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So I love browsing the home screens of famous techies on First 20. It's amazing to find out what some of these people use on their iPhones first screen, the home screen.

So I wanted to share mine with you guys.

The first row is entirely Apple default apps. I use Clock quite often for the alarm clock, and I'm sure that most people do too. I use Calendar quite often, using Google ActiveSync to keep my Google Calendar in sync with my iPhone. I used MobileMe but had issues with it so decided to give it up entirely. Contacts is also frequently used, and also synced with Google ActiveSync. Having everything synced with Google makes life easy. I don't use Safari much, but when I do, it's ready to access at the end of the top row.

The second row involves stuff I use on a daily basis, at one point or another. I replaced the default Camera app with Camera Genius, because it's like the default Camera but with a plethora of options. Don't worry, I have my double-tap of the Home button to bring up the default Camera, in case I need even quicker access or video recording on my 3GS. Then I have Photos, easily accessible next to Camera Genius, when I need to copy images to send to Posterous or Twitter and the like, as well as changing my wallpaper frequently. I need to know what the weather will be like for the day, so I have AccuWeather. The detailed image depicting the current weather conditions is nice to have too. And then Google Maps, how did I ever live without this thing?

The third row holds the iTunes Store and App Store, when I need to shop around for more digital goodness or apps. Settings is there for my constant turning of Wi-Fi on and off, turning vibrate off from silent mode [for class], and other little things I need to fiddle with for specific situations. I have qStatus for those times I need to send a quick little update to Twitter and Facebook at the same time.

The last row has Facebook - who isn't using this app? It's definitely the nicest Facebook app out for any mobile platform. Then Dropbox for quick access to documents that I've synced between multiple devices. I use this to view class syllabi and schedules, as well as uploading photos for blog posts, and many other uses. GeeTasks is the easiest way to keep track of tasks and daily to-dos, since it integrates with a Gmail (or Google) account. SimpleNote is the best basic note-taking app there is, hands down.  

The Dock has Phone, since I miraculously still need to make calls. Email is important and I definitely need a super quick way to reach it. I send texts/MMS (finally, AT&T) constantly so I need Messages in my dock. And then Tweetie - simply just the best iPhone Twitter client ever, IMHO.

What is your First 20, and why?