Perhaps 2012 is going to be the year you finally write your novel. Or screenplay. Or memoir. Unfortunately, like all New Year’s resolutions, taking on a project that big is as difficult as…well, as difficult as any other resolution. But there are quite a few iOS apps to help you stay organized and focused, and more »

Depending upon the day and the weather, my commute to work can last anywhere from 45 minutes to 1-1/2 hours each way. I generally don’t mind this, as this is when I tend to come up with my best ideas for stories, then figure out the next day why I could nevery possibly make them work. Every now and again, however, one will stick, and there’s nothing worse than sitting in front of the computer after the kids are in bed and thinking, “What the hell was that idea I had in the car?”

It’s been a slow summer since the launch of iPhone OS 3.0, so this edition of the Appletellcast looks outside of Apple towards Google, where Bill explains why Google Chrome will not have as big an impact as we first thought. Also, Kirk laments the loss of the Genius Bar’s usefulness, both commentators discuss some helpful apps, and a Storyist 2 competition is announced.

I’m sorry, but I just couldn’t bring myself to list any gimmicky Halloween apps today. There’s just not enough room on my home screen for silly apps that are only entertaining for one week out of the whole year. But this week has been a great week for the App Store. We saw the Sonos app for controlling their wireless audio system go live and who could forget Google Earth?

• Daily Mugshot
• Cooliris
• Google Earth
• iTalk
• Fake Call
• NightTime
• EasyWriter