Comments on: Pay Per Services http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=2176 Teaching & Learning in the new information landscape... Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:13:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: Russ Goerend http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=2176&cpage=1#comment-498239 Russ Goerend Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:18:16 +0000 http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=2176#comment-498239 I actually paid $2.99 for Boxcar back in the day, which isn't really irritating because it's only $3, but it's a little irritating. I use it for Twitter, Facebook messages, and Gmail. Gmail is great since the iPhone's Mail.app's notifications are completely worthless. Getting the notifications from Boxcar also frees me to use Gmail Mobile instead of Mail.app. The only problem (and it's not Boxcar's fault) is that the iPod Touch doesn't hold its wifi while it's sleeping. So you only get notifications on your Touch when it's "live." The app doesn't have to be running, but your screen has to be lit up for wifi to kick in and get you notifications. On the iPhone, the data connection is persistent. I actually paid $2.99 for Boxcar back in the day, which isn’t really irritating because it’s only $3, but it’s a little irritating.

I use it for Twitter, Facebook messages, and Gmail. Gmail is great since the iPhone’s Mail.app’s notifications are completely worthless. Getting the notifications from Boxcar also frees me to use Gmail Mobile instead of Mail.app.

The only problem (and it’s not Boxcar’s fault) is that the iPod Touch doesn’t hold its wifi while it’s sleeping. So you only get notifications on your Touch when it’s “live.” The app doesn’t have to be running, but your screen has to be lit up for wifi to kick in and get you notifications. On the iPhone, the data connection is persistent.

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