My Fabulous iPhone Blog ~ Helen Crozier

Tungle - iPhone Application

via www.tungle.com

Count me in as a huge fan of Tungle. This is a free web application that makes scheduling meetings a breeze. Read more about my thoughts about it on my sister blog Keyboard Karma.

Most exciting news of my day was the announcement that Tungle have released an iPhone application which is demonstrated in this video. I've installed it and will test it out tomorrow but if you are a fan of this application then you should download the free app without delay!!

iPhone App purchases: you need patience

Us iPhone users can be an impatient mob. I was waiting for PocketInformant (a full featured calendar/task tool) to appear in the apps store for what seemed like months. When it landed I forked out the $15 being the desperate puppy that I was and then sort of panicked because it wasn't behaving too well. There has been an update since and the software does seem a lot more stable and usable but I'm really waiting for the features in the next couple of releases before I will feel completely comfortable about giving it a fair review.

Similar situation with TwitterBox. I love the concept of this app - it gives me boxes to group the people I follow in. I have a gold box, a silver box, a celeb box, and a tech box. The problem with the app is that it is diabolically unstable. I zip in there to catch up on my boxes and before I've finished reading their tweets I'm thrown out. I've asked if stability will be addressed and solved in the next release (currently with Apple as I write) but I've not had an answer.

The bottom line is that although we are so lucky to receive great software for the iPhone it does seem that early adopters are really 'beta testers' who have forked out cash. My recommendation before spending too freely in the app store is to read reviews and ask around on twitter before deciding if you want to invest time in software that is less than satisfactory with regard to promised performance.

Looking forward to app updates - watch this space for reviews of Pocket Informant and Twitterbox.

Australian GST Calculator

Thank goodness for Chris Gummer. He's taken all the headaches out of GST calculations by developing this free Aussie GST Calculator. After all these years it still does my head in so I'm loving this simple tool.

iTunes store link here.