It has been a while since posting a YouTube find but this particular video was worth it. Squeeze, bringer of Jools Holland, appeared on the Jimmy Fallon show a few weeks ago to promote their upcoming tour. Besides giving a rollicking performance of this classic from 1980, the performance featured an iPad piano solo – the first on television! Organ is featured throughout but their keyboardist throws in this gem at 2:27 into the performance. It is outstanding to see the precision in his fingers as well as the excellent sounds coming from his tablet.

Speaking from experience, few keyboardists would give up a human-surrounding rig of keyboards for an single device, but gigging musicians can continue to dream…

• Apple iPhone 4: countdown to the press conference – It’s crunch day for Apple and iPhone 4 – what can we expect? Stay with us for coverage throughout the day

• Google News update adds (gasp!) human choices – at a safe distance – The choice of news on the site will not, in future, be entirely computer-generated, though Google’s not quite giving in to flesh-and-blood just yet/li>

• BMW plugs into Apple’s new in-car iPod feature – BMW is the first car manufacturer to announce support for the little-heralded iPod Out feature from the iOS 4.

• Ballmer admits mobile failures but promises ‘devices to be proud of’ – Microsoft ‘missed a generation’ on the mobile side, but chief executive Steve Ballmer insists that the company’s upcoming Windows Phone 7 will ‘give you a set of Windows-based devices which people will be proud to carry’

• The Technology newsbucket: periodic swearing, Facebook locates, iTunes costs and more – Plus why News Corp should sell MySpace, the programmers who are really in demand, talking to a Univac, Spotify on Linux and more

• Google offers drag-and-drop App Inventor to goose Android app market – Aiming to catch Apple’s lucrative App Store, Google has released a web-based system which it says needs “NO programming knowledge” to write your own app..

• And it’s goodbye from them: Facebook gifts, that is – It’s all about Facebook Credits now (from which Facebook nets a tidy 30%) as the social media site aims to widen its reach even further

• Microsoft beefs up Windows 7 slates – Microsoft has announced that it is ‘hardcore’ about Windows 7-based slate machines

• Apple finally admits problems with Time Capsule and offers replacement – Nine months after a Guardian investigation pointed to a limited lifespan for the wireless backup, the company has offered free replacements – but only to a limited number of owners. Will others sue?

• Internet television – to the living room? – Despite improved quality and more content, streaming television has yet to make it out of the study.

• The Technology newsbucket: Star Wars, XBox Live, Apple darts and more – Also in today’s Technology newsbucket: Amazon and AT&T branch out

• Guardian Viral Video Chart: Psychic Paul strikes again – We thought we’d celebrate the passing of this year’s World Cup with a special mention of Paul, our favourite wiggly mollusc

Show topics this week included spying on students, onLive, SeeSaw, BitTorrent legal fights, Chrome vs. Firefox, web browser choices in Windows, the cloud, its usefulness and Thing Of The Week

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RunKeeper Pro (£5.99) – For the past month and a half, I’ve entered into a fitness routine. A mixture of encouragement from friends and self-drive have helped me into a routine of two miles runs, three times a week and I simply would not have made it without RunKeeper. Being able to track my progress makes it a vasty more satisfying process, giving one tangible results for their efforts. The application does have the occasional problem of losing track of the users’ current location but apart from this, RunKeeper is the most useful and well-constructed application I have purchased. The Pro version brings iPod integration and audio updates into the equation, both of which help make running more enjoyable. Improving your fitness regime is one of the most common New Years’ Resolutions, so what better way to start than with RunKeeper. Check out my public profile to see my progress so far.

Facebook (Free) – From the outside world, it is easy to underestimate how important Facebook is those of my generation. Every social event I have attended over the past year has either been organised or advertised through Facebook. Photos are shared and tagged like no one’s business and communications between friends away from home has become much more frequent and consistent. Having the ability to access Facebook on the move makes life much easier too. The second iteration of the application gives users access to nearly every function of the full website – groups, pages, photos, status updates, wall posts, notifications – anything you’d like! The rumours of Facebook charging for use of their service continue but for the moment, the official Facebook application for iPhone is all you could want.

Simplenote (£1.19) – The built-in note application has several flaws, the most notable being you can not synchronise notes back to your desktop. Notes scribed on the phone become an untouchable island. For a small fee, Simplenote provides fast, clean, synchronised notes for iPhone. I truly love applications that fulfil tasks with simplicity and Simplenote is one of these. Combined with the web interface and JustNotes on the desktop, this solution makes up for Apple’s lack of a decent application.

Shazam (Free) – Although the free version no longer offers unlimited tagging, Shazam is one of those applications you can use to impress your friends with your iPhone. By simply pointing your device towards music, Shazam will almost certainly return the track details of what you are hearing. It is ideal for those moments in the pub when you hear that tune, but can not remember for the life of you what it is. Thanks to Shazam, I have tagged Material Girl, Why?, Paparazzi, Assassin Of Love, Turn On Tune In Cop Out, Pick A Bale Of Cotton and Smalltown Boy from concerts, shops, pubs and even the gym. Well worth an install, if not just to impress your friends.

Tube Deluxe (£0.59) – Although I do not reside in London or even the South of England, my trips to the big smoke become ever more frequent with each passing year. I decided to invest in Tube Deluxe to help navigate the convoluted underground railway network known as the London Underground. Tube Deluxe removes the needing for those pesky paper handouts, as the application will provide up-to-the-minute service information, location of your nearest station, route planning, an interactive version of the map you can browse through and station information. For the low cost, even occasional travellers will find it useful.

Honourable mentions must go to Dropbox (instant access to online file storage), Tweetie 2 (simply the best Twitter client around), eBay (trying to bid on a 1968 Hofner bass guitar in a nightclub sums it up) and Remote (for controlling your AirTunes or iTunes over wireless internet).

So that concludes my short list of recommended applications. There are a few games and a few utilities I could mention but it seems unnecessary. For any reader, all of these require a cursory glance to see whether their entertain your fancy.