about the site:
victoralan.com is written and produced by victor bragais.
this is a place for me to nerd out one post at a time about technology, eco-awesomeness, photography, design, my love of apple, the iphone, and a few interests in between.
born and raised in fresno, ca. i currently reside in san francisco and attend san francisco state.
disclaimer: i am not paid for any of the products/services/companies that i write about. i discuss these products/services/companies because of my genuine liking toward them
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my home screen:
well, first off you'll see i have two different twitter clients - tweetie and birdfeed. i use tweetie as my primary app. it's full featured and easy to use. i keep birdfeed because i love the ui.
i use byline for keeping up with my rss feeds. i really appreciate its offline caching being that my daily commute involves me going onto the subway. i was using netnews wire before, but when i tried byline it totally earned its place on my home screen.
i was psyched when squarespace came out with their app. the ui is elegant and the stats feature is a nice touch. it makes blogging on the go much simpler.
rounding out my home screen i have the kindle, foursquare and mint apps. the kindle app is great. all the books without the bulk. what can i say about foursquare? the moment i unlocked the 'newbie' badge, i was hooked. the mint app helps me stay on top of my finances. the push notifications used to remind me when bills are due is a godsend.
i moved the the messages app to the dock. i just use it too damn much to keep pressing the 'home' button every time i receive a new text or mms.
some of my other favorites that i use frequently but didn't make the cut are:
boxcar - push notifications to streamline my information flow.
npr news - because 'this american life' is amazing.
instapaper - so i can 'read things later'.
sportacular pro - the best sports app. period.
espn radio - because life sucks without sports.
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contributors:
hailing from san diego, eunice loves technology, cars and playing music. graduating from the university of san diego in 2005, she now calls la jolla home. a young, working professional by day and geek the rest of the time.