Tyler Livingston
Copy Editor

Many of the applications for iPhones available from Apple’s iTunes App Store have become critical parts of my daily life.

Just last month, I bought a hamster.  For the life of me, I couldn’t think of a single decent name for the little guy.  Like any iPhone owner, I pulled the device out of my pocket and launched the App Store.  I found the perfect application within three minutes of perusal.  The app was called “Names”, and it displayed a list of randomly-generated names for my choosing.

After twelve minutes of careful deliberation and twenty-one screen refreshes, I decided Hugo Raisely would be the perfect name for my pet rodent.  Little Hugo quickly responded to his new name, obviously pleased with my choice.  It’s imperative that all iPhone owners install “Names” to their device so they are no longer subject to hours of name-choosing like I once was.

Once, my dad and I remembered that my mom left a check on the kitchen table for us to cash for her.  We quickly left the house, knowing the bank was closing for the night in fifteen minutes.  We got to the bank just as a shady-looking fellow walked into the building.  All of the bank’s customers glanced at him, obviously a bit uncomfortable.

I, however, was not uncomfortable in the least, thanks to a feeling of security provided by an application that I installed to my iPhone the day before.   The app is called “Gun”, and upon tapping its icon on the homescreen, a small, golden gun appears on the display.  One tap of the screen pulls the trigger.  With this type of protection, I felt completely secure.

We often have to answer difficult questions.  Should I do this homework?  Is Johnny a good friend?  Am I overweight?  After downloading the “Yes/No Free” application to my iPhone, I no longer find answering such questions to be a difficult task.  Upon pressing the icon on screen, I was presented with a simple answer: “yes” or “no.”

With help from this application, I learned that I should not do the homework in question, that Johnny is indeed a good friend, and that I’m never going to share the answer to my third question.

After discovering such useful applications on the iPhone’s App Store, I never again used ridiculous and useless applications like Facebook, Google Earth, and the New York Times.