Phil Explains

Since I wrote about the Ninjawords hubub yesterday, I thought it worth pointing to the Daring Fireball post today where Apple senior vice president, Phil Schiller explained what happened.
I think perhaps the most significant part of Phil’s statement is the fact that he made it at all. Apple is the most tight lipped company on the planet. That they are weighing in on this with an actual explanation (as opposed to a two sentence soundbite) is significant. Let’s hope this means they are fixing the App store problems.

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AppStore Picks: Note2Self

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I’m going to start an irregular series of iPhone application recommendations. My first pick is a great little voice recorder called Note2Self. This application scratches a particular itch for me. You see, I have this problem. I’m a scatterbrain. I can be just about anywhere and think of something I need to do. The problem is, a few minutes later I may just completely forget that thought entirely. So there you have my problem. How do I capture those thoughts before I experience my own Ram flush? I’ve used a variety of tools for this problem including Moleskines, Jott, and the ever present Napkin.
Note2Self is my most recent tool in this arsenal. Once you activate the application it gives you a simple screen.

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You can either press the “Start Recording” button or just hold the phone up to your ear and it starts recording automatically.
It is that easy. I hold it up to my ear and empty my passing thought.
“Make plan for world domination with geeky Mac website.”
I then lower the phone and it stops recording automatically and emails the audio file to my chosen inbox. When the personal RAM flushes (it inevitably will), it doesn’t matter because the next time I check email I’ll have a little audio file that reminds me to do something or add a task to OmniFocus.

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You can download Note2Self directly from the AppStore for $2.99. You can learn more about the application at the developer website. Check it out.

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iPhone Apps – Appeal to Readers

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Okay gang, I’ve been swamped the last few weeks between a very heavy load at the office and a little mini-vacation trip to Las Vegas. As a result, (Except for OmniFocus iPhone) I haven’t had time to go very deep with the iPhone App Store. Thankfully, I’ll be able to catch my breath this weekend but rather than wonder blindly through the AppStore, I’d like to hear from the readers (via comment or email) what your favorite applications are. Help me sort the wheat from the chaffe. Let me know and I’ll put together a post on it in a few days.

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