My Favorite Apps

I have had my Ipod Touch over a month now and I keep remembering that I promised a more formal review of it.

I haven't used it as much as I expected. Part of that could be that I assumed I could get onto the Wifi at work, and I cannot. I did take it to the big city and was able to check Facebook and my email there. That was nice. I've noticed that when the Wifi is on the Ipod tends to use a ton of battery life. Especially when searching for a network.

I have not bought any apps at all, though I have been tempted at times. Here are my favorite free apps:

Pocket Informant Lite: This is what I have been using my Ipod for constantly. It's basically Google Calendar. There are probably many great apps out there that do all of this, but I like this one. I have been using it constantly for my homework. I reference it daily to tick things off my to do list.

Facebook: Who doesn't need FB on their phone/touch? And it's actually a pretty cool version too.

Flashlight: A nifty one that allows you to sort of see in the dark.

Flixster: I use this for finding movies that are playing and reviews. Doesn't work in my area for when movies are playing where :(

Flood-It: Fun and kind of addicting game.

FMC: Female Menstrual Calendar. 'Nuff said.

Google Earth: Kind of snazzy if you don't want that program being such an energy hog on your computer. (At least that's my experience with it!)

TweetDeck: Twitter. I love being able to use TD on my desktop and then on my ipod.

Boxed In: Another fun game. A puzzle game that really makes you think.

Those are my thoughts at this point. I think I would use it a lot more if I had the Iphone to have wifi everywhere. But I also like inexpensive, so I'll take what I can get! It's definitely a cool toy, and I'd recommend it if you've got a couple bucks to spare!

Favorite Firefox Addons

I have become a diehard Firefox user. IE does not hold the same thrill for me that it used to. And I also recently found out that my husband has been using it as well! He used to be very much content with IE and saw no reason to make the switch. One of my my favorite things about FF is being able to utilize add-ons. I figured it might be nice for all of you out there to see what I use all the time in case you are interested!

Download Statusbar: A great tool that shows the current downloads in the statusbar.

Down Them All!: A separate downloading window that allows for a queue to download. It's nice when there is a lot of media you want to download from one site, but you do not want to stay on the page all day to do it. All downloads can be paused, which is even better.

Drag Drop Upload: I use this add-on every day. When there is an uploading form, say on a social media site, if you have the folder open on the computer, the file you want to upload can be dragged from the folder to the upload field without needing to search for it. Much, much quicker than searching each time you need to upload. Just make sure you hit the upload field just right, or the page may load your file instead.

FireFTP: A free FTP program that works great. C uses this everyday on the site he works at.

Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer: I bookmark a lot of websites. This add-on allows you to create a username and save the bookmarks. You can download them onto another computer. When I was having computer problems last summer, this was a lifesaver!

Read it Later: I have mentioned this one before. This allows a right click on a link or page which is saved in the favorites/bookmarks that allows you to look at a page without permanently saving it into your bookmarks. For reading later, as the name implies.

Sxipper: A password saver, plus fills out forms. Can be a nuisance sometimes, but most of the time is helpful.

Retail Me Not: I don't use this one that often, but it is nice, at times. Retail Me Not is a site that provides thousands of coupon codes for online shopping. The add-on pops up with code information when certain websites are accessed.

Save Image in Folder: I actually have not used this one yet. I have had it installed for months and always forget to utilize it. This add-on allows the user to save an image in a specified folder quickly. I think that it works well, and got great reviews.
EDIT: I tried this one after I wrote this post, and it is awesome!! Very much a time saver for me. I often save the same photo in 2 different folders, so this was just great for me.

Better G-Reader: I have just started using this one. It's decent, but not perfect. This add-on is for Google Reader. When a user clicks on the title of a post in the reader, it loads the webpage of that link right in GR. You can even comment right in GR. Sometimes it messes up, though, and does not go to the correct page after clicking on a link. I like it so far, though.

That's my list of my favorite add-ons for Firefox. Hopefully it was helpful and points you to more add-ons that you can use in your webbrowsing.

Monitor and Anniversary

I think I posted about buying a new monitor with wedding money. Well, it came yesterday. It is huge! We went with a 19" View Sonic flat screen. It is going to be awesome to edit pictures on! I'm pretty excited about it and I can't wait till my desktop arrives as well. Oh and the best part about the monitor is that it can be pushed back against the wall on the desk giving me tons of room to do schoolwork on this desk, which I have never been able to do comfortably anywhere. YAY!

Yesterday was our Friday and also 4 months since our wedding. So we went out to dinner at Boardwalk Fish and Chips. We hadn't been there in 2 years. The food was ok, not really spectacular or anything. It was more the celebration which was fun. I had been wanting to walk on the beach afterwards, but it rained the whole time. The Spit looked pretty cool shrouded in fog, though.

Caleb's sister lent us Juno last week and we might finally watch it tonight. I've been cleaning around the place this morning to make it look more presentable again. I also want to scrapbook today. We'll see how it all goes!

I kind of got a cold this weekend. Saturday I had a sore throat and by the time it was 6pm, I had a weird headache that hurt my neck and stuff. I came home from work just exhausted. I didn't go to church cause I wanted to make sure that I could go to work for my boss's sake. I went to work and felt better. Then yesterday, I had no appetite for breakfast or lunch, but was queasy cause I hadn't eaten much. It was a frustrating cycle. Today I feel better and I have more of a cough than anything else. I took some medicine several times and I think I wiped out a lot of the cold before it really got started, but my voice is funny and my throat hurts some and I couch. Oh and I have no taste, apparently. Caleb just made brownies and I couldn't even tell they tasted like them :(