Tag Archives: iPhone

Ok, I am just going to do it, digress from all things I would normally discuss and delve into technology chatter. The iPhone. It is a big enough part of our lives and business that it deserves mention along with a sharing of our top 10 favorite applications.

Yep, I am one of those people who worships their iPhone. And why not? It allows me the freedom to be in the mountains every day of the year while efficiently running my business. I always love seeing people roll their eyes while I am working (and occasionally obsessing) on my phone while on a mountain run or ski tour. But for us, the mountains are our workplace, and we’d have it no other way.

In no special order:

1.  Google Mobile App

Read the news, access Gmail, use Maps and Earth, go straight to Google Reader and of course just plain old Google. Voice Searching is possible as well for both your address book and the web. A perfect App if you have integrated Google’s many free services into your tech life.  If you are a road rider in a new area, use Maps to see what options you have for exploring. For Europe, it is almost mandatory with all the countless offshoot roads that can turn into the best road you have ever ridden. Must Have.

2.  Easy Task

A great Task Management tool. Keep a detailed To Do List synced on all your devices; laptop, desktop, iPhone. I can be on the bike or shooting, think of things needing to be done, type them in and they go straight to all the lists on all our computers. Janine gets a little annoyed at this one as her to do list grows while I am away.

3.  Tweetie

My favorite Twitter App – love Twitter. Enough said.

Follow PatitucciPhoto : http://twitter.com/patitucciphoto

Follow DolomiteSport : http://twitter.com/dolomitesport

4.  Dialer

Voice search and call anyone in your contacts, perfect for on the bike or driving.

5.  WordPress

Blog and post photos from your iPhone. A perfect App, seemingly bug free. I enjoy a good trailside or summit blog. Did I just say that?

6.  GPS Motion X

I use the GPS to record photoshoot locations. A great way to have a reminder of where you saw something you want to come back to or just to be a reminder to do some research on Google Earth.

7.  Camera Bag

Fantastic app for making some artsy photo adjustments.

8.  Photogene

Adjust a photo’s brightness, crop, saturate, etc… You can take photos from the app as well to eliminate switching from one app to another. Shoot a fun pic, adjust, crop, off to Twitter it goes.

9.  FTP on the Go

Okay, this is a lifesaver. Few have the need for this kind of app, but if you do, it works very well. I can access and deliver images from our hi-res server. Wonderful. On an alpine route? Get an order? No problem. Love.

10. Skype

Who doesn’t love Skype? For us, living in Europe, Skype has eliminated phone bills and kept us reachable in Europe with an American phone number. I can have a text conversation while in mountain locations with someone on the other side of the planet, it costs nothing and works perfectly. And now, get on a wireless network and make Int’l calls at the low Skype rates. A Must Have.

And finally, well it is number 11 but in a league of its own:

Ski Touring

An App specific for the Sud Tirol, the Dolomites, and the Silvretta Region of Austria. Instant access to mountain weather, avalanche info, ski tour options, gear reviews and a soon to be integrated website for additional resources.

For the future version and website, PatitucciPhoto’s DolomiteSport will be a content provider through photos and information. This App is available at the iTunes Store by clicking on Ski Touring App.