As many of you know, Apple or AT&T does not like Google Voice. Some say Apple didn’t want to approve the app while others say it is the fault
of AT&T. Granted, a Google Voice app would of been very good to have, but it is not necessary. You can access Google Voice on your iPhone
through their web app. In fact, Google has many web apps that I use on a regular basis. My favorites are Google Docs, Google Voice, and
Google Reader.

Google Docs
Most of you are probably already familiar with Google Docs, but for those who are not, it is an office like app that lets you create and
edit documents. If you are using the desktop version, you can email a document from your computer to someone else as a file attachment. I
still prefer using Open Office for major document edits, but Google Docs is great for quick notes or if you are on a computer that does
not have Open Office or MS Office on it. The mobile version of the site is here. It is great for
viewing documents on the road. I wouldn’t advise doing any major editing unless you are a huge fan of the iPhone keyboard. I have only
had 1 problem with the mobile version of Google Docs and that is I am unable to view some text document in it. I haven’t had any issue with
spreadsheets to my surprise, but text documents do seem to have some issues. It may be some sort of formatting that is in the document,
preventing it from displaying.

Google Voice
I am one of the lucky ones that has a Google Voice account and I love it. If you haven’t signed up for an invite yet, you can do so href="https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlevoiceinvite/">here. I primarily use mine for text messages, but my favorite feature is
call filtering. I have it setup so when someone calls me that is not in my contact list, they get a prompt asking for their name. Then it
calls my phone and tells me their name. From there, I can either accept the call, send it to voice mail, or block the call permanently. There
is a text version of Google Voice for the iPhone here. You can make calls, send
text message, and read your voice mail. Yes Google voice will take your voice mail and convert it to text so you can read them. The only
problem I have with Google voice is that it is hard to tell when you have a new text message. You have to manually go to the page to see if
you have one, but that is better than the price of some text messaging plans. I am hopping that the official Google App for the iPhone will
solve this if it ever gets approved. If you can’t wait for the official Google Voice app and you have a hacked iPhone, you can
download an unofficial version from Cydia called GV Mobile.

Google Reader
I have heard many people say they do not like Google Reader, but I am not one of them. For those who do not know Google Reader, it is an RSS
reader. It pulls the RSS feeds from your favorite sites so you can easily see when a site is updated. The mobile version for Google
Reader can be found here. I really enjoy using this on my iPhone because most sites are not
formatted for the iPhone, making them harder to read. With Google Reader, you can see what sites are updated and the first part of the
update without going to the site and having to load the entire page, saving you time and bandwidth.

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