I found Where! to be quite useful during my recent "iPhone Road Trip".

Where! helped me locate gas when my car was on vapors and coffee when I was flling asleep at the wheel.

For that reason alone I am a fan!

Where! was just updated and got some neat new functionality in the process.

With Where! you can now…

I recently reviewed the app White Noise.

White Noise is one of the many background noise apps available currently in the App Store, but it was, in my opinion, the best of the bunch. 

Now that it has been updated to version 2.0 it is even better.

This is HUGE NEWS for iPhone users.

As I have noted previously, I am a big fan of using voice recognition with my computer and transcription services such as Jott and reQall with my iPhone.  At this point, I don’t know what I would do without them.

The problem with Jott and reQall, however, is that recordings are limited to just 15 or 30 seconds.  While I certainly understand the need to limit the amount of transcription due to cost, bandwidth and general server “drag”, I have been wishing for a solution that allowed me to record far longer notes using my iPhone and have them transcribed.

One solution that has worked, despite its cumbersome implementation, has been making a recording with WebIS’s Note2Self, sending it to my iMac, and then playing it while MacSpeech Dictate transcribes the voice note.  It works more or less but it can be inaccurate and takes too many steps.

Well, the good news is, a solution is on the way thanks to WebIS and Note2Self.

Don’t let this happen to you…

I went to send a private tweet to a friend of mine but mishandled the “private tweet“ setting.  A private tweet went out to… EVERYONE.

I know, I know, it isn’t brain surgery to send a private tweet but with each Twitter app having its own way of handling private tweets, it gets a bit confusing at times.

Fortunately for me, the tweet didn’t include the nuclear launch codes, any bad language, or gossip.  Still, it was a bit disconcerting to realize how easy it can be to get yourself into a lot of trouble with the tap of a button.

It is for this reason I’m pleased that an update to our favorite iPhone/iPod Touch Twitter client makes private tweeting super easy and downright foolproof.

Here are two great ways to spend some of your free time this weekend!

Both AdLibs and ACTSudoku are a lot of fun and, right now, are FREE.

We are in the midst of prepping a review on Grocery iQ. The quick take – we really like it.  Apparently, we aren’t the only ones. Last week Apple named it "App Store Pick of the Week".

What is Grocery IQ?  According to the developer-

Save time and money while avoiding the headaches of grocery shopping. Grocery iQ includes all the features you expect from an intuitive and powerful shopping list application along with the convenience of a 130,000+ item database. Use your shopping history and favorites list to quickly build new lists. Never buy the wrong item again.

Features Include:
– Build lists fast with 130,000+ item database
– Pick your favorites and add them to your list
– Add quantity, container size, and notes
– Add, delete, and rename Aisles
– Custom item sizes
– Automatically organize the list by aisle
– Email list so someone else does the shopping!

To celebrate being the Pick of the Week, Grocery IQ is currently 60% OFF.   At just $1.99 don’t wait for the full review- just grab it. You’ll be happy you did!

Get it HERE in the App Store.

Disclaimer: Even though we normally do not do any sort of hardware reviews, we thought that since there were a lot of new apps being released for use in the car, and we have tried many different hardware solutions for mounting and audio input, some of you might also be interested in what we discovered.  So we are going to put up a few posts about different products we thought you might be interested in…

Shure MPA-3C iPhone Adapter – Review

I was speaking to my buddy Meni earlier today and he asked a question I thought others might also have about updating apps.

Like many others, Meni tends to update his apps directly on the iPhone. The App Store makes it easy by adding a badge to the App Store icon showing the numbers of updates available. Tap the icon, follow instructions, and your app gets updated. The next time you sync the updated version gets transfered over to iTunes.

Unfortunately, between the initial release of the firmware update, and now that Apple removed the ability to “Update All”, that means updating numerous apps can be a bit of a pain.

Disclaimer: Even though we normally do not do any sort of hardware reviews, we thought that since there were a lot of new apps being released for use in the car, and we have tried many different hardware solutions for mounting and audio input, some of you might also be interested in what we discovered.  So we are going to put up a few posts about different products we thought you might be interested in…

RAM Mount Mobile Phone Holder – Review