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Sep 16

My Current Android App Inventory

Posted on Wednesday, September 16, 2009 in T-Mobile, android, g1, mobile life, mobile phones, phones

So, what I’m using lately?

After a brief time using the new Work Email for Exchange email, I went back to K-9 Mail. It does IMAP well, it has a good feature set, It keeps my email in sync with Exchange (which Work Email didn’t do frequently), and it’s free. If you have to do Exchange, do it with K-9.

I keep going back to the Weather Channel app. I’ve tried WeatherBug, Accuweather, etc. But, the Weather Channel app works the best. However, it now features adMob ads at the bottom. It doesn’t help performance.

I still use Greed regularly. I still like it. And the price has gone down, so it’s an even better deal.

Locale still works well for managing my ringer volume, etc. depending on my location. It’s a little funky to set up, but it works well when you figure it out.

I’ve been using AppManager and TasKiller for a few weeks, and I like both. I recommend both apps.

OI Safe still has custody of my passwords, but I’m looking at alternatives.

T-Mobile MyAccount is an app I don’t use a lot, but I like having it.

I’ve been using the new FaceBook app. I’m not much of a FaceBook user, and it works well enough for me. I’ve tried several Twitter clients. Twitdroid and TritterRide were on my phone for a while. But, as little as I use Twitter, I found it was easier to just put a bookmark on my home page and use the web site directly.

And lastly, Mobile Defense by Neevo. I like this app so far. I’m looking forward to the backup option and remote wipe. For free, it’s a start.

Probably the thing I use the most is the Cyanogen ROM image. It brings the MyTouch apps to the G1, including the very nice power control widget. Along with the CM Updater, it was worth the upgrade.

Oh, and I can’t forget the Retro Clock and Retro Date widgets. They bring back that 1978 vintage “digital clock” look. If only I could get that annoying “bleat” alarm sound for my phones alarm…

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Dec 15

My Favorite Android Market Apps

Posted on Monday, December 15, 2008 in T-Mobile, android, g1, mobile life, mobile phones, phones

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.

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