What Have We Been Up To? Part 1

It's been busy, busy, go, go, go around here.

The boys keep us on our toes, and between them and work, we are constantly doing something.

I thought it would be nice to take a break and let you know what we have been doing, on the little free time that we have.

For those that do not know, I received an iPod Touch for XMas in 2007. This past Valentine's day, I gave one to Marta. As a result, we have been heavy users of the iPod App Store on iTunes. Most of the apps we have are free, but there are those sweet programs that we were happy to pay a few bucks for. Here is a highlight of apps that we have and use with some frequency:

Fish Tycoon - A game in which you care for and sell fish. Sounds simple, right? It is, however, there are some game achievements that are by no means easy.

The Oregon Trail - A very well done remake of the old-skool, elementary school classic. Our only complaint is the game is repetitive and seems to be more drawn out than the original.

Pandora Radio - An iPod interface to Pandora.com. For those times when you want to listen to songs NOT on your iPod.

Lists - A very simple, easy to use list and to-do task manager.

iFood - An app that not only shows you recipes for various dishes, but will also take the ingredient list and place it into a shopping list format, so you can check off each item as you get it at the grocery store.

WhiteNoise - For those times when you just need to relax by the fire, the beach, the stream, etc, etc.

Backgrounds - The most descriptive apps name ever. Browse through thousands of user submitted graphics, all free for personal use, and use them as the background for your iPod.

ESPN Cameraman - This game sparked a heavy, addictive, and very competitive competition between us. Two versions of the same picture set side by side. Find 5 differences between them to move to the next picture. Not at all as easy as it sounds!

Textfree Lite - A free, very well done app in which SMS text messages can be sent and received free of charge, on your iPod touch. Specifically designed for those of us that like the iPod touch, but can't afford the iPhone!

TwitterFon - This one is more for me. A client program that interfaces with Twitter.com

Days of Thunder - Very well done and entertaining racing game based on the movie, Days of Thunder. Nice graphics with retro game play features.

Sim City - Need I say more, other that it's been updated and full of some nice nuances that separates it from the original, as well as the sequels.

That about does it. There are others, such as RSS Read and PocketGod (which comes in handy on those bad days.) But if I list every app we have, including those we loaded, tried, and removed, this would be too long of a post.