Tweet We’re continuing our series where we ask Nokia users how they are putting apps and live tiles to use on their Lumia phones.
Today, we’re asking Ben Rudolph, a super enthusiastic Microsoft Evangelist who you probably recognize from the amazing “Smoked by Windows Phone” series of videos. Ben is based in Redmond, Washington, and absolutely loves Windows Phone – and it shows.
So, Ben, what’s on your home screen?
Right now my Nokia Lumia of choice is the new pink AT&T model. I used a magenta Lumia 800 for months before the 900 came out and the color was GREAT for catching the attention of passers-by; I love the fact that it’s bright and bold. And besides…real men rock pink phones.
Note: Ben has two black belts and has taught close-quarter-combatives for law enforcement… so don’t try to take his pink phone from him! 
It has:
Phone tile: Because it is, after all, still a phone.Amazing Weather: This is my new weather app of choice. It has a beautiful live tile that toggles between the current conditions and the day’s forecast, and the app itself is accurate, well Designed, and has a great depth of information. And it’s tied to GPS, so the live tile changes with your location.Outlook Mail: Email is probably the #1 thing I do on my phone. It keeps me connected to the office without being in the office.My Me tile: Perfect for quick check-ins and tweetsCalendar: So I know where to go for my next meetingRowi: My hands-down favorite Twitter app for Windows Phone. Fast, well designed and has a great, fast-refreshing live tile that shows mentions and DM’s.Messaging: Texting is a close second to email for me, so it gets prime real estate Next eight tilesPictures: I’m a proud dad of three so I like to have photos of the little ones at the ready at all times. I never miss an opportunity to show them off.IE: For obvious reasonsThe other tiles on this section of my start screen are all Groups & People. I have dedicated tiles for my wife, my extended family, and tiles for two Twitter lists I keep an eye on – one for Microsoft corporate handles, and one for Microsoft Top Tweeters
Next eight tiles
This is where I keep my social and entertainment stuff.
Facebook: For when I need a deeper experience than the Me Tile. I don’t use this a ton, but it’s nice to have when I’m having a busy Facebook day (like this week, when we *finally* closed on our new house after seven months of painful negotiations!)4th & Mayor: This is my favorite Foursquare app. It’s fast, metro-styled, and has really cool Live Tile options.YamPhone+: This is a really great Live Tile-powered Yammer app. It’s how I stay connected to my internal Microsoft social network.Xbox Live: Because all work and no play makes Ben a dull boy (BTW, my favorite game is Wordament, and addicting multiplayer word game. Go get it.)Music + Videos: I think this is self-explanatory. Marketplace: 100,000 apps and counting!My ContacTile: This is a really cool app – just input your contact info and it’ll generate a QR code that you can pin to your Start Screen. Scan it, and your contact info gets instantly imported to the scanner’s phone. It’s almost completely replaced business cards for me.The rest of my Start ScreenYou can tell by now I have a lot of stuff pinned to my Start Screen. That’s what it’s there for, right? This is where I have my lesser used-but-still-important apps.
Below that is my “News” Section that includes
CNNESPNUSA TodayGeekByteAs you can see, Ben Rudolph is making use of his home screen in a very complete way. Have you found any apps that you didn’t know about?
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Interview with Matthieu Laban, Infinite Flight CEO 01/06/121,161 | 77 Comments http://pulse.yahoo.com/_H7XZGHA4CN5PQYAMAHRAH7WZWM Don Farmer Options Express, Microsoft stocks, Nokia Weather Channel (fantastic new one),phone, Local Scout, Nokia Mail, Nokia Drive,Nokia Pulse Beta(which crushes any and all social media),Music&Video, Pictures, Aupeo Classical,World,Jazz pinned apps,Calendar, Xbox Live, Vimeo, Fhotoroom, Amazon Kindle,Nokia Trailers, WP7news,Office, Nokia Conversations, pinned websites,Nokia Maps,Nokia Counters, Nokia Contacts share, Nokia Play To , all divided up with 14 pinned videos and 6 pictures from Wallpaper app plus personal, using Wiztiles Pro creating a feast of tiles, blank spaces, pictures and video on my 900. The Wallpaper app is great mix with the Wiztiles. Pictures are 4-6 tiles large. 108 apps on the app list, most I have ever had with any phone and counting. Plus games. The lumia is addictive.
http://twitter.com/dalydose Jeff DalyI just added “My Contact File” thanks to this article!
Same here, looks pretty useful!
MujkicHarisMetroTube? I will install it now. Cool article, btw.
http://twitter.com/CrisRowlands Cris RowlandsHere’s mine
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