As we know, every good idea already has occurred to an Apple user, and this is no different.

The iPhone has an app called "TV Forecast" that will tell you when the next new installments of your favorite shows will be on the air.

I haven't had the heart to tell my phone about the writers' strike, however...

As we know, every good idea already has occurred to an Apple user, and this is no different.

The iPhone has an app called "tipr" that takes your intended tipping percentage (20 percent, you cheapskates) and adds APPROXIMATELY that amount to the price of the meal, so that the total is a palindome.

So... a $59.76 meal plus 20 percent-ish tip equals $72.27. Easy to check.

Of course, after you buy the iPhone, you can't afford the meal.