Must have Android apps
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesI don't have an Android phone, but I saved this in del.icio.us just the other day: Top 25 Android apps: The best of the best[^] HTH :)
Cheers, विक्रम (Got my troika of CCCs!) After all is said and done, much is said and little is done.
-
That's a great list, man - thanks! I wouldn't have figured that they didn't include stuff like a task killer, file manager, etc. Of course, I'm a smart phone newbie, which is why I asked.
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesChristopher Duncan wrote:
didn't include stuff like a task killer
Actually, my bad on that one. You can stop an app if you go into settings>applications>click particular app>click to stop it, but that's not very convenient if you have used a bunch of apps and want to kill them after you're done with them.
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesAs above, Advanced Task Killer is a nice one to have, extended the battery time on my evo quite a bit. Below are others I use that are all free or have a free version. 3Banana - Note program that allows you to tag your notes in categories '#category' style as well as mark them private. Barcode Scanner - Use it to transfer pages/links to apps/contacts with friends that use Android by creating a 2D barcode. Bartender - I am the designated mixer when friends and I get together. Bubble - Bubble level, useful for hanging things so the GF can tell me they aren't straight anyway. Bump - Okay, I got this jokingly, your phone has to have a solid connection, but it handles transferring data very smoothly otherwise. Wish it could use wifi/bluetooth. Dolphin Browser HD - I prefer this to Opera Bookmarks to SD - In combination with Dolphin, backs up your bookmarks to your SD card Gigbox - Keeps track of up to 50 bands and lets you know when they will have a gig in your predefined distance. Goggles - Uses your camera to take a picture and Google search based on it. Useful for well known items, doesn't work for everything. Google Translate - Translation program, useful for when I forget a word in Spanish, usually accurate Grocery IQ - Lets you sync grocery list between phones, could use a few tweaks such as using the barcode scanner Howcast - 'How to' video service, sometimes it is easier to show someone how to do something than explain it. Kindle/Nook - Your choice, supposedly integrates with your device so you can read in either place. Listen - Podcasts Movies - Uses rotten tomatoes for movie reviews and works with Google Maps to find theaters and showtimes and if the theater allows it, even buy tickets Pandora/Slacker Radio - I like Slacker as it allows my stations to have a bit more customization on the station level. PDF Viewer - No explanation required Shazam - Listens to music, tries to figure out what song it is. Doesn't work with humming a tune, doesn't work with more obscure stuff either. ShopSavvy - Kind of like Barcode scanner, but when scanning, it searches the net and your surrounding area for prices of said item. Supposedly will search with pictures as well but I haven't tried that. Speed Test - Speedtest.net's upload/download speed test Sweet Dreams - Allows you to have the phone automatically turn off ringer/change to vibrate/change volume at
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesShop Savvy - online price comparison tool etc..
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesIf you're into the tech blogs, Gizmodo has a weekly (I believe) top apps list for both IPhone and Android. I've found a couple of great apps there. They give a pretty good summary of what the app does, why its awesome, and how much it costs, if applicable. Also, they've been doing it for a while now so you probably have maybe half a years worth of apps check out.
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesI've on;y had mine for a couple of weeks but have downloaded the following: eBay Unit Converter Currency Converter BBC News WeatherPro Shazam Guitar : Solo Lite (guitar sim) Advanced Task Killer Sky+ (allows me to remote record TV shows) SDrescan (rescans the SD card and updates media content - can be useful if you mess with album art, etc.) Catch That Bus UK (bus timetables, uses GPS) FBReader (used to read Project Gutenberg books) Digg Kindle for Android Google Sky Map Guitar Chords Lite Google Shopper Barcode Scanner Daily Dilbert Sky News WeatherBug IMDB ColorNote Notepad Compass Tuner - gStrings (guitar tuner) Sudoku Free National Rail (UK rail timetables, updated live, worth every penny of the £5 it cost.) Solitaire Google Maps Spotify
-
Lemme know how the phone goes. I could be in the market for a new one ;)
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Lemme know how the phone goes.
Okay this has to be a first! Since when have we started taking phone buying advice from Chris Duncan? :-D
Regards, Nish
Blog: blog.voidnish.com
-
Ended up deciding on a subsidized Android Captivate due to price, availability from AT&T, etc. Probably pick it up in a few days. I'll wait on the iPod Touch until Apple's September announcements to see if the new version will have Facetime or anything else compelling. So, now that I'm in the wonderful world of Android, I thought I'd see what you guys thought were the coolest apps, paid or free. I don't play games, so we can rule that segment out. Other than that, what's the gotta have stuff, and how much does it cost if it ain't free? And yes, feel free to shamelessly plug any Android apps you may have written while you're at it. :-D
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting ServicesLinks don't work yet. http://home.comcast.net/~babdulbaki/android_bms.html[^]
-
Chris Maunder wrote:
Lemme know how the phone goes.
Okay this has to be a first! Since when have we started taking phone buying advice from Chris Duncan? :-D
Regards, Nish
Blog: blog.voidnish.com
Somebody slap me.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
-
Chris Maunder wrote:
Lemme know how the phone goes.
Okay this has to be a first! Since when have we started taking phone buying advice from Chris Duncan? :-D
Regards, Nish
Blog: blog.voidnish.com
Don't you have an Android app you should be writing or something? ;P
Christopher Duncan
www.PracticalUSA.com
Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes
Copywriting Services -
Advanced Task Killer - strangely there is no native way to kill an app on android, at least not that I could find ASTRO file manager - lame that Android OS doesn't have file manager by default handyCalc - very handy, especially unit conversion, much better than built in calculator MissedCall - if your phone is stupid and doesn't flash light on missed call, etc Opera Mini - if you want to Timeriffic - lets you automatically set profiles based on time of day. There is another app which sets profiles based on your GPS location, but that requires GPS turned on which is additional drain on the battery
Task killers in Android are unnecessary, aside from the fact that Android manages them pretty well, there is a built in manual task killer. Menu->Settings->Applications->Running Services
He who makes a beast out of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man.