iPhone/iPod touch Must Have Apps - Page 33 - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

kermitology · 09-29-2009, 02:25 PM

^^ woah.. did that wall just say something?

crazy pills?

FlamesKickAss · 09-29-2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jeremywilhelm

it's called ping! and it works pretty well. Doesnt use up any of your MMS or text messaged for your plan. I downloaded it last night and it works pretty well. It just pushes the messages to your phone.

Not 100% on how exactly it works, but it works and its free and i like it.

wish it could connect to BBM, now that would be sweet

Pagal4321 · 09-29-2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FlamesKickAss

wish it could connect to BBM, now that would be sweet

That would be pretty sweet, but I'm pretty happy with this app at the moment. I just wonder what the data usage is, I'd assume it's very very minimal.

sclitheroe · 09-29-2009, 07:35 PM

Dropbox users rejoice! The Dropbox iPhone/iPod Touch app is available for free on the App Store.

If you have multiple computers (Mac, Windows, Linux, and now iPhone), and you need to keep your documents in sync, you owe it to yourself to check out Dropbox. It is simply awesome. The very best example of what cloud computing can accomplish. It does backup, synchronization, file sharing, file revisioning, etc, in an incredibly intuitive, cross-platform way.

Mango · 09-29-2009, 11:24 PM

Just downloaded Ping! but don't know anyone else with it. Is it working well for everyone?

Pagal4321 · 09-30-2009, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Mango

Just downloaded Ping! but don't know anyone else with it. Is it working well for everyone?

It's working, not sure about well. Sometimes I get people's messages twice, and I get 4 beeps for one message.
But I'm sure the program will be refined when it's first update comes out.

Mango · 09-30-2009, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Pagal4321

It's working, not sure about well. Sometimes I get people's messages twice, and I get 4 beeps for one message.
But I'm sure the program will be refined when it's first update comes out.

I was able to find a friend who downloaded it and used it late last night. As you said, it's working and it's not horrible. However, if they can get a majority of people on board and tune it up, it will catch on.

Pagal4321 · 09-30-2009, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Mango

I was able to find a friend who downloaded it and used it late last night. As you said, it's working and it's not horrible. However, if they can get a majority of people on board and tune it up, it will catch on.

I think it should catch on. iPhone users have been waiting for something like this, myself included.

I keep getting double messages from people, and errors in sending some messages. But overall, I'm happy that there's something like BBM for the iPhone and am fully willing to live through the bug-filled early days of the program.

Lithium · 09-30-2009, 01:30 PM

How much does Ping! go for?
(At work, otherwise I'd check myself)

Russic · 09-30-2009, 01:32 PM

ping is free.

Pagal4321 · 09-30-2009, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Lithium

How much does Ping! go for?
(At work, otherwise I'd check myself)

As of now, free of charge.

sclitheroe · 09-30-2009, 07:35 PM

OK, this is the most incredible app I've found to date. If you have a Mac, with an EyeTV tuner connected to it, EyeTV for the iPhone allows you to:

1. View program listings and edit your scheduled recordings on the go
2. View previously recorded shows
3. STREAM LIVE TV anywhere you are connected to a wifi network.

The thing uses Nat-PMP or UPnP to automatically punch through your firewall, and uses an external service hosted by EyeTV to allow you to connect to your home machine from anywhere without memorizing IP addresses or hostnames.

I think, but I haven't tested yet, that you will also be able to throw the video-out cable into the iPod and stream your live TV to a larger TV, because the iPod treats the video stream as a movie.

The video quality is staggeringly good - nice crisp h.264. It's also supposed to degrade gracefully using the new features built into iPhone OS 3.0 - I will test this when I'm out and about tommorow.

All in all, probably one of the most compelling demonstrations of what is possible with the iPhone that I have seen to date.

Lithium · 10-01-2009, 12:16 PM

SketchBookX.
Drawing app hard to believe an app like this is free.

Russic · 10-01-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sclitheroe

OK, this is the most incredible app I've found to date. If you have a Mac, with an EyeTV tuner connected to it, EyeTV for the iPhone allows you to:

1. View program listings and edit your scheduled recordings on the go
2. View previously recorded shows
3. STREAM LIVE TV anywhere you are connected to a wifi network.

The thing uses Nat-PMP or UPnP to automatically punch through your firewall, and uses an external service hosted by EyeTV to allow you to connect to your home machine from anywhere without memorizing IP addresses or hostnames.

I think, but I haven't tested yet, that you will also be able to throw the video-out cable into the iPod and stream your live TV to a larger TV, because the iPod treats the video stream as a movie.

The video quality is staggeringly good - nice crisp h.264. It's also supposed to degrade gracefully using the new features built into iPhone OS 3.0 - I will test this when I'm out and about tommorow.

All in all, probably one of the most compelling demonstrations of what is possible with the iPhone that I have seen to date.

How do you like your eyetv? I looked into it once but forget ... what's it like?

sclitheroe · 10-01-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Russic

How do you like your eyetv? I looked into it once but forget ... what's it like?

Love it..using it now to watch hockey...would not have a desktop Mac without it.

Flame On · 10-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Amy good apps for live Flames game updates/blogging or better yet a how to so I can listen to online radio?

Russic · 10-02-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sclitheroe

Love it..using it now to watch hockey...would not have a desktop Mac without it.

My apologies for the rapid fire questions: Can you give me a general idea of how it works in calgary? Do you use it through shaw? Do you need a digital box? Do you mind if I ask what your monthly tv cost is?

I love my pvr, but I find it increasingly annoying that I can't take my shows on the go with me in digital format on my iphone or give to my wife on her ipod touch. This is an intriguing option.

Lithium · 10-02-2009, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Flame On

Amy good apps for live Flames game updates/blogging or better yet a how to so I can listen to online radio?

The app you want is called "Fstream" it's free, and works for any online radio station. Tricky part is finding the exact URL to the stream.

Once the app is installed, add a new favorite. You can name it whatever you want, and only need the URL. Don't worry about the bitrate, etc.

The Fan 960
mms://38.99.208.186/fan960?MSWMExt=.asf

Flame On · 10-02-2009, 09:16 PM

Thanks Lithium, I'll definitely give that a go.

Flame On · 10-02-2009, 09:28 PM

Hmm I see how that app works, but that url doesn't seem to work for the fan.
I press play and it stays disconected.