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Comments on: iPhone apps of the week

This week's apps include a budgeting app for iPhone you can sync with your Mac at home and a game that might be the best one yet.

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by xsnitrogen January 10, 2009 8:13 AM PST

Hi Jason,
What's the buz on SoonR. I've been trying for a week to get it to work on my iPhone with no positive results. The Demo's are great about telling you what it will do but not very helpful when it comes to how. Tech support seems confused. It's free so I hate to complain. Love the concept. Just wondering?!. Terrell / Charleston, SC

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by sdinwiddie January 11, 2009 1:51 PM PST: Hi Terrell,
We're happy to help out--please write to support (at) soonr.com and we'll do our best to get you up-and-running.
Best regards,
Steve (at Soonr); Like this


by songzunhuang January 11, 2009 10:09 PM PST: Most people can get Soonr up and running in only a few minutes, so something must have gone awry in your install. I see that Steve from Soonr has responded and he should be able to get you going in no time.

Rest assured that it is easy to use. In fact the folks at InfoWorld said "It's ridiculously easy to use and intuitively organized." http://weblog.infoworld.com/mobile_pulse/archives/2009/01/new_iphone_app.html

Once you get over the hump I am sure you'll have the same experience.

Good luck and please get back to us. (I am with Soonr too); Like this


by UITD January 13, 2009 6:57 PM PST: Yea, I am not sharing anything on any cloud that is of any importance at all. This "cloud" thing isnt secure at all. Do you know the folks who are allowing access to - and storing of - your data? You dont. They could be anyone, anywhere and they may not have your privacy in mind.

I'd be seriously careful with anything "sharing" related these days. Its bad enough that our personal information (healthcare, financial, etc) has been sold to the lowest bidder in India and China and elsewhere. These people have no regard for our data. And dont try to defend outsourcing of our jobs and data - its pure BS and should be outlawed.

Google Docs and Salesforce.com and all that other junk about SaaS is really nothing more than taking a huge gamble with your information. Its just not worth it.; Like this

by dnrbnx January 10, 2009 5:47 PM PST

Jason - while squirrel may be a decent app, I would hardly give it attention since I already have Mint.com's application. It is head and shoulders superior to squirrel by automatically tracking you transactions. Were there really no other apps that introduced something intriguing this week? Squirrel is a yawner in my opinion -- get Mint.com!

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by jparker January 12, 2009 4:28 PM PST: You are so right, dnrbnx. Mint.com is fantastic! Thanks for the tip!

--Jason; Like this


by KevinG9012 January 11, 2009 8:32 AM PST: I like Crystal Defenders, They need to make Final Fantasy Tactics for the iPhone. I dont really think it would be that difficult, it would be perfect for the iPhone. Fieldrunners is good too as is Bejeweled like always.; Like this Reply to this comment


by eafmelder January 11, 2009 11:49 PM PST: Alphabetic is a fantastic new game on the iphone/ipod touch, its simple but looks beautiful and is very addictive, basically a wheres wally type game but you have to find the letters of the alphabet as quick as possible. Its good fun and games can be as short as2-3 minutes which makes it good for that quite moment.; Like this Reply to this comment


by January 13, 2009 11:02 AM PST: I fully realize this is off topic, but what, might I ask, would you recommend as a calendar replacement program. I currently use Agendus on my Palm powered device (it's a Sony Clie...and yes I still use it because I just love Agendus!). I would like to just carry one device...but the iPhone Calendar is seriously lacking when compared with the functionality of Agendus. I know there was some talk for awhile about Agendus being developed for the iPhone...but that seems to have died on the vine. Consequently, I haven't found a suitable replacement for the iPhone (that does assume one actually exists) but in all fairness I haven't looked that hard. It's WAY too time consuming to try and find unknown applications in the appstore on iTunes.

I welcome your thoughts on this query.

- Michael; Like this Reply to this comment


by artbrymer January 14, 2009 6:35 AM PST: I might be a little closer to being convinced toward trying Squirrel if, on the screen shot, "Withdrawal" was spelled correctly.; Like this Reply to this comment


by JasonAlexander January 14, 2009 10:49 AM PST: Cant wait to give that finance prog a try; Like this Reply to this comment


by jwgasper January 17, 2009 7:46 PM PST: Played a great new game = Oobits

A clever take on a Tetris / Bejeweled type game.; Like this Reply to this comment