Best iPhone/iPod Apps

[Sizzle]

I do. I didn't but with the nike+GPS app I started to. The app is great and since I was carrying my phone anyways, it just made sense. It is lacking a few items that I want, but I suspect with updates it will be everything I want it to be soon enough.

Do you use an armband or do you just let the phone rock in your pocket/fanny pack type thing for runners?

[Coach McGuirk]

Do you use an armband or do you just let the phone rock in your pocket/fanny pack type thing for runners?

Both. Right now I prefer it in the pocket of my running pants but come warmer weather it will end up on my arm again.

[Sizzle]

Both. Right now I prefer it in the pocket of my running pants but come warmer weather it will end up on my arm again.

So which armband do you use when you use one, and do you like it?

[Coach McGuirk]

So which armband do you use when you use one, and do you like it?

I don't remember the exact brand, but it is just fine. I really like the nike+ one though.

[Sizzle]

NBA Jam for the iPhone. Boomshakalaka!

Finally downloaded and installed... Boomshakalaka that game is sweet. It lends really well to the platform. Me and my 4-year old are loving it!

[Donuthole]

My boss is a nice guy with a huge ego. He loves to tell stories of his successes. I've only worked here a year, but I've heard at least a fifty trial "war stories", many of which I've heard multiple times. He can remember the most minute details of a legal argument or a factual scenario from a case he tried 15 years ago, but he can't remember that he told you the same story 3 months ago. I digress.

His storytelling has reached a new low. I just overheard a 20-minute conversation where he was giving a blow-by-blow account of a "words with friends" game he played last week. Unreal.

[TripletDaddy]

Does anyone have any insight on map apps?

I have generally used the Maps app that came with the device but lately I have found that either I need to learn how to use it properly (the most likely answer) or the app is lacking in basic functionality.

For example, I want to enter a bunch of addresses in SLC and either pin them or bookmark them. Once I do that, I cant seem to figure out how to show all the bookmarks or pins all at once and keep them there. There is no "show all bookmarks/pins" option.

I want to be able to get driving directions to and from one pin/bookmark to another, simply by clicking on the pin/bookmark, not having to re-enter addresses over and over. Currently I can get driving directions from current location to an end destination, but not from pre-entered bookmarked locations.

Any suggestions on either a more robust map app or a Maps tutorial guide that shows me how to do all this? thanks.

[Uncle Ted]

My boss is a nice guy with a huge ego. He loves to tell stories of his successes. I've only worked here a year, but I've heard at least a fifty trial "war stories", many of which I've heard multiple times. He can remember the most minute details of a legal argument or a factual scenario from a case he tried 15 years ago, but he can't remember that he told you the same story 3 months ago. I digress.

His storytelling has reached a new low. I just overheard a 20-minute conversation where he was giving a blow-by-blow account of a "words with friends" game he played last week. Unreal.

That's pretty funny.

BTW, Words with Friends was written by guy in my stake and his brother. It has been downloaded something like 12M times. They both were out of work game programmers (formerly with microsoft) and met at the local public library to work on the game because they couldn't afford an office.. They finally borrowed some money from family and friends to get the company off the ground. Recently the company that owns the FarmVille game purchased their company for some large sum of money.

[old_gregg]

That's pretty funny.

BTW, Words with Friends was written by guy in my stake and his brother. It has been downloaded something like 12M times. They both were out of work game programmers (formerly with microsoft) and met at the local public library to work on the game because they couldn't afford an office.. They finally borrowed some money from family and friends to get the company off the ground. Recently the company that owns the FarmVille game purchased their company for some large sum of money.

words with friends is my favorite iphone game (not a huge angry birds fan...). i can't imagine that the programming would have taken too much work, but good for them that the idea paid off.

[TripletDaddy]

I never caught the words with friends bug. I don't like having to wait a day or 4 hours for someone to play a word.

I prefer playing against the computer on scrabble. Instant response and I tend to learn more words that way.

[Donuthole]

That's pretty funny.

BTW, Words with Friends was written by guy in my stake and his brother. It has been downloaded something like 12M times. They both were out of work game programmers (formerly with microsoft) and met at the local public library to work on the game because they couldn't afford an office.. They finally borrowed some money from family and friends to get the company off the ground. Recently the company that owns the FarmVille game purchased their company for some large sum of money.

Serious question: How is it different from scrabble? IOW, what makes it different enough that Hasbro/MIlton Bradley/Mattel/whatever company owns Scrabble didn't sue for copyright infringement? From what I've heard (and my familiarity is limited, admittedly) it sounds the same.

[Sizzle]

words with friends is my favorite iphone game (not a huge angry birds fan...). i can't imagine that the programming would have taken too much work, but good for them that the idea paid off.

it will soon be replaced by NBA Jam (although you may have been too young to really enjoy it the first time around).

BOOMSHAKALAKA!

[Uncle Ted]

Serious question: How is it different from scrabble? IOW, what makes it different enough that Hasbro/MIlton Bradley/Mattel/whatever company owns Scrabble didn't sue for copyright infringement? From what I've heard (and my familiarity is limited, admittedly) it sounds the same.

Actually it is pretty close to scrabble. I asked Paul (the CEO of the company that created Words with Friends) the same question and apparently he spent a lot of time looking into what he had to do so he wouldn't get sued. In short, the company that owns scrabble doesn't own any IP on the rules of the game. They do, however, have a copyright on the name, the type of font, and things like that. Therefore, they just had to call it something different and not use any of the same fonts, etc.

[Donuthole]

Actually it is pretty close to scrabble. I asked Paul (the CEO of the company that created Words with Friends) the same question and apparently he spent a lot of time looking into what he had to do so he wouldn't get sued. In short, the company that owns scrabble doesn't own any IP on the rules of the game. They do, however, have a copyright on the name, the type of font, and things like that. Therefore, they just had to call it something different and not use any of the same fonts, etc.

Interesting. Makes me wonder what other games are out there without IP on the rules.

[Uncle Ted]

Interesting. Makes me wonder what other games are out there without IP on the rules.

According to Paul, most all games are like that. Apparently you need to get a patent on the rules of a game and most don't do that.

There are a lot of computer games that are like Risk but they are not called Risk. For example, Lux Delux on the iPhone.