yep, you have explained to me and i will get myself one! but its also nice having your library with you, listening to it e.g. in germany. and thats why i am asking: if i log in, does it run over wifi...so: thank you!

Yes you get the same ticket you'd normally get as a PDF from their website.

I'm finding flightcontrol to be seriously addictive

For information:

This site lists iPhone apps that were for sale and now are free.

http://freeappalert.com/

This site has some supposedly useful hacks.

http://www.ismashphone.com/2009/07/15-useful-iphone-hacks-that-will-make-your-life-easier-.ht

So wait... the conductor can actually scan the iPhone and validate the ticket?

You can now get Comparis for your iPhone
http://en.comparis.ch/pricefinder/ap...vergleich.aspx

Yes ! I used it twice, no problem.

How fast is the app? Can I buy a ticket in the time it takes the SBB guy to get to my seat from the door of the carriage?

I'll take a wild guess and say it might not be possible to purchase a ticket for a train that's already past its departure time.

I could purchase a full-day pass though, yes? Though I don't know that the iPhone would fit in the punching machines...

A day pass (24 hours) is valid from the moment you buy it, not before.

Oh that's right. Oh well.

It is possible but will raise a warning when the ticket is scanned. (Yes I tried ...)

There's a trick that allows you to cheat the system and not pay for the ticket unless it is scanned but I find it rather dishonest so won't give it ;-)

Evernote.

(not specific to the iPhone, but only after playing with it here have i found uses for it almost everywhere)

Put a couple on the wrong thread.

Layar : Funky augmented reality app, taps into various resources to show you places of interest around you with little dots on your camera screen. 3GS

Cyclopedia : Same as above really, but only uses wikipedia as a source, so not quite as good. 3GS

Mobility Finder : Find your nearest mobility car, bit basic at the moment, it only finds the nearest cars and then has a button to phone mobility themselves, but if they keep developing it to make it something like the SBB app, it would be fantastic.

you would most likely risk a fine or pay additional CHF5

2nd - I have found evernote (esp the image search function) very useful on a number of occasions.

Also the dropbox app for www.getdropbox.com is also very useful for syncing docs between my work PC / home mac and iphone.

Dropbox looks promising, although I don't think our IT lot will allow such an installation. The web version of Evernote is a good workaround for that.

The app I'm waiting for now is the iPhone version of MyLife Organised. If that comes with air-synching, I'll be a very happy chappy.

Another useful app that is not iPhone specific but very handy: TripIt

Amazon (UK) have just released their app for the iphone. You can search their extensive online store (+ third party sellers), add items to your wish list, buy and most importantly read other customer reviews. I can see this being very useful the next time I'm in Saturn, Interdiscount etc..