When it comes to getting down to work, the iPhone is an indispensable tool. Whether you’re a creative-type in need of inspiration, or an overscheduled exec in need of organization, these apps can help you bring home the bacon. --Ray Aguilera
Nasda Studios · $1.99
Clearly inspired by Brian Eno’s famous “Oblique Strategies” card decks, Methodology stimulates creative thinking by offering 100 flash cards that each offer a creative prompt. You can swipe your way through the deck, or shake to re-shuffle Methodology’s advice.
Think different.
Marco Ament · Free
Instapaper is one of those apps that’s so useful, you’ll wonder how you ever got along without it. After installing a bookmarklet in your web browser, you can quickly tag articles and web pages for reading later in Instapaper. Even better, Instapaper offers a simplified, text-focused layout that loads quickly and eliminates web clutter. The iPhone app syncs stories to your iPhone, for offline reading when you have time to dig in to stories you’ve marked.
Build your own newspaper.
Hog Bay Software · $4.99
TaskPaper is a simple to-do list that offers online syncing, as well as sharing via Wi-Fi. The app skips elaborate features in favor of a clean, streamlined interface that compliments the desktop Mac version. And for ultimate portability, all your TaskPaper data is stored in plain-text files for use on practically any device.
Stop fiddling with your to do list and start doing.
Headlight Software, Inc. · $6.99
Forget your important presentation in the office, or just need to quickly fix an error on your website? FTP On The Go is a full-featured File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client in the palm of your hand. The built-in text editor lets you tweak code from road, and you can even resize images, right on your phone.
Be the master of your own domain.
The Omni Group · $19.99
The App Store is full of cheapo task managers for the iPhone, and most are fine if you only have a few grocery items to remember. But for heavy-duty task management, OmniFocus is the way to go. It syncs with the desktop Mac version, and can keep you on top of even the most complex task list.
Don't tell the boss about our 15 overdue items.
IDEO · Free
Method Cards started out as a physical deck of cards intended to inspire designers and creative pros. The app gives you eight free cards, which have ideas and excercises for improving designs and sparking creativity. The entire 51-card deck can be purchased in-app for $4.99, a small price to pay for creative sparks to inspire your next project.
Don't tell the boss about our 15 overdue items.
Marco Ament · Free
Who needs a fax machine when you can complete forms and sign documents right on your iPhone? Once you set up a free Zosh account, you can email documents to yourself for editing in Zosh. Easily fill in text, and even sign forms on your iPhone screen. Once you’re done, Zosh sends out a PDF of your edited form. Nice!
Fax machines are so 1990s.
Dropbox · Free
If you use a computer and an iPhone, you need Dropbox. The cross-platform desktop application keeps files in your Dropbox synchronized across all your machines, and online. It’s a great way to have instant access to current projects, and the iPhone app lets you access your files from anywhere you can get a Wi-Fi or 3G signal. A 2 GB Dropbox is free, and for power-users, storage upgrades are available.
iDisk totally wishes it was Dropbox.
Anagram Technologies · $4.99
Copy2Contact Pro is so great, Apple ought to buy them and incorporate their functionality into the iPhone OS. Rather than tediously copying and pasting contact information from emails, web pages or practically any other source, just copy the text to your clipboard and launch Copy2Contact. The app parses contact data, and can create new records in Contacts, or add information to existing ones. There’s also a free, ad-supported version for infrequent users.
New contacts in a few taps. Sweet!
Pixoft · $1.99
Go paperless with TurboScan. The app turns your iPhone into a scanner, for capturing receipts and notes. Take a shot with your camera, and editing tools let you crop out extraneous information and create JPEGs or PDFs that can be emailed, or saved to your library. The SureScan 3X mode combines three images, to give your docs the best possible clarity. It’s like carrying a copy machine in your pocket.
Digitize docs with your iPhone.
swatkins01
February 01, 2011 at 6:51am
Has the option to print the article disappeared or am I just missing it?
brigosx
January 31, 2011 at 12:55pm
Working with shifts? Is sometimes a bit hard to remember all your duties? You would like to buy a tool for making this job for you without spending lot of money? If the answer to all these questions is YES then Duties Watcher is the app for you. Born from the same necessity to make our working life easier. You may find at the App Store.
With it's smart scheduler Duties Watcher is the app!!! You will never regret buying this awesome product.
July2009
May 19, 2010 at 8:12pm
Here are top 20 of our favorite free iPad apps to get you started from the App Store.
http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/best-20-free-ipad-apps.html
kylerwalker
May 12, 2010 at 3:15pm
every math teacher would love the ipolygon app.but i like the doodle cart app sauce lifter pinball dreams and cluck it
tb
May 07, 2010 at 7:12pm
We just released an iPhone app that allows users to keep a photographic food diary and email their day's log to anyone (themselves, a personal trainer, nutritionist, diet buddy, etc.) It's called dietSNAPS. You can check it out at http://www.dietSNAPS.com.
