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I finally convinced a few friends to buy iPhones, so here is a list of my favorite apps:

1. Simplify Media - Still my favorite, most-used application on the iPhone. I can stream music from my Mac Mini at home and listen to it anywhere with a good wi-fi or 3G connection. I hardly keep any audio files on the iPhone anymore (except for the gym).
2. Twitterific - I tried a few other Twitter apps and Twitterfic still seems the easiest and most intuitive to use. The free version has ads, but big deal.
3. Toodledo - Until Apple offers Exchange support for tasks, this is the next best thing. You sign up for a free account at Toodledo and the iPhone app is only $1.99. Todo has a better interface, and better features, but I’m not sure it’s worth five times the price. If your carrier offers an email to SMS gateway address (most do), you can receive a text message when your task is due. You can also add and retrieve tasks via Twitter.
4. Air Mouse - I bought this after Snatch because Snatch only supported Macs at the time. Absolutely essential if you’ve got a computer connected to your television. Also makes an effective device for controlling PowerPoint presentations. TIP: You can toggle play/pause on Netflix Watch Instantly using the spacebar.
5. Air Sharing - I grabbed this one while it was still free, but even at five bucks it’s still worth it. Air Sharing syncs pretty effortlessly with Mac and Windows, and supports a huge list of file formats, including iWork, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF, XML, plain text, images, and media files. I use it to review presentations while commuting (too bad you can’t edit them). Better than a thumb drive, and cheaper too.
6. Evernote - Evernote is a godsend for a pack rat like me, and the first step to liberating myself from 30 open tabs in Firefox. Now I just capture what I need and save it to Evernote. Because notes are stored online, you have complete access to them from the iPhone app. The Premium version ($45/year) increases your monthly upload allowance from 40MB to 500MB, and lets you synchronize any file type.
7. 1Password - I didn’t understand the fuss about 1Password until I bought the Mac application. It’s very easy to sync to the desktop app and backup your iPhone logins. Using the embedded browser is a kludge, though. A Windows desktop version would be nice as well.
8. Stanza - This is really a tie with eReader. I prefer some of eReader’s features - such as dictionary support, highlights, and notes - but it’s much easier to find and download free books on Stanza. Plus, with Stanza Desktop, you can sync your own e-books to the iPhone in multiple formats (eReader only supports PDB and PRC).
9. AP Mobile News Network - While not as slick as the New York Times app, it loads quickly and offers two features sorely lacking in the Times: email and save. Unlike the Times, AP is also extremely responsive to feedback and updates the app frequently.
10. WordPress - Not sure why this gets so many negative reviews in the App Store, but I haven’t used it that much yet. After wrestling with Windows Mobile on a Motorola Q for two years, the ability to post blog entries directly from the iPhone seems miraculous.

Excluded from this list are Apple apps, like Google Maps and Remote.