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Well, I’ve had the iPhone for a few months now and I wanted to talk about the apps I find that are my favorite and that I find useful. These aren’t in any particular order. I like them all equally, I think.

Screen Shot of the iNav Theme

iTunes Apps

Tweetie – A very robust Twitter client. Can check multiple accounts, see what the latest trends in Twitter are, the public time line, has can follow links within the app. It is all in all the best Twitter app on the iPhone. It is worth the $2.99.

Facebook – Can’t get enough Facebook or that Facebook fix. Must have. Need I say more?

Pandora – Ever since I got my FM transmitter for my truck, Pandora takes care of me since I do not have satellite radio anymore.

Evernote – Well I had been looking for a note taking application for the iPhone that I can take notes as I am on my PC and then able to see the notes on my phone. Great for recipe finds and then I’ll have it in the grocery store when buying. They have a paid service as well, but I do not use it that much to need to pay for it. The fee seems nominal. Oh yeah, they just released Twitter integration, but haven’t found it that useful yet.

Tap Tap Revenge 2 – Ok, having an iPhone I had to list a game. This one is free and it satisfies my lack of playing Rock Band. Its pretty slick.

Jailbroken Applications

Winterboard – This is the reason to jailbreak your phone. I change my themes quite often. My favorites include: Buuf2, Deep, iNav (includes some work), OSX, iComplete. Also I love the Katra’s Weather HD which puts the weather on your lockscreen. I am working on a theme which will be of course a Mississippi State theme. I haven’t put too much time into it, but I want it to be as complete as it can be. So maybe in a few weeks I’ll have it ready to put on Cydia.

MySMS – This is my favorite SMS client. It runs in the background and has a quick punctuation keypad while typing a message. Also the quick reply is mighty nice. This is the only paid jailbreak app I use. Its was worth the 5 bucks I paid, but I do believe it is $2.99 now.

Cycorder – Come on Apple, we need video recording on the iPhone. This does it for you.

xGPS – Need turn by turn directions? This does it for you. I haven’t totally mastered this app, but it will very useful when needed one day.

SBSettings – A quick slide across the top of your phone and here comes toggles for you to turn on/off your 3G, Bluetooth, SSH, WIFI. Adjust your brightness. It is also customizable with Winterboard. Must have.

Maybe this helps, maybe not. But I do love my phone. If i find more apps, I will do my best to critique them on my blog. Questions, comments, let me know what you think.

So the annual Maroon and White spring football game was this past Saturday. Going away with some things that I just wanted to take now and after the 2009 football season.

I still see that the starting quarterback position is up in the air. It will be Tyson Lee’s job to lose to Relf or Russell (incoming freshman). Relf is starting to stand tall in the pocket and is looking better every time I see him play. I like the 5 wide sets, but I also still love running out of the I. Only one time I can recall in the spring game a QB lined up under center and that was because he called an audible and it was the perfect audible if I must say so myself.

Anthony Dixon looks to come back to his Sophomore year form. Has slimmed down to 235lbs and he is playing 2009 for his future. Standout year he’ll land in the NFL draft early second day. Another year like last year, he will be a free agent signing to a practice squad. His future looms on his production. This offense could have him producing.

Tyson Lee. Young COL as my buddy calls him is looking good. He couldn’t scramble in the spring game because once the QB was touched he was down. There were a few times he could broke. I can see him shining in the offense after game 3.

O’Neal Wilder. This guy shined in my own personal opinion. Even tho I don’t agree with the stats of him only catching 4 balls. I think those were just stats of the first series, because #81 caught some balls. He looked good. Route running look good, speed was there. I believe he is the main reason Relf looked good. Wilder was finding open spots in the zone, shaking his man, fighting for the ball. It was Effort I saw in him. Yes I capitalized the E in Effort, because that what MSU needs to win ball games.

Leon Berry. The quiet storm outside the numbers. I didn’t realize until seeing some of the stats (which I still question) that he was the one on the maroon team catching all the balls thrown up. I thought Lee was spreading it around, well I was wrong. Berry was everywhere, sprinting down the side line and burning his DB. Glad to see a Scooba guy come to the SEC and show out. Last Scooba transfer to shine at MSU? J.J. Johnson. Oh yeah we won the SEC West when he was around.

Chris Relf. I’ve always wondered why he hasn’t played much. He has the prototypical quarterback body. 6′3″, 235lbs. His arm does lack some, and accuracy is lacking. But he stood tall in the pocket and I thought had a really good game. I see him fighting for the starting job come fall. If he wants it bad enough, it will be his. Got to see Effort. See Wilder for why I capitalized the E.

I know I only mentioned the offense. That is why I went to the Maroon and White game is to watch the offenses run. Our defense has kept us in so many games and I’m not too worried about that. Highly touted Pernell McPhee had a decent game, he will be a force on the d-line. Also, Zach Smith will be all over the field and will expect the best from him.

Thats my two cents. Can’t wait until Jackson State comes to town. True Maroon! Go Dawgs!

So I was reading a magazine and saw a recipe to make your own hot sauce. So this triggered a thought because I grew a mega load of peppers last summer. They are just taking up space in my freezer. They aren’t the hottest peppers, but I believe they’ll do just fine. I did put in one habenero tho. It is a week long process. The picture on this post is just after day one. The minced peppers and salt are ripening in the jar. I poured the vinegar in last night, I will get a picture of it when I get a chance. Lovely homemade hot sauce, can’t wait to try it! I will let you know how it is.