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I've got a task killer installed but after spending a month or so routinely killing background processes, I've given it up. Why? Android 2.1 (at least, if not previous versions) neatly pauses whatever is in the background anyway and I'm not seeing much, if any, difference in battery life with or without manually killing tasks. Diagnostically it's a nice to have but it's not a must-have, IMO.
I may be wrong, too, but doesn't Goggles do barcode scanning as well? And Sky Map is interesting but hardly a must-have, unless you're truly geeking out over constellations every night. I'd replace some of these items with apps like Lookout (antivirus, backup, device location via web interface), KeePassDroid (storing the KeePass DB in DropBox is hugely useful), and some system monitoring tools like 3G Watchdog and BatteryLife that you can add as widgets.
I may be wrong, too, but doesn't Goggles do barcode scanning as well? And Sky Map is interesting but hardly a must-have, unless you're truly geeking out over constellations every night. I'd replace some of these items with apps like Lookout (antivirus, backup, device location via web interface), KeePassDroid (storing the KeePass DB in DropBox is hugely useful), and some system monitoring tools like 3G Watchdog and BatteryLife that you can add as widgets.
Where is a great app that you left out. And ShopSavvy is a good barcode scan app. I use it to find a products via web or retail store. It even shows you which store is closest to you by linking with Google Maps. Very helpful.
But my favorite time waster app is The Schwartz Unsheathed. Kids like to play with that, alot!
But my favorite time waster app is The Schwartz Unsheathed. Kids like to play with that, alot!
This one turns your phone into a very good GPS tracking device for golfers. It shows you your current distance from various points on the course, superimposed over a satellite map image. Thousands of course have already been mapped, but it's also easy to create your own.
In the Market, I cannot find an app named "Places Directory".
When I search, I'm offered options like "place directory", "places dir", "places directory google" and others. But none of the options provides an application called "Places Directory" and none of the likely candidates have a description which leads me to believe that it is the app described in this article.
When I search, I'm offered options like "place directory", "places dir", "places directory google" and others. But none of the options provides an application called "Places Directory" and none of the likely candidates have a description which leads me to believe that it is the app described in this article.
Opera mini and Nimbuzz
Not sure how barcode scanner makes it in the top 25, yeah its cool, but how many times do people use it?
Not sure how barcode scanner makes it in the top 25, yeah its cool, but how many times do people use it?
My husband has it on his Droid, and after watching him use it, I realized it's quite useful. We were in a store looking at a TV, but couldn't find the price. So he scanned the bar code...and there it was, the price, and all the details. I've also used it a couple times since then for the same reason. Way look around the store for the bar code scanner when you can have it right on your phone?
An increasing number of websites include barcodes, particularly to direct links to Android downloads or websites.
It might seem odd to use a web page on a PC to ease access to a feature on the phone, but it beats the heck out of typing in the URL.
I don't do a lot of in-store shopping, but when I have it's been useful to scan the barcodes to compare prices online. (with google goggles, you don't even need a barcode; taking a picture of a logo is often sufficient).
The barcode flow isn't the best, but I'm sure that will come.(e.g. program the Camera button to auto-launch barcode scanner instead of Camera)
It might seem odd to use a web page on a PC to ease access to a feature on the phone, but it beats the heck out of typing in the URL.
I don't do a lot of in-store shopping, but when I have it's been useful to scan the barcodes to compare prices online. (with google goggles, you don't even need a barcode; taking a picture of a logo is often sufficient).
The barcode flow isn't the best, but I'm sure that will come.(e.g. program the Camera button to auto-launch barcode scanner instead of Camera)
I'm not to swift when it comes to these things- how do I download Advanced Task Killer--thanks
Go to the Market (there should be a shortcut on your homepage.) Click on search (the magnifying glass), and type the program you want to find. You can also just scan through free apps, but if you know what you want, just search.
TED?
Nassim Taleb criticizes TED for intellectual dishonesty and lack of substance in the latest edition of The Black Swan (2010). He calls TED a ?monstrosity that turns scientists and thinkers into low-level entertainers, like circus performers.? Of all the venues he?s been invited to talk, he calls TED an aberration. Taleb spoke at TED2008, warning the audience about the fragility of the financial system. He claimed that the curators did not choose to post his talk on their website on purely cosmetic grounds.
Nassim Taleb criticizes TED for intellectual dishonesty and lack of substance in the latest edition of The Black Swan (2010). He calls TED a ?monstrosity that turns scientists and thinkers into low-level entertainers, like circus performers.? Of all the venues he?s been invited to talk, he calls TED an aberration. Taleb spoke at TED2008, warning the audience about the fragility of the financial system. He claimed that the curators did not choose to post his talk on their website on purely cosmetic grounds.
Boiling someone's life work into 18 minutes or less.
"Dance, monkey, Dance!"
The folks in the audience pay thousands to be there. I get it for free. Makes me feel frugal.
"Dance, monkey, Dance!"
The folks in the audience pay thousands to be there. I get it for free. Makes me feel frugal.
Really? Barcode Reader? TED??? Bump? I see about 5 Apps listed worth having. At least the blog by Jack Wallen has a little thing called a DESCRIPTION for the reader. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1305
"The List"...? Wow. Should called "The Lacking"
"The List"...? Wow. Should called "The Lacking"
I agree with most of you about the lack of descriptions; anything about the app at all other than a pretty screenshot would have been great.
For those 'skimmers' complaining about the lack of a single view of them all, there's a nice compact type-written list at the link on the first page.
huzzah!
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5617
For those 'skimmers' complaining about the lack of a single view of them all, there's a nice compact type-written list at the link on the first page.
huzzah!
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=5617
Needs at least some *minimal* comments about the selected apps!!
A great app to include on this list would be WiFinder. It is free, which helps of course, and it just seems to work great. I would also like to have seen an entry for a really good tool that could make my phone a WiFi Hotspot, but the only ones I found thus far required me to root my phone, which I am not going to risk doing.
I like that it asks if you want to turn wifi on when you start it & off when you close it.
It shows your location on the map and then plots the cell tower you are using so you can see where it is and how far.
i agree, let me know when this is updated with at least a description of the app, i dont have time to look these up and see what they do. Why is one better than the other would be nice too.
Wow, you guys are on top of it. I published this piece early (because it needed to be live for a promotion we were running) and I've gone back in this morning and added the descriptions.
Apologies that they weren't there when you first took a first look at. I hope you'll give it another glance. Thanks for reading!
Apologies that they weren't there when you first took a first look at. I hope you'll give it another glance. Thanks for reading!
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