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		<title>The fun begins on the iPhone</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are some great tools, tweaks, hacks, and other cool stuff for your iPhone. I&#8217;ll probably be posting more stuff[...]<br/><br/><a class="more" href="http://omaruddin.com/2007/08/07/the-fun-begins-on-the-iphone/">Read on...</a>]]></description>
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<p>Here are some great tools, tweaks, hacks, and other cool stuff for your iPhone.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll probably be posting more stuff like this so stay tuned.</p>
<p>If anyone has any good tools that may be useful, feel free to drop a comment with the url(s).<br />
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<li><a href="http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/59902072/">199 wallpapers for the iPhone by ^manicho on deviantART</a><br/> <img id="image54" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iphone-wallpapers-199.thumbnail.png" alt="199 Wallpapers for your iPhone" />
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<li><a href="http://iweathr.com/iweathr/">iWeathr &#8211; iPhone Doppler Radar</a><br/><img id="image47" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iweathr.thumbnail.png" alt="iWeathr - iPhone Doppler Radar" />
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<li><a href="http://macmost.com/iphonegames/">MacMost iPhone Games</a><br/> <img id="image48" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iphonegames.thumbnail.png" alt="iPhone Games" /></li>
<li><a href="http://davidcann.com/iPhonify/GoogleReader/">iPhonify &#8211; Google Reader</a><br/> <img id="image52" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/google-reader-iphone.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Google Reader for iPhone" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.efksoft.com/products/iphoneringtonemaker/index.htm">iPhone RingtoneMaker</a><br/> <img id="image51" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iphone-ringtonemaker.thumbnail.gif" alt="iPhone Ringtone Maker" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tadalist.com/">iPhone TadaList</a><br/><img id="image50" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/itada-tap-small.thumbnail.jpg" alt="iTada" /> </li>
<li><a href="http://appmarks.com">AppMarks</a><br/> <img id="image49" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/appmarks.thumbnail.png" alt="AppMarks.com" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.iphonealley.com/news/ifuntastic-gets-an-update-again">iFuntastic &#8211; Tweak for your iPhone (requires OSX)</a><br/> <img id="image53" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/ifuntasticv21home.thumbnail.png" alt="iFuntastic" /></li>
<li><a href="http://code.google.com/p/iphonenes/">NES Emulator (Native for iPhone)</a><br/> <img id="image55" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/nes-emulator.thumbnail.png" alt="NES Emulator" /></li>
<li><a href="http://iphone.fluther.com/">iPhone Fluther -Tap the collective </a><br/> </li>
<li><a href="http://fastapp.iphoneapplicationlist.com/">FastApps</a><br/> <img id="image59" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/fastapp.thumbnail.png" alt="FastApp" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.flickim.com/">FlickIM</a><br/><img id="image60" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/flickim.thumbnail.png" alt="FlickIM - AOL Instant Messenger iPhone safari client" /> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.awasteofpixels.com/iphoneapps/bbcnewsapp/">BBSNews for iPhone</a><br/> </li>
<li><a href="http://gobekdeligi.com/idelicious/">i.del.icio.us</a><br/> </li>
<li><a href="http://ichess.morfik.com/">iChess</a><br/> <img id="image61" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/ichess.thumbnail.png" alt="iChess" /></li>
<li><a href="http://labs.demuxdigital.com/iphone/">iPhone Music Discovery</a><br/><img id="image62" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/seeqpod.thumbnail.png" alt="iPhone Music Discover - Audioscrobbler + Seeqpod" /> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.tourofdc.org/restaurants/iphone/"></a><br/> <img id="image63" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/dc-restaurants.thumbnail.png" alt="TourOfDC -- Restaurants" /></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/iphone-software">iLounge &#8211; iPhone Software Directory</a>
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<li><a href="http://www.addfone.com/">AddFone.com</a> &#8211; This site has a directory of over 83 web applications specifically built for the iPhone, and claims to be the largest database. Its simple search interface can be accessed on mobile devices. It contains links to web apps for anything from calculators to bookmark managers to a Google Reader app.
