Comments on: Orbit – ‘iPhone Expose’ Concept for Home Screen Switching – Hits the Cydia Store

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:34:31 +0000

Should be an Amazon paymnt path through Cydia as well.

By: Frank

Frank — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 22:59:12 +0000

Whish I could buy it without having to join facebook or Sherlock Google. I do have a paypal account, but that does not seem to be enough for a simple payment method. Really turns me off and is certainly a buying breaker.
Unless I've overseen something, but I don't think there is any other way to purchase Orbit.

Amen

By: Homescreen re-organizing: using Stacks to group similar apps | Just Another iPhone Blog

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:35:32 +0000

[...] are many ways to organize your Home Screens like using PogoPlank, Orbit and stuff like that. One that we haven’t covered yet is grouping related apps with Stacks, an [...]

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:56:45 +0000

I like that idea, too, although I think it'll only work if you're the type who knows exactly what's on his iPhone. For folks who've got app counts in the 100's it'll probably be a real sucker punch trying to remember what the heck that one app was called

I'm probably in the 50's, so the A-C… trick would work for me.

By: Shawn Morrison

Shawn Morrison — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:19:17 +0000

I was thinking today about how it would be easier to categorize apps ….. why not create folders that represent letters of the alphabet …. something like A-C / D-G , etc. That way you'll be able to find the app by name. Just a thought.

By: You could use Orbit for iPhone Exposé, or you could try OverBoard instead | Just Another iPhone Blog

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:51:23 +0000

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By: Orbit Selling Well & Winning Praise from Brilliant Personages | Just Another iPhone Blog

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:50:09 +0000

[...] by Steve Troughton-Smith, the creator of Orbit, the interesting Expose-like app for the iPhone that we posted about last week. That really does seem like phenomenal success to me. 50,000 users within a week, for a [...]

By: patrickj

patrickj — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:45:39 +0000

I'm not currently using Orbit, but I like your two suggestions for it.

By: rustyhoge

rustyhoge — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:50:17 +0000

This is similar to the TapSB hack that was talked about early in the year. I hoped that would come true, but didn't. This is excellent. I tried Categories, then looked at Pogo Plank. Both well done and I really like the look of Pogo Plank, but they are both, IMHO, far to labor intensive. I have given up on themes with icons. Too much trouble.

This is simple, and requires no fussing! It has a place in my dock (need I say more). A couple suggestions:

Home button should dismiss back to where I was.
How about no icon and some kind of swipe to activate (ala SBSettings)
How about some zoom functionality where I could tap and hold to view a page then select or not.
Page titles?

Thanks for this wonderful utility.

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 05:09:10 +0000

@ Dripps and Brandon – it's cool seeing how personal this stuff is. I find it easier to remember and get to stuff quickly – so far anyway – with PogoPlank. Orbit is obviously the better medium for you.

It's also just very nice to finally see something to help at all in these areas – thanks for nothing Apple.

By: brandonsteili

brandonsteili — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:37:40 +0000

I just bought Orbit – definitely a great little app. I think its going to replace mQuickDo for me and my needs. The first load up of apps takes only a second – from there its darned quick! Apple needs to buy the source code, and bind this to a home button double or triple click.

By: Dripps

Dripps — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:17:14 +0000

I loved PogoPlank but I must say Orbit has already become my favorite. I have added categories in PogoPlank to a total of 9. I still had a hard time categorizing the apps….where do they belong? Now when I try to find a program….I have to check a few places before I find it. I know I'd eventually remember. Also it means or feels like more presses to get to what I need.
But with Orbit, since I already have idea where programs are on which page (habit) and the resolution is so good on the iphone, I can see the tiny icon and go right to the right page. It's great! It's quick. There is no delay at all! I really believe this is the way the launcher page should be!

By: patrickj

patrickj — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:14:04 +0000

Sure did. Looks quite interesting. As for the PogoPlank questions:
Not sure on battery life yet – seems like not much effect at all as just an initial feeling
Performance is the same, no noticeable change at all.
No issues apart from those I've mentioned in my main initial post about it.
I used Categories and never liked it much. IMO this is a much slicker, better approach.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:06:11 +0000

I may just pick this one up as well and use them like Spaces.

By: Maximus808

Maximus808 — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:58:21 +0000

Hey Patrick, did you see the coverflow concept that was on the web recently. That reminds me of mquickdo but a little more flashy. I'll try out orbit as well. How does pogoplank affect you battery life? performance? Any issues? Is it similar to Categories? Thanks for the great post.