Location Aware Apps:

• AroundMe – find things near you
• Google – localized search, voice enabled, access to all Google apps
• Gowalla – track and share where you are
• iWant – find things near you
• Showtimes – view local movie show times, read reviews, view trailers
• Urbanspoon – get random local restaurant recommendations
• CoPilot Live – relatively inexpensive GPS navigation

Miscellaneous:

• Bible – best free Bible app with most versions – developed by LifeChurch.tv
• WordPress – manage your WordPress blog
• Photoshop Mobile – Photoshop for simple editing of your iPhone photos
• Remote – control iTunes on your computer from your phone
• ESPN ScoreCenter – view scores and game updates
• Walgreens – we use this to manage our prescription orders

Social Networking

• Tweetie – best Twitter app available
• Facebook – connect with Facebook
• AIM – instant messaging on the go
• Yahoo Messenger – instant messaging on the go
• Pandora Radio – streaming music to your taste – check out Rockin’ Holidays channel

Financial

• Quicken – financial account overview via free Quicken Online
• PayPal – pay people securely
• USAA – best online bank – deposit checks with your camera – transfer money live

Games

• Paper Toss – waste more time than imaginable
• Sol Free – best free solitaire games
• iBowl – like a Wii on your phone

Remote Connectivity

• TouchTerm – ssh client for linux sysadmins
• VNC – remote vnc viewer for screen sharing
• RDP – remote desktop for Windows

My office mate, Matt, currenly has 254 apps installed on his iPhone.  That’s more than the iPhone is actually capable of displaying on it’s home pages.  Anyway, I also asked him for his recommendations of best apps.

Matt’s Picks:

• Now Playing
• WeatherBug
• Grocery IQ
• Where
• Facebook
• iDig It – underground farming game
  
• Pocket Bible – read Bibles and books from Laradian
  
• MotionX GPS Drive – very cheap GPS navigation
  
• MotionX GPS – track your path along a hike
  
• Paper Toss
• Strategery – simpler version of Risk boardgame
  
• Pzizz Relax – take a power nap
• Hold On – hours of non-stop fun for the kids
• AIM – instant messaging

What are your favorite iPhone apps that you use at least once a week?

I’m lost and confused.  How do I check my email?  How do I read my morning news?  How do I read my Bible?  How do I collect my thoughts?  How do I plan my day?

It’s kind of scary just how much I depend on my internet uplink.  I really do feel lost when I’m disconnected from the grid.

Seems like I’ve got two options… 1) go buy myself an iPhone, or 2) relax and chill out for a few minutes.  I’ll choose option 2 this time (until the deluge of email kicks back in).