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Just a quick post to update you on these two iPhone apps. They released an update that now integrates twitter into the mix, so you can beam your info to someones twitter account. I will say it again, I love these two apps, and you will too, so head over to the iTunes store and purchase them. Here are the links to the iTunes store:

beamME CV	beamME Pro

Please enjoy and support the developers. Also if you follow them on twitter @beamMEpro they sometimes give away copies of their apps, so head over to twitter and sign up.

In lieu of my posts being sporatic this week due to me being somewhat out of it, and I will be at the hospital supporting my mom through her surgery, please take a minute to visit the support me page or my Amazon estore page and click and buy something. I don’t get much, but anything helps. Thank you in advance.

-Brian

Please keep me in your thoughts today as I undergo the removal of my wisdom teeth, I have waited too long to get them taken out, so it’s not going to be easy, so my posts may be delayed. Also tomorrow my mom is having some more surgery to fix some problems caused by an infection from her colon cancer surgery last October.

-Brian

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• What is Wakoopa? http://ff.im/2eGKM #
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• Wired Frame iPhone App Review http://ff.im/2g1Gj #
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• Brian Just got back from getting hypnotized to help me quit smoking, let’s hope it works. http://ff.im/2gOkb #
• Mindmapping next weeks blog posts, I have to do them all this week because I am having my wisdom teeth pulled out on monday. #
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• dora.fm is a cool add on for pandora. — Kate Nash: Habanera http://bit.ly/Bokp7 #dora #
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• New from my blog beamME/beamME pro for iPhone: digg_url = “http://briantiede.org/blog/2009/04/22.. http://tinyurl.com/dxr7nt #
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• RT @Resistance2018 The Resistance has begun intercepting Skynet Transmissions #
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• RT @tweetmeme 10 Reasons To Use Your Real Name As Your Twitter @Name http://bit.ly/fgIem #
• Newsvine http://ff.im/2jbur #
• Just joined a twibe. Visit http://twibes.com/iphoneapps to join #
• just heard from my moms doctor, cancer’s not back, just inflamation, surgery is back on for Tuesday #
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• #followfriday @gregggrunberg @griffintech @beamMEpro @ginatrapani #
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As I was looking through the app store on my iPhone the other night, I saw an app called Wired Frame (iTunes Link). I looked at the features and what it did, and was kind of skeptical about getting it, then after reading the reviews, which were very mixed, I decided to take the plunge and make the purchase. I don’t regret it at all.

When you launch the app, you get a great interface, which is basically the time, the date and weather, a photo and down at the bottom you have a scrolling feed. What makes this app great is that you can go into the settings and add your twitter feed, any rss feed you want to show up at the bottom, you can change the flickr settings to show only photos from the person you want, or just leave it on the default settings which show some very interesting photos. Another thing I like is that you can save any photo you want to your phone, which is a plus if you want to use a photo as your wallpaper. You can change the fonts, the clock settings, put the weather info in your area, and the list goes on.

The only limitations I find on this app is that I wish you could have it set as the default lock screen, but due to the API limitations that’s not possible. You can have it set to not shut off the phone but I found that my iPhone heated up when I did that, so I have it set to lock after 2 hours. It’s a great app that I run when I have the phone setting in the dock, and I would recommend that you grab this app while it’s $.99 in the app store, because if they continue working on it, I believe that it will get much better as time goes on. Here are a few more screen shots from the developers site.

*They just released an update last night, and this app has gotten a lot better. Keep up the good work, and if you don’t yet have this app, then get it while it’s on sale.

Click on the picture to go to the app store.

Chordmaster	StickWars	Flight Control
Pocket God	iHunt 3D	ParkingLot
Leaf Trombone: World Stage	Playman Track & Field	Flick Fishing
Tweetie

Click on the picture to go to the app store.

Mini Golf 99 Holes Theme Park FREE	Catcha Mouse	Heat Pad-Relaxing Heat Sensitive Surface
iDare	F-MyLife	Flood-It!
Archers: Bowman’s Battle Free	Dictionary.com	iMob 15 Respect points
Galaga REMIX Lite

Let me set a scene for you, you’re out at a job fair or a conference in your area of work, you talk to someone who asks you to send them a copy of your resume or CV, you get their email address and contact info, then when you get back to your computer, if you remember, you send them a copy of your resume. It could’ve been hours between the time you met that person and then sent the resume, and by that time, the person you sent it too might not remember exactly who you were. Here comes another great app from the makers of beamME/beamME Pro called beamME CV.

This is one of the greatest apps to come along in awhile. The limits of the iPhone mean you can’t store your resume on the phone and then attach it to an email and send it, this app makes it super simple to do that, all you have to do is upload your resume to your account and you’re ready to start sending it out.

When you first start using the app, you need to tell it your email address, then you will be sent a private link that will allow you to upload your resume, once that is done you are ready to go, all you have to do is enter the email address or phone number of the recipient and it sends it right away. You can also add a personalized note to the sender, and it will also map the location. I would highly recommend you buy this app if you are in the place where you have to send out your resume or CV at the drop of a hat, but even if you don’t this is a must have app for the iPhone. Also make sure to follow them on twitter @beamMEpro because they sometimes give away a copy of the app, in the meantime, take a look at some screenshots below.

I have been asked numerous times at conferences or some other type of event if I had a business card. I don’t, and that seems to be a bad thing in this day and age. Then after I got my first iPhone and when the 2.0 software was released and the apps started flowing, I was on the lookout for an app that would allow me to send my virtual business card. I found a couple apps that I liked but weren’t very handy, then I ran across beamME, a free app that let me send my personal vcard to an email address or phone number of my choice.

The free version of beamME lets you send your personal vcard to anyone, that includes, iPhones, Blackberries, Android, Palm and Windows Mobile, it works with the built in address book on your phone, and you can customize the message that is sent with the card. I also like the fact that you can go to the website and edit your card online as well. Here are a couple screenshots of the free version.

After the success of the free version they decided that people wanted a few more features, so they decided to make a pro version of the beamME software. The pro version adds a lot of great new features that I love. The biggest thing is that you can send any contact in your address book to anyone else. The biggest example being that I was asked by a mutual friend to send the contact info for another friend who moved away. I said sure, and a minute later he had the new contact info in his email and on his phone. Another great feature is that you can tag the contact with the place that you met using the iPhone’s geo-location service. It also will show your complete beamME history, so you can see who you sent your contact info to. These are both great apps for your phone, and I suggest you give the free version a try, and if you find it as useful as I do, then please support the developers by buying the pro version. Please stay tuned as sometime in the near future I will be talking to the CEO of the company, and will post the interview on the site. Here are some screenshots of the pro version.