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Today’s "What’s on My Phone" List
Jul 3rd
In February of 2006, I listed the timers that were current on my satellite TV PVR. It is interesting to see the programs I watched, especially since most of them are no longer being broadcast.
This fits into my general concept that even the most mundane aspects of life become noteworthy if enough time passes.
Discovering the contents of a time capsule, whether intended or not, can have a significant historical value. For example, I’ve only been the owner of an Android phone for a few weeks. Yet, I’ll take a moment to list of the apps on my phone right at this moment. I know things will change and the items will take on added interest when time give greater perspective. I will only list the icons on the phone’s 5 home pages. For example, you won’t find the Solitaire card game on this list although it’s loaded and accessible.
FREE GOOGLE OR ANDROID APPLICATIONS
Calendar – Tracks appointments.
Contacts – Syncs Gmail, Facebook, and Twitter apps.
Earth – The same as the PC version including Street View.
Gmail – My main mail client.
Goggles – Identifies products by using the camera.
Listen – Podcast collector via Google Reader.
Maps – Same as the PC version.
Messaging – To handle text messages.
My Tracks – Uses GPS to show routes travelled.
Navigation – Traditional GPS w/ Voice Turn by Turn
Shopper – Identify barcodes or logo online.
Sky Map – Shows what is in the night sky.
Translate – Speak English and translate to other languages.
Voice Dial – Just part of Android
FREE APPLICATIONS FROM OTHER COMPANIES
Advanced Kill – Saves battery by stopping apps.
Android Market – The official place to find apps.
Antivirus – Just to stay safe, I guess.
AppAware – Shows what apps other people are downloading.
Bump – Transfers business card info, by touching phones.
Calculator – Doh!
Camera – Also a part of Android. Should be above?
CBC Radio – Stream many stations live. Read news.
Currency – Finds XE.com exchange rates. Nifty!
Facebook – The offical Andoid app.
File Manager – See what’s on the SD card.
Foursquare – Location aware app. Say where one is.
GPS Status – Shows satellite reception.
IMDb – Customized for the small screen.
Movies – Similar to the one above but from Flixter.
mSpot – Keep 1600 songs online for free streaming.
News and Weather – Nothing special. Forecasts seem accurate.
OverDrive – Works with my library’s audio books.
Public Radio – Streams lots of NPR stations.
Shazam – Indentifies a song by listening to a sample. Magic!
StopWatch – As it says. I use at work.
Sweet Dreams – Turns off the phones functions at night.
Translink – Allows look up of local bus, SkyTrain schedules.
Twitter – The official Android app.
Voice Recorder – Good for making audio notes.
Weatherbug – Slick but too big. Can set multiple locations.
WiFinder – Helps choose wifi connections.
World Time – Shows time in chosen cities.
YouTube – Link to the mobile site. Android 2.2 does Flash.
Tools for Creating a Mobile Version of Your Site
Jun 17th
1. MoFuse (from $7.95 per month)
MoFuse is one of the most popular mobile website builders around, which is unsurprising considering its excellent customizability. Visit the MoFuse website, click “Launch a New Mobile Site”, choose a mobile domain and insert your URL. Next, click on “Add Elements” to add dynamic and static content to each page. Click on “Layout” to transfer elements to your live site, dragging and dropping them to create the optimal visual arrangement before, finally, previewing your new site using MoFuse’s emulator, which brings up a mobile phone screen on your computer’s monitor. For bloggers, MoFuse is completely free and even easier to set up.
2. Mippin (free)
Mippin is an absolutely fantastic tool for those who want to mobilize an RSS-driven site. It doesn’t offer the same level of customization as MoFuse, but it’s much quicker to use and the results look great, every time. What’s more, your site will be optimized to work on over 2,000 handsets and the service is completely free. It provides users with basic analytics in reports, as well as the ability to earn money through mobile advertising.
3. Mobilize by Mippin (free)
Mobilize by Mippin is a terrific WordPress plugin, which automatically displays your blog to mobile visitors from your normal URL. Once installed, everybody accessing your site from a mobile phone will be automatically redirected to the mobile version. Photos are scaled to fit the horizontal dimensions of a phone screen and videos are converted to the 3GP format, commonly used on most 3G, 2G and even 4G phones.
