Monday, October 5, 2009

There's an App for Just About Everything, Except Cheap Jenny

I'm the cheap iPhone user. I have 7 pages of apps on my phone and not a one of them have I paid for. I scout the newly released apps via my free Pandora Box app and no matter the ingenious features, if it costs money, I let it go. Now, I frequently purchased songs on my iTunes, yet can't get over the "pay for apps" concept.

One of my periodic evening pleasures is seeing a new iPhone commercial on tv. This is because I play the commercial in slow motion until that fraction of a second when they show the iPhone screen with theoretically downloaded apps up close. I then pause the tv to get a clear view and scout the apps Apple is subliminally advertising. Now, I've always thought this was my sneaky way of find apps that are probably of high star quality. Otherwise, would Apple put them on their iPhone? Doubtful.

Well, for my birthday Bo included an iTunes App Gift Card in my presents. Hello floodgates - this could be dangerous. I am actually going to buy some apps. Usually, I just browse apps on my phone when bored at work or sitting in the doctor's office. So, imagine my surprise when I found this little spot on iTunes while browsing from my computer - "iPhone Apps from TV Adds". Really, who knew? I no longer have to pause/play/pause/play my tivo to find out what Apple recommends. Now, of course, I'm stingy with my $25 iTunes credit and have been searching all night for the prefect apps to spend my money on...with no luck. I'm too picky - I need suggestions - help!

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