My iPhone is cooler than yours, mine has a pocket.
OK, I'm being a little dramatic, but I do have an app that lets my iPhone have a virtual pocket. Let me just say, it's one of the best apps I've ever downloaded.
I read...a lot. Sometimes, it's just not the time or place for reading something and I leave the page pulled up on the internet and it somehow gets deleted or forgotten. It's tragic.
Pocket is super easy and convenient. I'm not very app-savvy, and I don't have to have the latest and greatest apps out there.
When I do take the time to download an app, it has to meet my criteria. It preferably needs to be free.
I don't see the need to download something for $5 because I know I'll never use it.
It needs to be easy. I'm not going to use it if I have to watch a 10-minute tutorial.
Lastly, I need it to be current and useful.
Pocket is all of these things and I've given it a prime app spot on my homepage.
I like being able to have all of the articles, pictures and things I come across that interest me in one place.
It even works from your computer. It's so convenient and I don't have to have a million windows up saving stuff I'll probably never read. When I'm bored, I look for new information on my phone via Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Now, I can actually feel intelligent by reading articles and things I've saved. Pocket has become a new source of information for me and something I check regularly on my phone. More than 300 apps are now synched with Pocket and you can save things directly from the app.
They communicate with each other and save the things I need and are much better than a screenshot. Twitter, Zite, Flipboard and Reeder are all compatible with Pocket and easily save what you need.
The app also has Instant Sync, which keeps Pocket updated even when the app is closed.
For example, like every Auburn fan, I have been watching the game-saving hail mary of the Georgia game.
I like watching "The Prayer in Jordan-Hare" play over and over and cry a few times while viewing.
I have the video saved to my Pocket so whenever I feel the need, I can watch the crowd-inspiring moment as many times as I want, and it will always be there.
I also save Pinterest recipes to my Pocket and pull it up while I'm cooking because it is much easier than searching on Pinterest.
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