My iPhone 4 home screen
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I have dozens of apps all arranged into groups. I’ve added even more apps after taking this photo. You can find my latest here: myap.ps/X3

Here’s my groupings:

1. Social
– Buzz (Web). Google Buzz, I love that social network.
– Twitter. The official Twitter app. I find I use this more than others. Originally Tweetie.
– Facebook. The official Facebook app.
– LinkedIn. The official LinkedIn app.
– Scobleizer. Did you know I have an app? Mobile Roadie created this for me and it’s great.
– Gist. Great for tracking your favorite contacts.
– HootSuiteLite. Aimed at corporate Twitterers. Still trying to fit this one into my usage.
– Summizer. A Twitter search app. I don’t use it much since those features are built into other apps.
– Twitterrific. I mostly got this for the iPad since most of the Twitter apps haven’t been ported to the iPad yet.
– Buzzie. An app for reading Google Buzz. I find I just usually use the Web page above, though.
– Seesmic. Lets you post to a bunch of different social networks. That’s why I keep using it.
– TweetDeck. I used to use this more before Tweetie, er, Twitter came out with an official app.
2. Utilities
– Settings (Apple)
– Compass (Apple)
– Calculator (Apple)
– Clock (Apple)
– Google Voice (Web, but very well done)
– LogMeIn, lets me log into my home computers and control them, I mostly use this on my iPad.
– textPlus, I don’t use this much, gotta play with it.
– Weather (Apple)
– Flashlight, turns your iPhone 4′s flash into a flashlight.
– appsfire, syncs my apps and lets my friends compare which ones I have with which ones they have.
3. News
– NPR News
– CNN
– SkyGrid, great aggregator of news. Use it a lot to read mainstream news.
– NYTimes
– Huff Post
– BBC News
– TUAW
– Memeorandum (Web)
– Google News (Web)
– Digg
– Techmeme (Web)
– Hacker News (Web)
4. Travel
– TripIt, my most-used travel app, tracks my flights, hotels, rental cars, and more. Very useful.
– WorldMate, playing with this to see how it compares to TripIt.
– Layar, augmented reality app for finding stuff in strange places.
– TripAdvisor, we love their community and found where to stay on vacation with this.
– Kayak Pro, my favorite way to buy flights.
– TripTik (AAA). Playing with this, but Google Maps seems to be how we got around on our road trip.
– TripTracker, another competitor to TripIt.
– Expedia, buy travel stuff, airlines, hotels, etc.
– TripDeck
– GateGuru
– Roadside (AAA)
– FlightTrack
5. Maps
– Maps (Apple)
– waze, I use this to show other drivers what’s going on on the road. Cops, accidents, etc.
– Trapster, see where the cops are hanging out.
– Goby, find stuff to do near you.
– AroundMe, find stuff near you, like restaurants, hospitals, gas stations, etc.
– Google Earth
– UpNext, cool 3D maps of some cities.
– Find iPhone (Apple, find your iPhone if you use MobileMe, useful if you lose your iPhone or it gets stolen)
– ifFoundPlus (message to people who find your iPhone)
– junaio (Augmented reality app, cool, but still trying to figure out how it fits in my life)
6. Food
– Foodspotting (see pictures of food near you, great way to find new restaurants).
– fiddme (I love sharing great food on this with other foodies)
– Yelp (the standard way we find businesses near us)
– OpenTable (make a reservation at a better restaurant near you).
– Epicurious (recipes for making your own food)
– In-N-Out (in California, find an In-N-Out near you).
– Urbanspoon (shake your phone, get an idea for a restaurant).
7. Location
– foursquare (serendipity around location, find friends near you, and find better experiences via tips near you).
– Gowalla, share your favorite things about your favorite places.
– Whrrl, make a story about where you are.
– Glympse, running late to meet someone? Send them a Glympse so they can see where you are.
– Loopt, offers from brands near you.
– DeHood, I’m still trying to figure this out out.
– MyTown, a location-based game. I’m not into it, but millions are.
– Latitude (Web). Google Latitude lets you share your location with your friends.
– ArcGIS, get tons of info about the location you’re at.
8. Shopping
– Amazon.com
– eBay
– Best Buy
– Square, take credit cards from your friends so you can sell them stuff.
– RedLaser, aim your camera at a bar code and this will show you stuff about that product, like where to buy it cheaper.
– Groupon, a deal a day.
– Gift Card Exchange, make those gift cards you get more useful.
– StupHub, find concert tickets.
– CardStar, I use this for those loyalty programs. Like Toys-R-Us has.
– PayPal, pay for stuff online.
– Shopping.com (price comparison).
– Apple store (find stuff about apple stores near you).
9. Photo/Video
– Best Camera, nice app for processing photos a bit before you upload them. Done by pro photog Chase Jarvis.
– Photos (Apple’s standard app)
– Camera (Apple’s standard app)
– Justin.tv, lets me watch live streams from Justin.tv.
– iMovie, lets me edit my videos. From Apple.
– Viewer (Ustream), lets me watch live streams from Ustream.tv.
– YouTube (Apple standard app)
– Pano, lets me stitch together photos to make panaoramic photos.
– PhotoCard, lets me create cards from my photos.
– Light Table 2, I haven’t used this much, mostly for my iPad for letting me drag around photos
– YouTube (Web, better than Apple’s app)
– Autostitch, better than Pano for doing panoramic photos.

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