For experienced graphic designers in Houston, life can become very hectic. The iPhone makes that hectic life a little easier to deal with. Now, add some really functional applications to your phone and life now becomes manageable. If you're on the go, it's the small solutions that can save hours in your work week. Whether it's dealing with traffic, commuting, client meetings, travel or waiting in a lobby, these iPhone and iPod Touch applications will certainly keep your day running smoothly and efficiently.

1 - RULERPLUS    
RulerPlus is a simple and quick application that provides a 2 inch ruler. The ruler can be extended by moving the iPhone or iPod Touch to the right while pressing the + button. Measurements supported include inches, millimeters and centemeters.
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2 - CLIQCLIQ COLORS    
Of all the color palette or color matching applictions, CliqCliq has the best user-friendly interface. This is a great app for both graphic and web designers on the go. Using CMYK, RGB or grayscale, you can easily create color patettes. Best of all, you can email the palettes in either Photoshop or Illustrator formats.
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3 - AIRSHARING     
Copy and drag files between your your iPhone or iPod Touch and a computer by mounting it as a wireless flash drive. Supports Mac, PC and Linux computers. The browser is similar to the Finder browser on your Mac and files open up in several formats including iWork and Microsoft Office.
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4 - DEXIGNER    
To obtain this application, navigate to the developer's website with your iPhone or iPod Touch. Then you'll
have access to latest news, events, conferences and competitions that are design related. This is the perfect app for the busy designer who wants to stay on top of the latest trends and news.
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5 - MRMR    
Not just for the iPhone, MRMR is a technology that allows cell phones and PDA's to be used as controllers for presentations. The application will also allow your mobile device to be used as a mouse or trackpad for your full-sized computer. The technology is still being tested, but it's worth beta-testing yourself.
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6 - WHAT THE FONT   
Now the already popular font searching tool is availabe in an iPhone/iPod Touch application. If you need to know the name of a font, simply upload a jpg of the font to 'What the Font'. Within seconds, 'What the Font' will give you determine the font name and give you a list of other similar fonts as well. iPod Touch users without a camera can use this application as well.
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7 - OUTPOST    
Many creatives already love Basecamp for project management. Now you can access that service with Outpost. Like Basecamp, Outpost is acclaimed for it's simplicity for accessing projects and the user-friendly interface.
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8 - CREDIT CARD TERMINAL    
Now you can give your clients the ability to pay you with their credit card with this application. You can enter credit card information, complete card transactions and even refund sales. Authorize.net, a payment gateway service, is required to use the application.
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9 - SOURCE VIEWER    
For the web developers, this application allows you to view a website's coding. Instead of going to Page Source on Firefox or View Source in IE, you can now access the code straight from your iPhone or iPod Touch by entering in the URL.
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10 - CSS CHEAT SHEET    
CSS Cheat Sheet for the iPhone is designed for web developers who want to look up styles. It includes descriptions and values for tables, fonts, backgrounds, units, margins, borders and loads of other styles. The CSS Cheat Sheet is designed by web developers who use CSS daily. Works offline as well.
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11 - EQUIVALENCE    
A popular tool for Engineers, this app is finding a niche in the design world as well. Equivalence is a powerful conversion tool for converting all sorts of measurements such as temperature, mass, currency, volume along with 250 over units. Tilt your device to the side to switch to the equivalence calculator.
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12 - ANALYTICS PRO    
If you use Google's Analytics to view your sites' tracking statistics, you'll appreciate the Analytics Pro for the iPhone/iPod Touch. It displays 50 of Google's analytics reports and you can manage multiple accounts. A Google account is required.
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