Sat, 18 May 2013 19:31:30 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255820#Comment_255820 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255820#Comment_255820 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 23:25:49 -0700 Exploder
(NOTE FROM WARREN: I'VE SPECIFIED THE OS IN QUESTION IN THE TITLE.) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255825#Comment_255825 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255825#Comment_255825 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:18:50 -0700 krugar
listed from most used to least used:

some sort of gps navigation software (dunno whats on your platform.. tomtom maybe? very very useful)
offline wikipedia (usually goes with an ebook reader. seemed like a good thing to have in your pocket in case of desaster)
an app that lets me use my phone as a webcam on the pc (not useful if you have a webcam on the pc or use skype on the phone)
backtrack linux installed on the microSD card + microSD/USB adapter on my keyring (pc forensics keyring gadget? win)
something that can read qr-codes/beetags. doesnt get much use, tho
vnc-viewer. only makes sense if you have a machine on the net thats running a vnc server
a first aid "what to do" reference. may sound kinda pointless, but it was for free.

if you're running a wordpress blog, you might want to copy warrens setup with posterous, that seems to work pretty well.

and the obvious:
a proper browser (you may already have one installed. compare opera mobile)
depending on data plan, you might want a good mail client as well?
a way to sync with your desktop browser/mail/calendar/todo things
some sort of IM program + twitter client
lots of music/audiobooks and a tool that speaks audioscrobbler to pipe the mobile playlist into last.fm ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255840#Comment_255840 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255840#Comment_255840 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:17:01 -0700 epalicki
Convenient: either Twitter for Android or Tridroyd, Meebo IM (ties all of your IM accounts, including gchat and facebook) into one handy package, Weather Channel

Fun: Pandora, NPR, Shazam, Google Sky Map ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255842#Comment_255842 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255842#Comment_255842 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:52:37 -0700 reosarevok http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255850#Comment_255850 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255850#Comment_255850 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 07:39:38 -0700 UnbuckledPigeon
The work email program that came with my phone was awful so I spent $20 and bought Touchdown which syncs better with my exchange that I thought it would. Sometimes email will hit my phone before it hits my Outlook.

I also have to agree with epalicki. Google Sky Map, Pandora, and Shazam are a must for fun. I hadn't seen the NPR one. I may have to check that out. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255872#Comment_255872 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255872#Comment_255872 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 08:49:36 -0700 looneynerd http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255889#Comment_255889 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255889#Comment_255889 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 10:01:35 -0700 celan http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255903#Comment_255903 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255903#Comment_255903 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:01:06 -0700 Mark Seifert http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255967#Comment_255967 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255967#Comment_255967 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:04:54 -0700 SBarrett Barcode Scanner
Battle.net Authenticator
Chrome to Phone
Double Twist
Movies
NFL Mobile
Runstar
Tapatalk
Twitter
Facebook

I use all those on a regular basis. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255973#Comment_255973 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=255973#Comment_255973 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 19:29:55 -0700 Mark Seifert NFL Mobile
Ah yeah, William says this is awesome, keep meaning to check it out. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256148#Comment_256148 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256148#Comment_256148 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:14:07 -0700 David Matthew Google Goggles is neat to play around with.
last.fm has an app which does all the things that the website does.
I like Twidroyd over the official Twitter app.
Shortys is the best crossword app, hands down. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256605#Comment_256605 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256605#Comment_256605 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:18:31 -0700 Scrymgeour http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256607#Comment_256607 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256607#Comment_256607 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:30:57 -0700 Ben Gwalchmai
Essentials:
Wordpress
Google Shopper
Google Calender [I use it way more than I regularly think about so it's going in on its own]
Yell [Yellow Pages - not a great app but I needs it for local business interactionses]
Memo
Txtpad Lite [ridiculously useful as a simple txt file editor and freeeee.]
[Plus all the usual Gmail, GChat, stuffs]

Utilitarian:
Cineworld [as I now ahve an unlimited card...mwahahaha]
ACV [reading comics on my mobile actually feels good with this thing and the combined brightness of the Galaxy S]
London Transport
Advanced Task Killer

