Web Apps

Jan 24, 2008

Apple Touch Icons

Drew McLellan at All in the <Head> has posted a bookmarklet to assist in creating custom Web Clip icons for the iPhone and iPod Touch. See instructions here. Since lots of sites don't have icons up yet, it's nice to be able to create pretty, easily-identifiable graphics for the foot-draggers.

Update: Here's a bookmarklet to add these: Web Clip Icon (inPhoe).

  1. Sync it to your iPhone through Safari
  2. Invoke the bookmarklet while you're on the page you want to add
  3. Append the filename (filename.png) of the icon to the path in the dialog that pops up
  4. Add the bookmark as usual

Here are a few I've created. Feel free to copy, use, distribute.

AmazonBackpack-1TadaJetFlight-2FandangoMoviesNetflixRssVoxStella01StellaspeedWikipediaGame

I read somewhere that 158 x 158 pixels may give a sharper final image, so I'm switching to that format:

FlickrAllmusic

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Jan 22, 2008

Apple Touch Icons

Drew McLellan at All in the <Head> has posted a bookmarklet to assist in creating custom Web Clip icons for the iPhone and iPod Touch. See instructions here. Since lots of sites don't have icons up yet, it's nice to be able to create pretty, easily-identifiable graphics for the foot-draggers.

Update: Here's a bookmarklet to add these: Web Clip Icon (inPhoe).

  1. Sync it to your iPhone through Safari
  2. Invoke the bookmarklet while you're on the page you want to add
  3. Append the filename (filename.png) of the icon to the path in the dialog that pops up
  4. Add the bookmark as usual

Here are a few I've created. Feel free to copy, use, distribute.

AmazonBackpack-1TadaJetFlight-2FandangoMoviesNetflixRssVoxStella01StellaspeedWikipediaGame

I read somewhere that 158 x 158 pixels may give a sharper final image, so I'm switching to that format:

Flickr

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Aug 24, 2007

Fandango Mobile

On my recent trip to NYC, I used my iPhone constantly. It's a great tool for a pedestrian: In your hand are maps, addresses, subway stops and schedules, admission prices and hours of operation. You've got music while on public transportation, and a hands-free phone. Plus the location of 17,000 Starbucks (read: public restrooms). Plus, since you don't have a laminated map in front of your face, you don't look like such a freakin' tourist.

We also found another useful mobile-optimized site while looking for things to do. Fandango's regular site is a real drag over EDGE, but this loads quickly and easily: Fandango Mobile.

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Jul 30, 2007

IP Phone Home

Remote control of my Mac is one of the things I thought Apple would be including with the iPhone...and perhaps they will yet. Until then, there's Phone Home, a free program (donations accepted) which runs on your Mac and allows you to remotely control Keynote, DVD Player, and iTunes, with more promised. Phone Home runs through a nice browser-based interface on the iPhone, and requires a quick setup. It's not exactly speedy while downloading my large song lists, but it seems well up to the task of skipping tracks, adjusting volume, and scrolling through your playlists and tracks. Very very cool.

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Jul 25, 2007

Fly Phone

FlightStats Mobile gives you flight status and airport information on your mobile device.

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Jul 23, 2007

Thanks Again, Google

Google has put up a search page specific to the iPhone. I really appreciate these versions of pages with low bandwidth requirements (a Google staple, of course) and with text formatted for easy reading on the iPhone's screen. For RSS feeds, I switched from NetVibes to Google Reader for this very reason. Give it a look-see.

Link: iPhone Search.

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Jul 20, 2007

Google Reader is Purtier

I noticed that Google's mobile RSS reader just got a facelift. Inspired by a certain device, I presume? Easier to navigate on the iPhone, anyway.

Link: Google Reader.

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Jul 18, 2007

Bookmarklets for the iPhone

The iPhone version of Safari runs Javascript, just like its big brother. This means that it can run bookmarklets. LifeClever has assembled a list of 17 bookmarklets that you may find useful. My favorite is Find on This Page.

Link: 17 powerful bookmarklets for your iPhone.

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It's a $600 Sticker

The killer app for iPhone:

Link: iPhone Name Tag.

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Jul 17, 2007

iPhone Application Roundup

"Programmers are amazingly resourceful these days - give them access to HTML, Ajax and Javascript, and a challenge - there are already at least 200 mini apps for the iPhone." Read more: TWO A DAY.

My current favorite is Leaflets.

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