Two CTA Bus Tracker iPhone Apps

mattraskin — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:08:23 +0000

Over the past year Chicagoans have been granted with the outstanding ability to track when CTA buses will be arriving at stops. Personally, I can’t standing having to launch Safari on my iPhone, bring up the bookmarks, and then select the bus I want to ride to only receive a tiny text version of the tracker. Well, last week Ars Technica posted an article for people like me. The post describes and reviews the two currently available iPhone apps for tracking CTA buses in Chicago. Both CTA Tracker [iTunes] and Buster [iTunes] are priced at $0.99. I chose to go with Buster, a more pleasantly designed application that does just what you need while on the go. CTATracker is a more feature rich app including maps and a near me feature, both are unnecessary if you know the CTA bus system. These applications also have the ability to mark your most commonly used routes as favorites which is a huge plus. I look forward to using this every morning. It will definitely make my morning commute less aggravating.

UPDATE 4/27/09: I used Buster this morning on my way into the loop. It was accurate enough that it made me run after the “approaching” bus. So far, so good.

Chicago 2016: We Are Ready

mattraskin — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:13:36 +0000

Look out Vegas Here Comes Choi

tommychoi — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:16:28 +0000

A twitter diary of Tommy’s weekend trip to Las Vegas. Ordered first to last, enjoy.

@tommychoi: 10:48AM PST welcome to Sin City!

@tommychoi: 10:50AM PST sat behind a group of girls celebrating a 21st birthday in Vegas. Now I know what Pac felt like when he got shot.

@tommychoi: 11:15AM stuck in the cab line with the same girls from flight. They keep calling everything they do “Chicago style”. What?

@tommychoi: 11:30AM cab driver just handed me a book of escorts after talking about last nights American Idol. I wish I was making this up.

@tommychoi: 12:34PM Fine dining at the Cheesecake Factory. Goooo capitalism!

@tommychoi: 1:13PM Changing $300….

@tommychoi: 1:20PM I’m stimulating the economy one roll at a time.

@tommychoi: 1:23PM Just got a text reminder from Shorty to go to the sportsbook and bet on Memphis.

@tommychoi: 2:17AM at O’Sheas. Beer pong tourney inside the Subway inside the casino. Que John Mellencamp song about America.

@tommychoi enjoying beer pong ala his last tweet

@tommychoi: 4:33PM 5 gimlets later still at O’sheas playing craps. Is that a good thing or bad thing?

@tommychoi: 4:56PM back at Ceasar’s and checked into the room. New tower suite. Not bad for not having a robot maid.

@tommychoi: 5:02PM just opened the curtains to see the view. Have to see pic of bro and sis mormons that sing about puppy love. linton pic

@tommychoi going up the new tower at ceasar’s. Hi donny and marie

@tommychoi: 5:28PM go Xavier! Papa needs a new pair of shoes. Seriously, I do. Tryst said I can’t come in w/my AF1’s. They’re consignment!

@tommychoi: 7:26PM I hate the concept of gambling..

@tommychoi: 9:57PM now I remember why I don’t play blackjack.

@tommychoi: 10:58PM I’m stimulating the economy by paying to stimulate the bachelor.

@tommychoi: 9:28AM No, I’m not dead, yet.

@tommychoi: 9:56AM “Changing $300″

@tommychoi: 9:57AM I love Vegas ATMs because they only dispense $100’s.

@tommychoi: 10:15AM Need to stop gambling. Going to pool to chill before bottles at Tryst tonight.

@tommychoi: 10:53AM Just found out from my wife that Sarver got booted of Idol last night. Best news of the weekend.

@tommychoi: 10:57AM To the guy that walked out to the pool with colored mirrored Oakley glasses, 1983 called and they DON’T want those back.

@tommychoi: 12:00PM Lunch at Bellagio @Olives. Then craps. Then hopefully some shopping.

@tommychoi: 2:18PM High, Low, Yo hit 3 times in a row! Thank GOD for sucker bets and thank GOD I’m a sucker!

@tommychoi: 5:11PM On my way to the Wynn for dinner, games and Tryst.

@tommychoi: 7:20PM It’s only 7:20PM on Friday?!

@tommychoi: 7:28PM That basket that counted at the end of half cost a lot of people some money. The ones that are swearing right now.

@tommychoi: 9:09PM at the Wynn sportsbook and Billy Packer is speaking over the mic. Am I drunk?

@tommychoi: 10:17PM at Tryst. Bottles. I am not responsible for tweets from this point on.

@tommychoi: 10:45PM just ordered 2nd bottle of Patron and I’m already calling everyone sweetheart.

@tommychoi: 10:50PM Just found out from our hostess that Lil Weezy is at the Palms tomorrow night. Done.

@tommychoi: 10:51PM RIP ODB.

@tommychoi: 11:58PM I’m chillin with the twilight vampire Eddie. He’s kinda pale, like powder.

@tommychoi: 12:05AM okay just ran into Barry Manilow at Tryst.

@tommychoi: 12:16AM didn’t know Manilow was gay or liked cocaine. It’s crazy what you can find out when you buy a jagerbomb for a celeb.

@tommychoi: 6:47AM who am I?

@tommychoi: 7:07AM still going strong.

@tommychoi: 4:54PM Just woke up. Brain hurts. Money still in wallet. No stiches on body where vital organs are. I consider that a win.

@tommychoi: 3:23AM Dinner @ Sinatra hangout. Gambled @ the Nugget in old vegas. Then Palms for Lil Weezy. Bottles @ Pure. Now going to bed.

@tommychoi: 3:32AM BTW, I’m exhausted.

@tommychoi: 10:52AM Lunch @ Caesars, not sure where. Then MSU/Louisville game. Then time to get th f*ck out of this town!

@tommychoi: 10:54AM I think I just had what alcoholics refer to as a moment of clarity. I might walk the earth.

@tommychoi: 10:56AM Thought Pearl Jam “Once” was on in the background. Ends up it was Phill Collins “In the Air Tonight”. I need to go home.

@tommychoi: 12:19PM Playing Wheel of Fortune slots. Can I buy a vowel?

@tommychoi: 3:01PM @ McCarren just found out my flights delayed. Is this a sign for me to go gamble some more?

@tommychoi: 5:39PM TSA preforming “added” security check on “random” bags @ gate. I better not get profiled cuz I’m a Bradley grad.

@tommychoi: 5:49PM My boarding group is 5. Wtf?! Is it necessary to have that many boarding groups?!

@tommychoi: 6:01PM About to take off. See ya later Vegas. Thank you very little.

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