Bits, Bursts & Bongos

By Per Hakansson

Inspired by MinimalMac, I now only sport 12 applications on my iPhone home screen. The criteria to be included in my digital hall of fame was solely based on utility and frequency of usage. All these app I use on a daily basis. Calendar - I picked the iCal over the Google Calendar based on speed. Things - my to-do list is just a must. Probably my most used app. Facebook and LinkedIn are obvious to stay in touch with everyone. Skype for free calls when outside the States. Foursquare to share my whereabouts. And it’s darn fun. Tumblr for my blog posts. Duh. Amazon as I’ve committed to reading 101 books this year and gotta fill up my reading list with interesting ideas. Mint in staying connected with my finances and avoiding fees. Byline for my RSS feeds but also notes and offline reading. Awesome as it syncs with Google Reader. The Camera for those awkward photo moments. Finally Safari. Gotta have a browser for everything else. The only I’m currently missing is an app that connects me with all my Google Docs for editing and sharing. I’ve been looking at ReaddleDocs as an option. That way I don’t need to travel with my laptop anymore, just my iPhone. In addition to the above apps I’m sticking to the basic Phone, Mail, Messages and iPod apps. But as soon as Google Voice becomes available for the iPhone I’ll swap Phone and Messages for GV.

Inspired by MinimalMac, I now only sport 12 applications on my iPhone home screen. The criteria to be included in my digital hall of fame was solely based on utility and frequency of usage. All these app I use on a daily basis.

  1. Calendar - I picked the iCal over the Google Calendar based on speed.
  2. Things - my to-do list is just a must. Probably my most used app.
  3. Facebook and LinkedIn are obvious to stay in touch with everyone.
  4. Skype for free calls when outside the States.
  5. Foursquare to share my whereabouts. And it’s darn fun.
  6. Tumblr for my blog posts. Duh.
  7. Amazon as I’ve committed to reading 101 books this year and gotta fill up my reading list with interesting ideas.
  8. Mint in staying connected with my finances and avoiding fees.
  9. Byline for my RSS feeds but also notes and offline reading. Awesome as it syncs with Google Reader.
  10. The Camera for those awkward photo moments.
  11. Finally Safari. Gotta have a browser for everything else.

The only I’m currently missing is an app that connects me with all my Google Docs for editing and sharing. I’ve been looking at ReaddleDocs as an option. That way I don’t need to travel with my laptop anymore, just my iPhone.

In addition to the above apps I’m sticking to the basic Phone, Mail, Messages and iPod apps. But as soon as Google Voice becomes available for the iPhone I’ll swap Phone and Messages for GV.