Where's Waldo?

Sure, there are many ways to determine your location using a GPS-enabled Apple iPhone. But for simplicity and ease of use, I recommend GPS Coordinates, an Apple Web app utility. (Browse Apple Web apps,  All Categories.) "Use GPS Coordinates to get the coordinates of your current position. Your device will use GPS, wireless LAN and cell towers to get the most accurate coordinates, just as Maps and Compass on the iPhone do. After locating yourself you can copy your coordinates to the clipboard and use them in any app you want. Share your location on Twitter, via mail or text it to a friend who uses it within Maps to see your whereabouts." (Credit: "About GPS Coordinates" by Daniel Gattermann, Web app developer.)

Google Translate for iOS

"Translate words and phrases between more than 50 languages using Google Translate for iOS. For most languages, you can speak your phrases and hear the corresponding translations." (Credit: Apple iTunes Description.) For more details, see the following post on the Google Translate Blog: "Introducing the Google Translate app for iPhone." Google Translate seems to work better translating from English to another language than vice versa. The app is free, so it's hard to complain about not getting value for your money.

Editor's Note: "Google Translate" is available for other mobile devices; there is a desktop version as well.

iPhone Photography Tech Tips: Better Geotagging

Here's a simple tech tip for better geotags in your iPhone photographs: Launch the Maps app and verify your location BEFORE taking pictures with the Camera app. You'd be surprised how inaccurate "Location Services" can be after an iPhone has been either in sleep mode or powered-off.

The Photographer's Ephemeris

"The Photographer’s Ephemeris (TPE for Desktop) is a free application for Mac/Windows/Linux designed for landscape photographers." (Credit: Stephen Trainor, software developer.) There are two requirements for the program to function on your computer: Adobe AIR (free) must be installed; and your computer must have an active Internet connection. There's plenty of online support, including tutorials (with text and graphics) and video tutorials. In my opinion, the videos for iPad are especially well done and should help to give you a good sense of how the application works and what it can do.

Editor's Note: "TPE 2.0.2 for iOS" ($8.99) is a universal app for Apple iOS mobile devices (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad).