Did somebody say Wednesday review?!

It's been a long time, but Wednesdays used to be review day, where I would give my opinion on a particular product, place, or concept. Today is such a day.

I've owned my iPhone4 for a little over 3 months now, and to be honest, I have to say that it is pretty freakin' awesome! The apps available for iPhone users are seemingly infinite. Everything from a virtual Zippo lighter (perfect for the flame-shy, hair band concert goer - although I'm not sure Frankenstein is a much into Poison. He always struck me as more of an Iced Earth kind of guy) to the wildly popular RedLaser app which will scan bar codes of just about any product and reveal information such as nutritional information for foods and price comparisons from several online as well as brick and mortar stores. I have actually used this app to get a price match at a local retail store. My days of paying Best Buy prices for Doublemint gum are over!

But of the hundreds of thousands of apps that are available to iPhone users, a few stand out as being a complete and utter waste of space. For example, "Clock" is an app that is included with the iPhone upon purchase. While it may appear to be a valuable tool with its functions such as stopwatch and timer, its practicality ends there. The alarm setting has been a pain in my ass every morning since I've started using it. Imagine my dismay when in a deep sleep I am suddenly awaken by the startling vibrations and sounds of my nearby phone, alerting me that it is time to get out of bed and prepare myself for another work day. No thank you Mr. Jobs.

Another app that I have found very little use for is "Phone". This less than brilliant program will incessantly buzz and ring all day long while displaying the phone number of your current employer. It seems every weekday from about 8am until 5pm this app keeps going off. I know my work phone number! There's no need to remind me throughout the day as I'm relaxing on my couch.

So if you're in the market for an MP3 player that can also play solitaire, check Facebook, take great pictures, and provide visual confirmation that the ballad being performed is to your liking, I suggest picking up one of these bad boys.  Now if only someone could come up with an app to kill all the nagging!