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<li><a href="http://www.appleopolis.com/"></a>An Apple iPhone application directory. This site was created as a way to help developers and users get the best possible experience for their iPhones. The team is also working on a way for users to start an account and be able to manage all of their iPhone applications from one central location. This site has everything from Digg, Cheap gas, and LivePhone which integrates Xbox Live with the iPhone.  </li>
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<p>iPhone Development / Hacks</p>
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<li><a href="http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/another-one-bites-the-dust/iphone-file-system-hacked-custom-ringtones-to-come-soon-276723.php">iPhone File System Hacked, Custom Ringtones to Come Soon</a><br/> <img id="image56" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iphone-hacked.thumbnail.png" alt="iPhone Hacked" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/29/binaries-source-outed-for-first-3rd-party-iphone-app/">Hello World Native app for iPhone source code released</a><br/> <img id="image57" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/iphone-hello-world.thumbnail.jpg" alt="Binaries, source outed for first 3rd party iPhone app" /></li>
<li><a href="http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/03/iphone-screenshot-utility/">iPhone screenshot utility</a><br/> </li>
<li><a href="http://tutorials20.com/design/design-your-iphone-widgets/">Design Your iPhone Widgets</a><br/> <img id="image58" src="http://www.omaruddin.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/08/tutorial_iphone2.thumbnail.png" alt="Design your iPhone Widgets and Icons" /></li>
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		<title>GeoCommons : Google Maps mash up with Heat Map Technology</title>
		<link>http://omaruddin.com/2007/06/01/geocommons-google-maps-mash-up-with-heat-map-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:40:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>omar</dc:creator>
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<p>If you&#8217;re aware of how much technology integration is going on on the web 2.0 sphere, you&#8217;ve probably heard the term &#8216;mash up&#8217; more often than not. If you&#8217;re a google maps lover you might find <a href="http://www.geocommons.com/">GeoCommons</a> a powerful tool for fun and for business alike. It&#8217;s a mash up between Google Maps and Heat Mapping technology (shapes and heatmaps) that maybe marketing folks might be interested in to track where they have more of an audience or it could be used visualize demographic data for school projects. The possibilities are endless and who knows what we&#8217;ll see coming out of this intelligent mapping toolkit!<br />
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		<title>The Final Days of Google : An inside job?</title>
		<link>http://omaruddin.com/2007/05/27/the-final-days-of-google-an-inside-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 16:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent article on PBS&#8217;s website has raised an interesting scenario about Google&#8217;s inevitable fall. The idea of a company[...]<br/><br/><a class="more" href="http://omaruddin.com/2007/05/27/the-final-days-of-google-an-inside-job/">Read on...</a>]]></description>
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<p>A recent <a href="http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070524_002134.html" alt="PBS article - The Final Days of Google: It is going to be an inside job.">article</a> on PBS&#8217;s website has raised an interesting scenario about Google&#8217;s inevitable fall.  </p>
<p>The idea of a company beating Microsoft was in Bill Gates&#8217; mind back in the 1990&#8242;s. Gates himself predicted the inevitable rise of a company, yet to be founded, to threaten Microsoft. He had the right idea. But what is going to make Google fall?</p>
<p>Some pundits are suggesting that the 80/20 rule that Google encourages it&#8217;s employee&#8217;s to adopt could be the catalyst. Google wants it&#8217;s talented people to spend 20% of their time on personal projects that might help themselves or others and don&#8217;t we all wish we were able to have this opportunity. Well the more Google rejects the ideas that come out of this 20% of time, the more people may feel the need to rebel and get out of the Google umbrella so that they can pursue their entrepreneurial goals and ideas. Perhaps Google is encouraging people with the 20% play time but they may not realize what effect it could have in the long run.</p>
<p>As with other large companies, Google also provides everything to their employees for free, further pushing their employees to work even more than others would. By design each worker is no more than 100 feet from a bathroom or food or drink and it&#8217;s all free. You don&#8217;t have to leave to get lunch, a snack or whatever. With the extra time, people goof off, bond, brainstorm on  the pet projects which Google and others leverage.  The only thing Google doesn&#8217;t do is provide their technical people with guaranteed sense of satisfaction since 99.75 of the pet projects have been REJECTED by the company. </p>
<p>Consider these issues along with Google&#8217;s 4-yr stock vesting policy for employees, and Google could end up with even more dissatisfaction from those people who decided to move on before the vest period. In any high-tech company there is an employee change of attitude that comes with being fully vested. At Microsoft in the 1980s some people wore buttons that said &#8220;FYIFV,&#8221; which stood for &#8220;F**k You I&#8217;m Fully Vested.&#8221; At companies that have gone public, as Google has, there is often also an outflow of employees around that four-year anniversary. Google has even made it easier for its employees to leave the company by instituting a program in partnership with Morgan Stanley where Google employees can sell their vested, but unexercised stock options.</p>
<p>With hundreds &#8212; and soon thousands &#8212; of Google employees vested and solvent, we&#8217;ll shortly see a dribble, then a river, then a flood of former Google employees with time, money, and experience, and some of them will have the drive to realize the dreams of those thousands of ideas that were rejected by their former company.</p>
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