Funstuffs:
Bump [because I've not used it seriously once.]
Retro camera [makes even my mug look ok]
Imdb ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256620#Comment_256620 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=256620#Comment_256620 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 04:36:44 -0700 Malsain
Seesmic (Twitter client)
Facebook (though I am not all that keen on the new version's functionality)
Meebo IM (Consolidated messenger - ideal for wasting away bus journeys home)
Wordpress (Self-explanatory, but means I've been posting a lot more)
Advanced Task Killer (Why do all those apps even start up?! I never use them [and I can't delete them])
Movies (with FB/Flixster account - so I can mark off/rate movies I have seen [to keep track!])
Last.fm Scrobbler (so that I still generate music stats listening to stuff on the go)
Weather Channel (So I can laugh at the inaccuracy)
WoW Auction House (free version)

Been messing with MortPlayer (beta) as a music player because it's better than the default. A little crashy, but I prefer it anyway. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257081#Comment_257081 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257081#Comment_257081 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:22:42 -0700 David Matthew they'll stop working when your phone upgrades to 2.2. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257620#Comment_257620 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257620#Comment_257620 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:25:59 -0700 Osmosis
My pieces for the pot:

Drop and Give Me Twenty is a part of my workout routine for the next four weeks.
Gigbox is okkkk ... it links in to your last.fm profile and finds gigs nearby/by your favourite artists. A good recommendations feature would tip this over into a great app.
Google Sky Map was the first AR-type app I ever used, and I was very impressed. Useless in London due to ambient/ light pollution, but wonderful to see where the stars should be.

S'it, so far. Really hoping this thread will help open my eyes to the big world out there. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257764#Comment_257764 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257764#Comment_257764 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:57:33 -0700 Sonny Google Sky Map might be impractical, but it's the most impressive use of the software/hardware package I've come across. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257789#Comment_257789 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=257789#Comment_257789 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:32:40 -0700 VertigoJones Spotify
Flikr and Flickroid
Layar
Google Goggles
Barcode Scanner
Ebay
Google Listen
AK notepad
Re-translate
London Underground Status checker
Wifi Analyser and connector ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=259813#Comment_259813 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=259813#Comment_259813 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:50:03 -0700 KidAnarchy
Task Manager
Android Zip
File Manager
Bluetooth Transfer Protocol
Tweetcaster
New Scientist
Wikimobile
ColourDict
BeyondPod
WiFinder
FlickrFree
LastFM
Google SkyMaps
Android Comic Viewer ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260652#Comment_260652 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260652#Comment_260652 Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:15:38 -0700 Osmosis Instapaper and Instafetch. They allow for local saving of web text, and sync with a web account. Browse for stuff up above, tag, tag, sync, go below, read. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260734#Comment_260734 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260734#Comment_260734 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:49:13 -0700 Arsnof Watchdog Lite is a good app for checking in on what's using what and killing things if they go over on their CPU usage. It's also got a tiny widget so you don't have to open the whole thing. Since I've been using it, I've got an average of 25 things running and maybe 2% of CPU used at any given time. My battery life has also actually improved since quitting the task-killers.

Seesmic is a great Twitter client. I haven't tried the standard Twitter app in a while, but Seesmic has always been my preferred app. Skyfire is a great browser. Pretty fast, view the page as you would on a normal PC browser and, because things are rendered on their side of things first, you can watch most embedded videos without having to open an outside app or using a plugin.

For music, Slacker, Last.fm and Pandora all offer their own unique song sets, so it's not a bad idea to have them all. XiiaLive is great for streaming stations and can keep a favorites list. I prefer MortPlayer over the default player for the same reason my last three mp3 players have been Rockboxed -- it organizes your music by folder, not tags. If you listen to many podcasts, Google Listen is perfect. It's integrated into Google Reader, so if you're using that to handle your RSS feeds already, you can run across a podcast on your PC, subscribe in GReader and it'll instantly be on your phone waiting for you. I used to use Slacker for podcasts (found a few of my current favorites on there, actually), but given that it streams instead of downloading, I'd occasionally get dropped mid-show and not be able to auto-pickup where I left off. They might have fixed this in recent updates, but given the advantages of GListen, I'll just stick with that.

