Apple iPhone Applications – How to get things done in and out of office with your iPhone

by Doina Stefanescu  |  July 2, 2009

When new things come up, it's always a good idea to pause for a moment and think back on the most important or relevant experiences we've had. This helps to sort out the good from the bad, the fun from the bore, the important from the useless.

In the case of Apple's new iPhone 3G S, which appeared only a few days ago, it would be wise to take a look at the multitude of applications which third party companies have developed around this multimedia gadget. Tuvabox has payed close attention to the utility, ease of use, and, of course, user preferences for a lot of this apps and has come up with the following list of the most important and popular apps for the iPhone until now.

Each week will cover another domain of applications, like office, social and games, working out, managing money, traveling, going out, and around the house. This weeks' article deals with iPhone apps for office and the likes and presents not only paid apps, but also free ones, which can all be acquired from the iTunes store.

DataViz has created this mobile office suite application for iPhone which allows the user to view, edit and create Microsoft Word documents, including files from Word 2007. Suitable for both iPhone and iPod Touch owners, the app can provide a 2-way file synchronization, through a desktop application. This app has built-in Apple technology for viewing files from Excel, PowerPoint, PDF and Apple iWork, and a version with attachments support is also available.

This iPhone app comes in two versions, the Documents to Go (Microsoft Word editing & Desktop sync) which is $4.99, and Documents to Go with Exchange Attachments (Microsoft Word editing, Exchange attachments & Desktop sync) which is $9.99.

The main app version includes features like:
- view, edit and create Microsoft Word files (.doc, .docx)
- cut, copy, paste and character formatting in bold, italic, underline, text color and highlight
- unique InTact Technology retains original document formatting of edited files
- predictive text entry using the iphone keyboard
- alignament and text selection
- toolbar, multi-level zooming, embedded graphics, tables and kyperlink support
- supports password protected Word 97-2004 documents and many more.

The Documents To Go desktop app is compatible with Windows XP, Vista, as well as mac OS X 10.4.10 or later.

Wifi Track is an iPhone app developed by Bitrino, which allows the user to search for near-by Wi-Fi nets and tests each one for accessibility. This app can tell if the network is open or secure, the type of security it employs, if it's visible or hidden, the signal strength and the channel.

Wifi Track can work in various ways: it can automatically scan for Wi-Fi networks at intervals of 1 to 60 seconds, or it can arrange them by signal strength and then automatically connect to one of the networks that passes the predetermined threshold. This app can notify the user when a compatible network is close through an alert tone, by sending an email or launch a browser.

With a lot of preferences to suit anyone's needs, this iPhone app comes in handy when you're out in the city and in need of a good wireless network and it only sells for $0.99.

The very loved application from MacWorld is now upgraded through a version for the entire family. Grocery Gadget is the highest ranked application from MacWorld and it can be used to make simple and quick lists, or it can be used for the Prepare / Shop reusable list mode that can save the auto-learned products and prices from each store.

The best news about this edition is that the price stays the same ($2.99), and the upgrade from previous versions is absolutely free. This Grocery Gadget version allows users to share and sync their lists with multiple iPods, iPod Touches and even desktops. So all the moms and spouses at home can check what you have bought and add or delete items as the shopping continues. The sync technology lets anyone in the user's group have access and use the same information. A sync group can easily be created from the app itself or from the free companion web portal, www.grocerygadgets.com, that can be used to manage the shopping lists and in which changes made by the user on the go can instantly be viewed by the users at home and vice versa.

Among the features of the app there are: multiple, reusable list, 4 sort options, item prices per list (for multiple store use), the app will learn product orde rin aisles as the shopping takes place, editable photos of products, notes, 2 tax options, it emails shopping lists and much more.

Next articles in this series:

1. Apple iPhone Applications – How to get things done in and out of office with your iPhone
2. No more Excuses: iPhone brings out the Workout applications!
3. This Summer don't forget about iPhone Travel Applications
4. Let’s cook with iPhone!

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