4. Wirenode (free basic package)
At last count, 31,912 websites had been optimized for mobile phones using Wirenode, a tool which lacks the customization potential of MoFuse, but offers slightly more in this regard than Mippin. From Wirenode’s dashboard, users can configure their domain name, upload pictures, track visitors and page views and preview their site on an emulated phone. Wirenode’s simple Editor interface lets users personalize their mobile site with colors and images, and create, edit, rearrange and delete individual pages.
5. 2ergo (contact for a quote)
2ergo has mobilized huge organizations like Rightmove and The National Guard, creating mobile-friendly websites for them which look great and load quickly. 2ergo’s customers can choose to use the self-service mobile publishing and content management tool, Mobile Site Builder, or let 2ergo design a custom site especially for them. The latter, obviously, is the more expensive option of the two. 2ergo’s service includes automatic device and carrier detection, data capture and collection forms, an integrated ad service platform, real-time tracking and top-notch technical support.
6. Zinadoo (free)
Zinadoo is a really slick, free tool, which lets users build a mobile site quickly and easily. Users can make the most of Zinadoo’s web and mobile widgets, as well as its text and email services, to promote their site to an online and offline community. Furthermore, they can optimize their site for Google Mobile with keywords and tags, and upload videos using Zinadoo’s Mobile Video. As if that wasn’t enough, users can also gain access to Zinadoo’s online Business Directory and Mobiseer, a Web 2.0 service for organizing, tagging, sharing and managing favorite mobile sites.
7. Winksite (free)
Winksite is an excellent W3C mobileOK and .mobi standards-compliant mobile website builder which focuses heavily on the community element of website promotion and social interaction. It’s packed full of mobile-community-type features like forums, chat and polls. Users can use Winksite to create their own mobile portal for communicating with friends, sharing feeds and favorites. Users can also divert all of their texts, emails and Twitter messages to one mobile destination which people can interact with.
8. MobiSiteGalore (starts at $7.99)
MobiSiteGalore offers a mobile website builder, which can be used just as easily from a mobile phone as a computer. Its Quick Start Wizard, accompanied throughout by Help Movies, makes setting up a mobile website incredibly easy. Once you’ve added pages, chosen a color scheme, added content and checked your new site for compliance with ready.mobi standards, you can add items to your new site from the Goodies List. Goodies include click-to-call, add to phone book, Google search and links to PayPal.
9. mobiReady (free)
You can’t build a mobile site using mobiReady. What you can do, however, is test your existing site for mobile usability. Enter your URL and press “Go” to get free reports, detailing how well your site displays on mobiles and any potential problem areas. You’re even given information regarding how much people in different parts of the world are charged to view your site.
10. Google Mobile Optimizer (free)
Google Mobile Optimizer is the quickest possible means of transforming your website into one suitable for mobile user consumption. Navigate your way to google.com/gwt/n, enter a site URL and a lightweight version will appear, without headers, ads or images. It’s completely un-customizable and renders a minority of websites useless, but it’s a very useful bookmark for your phone.
Protecting Your Family with Android Spy Software
Apr 14th
If you think Android spy software is something that only secret agents like James Bond use, think again.
Android spy software is sold commercially and is available to everyone who wants to buy it. It is not used by secret agents or anything like that. In fact, a big part of the people that buy Android spy software are parents who want to keep an eye on their children and want to keep them from harm.
The Android spy software has several features that come very handy in situations that are common when dealing with teenagers.
For example, teenagers like to go out and arrive much later than they should without notifying their parents. If this situation has ever happened to you, you know how bad it feels. You tend to worry and think about all the horrible things that could happen (this is made worse if you watch the news on a frequent basis) and you feel a hole in your stomach. Of course, you could call and find out where your child is, but teenagers aren’t the most responsible or conscious type of people. They will often put their mobiles on silence in class and forget to turn it off. Or they might see it’s a call from mom or dad and decide to answer later. And that “later” is forgotten quickly, of course. Worse, if your child sees that it’s a call from you and he or she might decide to ignore it on purpose.
In those cases, the Android spy software can let you know where your child is by just opening the spy software web page and logging in. Depending on the location of the phone, you can pretty much imagine what your child is doing (if he or she is at the movies, chances are he or she is skipping classes and wants to hide it from you).
Other common situation is when teenagers get moody. They lose their appetite, stop doing activities they like, get angry very easily, and want to be left alone in their rooms all the time. It is very hard to know if the child is just being a teenager, going through his or her first broken heart, or in a dangerous situation, like being in drugs, pregnant, or bullied at school. With the spy software a parent can take a look at the text messages of the child’s cell phone and see what is going on. After all, the cell phone technically belongs to the parent because he or she paid for it.