The Kindle app is great. Just about to finish Guillermo del Toro's The Strain on there. WordPlayer is good for open ebooks. I read Cory Doctorow's Little Brother on it much faster than I would have were it on actual paper. If you download comics, Droid Comic Viewer is very nice. I plowed through a ten volume manga with no hassle from it. It even gives you the option of where to start reading - top left for western, top right for asian, which comes in handy depending on what you're reading.

Wapedia formats Wikipedia pages to fit your screen perfectly. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260738#Comment_260738 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260738#Comment_260738 Thu, 16 Sep 2010 05:43:37 -0700 Anxst Subsonic lets me stream the 80+GB of music I have on my home computer to my phone. Well worth the cash I spent on it.

Scanner Radio lets me listen to local police bands on my phone. Weather alert and you want to know what's coming? Sirens go screaming by and you want to know what's up? It's for you.

Kindle for Android and Audible for Android let me take my libraries with me.

Seesmic is my preferred Twitter client. It's quite nice.

Calorie Counter lets me easily keep track of what I eat compared to how many calories I use. As a fat guy getting thinner for the past year, it's great.

Endomondo keeps track of my workouts, and how many calories I burn on them, which I can feed into Calorie Counter.

Dolphin HD Browser is by far the best browser I've come across.

ConnectBot (an SSH client) and WiFi Analyzer won't be useful to everyone, but I set up and secure networks often, so they're handy to have available all the time. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260973#Comment_260973 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=260973#Comment_260973 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:00:34 -0700 chiaslut
Please allow me to make a few suggestions.
If you have a barcode scanner app, you can just scan these QR codes! How cool is that?

Touiteur is my favorite twitter app:


andFTP has turned out to be handy several times:


Aldiko has been my ebook reader of choice for my phone but hasn't gotten much use since I was given a Nook. Still cool though.


Because I'm a D&D nerd, I love Dicebag:


Just because it's a purdy way to view your images, you should check out FloatingImage:


I freakin' LOVE Dropbox and squealed like a lil girl when it came out for Android:


I made all these QR codes with AppReferer:


Tasker is the most amazing app on the market in my opinion. You can completely customize your phone. It does have a steep learning curve, but you can just follow instructions that other people create as well.


(Sorry my "brilliant" idea made for such a GINORMOUS post.) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=261575#Comment_261575 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=261575#Comment_261575 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:06:45 -0700 KidAnarchy Just got byte tornado and it makes my downloads behave a lot better and means fact mixes always download instead of streaming,dope ! ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=263765#Comment_263765 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=263765#Comment_263765 Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:40:48 -0700 Henchbot Dolphin browser is incredible, I use that daily of course.
My most used app however is different, I havent seen anyone else mention it: I use the level app ALOT. parking a motorhome, camera work, beehive stuff...its endless how much shit I have that requires a level. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=263965#Comment_263965 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=263965#Comment_263965 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:19:11 -0700 KidAnarchy http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265480#Comment_265480 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265480#Comment_265480 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 14:02:39 -0700 Osmosis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265501#Comment_265501 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265501#Comment_265501 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:30:50 -0700 StefanJ
I just ordered, from frigging Walgreen's, a cheap-ass no-name not-phone Android tablet called the "Maylong M-150."

This will be the first portable electronic beastie of this sort I've owned. I mean, I have a couple of Sans Disk MP3 players, but nothing I have to load apps on. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265509#Comment_265509 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265509#Comment_265509 Mon, 18 Oct 2010 16:37:59 -0700 sseloske http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265596#Comment_265596 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265596#Comment_265596 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 06:40:17 -0700 chenryhen http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265608#Comment_265608 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265608#Comment_265608 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 07:54:08 -0700 sleemo
Tweetdeck - Cleaner and nicer looking than any other Twitter app I've tried on Android. And can bundle in your facebook/buzz feeds right into the timeline which makes it nice to just have the one app. Also the Android Facebook app is awful, so this is a nice replacement.

