These “recap” videos are always the best part of Apple product releases.

A friend just bought an iPod touch and asked me for suggestions on “essential apps”. I’ll copy and paste my email to him here for your enjoyment and info.

If you need help getting your Apple hardware (macs, iPhones) up and running – and working for YOU – let me know.

hmm… Something for twitter. Tweetie is most popular. I LOVE Twittelator Pro.

Google

Some RSS reader if you read blog/content fees. NetNewsWire is great – it syncs with your desktop to know what has/has not been read already.

Wall Street Journal has good news in their “what’s news” and “editors picks” sections. The rest of the standard crap I just go to cnn.com through mobile safari.

Facebook app is great.

Sportacular (my favorite) or SportsTap (Lisa’s) for scores, standings.

Trapster for on-the-fly speed trap warnings.

HUGE ONE+++++: Easy Wi-Fi for logining into WiFi at Starbucks without having to enter UN/PW in web browser.

There are some good free/cheap workout programs

Radio stuff:
Speakers (plays your computer iTunes through your iPod touch – which I guess you could wire to a stereo in another room)
Pandora
AOL radio
IHeartRadio

Flickster for movies.

Wi-Fi Finder for knowing what Wi-Fi is around.

Banner (Free) for projecting a message across a crowded room.

ICanHasCheezburger for a good laugh (LOL Cats, Fail, etc.).

The Weather Channel (live radar, etc.).

Skype

Some file-sharing program. I haven’t used these yet, but I hear Air Sharing is good. There’s also box.net, Briefcase Lite, Files Lite, and many others…

The only apps on here that aren’t free are the Twitter ones (and maybe Air Sharing).

Hope that helps.
brody