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I have several pages of third-party apps on my iPhone 3GS, but there are only a few I use a lot.

• Facebook
• Grocery iQ: The best grocery shopping app around! The husband and I both have it, and we can sync lists. We separate A LOT at the store to speed up shopping, and as I check an item off the list, he gets the update! A huge amount of features for 99 cents!
• Echofon: My chosen Twitter client. Seems to be an easy font for the middle-aged to read without glasses.
• Google: I primarily use Reader, but also GMail on occasion.
• MacGourmet: I have the app on my Mac, too, and these sync up marvelously. The "chef's view" on my iPhone blows the recipe up to a size big enough for me to read from without reading glasses.
• Mantis Bible Study: My main workhorse of the Bible apps. You download the translations, commentaries, concordances, etc., to your phone. The company has been updating the app frequently, and now it's about perfect. You can take notes, highlight, and look up commentary. Anything you enter can be backed up online with the click of a button. This is the most expensive app on my phone.
• Things: This is my to-do app. I have the Mac version, and they sync marvelously! Fabulous interface.
• The Holy Bible, YouVersion: This has great reading plans! As a study Bible, it's not nearly as full-featured as Mantis Bible Study, but you can't beat free. (The browser-based version on my Mac has a beautiful interface.)
• Evernote: Just a fabulous free app for every kind of note-taking you could possibly do.
• Flashlight: A basic free app that turns the entire screen white. It lights the way on dark nights up the stairs.
• Mi-Fi: Shows signal strength and battery charge for a Verizon Novatel 2200 Mi-Fi.

Those are the apps I use all the time. If I'm having connection problems, I might use a network test app (Speed Test, iNetworkTest).