Chrome to Phone - Rarely used, but nice to have handy incase I want to continue reading an article on the go, or toss a map location over to my phone (tho I normally star a location on google maps and it is synced to my phone).

NYCMate - Downloads NYC train/bus maps to your phone for quick reference underground. Bus map is the key, for me.

Awesome Drop - Really neat app for wireless tossing files onto your SD card from your browser. Works great. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265652#Comment_265652 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265652#Comment_265652 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:44:58 -0700 epalicki And everyone knows Angry Birds is out for Android, right?

I have done nothing even remotely productive today. Thanks. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265656#Comment_265656 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265656#Comment_265656 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 13:21:15 -0700 celan http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265789#Comment_265789 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=265789#Comment_265789 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 09:58:44 -0700 RenThing http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291377#Comment_291377 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291377#Comment_291377 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:00:33 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291384#Comment_291384 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291384#Comment_291384 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:56:08 -0700 kperkins
My can't live without apps are:

Kindle for Android
Nook app (I have a rooted Nook Color)
Seesmic--I love this so much more than the Desktop app.
Comixology app
Graphic.ly app
Alkido for all my other ebook reading
Jota text editor is nice, still looking for something better
Dropbox
Perfect Viewer for reading my .cbr collection.
Download All files, which is a little program which is useful for downloading files from webpages, or your email. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291415#Comment_291415 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291415#Comment_291415 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:14:52 -0700 Yoav
Dungeon Hunter from Games Loft.
Springpad is pretty good as an organizer.
Tracks works for mapping runs and doing cool stats.
3G watchdog is nice to warn you of what you are using in download.

I do think though that HTCs are useless. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291423#Comment_291423 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291423#Comment_291423 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:13:05 -0700 Osmosis
Firefox Mobile's Sync feature allows seamless browsing continuity between your main browser and your mobile Firefox, which is a wonderful idea and works beautifully in practice. The downside is that FF Mobile doesn't do Flash. For me that's a showstopper; if I wanted a telephone which couldn't browse the web properly I'd have bought an iPhone. (I kid!) ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291441#Comment_291441 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291441#Comment_291441 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:17:36 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291475#Comment_291475 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291475#Comment_291475 Fri, 22 Apr 2011 06:22:30 -0700 Nygaard
Evernote is nice; dropbox turned out to be excessive.

Spotify, excellent both as regular music player and streaming service, as long as you make sure you run it in offline mode, and load playlists while in a wifi zone

RetroCam made nice little polaroidish pictures which fitted my blog format perfectly. Suddenly stopped working after an update. Haven't been able to make it work since.

GTasks plugs into your google calendar/mail tasklists. Simple, quick to do-list, with an interface better and more intuitive that google's own.

WiFi Manager; autosearch, ability to set up favourite spots as separate icons. Doesn't cover some forms of authentication, but those appear to be impervious to the whole android os anyway.

Google maps with the full pile of overlays; in five minutes, located two thai restaurants with reasonable toom yang kung and a vegan menu within ten minutes walk of a micro brewery. I'm in love.

AlarmDroid; fully customizable wakeup call; rings with custom mp3's, ringtones, or online radio stream. Can be set to require you to solve an arithemitic problem before it shuts up. Worked like a charm, but got incredibly frustrating.

The tattoo comes with the Peep twitter widget.

Used to run the Opera web browser, but haven't bothered to reinstall it after I had to reset the phone due to some weirdness I suspect was caused by that useless task killer program. I mostly just use the browser to read a couple of newsblogs, which I keep as start pages. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291872#Comment_291872 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=291872#Comment_291872 Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:38:26 -0700 MattDemers three times a week on Droid Life.

So ahem, enough about that.

EasySMS and Texdro are great apps for if you're too lazy to type SMS on your phone. Both of them allow you to type out new messages on your computer, then routs them through your phone to send. This is a great alternative to those of us who don't live in America and don't have access to Google Voice.

TweetDeck is my preferred Android Twitter app of choice. Free and powerful; great combination.

