just an asterisk

Dear reader,

In a discussion about possible posts with some colleagues, I realized that there were subjects that you might want to know that I either don’t want to or simply shouldn’t write about.  I say shouldn’t because it’s not an area of expertise or more realistically – someone has already written about it better than I ever could. This post will be a mishmash of links to sites that do what I don’t.  Hopefully, it will provide useful reading.

“Why don’t you write review’s on iPhone/iPod touch apps?”

I’d love to but I’m neither qualified nor quick enough to write useful reviews.  I recommend two simple strategies for keeping up with the fast moving app market.

1. Bookmark this link.  I know it sounds silly but keeping a Google search of “best iPhone apps” will give you a simple starting point for iPhone and iPod touch updates.  As an example, I’m writing this on 1/31/2010 and the results I found were:

   1. Top iPhone Applications – TIME

   2. The 35 Best iPhone Apps Of The Year (So Far)

   3. The Best iPhone Apps

2. Check the following sites periodically:
   1. AppVee – simple reviews on nearly every app I’ve every looked for…
   2. FreshApps – a neat  site where apps are ranked based on “freshness”…
   3. AppCraver – similar to AppVee.
   4. Apptism – another in the same vein (there are thousands of sites like this).  I really just liked the name.

“Why don’t you write about the iPad?”

Ugh.  I don’t have anything against the iPad, but isn’t there enough hype without my rather weak thoughts?  If you are interested, each of the following sites has provided full coverage…

1. lifehacker – more than a few articles on the subject
2. techcrunch – a slightly techie bent
3. Ars Technica – if you want the detailed analysis from all geeky perspectives (I couldn’t find a tag for iPad on this one, but there are plenty of articles).

“Why don’t you do more male modeling?”

Just kidding.

Anyway – this type of post might start to be a recurring segment on just an asterisk.  Keep the questions coming – I’ll try to help in whatever way I can.

~ab

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