What if Apple allowed developers to create mini applications to interact with the iPhone OS in the form of a plugin? I am not thinking about larger application plugins that would eat-up the phone’s battery life, but simple plugins that enhance the user experience. Plugins that would allow applications live in a separate sandbox from other apps, but one that they could read and write to. I have come-up with two scenarios that I think would work remarkably on the iPhone, and keep up with Apple’s restrictions on the OS.

My first scenario… When I open my favorite application, ToDo, I wish it were able to remind me of what I had to do that day. The developers say that the feature is coming in the form of a Push Notification, but a major problem arises when I do not have a connection to the internet. You may rebuttal by saying, “The iPhone is always connected to the internet, so I do not see what you are crying about.” Alas, this is not true my friends. When I travel, which I should add is quite often, my iPhone automatically turns off the 3G antenna so I do not get any data charges overseas. This is when I have the most use for the Push Notification System.

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Imagine this scenario. You are canoeing with some friends, and all of a sudden their boat capsizes. Normally you would not jump in to help out, you would sit in your canoe snickering at your cold, wet buddies. In this scenario, the capsized boat starts to sink. This is not the time to “snicker” ➜ that is an expensive boat! Being the hero that you are, you jump in to rescue the boat. As your friends are congratulating  you  for your heroic efforts, you remember something that will change your life forever… You left your iPhone in your pocket!

This sad scenario happened to one of my close friends. As everyone reading this should know, electronics an water do not go well together. Being panic-stricken, Jaimie did not want to turn on her iPhone until she did some research. Online she found various solutions to resurrect a fallen iPhone. These included:

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Right now I am trying to locate the best Note-taking application for Mac OS X. I guess right now would be the best time to say that is must be FREE. Why free? Simply because I do not like to pay for applications! Here is a list of some of the applications I have tried out, and my verdicts on each.

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It has been quite a while since I have written on CrunchyMunchkin. I swear I have a love/hate relationship with this thing… One day I miss writing (like today) and the next I have zero interest in it. The last batch of comments are what have me getting back into writing. As I said before, the comments are what keep me going. As you have asked for more, I shall try to deliver!

I do not think anyone (except maybe my brother) realizes how excited I am for the Schiller-note on Monday. Because of this excitement, I thought it would be proper to do a quick roundup of some of the stuff we expect to see at WWDC on Monday. Don’t forget to check out CrunchyMunchkin Live to keep up with WWDC on Monday.

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