ReadItLater is great for downloading long articles in a style-free format; definitely helps when websites are being stubborn with fancy elements, or you want to download an article to read later in a place where you might not have a connection.

Meganoid is a great platformer in the vien of Super Meat Boy.

TeslaLED turns your camera's flash into a flashlight.

UTorrent Remote allows you to view and manage torrents downloading on your "home" computer on your phone. Amazing. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293573#Comment_293573 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293573#Comment_293573 Sat, 07 May 2011 03:01:18 -0700 Foamhead the coolest thing I've come across so far. Forget search engines and URLs, everything just needs one of those, damn it.

[sits back and waits for his naive enthusiasm to be destroyed as WC explains how & why QR code is the work of the devil and bent on destroying the world]

]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293590#Comment_293590 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293590#Comment_293590 Sat, 07 May 2011 07:35:54 -0700 Scribe Opera Mini
Periodic table
NPR News
Public Radio LIve
Uninstaller Pro
Wiki Mobile
Wordaholic
Family Guy Soundboard
Moron Test
Paper Toss
Android Lightsaber
Amazon Kindle
Magic 8 Ball ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293623#Comment_293623 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293623#Comment_293623 Sat, 07 May 2011 14:46:52 -0700 Darkest http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293634#Comment_293634 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293634#Comment_293634 Sat, 07 May 2011 17:06:05 -0700 Bankara Google apps: Google Voice, Maps, Talk, Places, Navigation, Earth, Skymap, My Tracks ( I cycle a lot and it is cool to get an idea of where i have been and how far I went, my tracks is great for that)

General Apps: Meebo IM client, Dolphin browser is definitely the best, Advanced Task Killer (I use it only when performance is sluggish and I want a quick fix), Tumblr, DoubleTwist is a hell of a lot better than the stock music player but if you are a Mac user of if you have all of your music tied up in iTunes it is a frustrating experience to sync music to an Android phone, Barcode scanner, Kindle, HopStop is great if you live in an urban area for public transportation directions, Pandora and Slacker for Radio

Camera / photo related apps: These make up the lions share of apps for me since i am a photographer. Yes, I know, and I don't want to hear your fucking lecture. I always carry my real camera, which I should add for good measure is the exact same weight and dimensions as a cinder block and despite the fact that it is always attached to me like an extra limb made of pig iron it isn't always the right camera for the job but I cannot always have that with me AND carry one of my 20 odd different film cameras and even if I did it would almost certainly end up not being the one I want for the shot I am looking at or else the film type and speed would be no good for the situation. Using these apps is cheating and not nearly as satisfying as doing it right but I get some kind of approximation of the shot that I want but that I would usually walk away from because I cannot get it the way I want. Cheating, yes, but ok in my book.
Retro Cam is my go to. easy to use, mimics Holga/Diana, Russian Leica copies, Brownie, Polaroid, and a pinhole. it is fun but Square format only. Camera 360 has more modes, I don't like it as much but it is good for certain situations. Vignette is highly configurable, not as user friendly but really cool looks you can achieve with it. FX camera is ok, mostly for Polaroids, the other styles aren't that interesting.
These are the ones I am most familiar with, the ones I am experimenting with are LittlePhoto and Retro Styler (retroid) which shoots a Polaroid SX-70 style. Photographic light Meter is buggy but if they get it together then I can stop carrying a fucking separate light meter around with me when I shoot with an old film camera that doesn't have one built in. PicsPlz to edit a straight shot in post rather than commit to a style in-camera. Flickr Free so I can share my telephony photo genius with you fine folks in the Photography thread.
Games: Angry Birds has like 3 different variants now, Paper Toss is the greatest waster of time ever invented, NSoid and SNESoid emulate Nintendo and Super Nintendo and give you a chance to finish Super R-Type or Super Mario Brothers 2. The same developer makes emulators for Sega Genesis and TurboGrafx 16 so if you can find roms then you can get your retro game nerdgasm on. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293768#Comment_293768 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=293768#Comment_293768 Sun, 08 May 2011 23:41:42 -0700 Foamhead