So, as you see, spy software can be used to protect your young ones.
First Android TV is launched in Germany
Apr 7th
If you are from Germany i have a good news for you that First Ever Android TV is been Launched in Germany last month. The Company that has launched the TV is Swedish and known as Lava. The name of the TV is kept Scandinavia and its available in Screen size of 42 Inches, 74 Inches and 55 Inches.
The Resolution of the TV is really amazing 1080p. TV TV is having Processor of 833 Mhz. Many Web applications such as Youtube app, Facebook app are already installed on the TV. The Price of the the TV is $ 2300. watching the Sports, News, Movies, Cartoons on it is really an amazing Experience. I hope that my post was useful for all the readers.
Over 1750 Free Custom Icons For Download
Mar 20th
Sick and tired of getting custom icons only to have to “settle” for some icon that doesn’t really match what you were looking for but that’s all that’s available? No longer! Simply post the app you need and I will include it in my icon packs. Now you will never have to settle for the wrong icon ever again! I can also come up with new backgrounds/styles, just give me your suggestions! All icons are labeled by their program as well. So no more cryptic, unorganized icons. Looking for an icon for a phone, for example? Guess what? It’s called “phone”, not “a342907″. 
If you see a /2/3 it means you have several options for that particular icon.
As usual, all I ask is that you check out my blog or link people to my blog (trying to build up traffic there): http://Droid-Does.Blogspot.Com
Here are some examples (the smoked glass icons do not have a white background, this was added to make it easier to see):
Carbon – Carbon/Gold – Blue – Black – Black/Gold – Red – Orange – Pink – Gold – Smoked
To install:
1. Unzip icons into a folder called “Icons” on your SD card.
2. Download Bettercut for 2.99 on the Market.
3. Open Bettercut, choose “Edit Shortcut”
4. Pick the shortcut you want to choose
5. Click “Change Icon”
6. Choose PICK PICTURE (not icon pack)
7. Find the photo, select it then hit create
Version History:
v1.0 – Advanced Task Killer, Advanced Task Manager, Alarm, Aloqa, Amazon, Apps, Astro File Manager, Barcode Scanner, Bluetooth, Browser/2/3, BT File Xfer, Calculator, Calendar/2, Camera, ChompSMS, Clock/2, Drocap2, eBay, Email, Entertainment, Facebook, FeedR, Flight Director, FML, GMail/2, Google Maps, Google Sky Maps, Google Talk/2, Google Voice/2, Handcent, Homerun Battle 3D, iHeartRadio, K-9 Email, Locale, Mabilo, Market/2, Metamorph, Music/2, Myspace, Pandora, Phone/2, PhoneMyPC, Photoshop Mobile, PicSayPro, Profiles, Quickdial, Quicksettings, Remote Desktop, Robo Defense, Root Explorer, SetCPU, Settings/2, Shazam, Shop Savvy, Solitaire, Tapatalk, Terminal Emulator, Titanium Backup, Touiteur, Voice Dialer, Where!, WiFi, Wireless Tether, Youtube … color in Red, Blue, Black
v1.1 – Bank of America, Ringo Pro, Contacts, Sports Tap, xScope, Epocrates, Bloo, Touchdown (will upload soon) … added color Carbon.
v1.2 – Tweetcast, TripIt, Tag Reader, Shopper, Uninstaller, Key Ring, Gem Miner, Email/2/3, News, Weather Channel, Weather (generic), Movies, BatteryLeft, Bettercut, Colorix, Dock Runner, Google Goggles, Meridian Media Player, TempMonitor, Pure Calendar, Visual Voicemail, Tower Raiders, Zedge, Contacts/2/3, Tip Calculator, NPR News, Yelp, Google Earth, Layar, Opera Mini, Gallery/2/3, Calendar/3, Sega Genesis, Nintendo, Aim, Music (folder), Movies (folder), Pictures (folder), Tools, Multimedia, eBuddy, YouMail, NRU by Zagat
v1.3 – Smoked Glass icons
v1.4 – Droid Light, Astrid, Google Finance, LED Hack, Places Directory, Quick Boot, Quick Pedia, Quick System Info, BBC News, Brightness, Yellow Pages, Wiki Mobile, SpeedX3d, Slacker, Jewel Lust, Shoot U, Live Scores, Golf Channel, Gigbox, Phone/3/4/5/6, News Room, Evernote, USA Today
v1.5 – Blank template, Urban Spoon, Geodelic, Cardio Trainer, Tv.com, My Verizon, Minesweeper, Yahtzee, CopyCat, USB, Battery
v1.6 - Gameboid, Xbox/2, Penn State, FriendRing, MLB, NBA
v2.0 – Pink/Orange/Gold/Gold w/Carbon/Gold w/Black icons
Download link for ALL icons v2.0 is here. Always check the version before you download to make sure I am not in the process of editing the first post I had to make it one file because I can only attach five files at a time and the max file size is like 10mb and the file size is around 12mb total. Each color has all 177 icons.
