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Now that the novelty of iPhone applications has worn off a bit, I've been evaluating which apps are useful and which are just sapping resources from my device. It reminds me of the early days of the web, where users would download intrusive executables like the animated purple gorilla that would be your "buddy" and help explore the internet. Today, I wouldn't dare litter my computer's desktop with apps -- I can efficiently bookmark sites and interact with server-side widgets and games in my browser. On my iPhone, though, I am constantly deciding which icons need to be purged to minimize the clutter on the screen, and which can stay because they are actually fantastic utilities.

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