[Yes, I'm reading xkcd this morning. Sorry.] ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294666#Comment_294666 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294666#Comment_294666 Sun, 15 May 2011 11:56:52 -0700 Osmosis Runkeeper is working extremely well for me so far. I've been smartphoned up for almost a year and I still marvel at having a GPS unit in my pocket. Having a robot voice read out my distance, time and pace in my ears while running is strangely motivating. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294758#Comment_294758 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294758#Comment_294758 Mon, 16 May 2011 11:35:24 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294779#Comment_294779 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294779#Comment_294779 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:29:34 -0700 chiaslut are pretty slick, but I'm not gonna make another massive/obnoxious post like I did last time.

@Osmosis - I'm a fan of Runkeeper too. I like the fact that it lets you choose which activity you're doing.

I've recently started using Springpad in conjuction with it's Chrome add-on and it's pretty handy for someone like me who has to have lists (or I just forget about stuff).

The combination of Zeam (a lancher) and Minimalistic Text has made my Droid so sexy.

As far as games go, Drop7 and Archmage own my soul. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294787#Comment_294787 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294787#Comment_294787 Mon, 16 May 2011 15:17:21 -0700 ralf.haring gmail, maps, etc. Optional ones such as Reader, Chat, Voice, and Googles are ones I use a lot. Chrome to Phone is useful for the occasional need to punt things to the phone as I'm heading out the door.

Netflix is finally on android, but you should check if your device is supported.

Flixster / Movies is great for checking movie theater listings.

My Tracks is good for app for recording your biking/hiking/running. Recommend uploading data to strava.com afterwards.

Angry Birds, Robo Defense, and Alchemy are good games. I had Drop7 for iOS and it is a nice Tetris style game. If I'm ever bored enough, I'll shell out the $3 it costs and rebuy it.

Evernote is good for keeping track of ... notes. Advanced Task Killer, Barcode Scanner, Astro File Manager, SpeedTest, Playlist Alarm, Silent Boot similarly all just do what they say.

DoubleTwist for managing music and Ringdroid for very simple ringtone creation. Google Music just came out so still playing with that. Amazon MP3 (which my carrier makes mandatory) similarly just became useful with their new cloud streaming storage instead of just being an interface into their MP3 store. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294847#Comment_294847 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294847#Comment_294847 Tue, 17 May 2011 07:20:57 -0700 Foamhead
99% of Android handsets vulnerable to account credential theft ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294870#Comment_294870 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=294870#Comment_294870 Tue, 17 May 2011 11:18:47 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295015#Comment_295015 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295015#Comment_295015 Wed, 18 May 2011 13:32:38 -0700 Beamish Solved ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295020#Comment_295020 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295020#Comment_295020 Wed, 18 May 2011 13:47:52 -0700 archizero http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295125#Comment_295125 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295125#Comment_295125 Thu, 19 May 2011 14:05:40 -0700 Cat Vincent http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295140#Comment_295140 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295140#Comment_295140 Thu, 19 May 2011 15:47:22 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295202#Comment_295202 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=295202#Comment_295202 Fri, 20 May 2011 01:57:48 -0700 Cat Vincent It's a good idea, ta. And yes, BT keyboard is a must. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=296748#Comment_296748 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=296748#Comment_296748 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 11:47:06 -0700 chiaslut SingleClick method of rooting your Android phone was quick and painless.
But in a more app related topic, ROM Manager made it really easy to try different ROMs, but I think I like the CyanogenMod best. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298628#Comment_298628 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298628#Comment_298628 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:38:46 -0700 Osmosis Beyondpod, a much more fully-featured podcatcher that plays nicely with Google Reader. It's got a slick interface, drag-and-drop reorder for playlists (which is a dream after Listen's "move to top"/"move to bottom" sillies), and allows categorisation of feeds. Only problem now is listening to them all. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298630#Comment_298630 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298630#Comment_298630 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 13:54:50 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298656#Comment_298656 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298656#Comment_298656 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:05:19 -0700 ravnos I've had my Droid for about 8 months now... the original Motorola Droid (on Verizon) so I've had plenty of time to play.
I don't download too many games, because the original Droid lags out a bit too much for my tastes, but I do still play Dragon Hunter, Stupid Zombie, Angry Birds, and Alchemy. Alchemy is fun as hell as a time waster when standing in line or in a waiting room at a doctor or the DMV.

