BlackBerry Apps
You know, never having spent much time looking at iphone’s, I never really got what the big deal with the applications was about. And then RIM came out with them. heh. For the record, apps are awesome! I spent a few minutes looking around the store until I found this gem:
That’s right, not only can I now play games on two computers, a Nintendo GBA and a DS, I can play trip-down-memory-lane-inducing 90’s computer games on my PHONE. (I used to have the 1998 version of RRT, not the newer 2003 or 2006 versions).
But since I couldn’t just stop there, I had to see what else I could find on the app store. I’m kind of broke right now (that whole “end of semester” thing and all), so I hunted around for a few free apps, and picked up these two:
I’m sure I’ll find more cool ones, but I’m definitely going to need to buy a bigger memory card at some point. That will have to wait for awhile though (since I’m broke). There is a Japanese language app that I really want, since I’m learning Japanese, but it’s too expensive for me right now. Otherwise, there are a lot of different things for the phone. Lots of games, music, and news apps, but also some dictionary/eBook type things (which I should probably talk about, since this is technically supposed to be a library blog after all, though its clearly mostly about tech and gadgets!). And, of course, some social networking apps. (Personally I’m hoping for TweetDeck to get on board). I think it might be neat for libraries to try and make catalogue interface applications some day. I’ve tried to use my CrackBerry’s web browser to check out a few OPACs, but it really doesn’t work out so well (at least not the ones I’ve tried!). Now, clearly someone with better programming skills than me would have to make this mythical app, but I suppose it could be something to consider.
But, next on the agenda for me is the LIS end of year party! I finally finished my classes yesterday, so expect a post about my library school experience in a week or two. (Still have a few assignments to finish). It seems a bit strange to think I’m nearly done a master’s degree though!
