my favorite iphone 4 apps

my new (ish) iphone 4 is very fantastic: the new camera is super sharp...i love the multi tasking option...and i havent had an issue yet with reception, even with a bumper cover...the apps make the phone your own, so i have a couple hundred or so, but just a few favorites. here's a short list of my best, in no particular order.
•square:  a credit card processing service with extremely reasonable rates and a super cool credit card zip scanner that fits into the headphone jack. your customer's credit card is processed very quickly; they sign their receipt with their finger on the face of the phone; receipts are sent view email or text; the money is deposited directly into your bank account: it is so great!
•scanner radio: listen in on police activity in your neighborhood ...or someone else's.
•trapster:  via the phone's built-in gps, this app shows and tells you where red light and speed cameras are, as well as places police speed traps are commonly located. it really works almost as well as a radar detector and if i had it running a few weeks ago, i could have avoided the $135.00 ticket received in the third street tunnel.
•wall street journal: keep yourself informed: its not boring at all.
•lose it: very simple calorie tracker with a large data base of supermarket and restaurant foods, plus the ability to customize...also notes exercise calories burned. you can set goals and track your progress...if you want.
•evernote: this is probably my favorite app because i like being organized and it gets rid of all of my scraps and bits of paper, file folders, and printed copies of research i might be doing on the web. also takes voice memos, text and photos...everything is in one place...and i can find it.
•ezimba: simple and very effective photo manipulation/enhancement app. you can do special effects...or just rotate a photo.
iradar/radar in motion: i have a whole page of weather/outdoorsy-type apps, but i cant live without at least two radar apps...looking for number three!
•master gardener: great app for busy gardeners, especially in winter when i am trying to plan a few different gardens ...this app was designed by me and my brother.
•peapod: if you arent having groceries delivered, you are wasting time! peapod brings you the freshest foods straight from the warehouse...they give you any sale prices and accept coupons...your previous orders are kept as a list so ordering is quick and easy...delivery is usually free but if you cant find a discount code, it is $7.95. the peapod app lets you do it twice as fast from your phone...under the covers...at 3:30am.
•youtube: i loaded all of my favorite retro shows! now i can watch the odd couple, square pegs, mary tyler moore, rhoda, pee wee's playhouse and kimba the white lion whenever.
•style.com: streaming runway shows: need i say more?

taptilt for iPhone and iTouch

it's live, people! the new taptilt magazine app is available in the apple iPhone app shop! why am i so excited? i authored the section on green thumb apps, completing work on my second app (master gardener was my first one). taptilt is a different type of app though: it is designed to take full advantage of the iPhone and iTouch's multimedia capabilities, and conveys information while exploring topics conventional magazines cant even conceive of. may is the first issue and in addition to my gardening section, baseball, painting app brushes as well as music and gaming are covered. read more about taptilt app for iPhone here, then go to the app store and buy a copy!

design something every day challenge

wow...i have definitely been designing something every day lately...just cant say what. let's just say, it will be available in the app store soon, and can be accessed from your iPhone,  iTouch and  iPad. more details soon, but check out my first app, master gardener, in the mean time: designed and developed with my brother.

new year's resolutions

i dont usually make actual new year's resolutions: i did a "mission statement" years ago after pestering from "seven habits of highly effective people" author steven covey. the mission statement serves as a road map for lifelong goals, and keeps my disorganized self on the correct path, according to me. i re-read it every month and update it at the new year. it works for me, so i stick with it! but, this year-2010-i am making a few short term goals and taking on some individual projects.
1. finish the construction drawings and begin construction for the renovation of my little 110-year old farm house
2. landscape design plan for same with an emphasis on edible plants/shrubs/trees
3. daily stretch
4. design something new EVERY DAY for 365 days
5. post daily to all four of my blogs
6. attend to my sad little dawanda shop
7. work on herban elements and high contrast: my two etsy shops
8. improve the master gardner app for iphone and itouch
9. improve my cooking knowledge/techniques
10. fabricate new line of jewelry monthly
so, i also have to lose a bunch of weight, but no need to actually write that one down.

master of your own domain? there's an app for that!

master your domain with the master gardener app for iphone and itouch! i have been using master gardener for a few days to organize my winter crops and plan for seedlings in january. i have a wish list of edibles i want to grow consistently, and the huge data base of 40,000 plants makes specifications so easy, plus i have wikipedia access for research and link purposes. i have to say: when i typed in 'arugula' i got a blank screen and had to enter it manually, but it was really simple and quick, frankly! i can easily add other gardens to my journal and include my own photos for reference. it is a gardening tool i can utilize in so many different ways! excuse me for saying 'it is kind of awesome!', because my brother, anita and myself designed it after a conversation last christmas dinner...eleven months later-and a lot of hard work- it was accepted into the apple store last thursday! please check it out and let me know what you think: we will try to improve it and version 2 is already in the apple pipeline for release asap. i love my iphone and this is just another reason i cant live without it: please join me!

vegetable garden?

one of today's projects is starting seeds:

i am determined to have a viable vegetable garden in 2009!