I’m sitting at my mechanics’ shop without a laptop, so I thought I’d play with my phone a little. I haven’t had too much time to play over the last few months so I had 22 application updates waiting. After installing them, I’m ready to give out a little advice and hopefully take some in the comments.
First, applications I use everyday:
- Gmail. It looks beautiful on the Android. The seperation between the gmail app and my work email (including contacts and calanders keeps me sane).
- Foursquare. The latest foursquare application is fantastic. They finally show me a list of my last 20 or so checkins so I don’t have to dig to find a place I recently checked in to. I feel like I should have more friends on foursquare, I’m burgher jon there too. Add me.
- Local Search. Its amazing. Open up the browser, type what you want and see all your options. The browser is location aware so no need to play with maps.
- Facebook. Easy access to my feed. Including all of the mafia wars and farmville filters I’ve setup.
- Seesmic. The best twitter client I’ve found. Especially useful for navigation from my feed to a specific tweet to the person that made it to their follow list. That’s how I find most of the people I follow.
- Google Voice. This has transformed how I think of my phone. For more details see this old post.
- Astrid. The best todo list app out there.
The applications that save my ass in various situations:
- 10001 Cocktails. Lots of funat the bar, try the pick a random drink game.
- Google Maps. My car has built in GPS, but I still use this for traffic and construction updates.
- WordPress. Blogging everyday is tough, but easier with this app. This ability is currently saving me an hour of time tomorrow (this post won’t go up until then). My only gripe is that there isn’t a function for bullets (had to go in and add them once the post was on the computer).
- Skype. Essentially free calls from any wifi hot spot in europe!
- MLB At Bat. This is the only pay app I use. Its great for following a box score or listening to a game.
- PowerNap. Great for getting 15 mins at the airport without missing your flight.
- The Weather Channel. I don’t let weather dictate my life often, but when you have to, this is the best thing out there. Its a very clean app, with lots of features.
That’s my list. Anyone have anything I missed?
