My Favorite Android Market Apps

I’ve downloaded and installed numerous Android apps on my T-Mobile G1 since it arrived. There are several that I use several times daily, some that I use once a day or so, and a few that I don’t use much, but I like having them available. Here are my favorites with a short review:

1. Ring Control – This was the first app I installed. I am biased, a good friend of mine wrote it. It’s still one of the most useful Android Market apps.
2. Weather Channel – My current cable TV provider (AT&T UVerse) doesn’t supply the localized “Local on the 8′s” information from the Weather Channel. But, now I can just whip out the G1 and get more information without waiting 10 minutes. Very nice, my favorite app.
3. PAC-MAN by Namco – I was in high school when Asteroids arrived. I watched the rise and fall of the arcade era. This app is a faithful port of a classic, and it works well with the track ball.
4. Password Safe – It’s not as nice as eWallet on my Windows Mobile for Smartphone T-Mobile Dash. It works well, it’s secure, and it’s infinitely cheaper(free) than eWallet.
5. Quote Pro – Nice details, that are easy to get to.
6. Sky Map – Very cool use of the platform. It needs a setting to damp the movement, it can get jittery and not respond.
7. K-9 – An improvement over the default email app. Still not perfect, but better. We need an IMAP client that can set notifications when the screen is locked!
8. ConnectBot – On the rare occasions that I need to SSH into a server, and my laptop is miles away, this one works.

Ok, those are the ones I use regularly. This next list is those apps that are too new to have made the first string, or I just like having them around.

1. Handstand – Another app from my friend. I only installed it a couple of days ago. But, I have been using it more each day. This one will probably make the first string. It’s a good source of quick news.
2. handyCalc – I will always need to be able to do conversions and more advanced math functions. This one does it.
3. Life – What programmer hasn’t written at least one implementation of Life? My first one ran as a batch job with each iteration printed out on greenbar. This one is better.
4. Hold’em – I am a bad poker player, but I still like to play a quick hand or two online or against the computer, or phone.
5. ShopSavvy – Cool app. I have used it some, but not a lot.

Wow, that’s not even all of the apps. I guess there is a third list, apps I downloaded but have never used, but plan to someday.