Simplify Media is a free iTunes app that allows streaming of your iTunes music collection, stored on your computer, to your iPhone, wherever you may be.

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Right now I have a “problem.” I have season 1, disc 1 of Mad Men lined up in my Netflix queue. It’s marked with “Very Long Wait” and hasn’t yet arrived.

Meanwhile, the entire first season (13 episodes) is available in iTunes for $19.99.

Of course, I could always Bit Torrent the whole shebang and get it relatively soon, for free.

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The iPhone 3G still has issues. As I write this, the two biggest bugaboos are MobileMe and wimpy 3G reception.

Chuqui 3.0 (former Apple employee) posted two insightful (and juicy) rumors as to what’s going an at Apple regarding to these two issues:

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Crosswords is an iPhone app that has proved well worth the $9.99 price. Puzzles come from several websites (Houston Chronicle, Thinks.com, New York Sun, NY Times Classic, Wall Street Journal, Sydney Morning Herald, The Onion, Village Voice, Sydney Morning Cryptic, Philadelphia Inquirer Sunday, and the Chronicle of Higher Education) and a keyboard and clue interface lets you solve them by tapping on the iPhone screen.

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As a service to those out there who also bought new 3G iPhones and are new to AT&T, I’ll pass on some info about my first bill.

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Recently some nutty developer posted an iTunes App with the decidedly nutty price of $999. It’s basically called “Are You Rich?” Most apps sell for about $10 or so. The app displays an image of a big, red, sparkly diamond, and other than that, it basically does nothing.

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I’ve had a dream of “digital video nirvana” for several years now.
Digital video nirvana: Any movie or TV show you can think of, available on demand within minutes, on your television. For a small fee.

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There. I said it. I’ve been fearful of contemplating this subject since I feel Steve Jobs’ passing would be a tragic, tragic situation for Apple and its future.

Apple is an unusual company. Steve Jobs is in an abnormally prominent position in several capacities - he’s Apple’s public face via keynotes and media interviews, has a large hand in product development and design, and personally saved the company from the precipice of death. With that last feat, Apple was fused with Jobsian DNA - he arguably saved the company by sculpting in his image.

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One huge feature of the iPhone is application support. The best apps add a new dimension to the iPhone. Music apps bring more music to the iPhone beyond what the 8 - 16 GB storage allows. Location-aware apps strive to use GPS with social networking. Some use motion detection in entertaining ways. This party is just starting - I have a feeling to coolest apps are still to come.

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I’ve enjoyed using our Apple TV for the past few months. It’s awesome as a media extender (bringing music, photos, and movies from the desktop computer to the living room) and as an entertainment hub for YouTube videos and movie rentals.

But with recent announcements, the competition is becoming more intense:

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