As far as non-game apps go...

Urbanspoon - To help me decide where to eat if I'm going out.
Machinima - For gaming whatsits... and Mortal Kombat Legacy.
Fandango - The check movie times.
Strava - A biking app to keep track of my rides, how long and how far.
Mixology - For drinking, 'nuff said.
Kayak - For flights and other travel stuff, it searching all of the travel sites to find you the best deal.
About 20 Soundboards... I like movies...
Boing Boing - Self Explanatory.
PB Tech Digest - A Tech news rss aggregate.
Ghost Radar - Obviously fake, but fun. Tells you if there are ghosts nearby.
EMF Detector - Once again, probably fake (who knows with all the hardware in these things) but fun.
Lightning Bug - White noise generator, helps me sleep sometimes.
Ebay and Paypal
MtG Tracker - Lets me build Magic: The Gathering decks, and store info on them.
MunchLevel - A Level counter for Munchkin... I suck at math.
Color Flashlight - Flashlight app that can do strobe, colors, spirals, and other amusing things.
Verizon Data Usage
Wikitude - It's a GPS/"what's around me" app, that is working on putting out a GPS that uses your camera to actually give you a HUD... awesome.
Google Docs, Talk, Calendar, Gmail, Goggles, Books, Earth, Sky Map, Translate
Wordpress
Trillian - For instant messaging.
MoonPhase - Shows me the phase of the moon, has a nice widget.
Twitter and Facebook
IMDB - I look up stuff on their site all the time, so it's useful.
Slacker Radio - I hate Pandora, and Slacker is just... fun.
SoundHound - Basically Shazam.
Kindle, Amazon Mp3, Barcode Scanner, Foursquare (never use it, but I have it... *shrug*), last.fm,
ING - For my bank account.
Haunted Sights - A list of supposedly Haunted locations... it's actually kinda useful if you're into that sort of thing.
Horror Clock - Uses "horror like" fonts for a clock widget.
gStrings - A guitar tuner, and it's actually really accurate.
Mr. Number Caller ID - Uses it's database to see if anyone who uses the app has the phone number that's trying to call you to tell you who it might be. Only useful if you agree to share your contacts with it, but it's very secure and private, so...
My Tracks - Another biking app for keeping track of how long I'm riding, etc.
Open Spot - Database for parking spots, pretty cool, and has come in handy in a city or at the beach. You simple look for an open spot, post when you're leaving your spot, etc.
ROM Gripper - video game console emulator. Nothing like playing NES games on your Droid.
Same MMS.
Scary Wallpapers - I only got this so I could have this one really cool background they have of zombie arms. Really high quality wallpapers though.
Sonic Screwdriver - All the Doctor Who screwdrivers, with sound!
Spare Parts - List of harder to find, less used, but important phone settings.
XBOX Life Statistics - Syncs with my XBOX Live account, I can see when friends are on, what they are playing, and even send messages.
Zombie Run! - Uses GPS to see where you are, brings up a map, and puts zombies on it moving towards you. You designate a destination and then try to get there avoiding the Zombies. TONS of fun.

