Top iPhone Applications for the Home Office Warrior

This post is long overdue as I have had my v.1 iPhone now for over a year. Like my other Mac computers, the iPhone has become an essential tool in my business. What has made the iPhone even better was the release the summer of iPhone 2.0 and the App Store. I have way too many applications on my iPhone, but I just can’t help myself.

I have been trying to decide over the last month or so what applications on my iPhone I could not live without and below is what I have come up with. Please add to it in the comments if you have some you feel I missed.

Evernote: This great applications lets you capture any moment or idea as it happens, wherever you are. And it has cloud-based sync so you are always sync’d to your desktop. I use it to take notes, take photos of stuff I want to file away. It also works great for taking a snapshot of a business card and then organize them with Evernote. You can even record a quick voice memo. It has so many uses, and some of them you don’t even know about until you dive in an use it.

Air Sharing: With this handy little app, you can take files with you on your iPhone and access them anywhere. You simply drag-drop files between your iPhone and your computers. And you can view documents in many common formats. What I liked best about this app, it was so easy to set up and then run.

Jott for iPhone: As you have read here before, I love Jott and it is also one of those essential tools. Jott is the ultimate mobile notepad for the iPhone that turns your voice into notes. Capture to-dos as quickly as you can say, “get new whiteboards for office.” Jott transcribes your voice into text and place the resulting notes in your lists.

beejive: This is the instant messaging application I am using on my iPhone. I can stay connected with all the people I IM with. And it works with all my accounts too.

Things: Is my task manager of choice for the iPhone. Things talks about how easy it it to use and they are exactly right. And best of all, it now sync’s with my MacBook so my task are always up-to-date on my iPhone and my computer. It is another one of those must haves in my book.

1Password: 1Password takes care of all your online passwords. And it sync’s with my iPhone so I can use it to autofill al those passwords I may need while using my iPhone to access accounts or websites. It securely stores your information and logs you into websites automatically with a simple tap. I no longer have to remember any passwords, with the exception of the Unlock Code for 1Password.

Instapaper: With this application you can read saved web pages on the go, even offline. I use Instapaper on my MacBook to mark items I want to read later. Just one of the bookmarking tools I use. And I can sync my iPhone to this list of reading so when I am out of the office waiting, I can open up one of items in my list and read it right on my iPhone.

TwitterFon: TwitterFon is a simple, fast twitter client for your iPhone. I have tried many of the apps for twitter on my iPhone and I like this one the best. It gives me what I want in a twitter client for the iPhone. No fancy features or useless functions. I get my friend feeds, replies and direct messages. Each has its own tab.

I could keep going and list even more applications I am using on my iPhone. However the list above are those I would not be without for now. In a future post, I will list some more and if you leave your suggestions in the comments, I will include a “Reader’s List of iPhone Applications” too.

David

October 10th, 2008 | 12:55 pm

As you know, I’m just getting used to my iPhone after holding off for a year. I love this thing, but you’re right on the money: the App store has made it an indispensable tool.

Evernote is awesome. Recently I’ve been using it to take snapshots of microwaves at different stores to do some comparison shopping. The way it sync up with my Evernote account so I can access it anywhere is the key.

I just downloaded Air Sharing. Thanks for the tip. I can’t believe I lived without Air Sharing. I can think of at least ten times this week that I could have used it with client work.

I still can’t quite bring myself to use 1password. It’s a personal thing, I have to deal with my own demons there.

Is Twitterfon better than Twitterific?

Copy and paste… Apple? Are you listening?

Excellent post, thanks for sharing!