You know what really pisses me off? When someone comes with me for a beer on Saturday night and when it’s time to pay, he realizes he doesn’t have any money with him. Man I hate stuff like this, and every single time I have to stay quiet and lend this person some money - ‘cause it’s not very appropriate to give him a dose of “Ticci Hyper Mode” in a random pub. So there it goes, 5 Euros to John for the beer. Different scenario, my friend calls: “Hey man, would you please buy me that thing on eBay? I heard you’re good with computers. Oh of course, I’ll give you the money as soon as we’ll meet!” Fine, 20 Euros for that damn rare manga.

Fortunately, money always comes back to me but guess what - it’s a pain to remember who owes me something. And of course I won’t jot this stuff into Omnifocus. OweMe is a very nice application for iPhone which aims to collect all the things you’ve lent, and even those you owe, into a single window, powered by a good looking design which makes the dirty job a pleasure to look at.

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I’m not a designer of any sort, but I can recognize a well made interface, wallpaper or icon when I see one. My girlfriend says I’ve got good taste in things, I say all that time spent on MacThemes at least was useful for something. Also, writing reviews everyday helped in developing my sense of “graphical taste”, and I think I’ve come to a good point when my eyes spot a beautiful UI meters away from the screen.

Sometimes I try to think as a designer though, and I guess it must be a hell of a job to come up with the right interface, with everything at the right place, for the right application. With the myriad of iPhone apps out there, many of them sporting lickable stunning UIs, there’s no lack of inspiration or references, but on the other hand that could become a problem when trying to be unique, still respecting the interface guidelines provided by Apple. More important, mixing custom design elements with standard ones might result in having an app that feels somehow awkward and weird. Designers and developers should mockup, wireframe and sketch before trying to put in design their thoughts, and what better than an iPhone application that lets you..mockup an iPhone app?

Meet Interface, a mockup and prototyping tool for iPhone…on the iPhone.

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I was trying to think of a fancy title for this review, but quite simply, Grades is the must have application for iPhone toting students. If you’ve checked out our preview, already you know that Grades is shaping up to be the app that finally answers the question, “What grade do I need to get on my next test?” While you don’t necessarily have to shoot for an A-, certainly an application like this has huge potential for being on the homescreen. Forget pulling out a calculator - Grades makes an average calculation based on what you have in a matter of seconds.

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Being the busy business man I am, suit and all, there’s always all of those sweaty meetings to attend, things to present, and doughnuts to eat (mmm… doughnuts). The presentations are the worst part. I mean, I can deal with sitting in a room full of sexy Italians while dickin’ around on my iPhone, but presenting takes effort. And what if I forget my presentation materials? Uh-oh. With Keypoint, I can not only create those presentations while traveling in my million dollar limousine, I can do it fast and professionally.

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