The 13 Android Apps I Use
Feb 10th
dealnews is celebrating its 13th year of existence this year! So, I’ve been trying to think of “13 best…” lists to honor the occasion. Since I’ve started using the Motorola DROID a couple weeks ago (full disclosure, it’s a loaner from Verizon) I thought I could put together a “13 Best Android Apps” list.
However, after counting up all the apps I’ve installed since getting the device, I realized I only HAVE 13 apps. (Not including the ones that came pre-installed, of course – those don’t count.)
So, here it is! My list of “The 13 Android Apps I Use”:
Twidroid (free version)
Do you twitter? Of course you do. Then you’ll want Twidroid. I fell in love with it at CES when I needed to post updates, pictures, and video ASAP. With Twidroid, on-the-fly posting is a snap.
You get even more features with the PRO version – multiple accounts, etc – that you probably don’t need but might want. (In fact, I like it so much that when they pry this DROID out of my hands, and I get my own unit, I’m thinking of even buying the PRO version.)
Google Voice
Have a Google Voice number? Yeah, I didn’t see a need for it, either, until I started switching phones frequently. Because I didn’t want to send out number-change emails every couple months, I started using my Google Voice number exclusively – forwarding the number to whatever phone I was using.
To avoid further confusing people, I loaded up this app so that when I made a call from my phone, it would automatically route the call through my Google Voice number – no fuss, no muss! But it also gives you visual voicemail (something Verizon has the audacity to CHARGE for) and collects SMS messages into “threads”.
Movies by Flixster
Do you like movies? Do you like receiving more information about films than you care to ever read? Then Movies is the information overload you require. It aggregates showtimes, reviews (from RottenTomatos.com), DVD information, trailers, photos, and personal ratings all in one place.
My favorite use of it is to mark movies as “want to see” in the ratings, so that I have a list of films that I can refer to when I find myself – once again – in Blockbuster (HA! yeah right!) staring at all the movies and thinking, “Now WHAT did I want to see?!”
Cons: You can’t buy tickets through the app. Also, it doesn’t keep you logged in between sessions (Though I wrote to Flixster and they swear they’re working on it.)
Egg Timer
You know when you’re baking a cake and you set your mechanical counter-top timer for 45 minutes, only to come back in an hour and realize the blasted thing stopped ticking and your cake is now more akin to a charcoal briquette? Well, after the last time that happened to me, I decided to go the nerd-route and find an “app for that” (TM) (ooh, am I allowed to say that when referring to Android Apps? I bet I’ll get a C&D letter!)
I found Egg Timer – a handy, no-frills count-down app. It lets you select from a bunch of pre-set times and it starts to count down. When the time is up, an alarm goes off. Pretty self-explanatory. OH! It also runs in the background (so I guess you could check your Facebook profile without putting your muffins at risk) and even goes off if your phone is asleep, too.
Facebook
Let me be absolutely honest: I don’t like Facebook… but I DO love seeing if I’ve written anything funny enough to get a “thumbs up” or a comment. This app is the best way for me to stroke my ego on the go. Seriously. That is ALL I use it for.
SportsTap
This is another “more information that you care about” app, but the stuff I DO care about is in there, too. ok, so, SportsTap let’s you see scores, player information, stats, stats, and more stats, and news feeds for teams in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, NCAA as well as Golf, tennis, futbol, and more. And right now, it also have oodles of info on the Olympics… er… yay?
So, you can use it to follow you teams as closely as you desire. But, for me, the best part is the desktop widget – which lets you quickly glance at the score of an in-progress game, without having to constantly reload the mobile version of a team’s website.
