Sunday, January 17, 2010

Droid applications

Here is a list of the applications on my Droid.  I have been asked by a few people about recommendations for cool apps, so I thought the best place to start would be just listing the ones that I have installed on my phone.
  • Advanced Task Killer Free - I used this more when I first got my phone, but after a while I have begun to realize that it really does not make that big of a difference in the overall performance of the phone.  I still give this a go every once and a while when it starts to feel kludgy.  <-- I am now using ES Task manager for this.
  • Amazon - never used...
  • Astrid - I use this all of the time with an online service that I thought I wouldn't like but have come to love RTM
  • Barcode Scanner - I have used this a handfull of times and it works well.  I even used it at a big box store to look up a price.  It found their website and tada...
  • ConnectBot - used for remote ssh sessions
  • Detexify - draw with your finger on the screen and it gives you the LaTeX code for it.
  • DockRunner - because I did't want to spend $30 on the charging dock.
  • DroidLight - I use this at least twice a day!
  • ES File Explorer - tool that I don't use often but is a must have when you need it.
  • ES Task Manager - I use this to close down programs that are running in the background.  One of the flaws of the Android platform as I see it, is that there is not a clear way to close a program as opposed to having it run in the background.  
  • GDocs - I hope to use this more as I move away from using MS office
  • Gmote
  • Goggles - cool concept but not very useful
  • Google Sky Map - again cool but...
  • gStrings - program for tuning a guitar, but I assume that it could be used for any musical instrument.  
  • Google Voice - very nice
  • GTalk Updater - wish I didn't have it
  • IP Cam Viewer Lite - used for nanny cams when we are out
  • IP Machine
  • Key Ring - keep my vic card and such on it, and my wallet it thiner.  Now I don't even get odd looks from the cashiers anymore as I am guessing more people are using them.
  • Labyrinth Lite - I found this after my family was talking about the old game at christmas.  Even my grandmother enjoyed this game.
  • Listen - used on the bus to listen to npr stuff.
  • Locale - handy for making sure my ringer is turned off and such  <-- No longer free and I don't feel like it is worth the $10 that they want for it now.
    • GPS Plug-in
    • Sync Plug-in
    • Tweet Plug-in
  • Maps - has the navigation that has been useful running around town
  • Maverick Lite - cool, but unused as a compas
  • Metal Detector - fun party trick
  • MountUSB - used for adding music to droid
  • My Tracks - cool for tracking exercise distances
  • NetCounter
  • NetTools
  • OpenSudoku - fun
  • Orienteer - allows to see raw GPS data
  • OurGroceries - my wife has the iPhone/iPod version and this makes shopping a lot easier
  • Pandora - I only use on wifi, but I love Pandora radio
  • Photoshop.com Mobile - only used once, but it works
  • Pkt Auctions eBay - might use more if I wasn't broke
  • Places Directory - used to find food while traveling
  • Power Save - nice widget that provides the same functions that are built into 2.1
  • RTM - the official app for the RTM website, it is a pay service (yearly) but I am starting to think that it is worth it.  Their to do list is fantastic, by far the best I have ever seen.
  • The Weather Channel - check for dress every morning
  • Twidroid - used all the time.
  • Whack-A-Droid
I am making this list for my own reference as I am going to unlock the phone and load the nexus one rom to it.  I will add a post to update on how that goes.