weight Loss......Page 226
Personal Training......Page 228
Sharing Fitness Feats......Page 230
Reducing Stress......Page 231
Running......Page 232
Virtual Treadmill......Page 234
Golfing......Page 235
Cycling......Page 236
Hiking......Page 238
Bird Watching......Page 239
Weather Forecasts......Page 240