Best of 2009

So this is my slapped together at the last minute best of 2009 entry. Sorry I didn’t put more thought into it but the end of the year kinda crept up on me if you can believe it.

Music

Favorite album discoveries:

• The Fame – Lady Gaga
• Ocean Eyes – Owl City

Songs in heavy rotation on my iPod (not necessarily released this year):

• Celebration – Madonna
• Downpipe – Mark Knight & D Ramirez vs. Underworld
• Echoplex – Nine Inch Nails
• Fame – Lady Gaga
• Fruit Machine – The Ting Tings
• Good Girls Go Bad – Cobra Starship
• Hot Air Balloon – Owl City
• I Am Not a Robot – Marina & The Diamonds
• I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas
• Map of the Problematique – Muse
• Poker Face – Lady Gaga
• She’s Got Me Dancing – Tommy Sparks
• Tear You Apart – She Wants Revenge

iPhone Apps

Favorite Games:

• Peggle
• Pocket God
• Moonlight Mahjong Lite
• Ramp Champ
• Smiles Zen

Favorite Apps:

• Cardstar – store all your reward cards on your phone. The best part is how amazed the cashiers are to see it in action. I’ve gotten a comment every time I’ve used it at Blockbuster and Petsmart.
• Comcast – Believe it or not, Comcast’s app isn’t half bad. Pretty handy when looking for something to watch. Even better than the on-screen guide.
• Dropbox – Great way to keep files synced for access away from home.
• eBuddy – An inexpensive alternative to Trillian. It only keeps you logged in for a half hour after exiting the app, but it supports multiple chat platforms.
• Echofon – The only Twitter app I’ve used and liked.
• Evernote – Great way to keep notes on things you might want to look up later. Allows tagging.
• Facebook – Self explanatory.
• Genius – Nice camera app that’s better than the built-in camera.
• IMDb – It took them long enough, but I love using this app when I’m on the couch watching TV.
• Pandorabox – Great way to find new and discounted apps. You can add apps you’re interested in to a favorites list and it will notify you when they go on sale.
• Shazam – Best way to find out the name and artist of a song on TV.
• Shopper – Eliminates any need for me to keep a paper grocery list.
• Todo Lite (until the $10 full version comes down in price) – I can’t be without my to-do app. I use it daily to remind me of all sorts of things.
• Yelp – Not as robust as the site, it has come quite in handy when out shopping and we’re looking to grab something to eat.

Well, that’s it. Another decade is over. Welcome to the 10’s. That sounds so weird.

Happy New Year!