Dave Bacon，一位搞量子计算的老 blogger，SciRate 的制作者，最近又鼓捣出一个 iPhone App 来。名字叫 arXiview，就是 arXiv 阅读器，有 iPhone 的童鞋不妨玩玩。我没有 iPhone，只想说声太酷了。

有哪些特别的功能呢？

* Browsing arXiv categories by date. Keep up to date not just on the latest days posting, but postings from the last week or any date you wish. The first iPhone arxiv browser to offer full date browsing.
* Search the arXiv by author, title, full text, with and without restrictions to specific categories of the arXiv.
* Save preprints to your iPhone for later, offline browsing. Organize your offline readings in self-named folders.
* Email yourself or others preprint information for later reference.
* Read PDFs in both landscape and portrait mode.
* Arrange arXiv categories and subcategories in an order of your preference, for quick access.

据说 iTunes App store 上除此之外已经有两个 arXiv 阅读器了。

关于写这个应用程序的来由，以他一惯的风格，说得很幽默。他说，9 个月前他决定找个 tenure track 教职，正好碰上经济危机，给他带来很大的压力。那么，在这样的状态下，一个计算机科学／物理 research professor 做什么呢？那就是写个 iPhone App。有比学 C 语言、写 iPhone App 更好的摆脱焦虑的办法么？

Dave 确实在找教职，zqyin 还听了他的报告，不知道成功没有。