Every now and again, someone in their moment of annoyance, good humour or frustration, will let out a pearl of wisdom or two into the twitterverse (the universe that is twitter for those who havent a clue what im talking about).

So a salute if you will, to those who help break up the day and provide a few chuckles Here’s a quick collection of the some my faves  for 2008 (and one from 2007):

“you know you are using too much trackpad when your index finger gets too smooth to work properly” – 3:03 PM May 13th, 2008 via @nedwin

“Looking around the office I wonder who would get eaten first if we get snowed in and run out of food.” – 7:42 AM Feb 2nd, 2008 via @freshbooks

“okay. my parents’ understanding of twitter now is that it’s a cult. this is progress.” – 7:18 AM Apr 5th, 2008 via @echuckles

“@shelisrael I hate talking at conferences. Audiences in Australia are 93% dumber than US audiences. It’s been clinically tested.” – 3:33 PM Apr 14th, 2008 via @cameronreilly

“60 minutes on the bus there, 75 back? This meeting better have blowjobs. Blowjobs and cake.” – 10:17 AM Jan 24th, 2008 via @cleversimon

“eBay could really take it to the next level if they charged a premium for exclamation points and CAPS.” – 2:39 AM Jan 9th, 2008 via @hotdogsladies

“It’s always nice to craft an error message: “The internetz have pwned your rqst within this adaptrix”" – 3:23 PM Apr 16th via @samotage

“Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.” – 4:18 AM Jun 23rd, 2007 via @christingom

Well, I’ve had my iPhone since launch day. Code named “White n Shiny”, no prizes for guessing why…and I’ve got to say it is by far the best gadget i have ever bought. Having access to the app store has opened a world of possibility in terms of what i can do on my phone now. Here’s my Top 7 in terms of usage day to day

Twitterific:

being a card carrying member of the twitterati obviously requires constant access to twitter. Twitterific does almost everything i could want in a twitter client. Admittedly, I’d love a ReTweet button as that would make life a lot easier and maybe some filters would help also. Having said that, twitterific is the pick of the bunch for me.

Jelly Car:

next to youtube, this is one the most fun ways to kill time and numb your mind at the same time!! I am yet to work out what your car is meant to be made out of, but there are a myriad of levels to choose from without having to unlock them, really easy to understand tutorials on how to play the game, zoom in and zoom out and the best part is ITS FREE!!

WordPress:

I’m very impressed with the interface and its integration. Expect at least one or two posts on this blog to come from my iPhone courtesy of this app. You can easily blog text and pics on the go and upload them to your blog, NO MUSS NO FUSS

Facebook:

I use this app a fair bit, however there are some limitations that have been really pissing me off in the last week. No access to facebook apps (namely mob wars), facebook chat is shit enough on the website, it gets even worse on the iPhone and even worse still if you’re on 3g rather than wireless. Having said that, its not easy to encapsulate the entireity of facebook’s functionality inside of a iPhone app. These guys have done a great job compared to most

Magic 8 Ball:

its is simple as it sounds, settles disputes, helps pick up women, taunts younger siblings predicts the future all in one handy shake em up iPhone app.

NewsNetwire:

I’ve recently been put onto this as an rss reader. however its main cool thing that it does is syncs what you’ve read from your iPhone to your mac (yes i use mac). I’ve always been annoyed that you’ve got either one side or the other showing a shitload of feeds as unread when you’ve read them elsewhere. BAM and the problem is solved!

PacMan:

an oldskool fave of mine which was destined to make the list. I still suck at this game as much as i did back when it was an arcade game (actually i think i have gotten worse). It’s still one the most recognised games out there and everyone wants a turn. It’s one of those apps that i like to pull out if i want to convince someone to buy an iPhone (that and google maps).

So what apps am I missing? which ones should i know about? leave me a comment

- N