Bubble
Who doesn’t need a bubble level? C’mon! You can’t tell me you’ve NEVER looked at something and thought, “I wonder if that’s even?”!
This one is cool because it has horizontal, vertical, and planar levels – which all appear auto-magically, depending on the orientation of your phone. You’ll never wonder about the crookedness of your tables again.
Fandango
Not as info-loaded as Movies by Flixster, but it does allow you to make in-app ticket purchases. So, if I’m just looking up information about a movie, I use Movies by Flixster, but if I’ve going to buy tickets, I use Fandango. I know, its terrible. We need one app to rule them all.
PicSay (free version)
The best image-manipulation app I’ve seen. It’s easy to use and, even in the non-paid version, has so much to play with. With it, you can add text, effects, even “props” to images. My favorite: Adding word balloons to photos to make people say “hilarious” things!
Yes. Yes, I AM five years old.
Listen
I’ll admit, I downloaded this one to give me a 13th app. Not much sense having TWELVE apps in a list that is supposed to contain THIRTEEN, is there?
But I HEAR it’s great and that it does all KINDS of things … like … umm … subscribing and playing back podcasts. So that’s cool. I mean, I have a Zune for that, but, you know … whatever.
Google Sky Map
This one is PURE gimmick – but a cool gimmick. Load it up and point your phone at the sky (preferably at night). Using geo- and orientation-based information, your phone turns into a real-time star guide. Point it at the heavens and it’ll tell you what you’re looking at. “OH!” you’ll say, “That’s the MOON, is it?!” (Or, if you live in New York, like I do, you’ll say, “OH! There are STARS up there behind all those clouds / smog / light pollution?!”)
Barcode Scanner
<-- See those things? They're called QR codes. They are like the barcodes you find on books, DVDs, chainsaws, children's toys, etc. Except that they're cooler. They're actually links to online content. True Story. To use them, you have to get a program like Barcode Scanner. Load it up and point it at that there QR code, and your phone will magically take you to a place on the web, load up contact information, or bring you to the Android app store (like all the ones in this post will).
Got an Android App YOU love? Post it in the comments, won’t you?
Android App Must Haves
Jan 24th
I’ve been playing around on my phone (a Motorola Cliq powered by Google) a lot lately trying to find apps that I love and various new things to try out. Thus, I’ve decided to post some of my app findings. The following are some apps that I love and think no Android user should go without: (the best part is that they are all free!)
Mobile Defense:
This app is an absolute must have for anyone with an android phone. It works similar to lowjack for cars, but its for your phone! Once you download the app you will need to register on the phone, then finish the registration process online. This program will link your phone to the website allowing you to find your phone no matter where it is. If you leave GPS on constantly you can locate your phone within a 3ft range, if not the program will use local cell towers to triangulate your signal and give you a good idea of where the phone might be. The website also allows you to turn your phone off or lock the phone completely. This helps to keep all that secret information on your phone out of prying eyes. Best of all, the app does not show up on your phone (in your menu) so no one will know you’re protected or be able to deactivate the service from the phone itself. If you’re the type that loses your phone regularly or are deathly afraid of people getting a hold of your secret formula for the next big thing, then this is the app for you.
Aloqa:
I’ve tried a lot of the “find places around you” applications and have never really used any of them because they didn’t have the functionality that I was looking for. Now I’ve finally found one that I like. Aloqa has channels that allow you to look up exactly what you want. There are preset channels that you can choose to show such as food, theatre, nightlife, movies, ATMs, gas stations, hospitals and much more. On top of choosing from the various presets, you can create your own channels of items you want to search for, or simply search the surrounding area for what you want. The application will continually update information based on a 15-20 mile radius around you. You can set the app to update in the background, buzz the phone when something new appears, or ring for new items. These settings can be changed for each individual channel so if you can have the movies ring your phone, the gas stations buzz you, and the nightlife simply update in the background. Whatever your tastes are, this application has something for you.
Astrid:
One thing I dislike about google is the lack of a good task manager. Astrid helps with this problem. Astrid allows you to enter tasks, set deadlines, track how much time a task takes, set alarms and reminders, and do just about anything you need in order to make sure you to do list gets done. The thing I like most about this application is that Astrid gives you a nice little widget that can be displayed on your home screen allowing you to constantly have a visual reminder of those upcoming tasks you need to deal with. Now if only I could get Astrid to do the dishes and send the bills too.
