Byline – An application that allows you to import and read you Google Reader subscriptions.

Jaadu VNC Client – A virtual desktop connection client to your Mac from your iPhone.

Merlin – An iPhone application for the Mac Project Management tool.

To Do – A task management application for the iPhone.

Things – Another task management application for the iPhone but, this one synchs with its desktop counterpart.

Evernote – A note management application that synchs to an online note service.

MLB At Bat – MLB baseball scores, news and video.

HR Battle – A homerun derby video game application.

WordPress – An application to help with managing my blogs.

Tweetie 2 – Twitter client for iPhone that allows me to tweet on the go.

MyPantone – Pantone color guide that helps with selecting colors for a client’s project.

Color Expert – Another color guide that helps with selecting colors for a client’s project.

WhatTheFont – A tool that allows you to upload a photo of a font, upload it to the provider’s site for analysis to compare with available fonts.

Analytics – Access to Google Analytics for the iPhone.

Easy WhoIs – Access the WhoIs, DNS and IP information from the iPhone.

As it became time to upgrade again, I decided to make, what I thought would be, the leap. An article on Tech Republic about CIOs and their weakening resistance highlighted the fact that the trend seems to be changing. It appears that more and more are finding out about the capabilities of the iPhone and it’s applications. I quickly learned to navigate the iPhone and all of its tips and tricks almost as soon as I had it connected to service.

As a Project Manager, I used my Treo and Blackberry for four main purposes; phone calls, email, task management, and calendaring. Any other function was more or less extra-curricular. The iPhone is a productivity powerhouse. Sorry business dudes. So, for the time being, the iPhone is lacking the email push functionality but is amazing in so many other capacities that I am thrilled that I made the switch.

In addition to the functions that I used my phone for in the past, the iPhone boasts a more intuitive and more efficient user interface. This is a big bonus because it allows one to add entries and navigate items faster. I actually use a couple of task management tools (I will be covering in more detail at a later date) that have more functionality that I have ever seen in a handheld version of a task management application.

Additionally, some of the available note applications extend your generic note pad to the extreme. Imagine categorizing, filing and password protecting notes, making your note pad used more frequently than just on occasion. Or, taking snapshots of your notes to upload them to have them transcribed. Recording voice memos, which recently came out on a firmware update, has been available in free third-party applications and can really be a time saver.

Also, if you are a contractor or you simply have the need to track your time on a project, you can do all of that from the phone as well. As a matter of fact, the project management and task management software that I use on a daily basis integrate with the phone.  As long as I stay off of the games, I know that I have been much more productive as a result of the iPhone.

Are you a business girl or guy that formerly uses a BlackBerry or Palm device and have switched over? What do you think?