Symbianese Liberation
I know people are going to think this is a bit over the top, and perhaps I’ll join them once my rabid enthusiasm has died down a bit, but ever since Jonas Salling announced the addition of Symbian support to his eponymous Bluetooth Clicker app, I have been going around proclaiming to anyone who will listen that it is the “Citizen Kane of Shareware.”
For a mere $20, the Salling Clicker has increased the value of my Nokia 3650 phone exponentially. Don’t let the name fool you—this thing does a whole lot more than “clicking.” In addition to more obvious Keynote and PowerPoint presentation control, Clicker gives you full remote control over iTunes (complete with library search and an image of the currently playing album art if it exists), the OS X DVD Player, and iPhoto. It even does “presence” (it can automatically set your iChat status to away if the phone goes out of range). And, most impressively to me, it can automatically pause iTunes when you get a call, and then start your music up again when you hang up (no more missing calls because I’m blaring “Children of the Revolution”)! Oh—and did I mention it’s extensible?
It’s not every day I come across software that perfectly marries a supremely clever idea with flawless execution and user experience. The Salling Clicker is such an app, and its author deserves to make a mint for all his hard work.