Task Panel:
I love that Android allows you to run multiple apps at once. This features makes it easy to switch back and forth between im’s, text messages, calendar viewings, and back again. However, having all of those apps running at once can be a real strain on your battery. That’s where task panel comes in handy. Task Panel will give you a comprehensive view of all the applications running on your phone at any given time. You can stop an application by clicking on it or kill all applications by hitting one simple button. There are two features that made me choose task panel over other similar apps. First off, you can create an ignore list so that every time you hit that kill all button programs on your ignore list will stay going. No more accidentally turning off important features you want running. Second, task panel has an auto kill feature. You can create a list of programs that you want the application to automatically kill as soon as your phone goes into sleep mode. This allows you to spare more battery life without having to consciously go in and kill everything every time. Task panel also gives you a choice of two separate widgets for your home screen: there is a single button that kills all apps when you press it as well as a 4X1 box that updates you with the amount of memory you have free on your phone at any given moment.
Quick Uninstaller:
This program is a god send. I’ve noticed that deleting apps using the marketplace doesn’t always uninstall them completely and you have to jump through so many hoops (well…menus) in order to get to the uninstall screen. This application makes the process so much easier. You simply open the app, sort the programs by alphabet, size, or date, and then select the program you want to uninstall. The menu looks similar to the normal google menu using the same icons for the programs. The program also gives you a nice little notice if you are trying to delete a program that came with your phone so that you won’t be getting rid of those important core apps that you can’t really get back.
Shazam:
If you’re like me and have a really hard time identifying songs and artists, then this app is really going to help out. All you have to do is let the app listen to the song, process the information, and it will spit out the artist, song title, album, and other information about the song in question. No longer will you have to rack your brain to find out the song that’s playing at the restaurant or figure out what all those unlabeled tracks in your itunes are. Just use Shazam!
Other fun apps that aren’t crucial, but fun anyways:
Snake Extreme
Zombie, Run
FarmFrenzy
Bebbled
FourSquare
Backgrounds
Movies (by Flixter)
Phoneflix (Netflix)
ShopSavvy
My Coupons
Movies Android App
Jan 16th
I used the Movies app on Android for the first time recently. I have got to say, it is super-convenient. It was pretty much effortless. I would go so far as to say it was as convenient, maybe better, than using a full-size computer. That’s not something I could say for very many use cases. Now if only there were a Blockbuster app.
My List of Favorite Android Apps
Jan 12th
So, as I promised, I’m writing a post about my favorite android apps. It’s taken a while because I had to work on the photo post first. But here goes! Oh, and I’ve included links to the websites for the apps, if they were easy to find!
There are about 20, and they are all free apps, as I’ve only been willing to buy one app so far and that was the SNEsoid, a SNES Emulator, so I could play Final Fantasy III on my phone 
First on the list is PandaHome. I recently discovered this one and I love it! It’s a replacement for the home screen, allows you to have more than 3 and some of the themes have cute customization stuff that go with. It also cycles through so if you get to the end of the list of home screens, it starts at the beginning. But my absolutely most favoritest part is the docking bars! Really, I’m fine with 3 home screens and don’t need more (though I take advantage of them using Panda) if I could just get a docking program that went with the home screen I’d be happy, though the themes can still be pretty cool. But the docking bars are awesome! There is one on each side so I’ve set one with the main programs such as the camera, messaging, phone and things like that and then I’ve made the other one my speed dial list! lol. I love it! So much easier than going into the program and hunting for a name or a picture!
It’s after Christmas now but this one still bears mentioning for next year, Santa Live. It plays a new video clip of Santa every day and stores the list so you can watch them over and over. I don’t know how many hours the girls were entertained this month by watching little clips of Santa! There are a variety of other kid’s programs the girls really enjoy but this one tops the list!
Tied for third are two programs that I really like, one is Color Note, which gives you the option to “apply” colored sticky notes to your homescreen, and the other one is OI Shopping List, which I use for more than just shopping lists. I had been using the Color Note for shopping lists but with this one you can set it to look like a notepad with writing and when you click on it, it crosses it off I love that!
My favorite book reader so far is Aldiko. I love that it keeps your place in the book, even if you switch in between books, as long as it’s left on your currently reading list, it keeps track of your last spot. It also pulls from a list of free books at feedbooks.com It reads epub files so any you own you can put on the phone and import them into the program. It also has a day and night mode that makes it nice.
