Been trying to get around to writing this for ages. Hope I have time before I go to work in 25 mins.
Sticking with the apps/pics updates for now, but here's a brief roundup of news:
I ran 5k - 4.15k of it while injured. It was for a Nike+ challenge through work. I did it in 34.24 and I'm quite proud of myself as I'm unfit. I will try to keep going for a run when I can.
We had the in-laws over for a few days. As always, great fun, if only to see Pinklet get very stressed and start bossing everyone around.
We're hoping to go on our honeymoon this year, but the way things are looking between money & ash clouds... it might end up being for our 1st anniversary! Oh well.
Apps:
The Guardian (2.39): Very slick. Exactly what a news app should be - take note The Independent, because yours is shit. Very customisable and worth the money. My only gripe would be that a while back it kept crashing when trying to open, so I ended up restoring my phone, thinking it was an OS issue. It was their problem however, but they did acknowledge and apologise & I got a personal tweet from someone from the Guardian to say sorry & tell me how to fix it. Fair enough.
Twitter for iPhone (free): It's Tweetie 2. Twitter bought them. Not much has changed, although the way retweets are shown is different - they now look like a tweet from the original poster, with "retweeted by (x)" at the bottom. This means if you retweet it as well, you don't get a list of everyone's names taking up space out of your 140 characters, just the OP's name. I prefer that. The new icon is a bit arse though. If you used Tweetie 2 before, it's much the same. If you didn't, it's now free.
Diner Dash (1.79):
Cooking Dash (was on offer for 59p):
Very similar games. You run a restaurant/diner. Customers come in & you have to seat them, take their orders, deliver their food, give them the bill and clear away their dishes. Sounds simple & it is in essence, which is the mark of a good game. They've cleverly added layers of complexity, like customers who eat slowly, or customers who don't like to be seated near other types of customer, colour bonuses for matching customer's clothing to seat colours, the ability to serve drinks/snacks on the fly to make customers happier... anyway I'm pretty addicted to both of them. There's also a Wedding Dash & Parking Dash apparently, although I've not tried them. I tweeted about it a while back & a game maker followed me & sent me a message about BarStar, where you run a club, serve drinks etc, in a similar vein, so I might have to check that out too.
Instapaper (Free, although there is a paid 'pro' version): Save web pages for later (& offline) reading. Integrates with Twitter. Very handy.
OpenFeint (Free): Odd name for a game network. Lots of games integrate with Openfeint, which keeps your scores & allows you to play against others, much like xbox live or the PSN. This app offers a free game every day, of varying quality, but hey, free games!
Mah Jong: (59p) Simple, tile based game like I used to spend hours playing on Shackwave.com. Relaxing.
Aqua Forest 2 (Free through OpenFeint): Guide raindrops over leaf/petal based obstacle courses to a collector by tilting the phone. Essentially a marble-in-a-maze tilt game. Fun for a couple of minutes but not really my sort of thing.
That's it for now. Pics!
Pudding from our friend's pre-wedding meal.
Roses left on a bridge. This sort of thing is why I love Bristol.
Victorian ghosts. (At our friend's wedding.)
First dance.
Sticking with the apps/pics updates for now, but here's a brief roundup of news:
I ran 5k - 4.15k of it while injured. It was for a Nike+ challenge through work. I did it in 34.24 and I'm quite proud of myself as I'm unfit. I will try to keep going for a run when I can.
We had the in-laws over for a few days. As always, great fun, if only to see Pinklet get very stressed and start bossing everyone around.
We're hoping to go on our honeymoon this year, but the way things are looking between money & ash clouds... it might end up being for our 1st anniversary! Oh well.
Apps:
The Guardian (2.39): Very slick. Exactly what a news app should be - take note The Independent, because yours is shit. Very customisable and worth the money. My only gripe would be that a while back it kept crashing when trying to open, so I ended up restoring my phone, thinking it was an OS issue. It was their problem however, but they did acknowledge and apologise & I got a personal tweet from someone from the Guardian to say sorry & tell me how to fix it. Fair enough.
Twitter for iPhone (free): It's Tweetie 2. Twitter bought them. Not much has changed, although the way retweets are shown is different - they now look like a tweet from the original poster, with "retweeted by (x)" at the bottom. This means if you retweet it as well, you don't get a list of everyone's names taking up space out of your 140 characters, just the OP's name. I prefer that. The new icon is a bit arse though. If you used Tweetie 2 before, it's much the same. If you didn't, it's now free.
Diner Dash (1.79):
Cooking Dash (was on offer for 59p):
Very similar games. You run a restaurant/diner. Customers come in & you have to seat them, take their orders, deliver their food, give them the bill and clear away their dishes. Sounds simple & it is in essence, which is the mark of a good game. They've cleverly added layers of complexity, like customers who eat slowly, or customers who don't like to be seated near other types of customer, colour bonuses for matching customer's clothing to seat colours, the ability to serve drinks/snacks on the fly to make customers happier... anyway I'm pretty addicted to both of them. There's also a Wedding Dash & Parking Dash apparently, although I've not tried them. I tweeted about it a while back & a game maker followed me & sent me a message about BarStar, where you run a club, serve drinks etc, in a similar vein, so I might have to check that out too.
Instapaper (Free, although there is a paid 'pro' version): Save web pages for later (& offline) reading. Integrates with Twitter. Very handy.
OpenFeint (Free): Odd name for a game network. Lots of games integrate with Openfeint, which keeps your scores & allows you to play against others, much like xbox live or the PSN. This app offers a free game every day, of varying quality, but hey, free games!
Mah Jong: (59p) Simple, tile based game like I used to spend hours playing on Shackwave.com. Relaxing.
Aqua Forest 2 (Free through OpenFeint): Guide raindrops over leaf/petal based obstacle courses to a collector by tilting the phone. Essentially a marble-in-a-maze tilt game. Fun for a couple of minutes but not really my sort of thing.
That's it for now. Pics!
Pudding from our friend's pre-wedding meal.
Roses left on a bridge. This sort of thing is why I love Bristol.
Victorian ghosts. (At our friend's wedding.)
First dance.
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hemaniscool:
Dude, a BBQ sounds excellent! I'd love to come. Havn't seen you guys in ages. If the weather stays like this it'll be awesome!
ikaruga:
the gruaniad's app is d/ling as I type... thanks for that (okay, and the indie's. yeah, it may be crap, but my sister works for them, so I'd better!)