That's not quite all of mine... but that's the majority of them. I don't use them all THAT frequently... but I do use them all haha.
If you have any suggestions, feel free... I love playing with new apps. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298742#Comment_298742 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298742#Comment_298742 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:31:33 -0700 lampcommander http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298784#Comment_298784 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=298784#Comment_298784 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:41:17 -0700 chiaslut http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302142#Comment_302142 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302142#Comment_302142 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:18:14 -0700 ravnos http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302147#Comment_302147 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302147#Comment_302147 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 06:41:16 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302149#Comment_302149 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302149#Comment_302149 Sat, 16 Jul 2011 07:00:51 -0700 ravnos
I did just acquire the Google+ app, and PB Tech Digest, which is basically an rss feed that is pre-loaded with a wide variety of techy news sites (I snagged it just for Ars Technica). ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302960#Comment_302960 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=302960#Comment_302960 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:34:13 -0700 Beamish http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=306025#Comment_306025 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=306025#Comment_306025 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:39:23 -0700 Beamish
Adfree - Removes some pesky adds, Scrabble defies it.
Advanced Task Manager - I use this for the Autokill feature that kills processes on screen off
Android Assistant - A much better viewer of the active processes and has in depth information on start-up and other tasks
Antivirus Free - Scans freshly installed apps
Amazon Appstore - Daily Free (usually paid) apps
Connectbot - SSH terminal emulator and
ConvertPad - pretty wild conversion app
Docs - Access to Google docs
Dolphin Browser - Strong browser, sometime I use Miren though.
Droid X Bootstrapper - Required for ROOT
GO Launcher EX - My launcher of choice
Hacker's Keyboard - I use this keyboard if I am in connectbot or Terminal Emulator
Jorte - excellent calendar app
JuiceDefender - I am still messing with this it is supposed to help with battery life.
K-9 Mail - Much, much better mail app. (with Doctor Who reference)
Link Shortener for TinyURL - Self explanatory
Netflix - Sometimes I get bored, chews the shit out of the battery.
On Air - File transfer over WiFi (still working on this one)
Picplz - Fast photo upload to Flickr
Quick Boot - Reboot with very few clicks also easy access to Recovery and Bootloader.
Root Explorer - Best way to access the root power of you phone (easy access to remove bloatware)
ShootMe - Take screen shots
SwiftKey X - My primary key board
Tasker - This app lets you automate pretty much everything, I am still tinkering with it, so far I've automated the times for WIFI to turn on and off, when to set night mode and to only turn on GPS when I open Maps or Navigation.
Terminal Emulator - Linux terminal
Titanium Backup - Backup everything on schedule, both apps and settings.
TweetDeck - Twitter and Facebook updates.
z4root - The root master. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=320674#Comment_320674 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=320674#Comment_320674 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:32:52 -0800 DC
Gmail, Reader, Sky Map (don't know why, I can't find Google Goggles through the Market app)
Facebook
Opera Mobile
Advanced Task Killer
App 2 SD Free
Dropbox
Go SMS Pro
Go Contacts
Antivirus Free
Barcode Scanner
Comixcology (haven't tried it yet)
Fruit Ninja-slice fruits and get points
Snappy Dragons-Angry Birds without the birds where you shoot fireballs
Dragon Fly!-try to fly away as long as you can before mother dragon finds you
Drop and Give Me Twenty-thanks whoever recommend it, it's such a simple and useful app

I still have to root it to uninstall all the crap the provider puts on. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=320685#Comment_320685 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=320685#Comment_320685 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:06:09 -0800 DavidLejeune http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=336882#Comment_336882 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=336882#Comment_336882 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 01:29:41 -0700 Foamhead
Royal Mail permitting, today I join Generation Tablet. It'll be running Ice Cream Sandwich and was wondering if any of you old Android/tablet pros have any more-recent recommendations for handy apps, tweaks and the like; particularly one I can use for entering lots and lots of text, along the lines of a word processing jobby? It's (supposed to be) coming with a keyboard dock/case already.

Cheers. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=336899#Comment_336899 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=8769&Focus=336899#Comment_336899 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:50:05 -0700 chiaslut As far as apps for tablets, here are a few I've found helpful on my Toshiba Thrive (still on Honeycomb):

Folder Organizer - Allows you to tag apps and make folders out of the tags.
Handrite - A handwriting app that I found useful when taking notes.
Pefect Viewer - Great comic book reader
PS Touch - Photoshop for your tablet. So cool.
SketchBook - Also nice for doodling and drawing.
Just Notepad - I use this for word processing, but I don't do much of that on my tablet.
Sworkit - Convenient workout creation.
Solid Explorer - Great folder viewing app that incorporates FTP and Dropbox as well. ]]>