Among the many complaints with regard to the iPhone’s lackings thusfar (and there have been many), was the device’s continued reliance on a physical sync with iTunes on order to download podcasts.  This was exacerbated by Apples rejection of the app Podcaster.

As I have previously noted, the app (which I purchased an ad hoc copy of) worked beautifully.  It became obvious a few weeks back, however, that the rejection by Apple was the result of Apple already prepping their own OTA access to podcasts.

Well, it arrived with 2.2 and works quite well.  Even so, I have mixed feelings about it, as I feel badly for Podcaster’s developer who put in a good deal of time and effort on something that is now entirely unecessary.  While I know it will never happen, I wish Apple would make public a list of future goals and objectives so others don’t have to waste their time in such a way.  At the same time, I am thrilled to see the podcast feature added.  While I had a copy of Podcasters for my iPhone, I didn’t have it on my Touch. Now, with the 2.2 update, I do, and I love it.

So here’s my question for you…

Now that podcasting is here, are you actually using it?  If so, what are your favorite podcasts?

Evernote now has over half a million registered users.

That is a pretty big number, but as someone who uses Evernote constantly, and finds it incredibly useful for my work, web and personal life, I’m actually a bit surprised it isn’t higher.

The number that is really something is this…

The folks at Freeverse are nuts! Seriously nuts. (And that ‘s a good thing!)

After spending the summer playing their WingNuts 2 game for Mac I have come to appreciate their quirky style, their sense of humor and their  off-beat sense of what makes a great game.

Burning Monkey Casino is no exception.

The app costs a mere $.99 and for that you get… more fun that a barrel of monkeys. Want to play some slots? They have you covered. Blackjack? Yup. Video Poker? You bet! And the list goes on to include Money Wheel, Pachinko, Scratch-n-Win Lotto, 3 Card Monty and even a lounge act.

With so many apps on my iPhone and iPod Touch I get a couple of app updates almost every day.

I love it.

Sometimes the update speeds up an app. Sometimes it improves the stability of the app. But more often than not, the update add some feature to an app that makes it a little bit (or sometimes a whole lot) better.

Updating them one at a time can, however, be more than a bit of a pain, though.