I worked with Dave Howell for years at Apple, and he left a few months before I did. He was always a very smart guy, and I’m really pleased to see that the startup he founded, Avatron Software, just released a chart-topping iPhone app. It’s currently at number 1 on the free chart, but in a week the trial will end and it will become a commercial application. Download it here:

http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=289943355&mt=8

It’s a simple but brilliant tool, that lets you wirelessly use your iPhone as a file server. It’s the best sort of third-party extension, adding a whole lot of value. Dave was in charge of our third-party APIs in the video world at Apple, so it’s fun to see him succeeding so well on the other side of the fence.