Next on my list of favorites is Astro File Manager. Android itself doesn’t have a file manager program and Astro, while it’s the only one I’ve tried out, works great for browsing through the fires and copying and pasting and moving files.
I don’t particularly care for the standard android calendar widget. I solved that with CalWidget. It’s a great Calendar Widget program that pulls from your google calendar and the calendar on your phone (just like the standard one) only it’s a lot more customizable and show more information. That’s one of the great things about android. It’s so customizable. Don’t like something? Replace it with something else!
My next favorite is a to-do list program. Can you tell what I use my phone for a lot? lol. It’s called Astrid and it’s a great program. Easy to use and great for a visual reminder. I use the widget to see at a glance what I need to get done.
Another program I like, though I haven’t used much is Shop Savvy. You can scan barcodes of things you’re looking at to buy and it tells you wher the best price is and how much it is. It can be quite fun to use!
Digital Recipe Sidekick is one that I like to store recipes in. I downloaded two others and this is the one I ended up liking the most. I don’t really have much to say about it other than it works great and is relatively easy to input and find your recipes and that’s just what I was looking for!
I’ve downloaded the official TV Guide app and another TV Guide but the one I have liked the most is USA TV Guide. Though you’re suppose to be able to set your favorite channels and I haven’t figured out how to do that yet. The official TV Guide was a pretty nice program but I didn’t like the ads that popped up on start up. They were annoying and it didn’t seem quite as user friendly. The other one that I’d downloaded didn’t navigate well and I just had issues using it where the USA TV Guide (I love the big screen tv icon hee hee) has just seemed the most user friendly and easiest to use.
Next on the list is Where’s My Droid? There was another program I tried the free version of, but it was a pain. This one on the other hand, the free version is great! And such a must-have for those of us who easily misplace our phones! What it does, is if you can’t find your phone, you send a text message with a certain phrase and it turns the volume all the way up and the alarm on. (even from silent mode!). MUST HAVE!
This one is mostly just cuz. I always wondered how congested our wifi setting was. Wifi Analyzer lets you find out! It shows you how many are using that channel and the other channels so you can change your wifi channel setting to one with fewer users. Just cool.
I don’t really have any complaints as far as the stock android browser goes, except that I never found a way to go forwards after you’d gone back a page. Well, I figured out how to do that with Dolphin Browser and not only that but it’s got the pinch-zoom. Though to be completely honest, I’m not sure I actually like the pinch-zoom. Ah well, I’ve actually downloaded one called X-Scope Lite to try out to see if I like it better.
This one is for anyone who owns a droid, and hasn’t bought the $30 multimedia dock. It’s called Dock Runner and it puts you into the mulitmedia dock mode. Honestly I haven’t used it much because even though it dims a lot at night, my husband prefers complete darkness to fall asleep and it’s too bright for him.
Here’s another I haven’t got to use much but want to try out! Locale makes it so you can set your phone to specific settings depending on your location. It reads the location and then does all the changes for you. Next time I go to the movies I’ve got to change it to those settings!
Another just for fun app, though I could see being useful at times is Fake-A-Call. It allows you to set it to a certain time or time interval (like 5 mins) to pop-up saying you have a call. No more trying to get it to ring on your own. The screen even pops up as if you were getting a call and you can set it to say who’s calling! Very devious 
Photoburst is picture/media viewer that has the slide motion. Unfortunately the stock gallery viewer doesn’t 
I’m not sure how much I really care for photoburst but it’s the best one I’ve found with the slide so for now, it’s here to stay.
I LOVE tv. I do, it’s a terrible, terrible flaw I have And I LOVE the website fancast.com. But it requires flash to watch tv on it Well, I found the program tv.com and it’s got tv episodes to watch on your phone! Unfortunately it only had one that I like to watch (Medium) so it wasn’t worth the space it was taking up to me, but it DID have a lot of other shows as well so for you other tv lovers out there, this is an app for you.
Last on the list is one I just barely found (this ones for you Sam!) called Ambling Book Player. I’ve got the lite version cuz it’s all I’ve needed so far and the full version is a little bit pricey, but still tempting. Oh, what does it do? It’s an ebook reader, only it reads the book to you Sam had recently asked me if there was one and I didn’t know of any then so I had to try it out when I found it. So, the other day I LISTENED to Pride and Prejudice It was pretty cool!
Well, there you have it. Currently, my favorite 20 apps on android. Ask me again some time, with how frequently new apps are coming out, the list may change!