The droid is amazing. I would still spend more time with my Kindle but I sometimes eat a bit of candy . .
Tricorder Got to make those folks who want to get the perfect system for Steve Jobs drool a bit. It is what it says, a real working Tricorder from xTrek. It graphs fluctuations in; Gravity (how good was that roller coaster in real number instead of just how 'fun', Magnetic Flux (find studs in the wall (really) or scan for weapons (ferrous only), Acoustic Spectrum, Geographic (GPS coord, compass, altitude, heading, speed), EMS (WifI and celluar strengths) and Solar Activity (Proton, Electron, UV, Spots, Flares, RF Flux over last month or so. Note that for many options there is a scan mode with authentic sounds and a analysis mode so you need to hit scan to gather data. Google Voice - works great if you have 3G. Get the lowest voice minutes and use GV. Listen I am hocked on podcsts; most of Twit.tv esp Security Now and TWIG, Escape Pod, TED, most of NPR. MyPlaces $$ but worth it IMHO My daughter has many friends, I add a new place when a new friend comes along so I can easily get back. We park in a very remote place going to a street fest, I added the location of my car to find my way back. Have party with kids? Stash small treasures around a park or field and add each geocache to MyPlaces. When this is combined with the Radar App already mentioned it provides a neat way for the smallest to find prizes. Exploring a new town on foot, add your Hotel as a place. Antenna Shows you the location and strength of the tower you are using. Here I Am This will SMS or email both a Google Maps and Navigator link of you current location to a contact. See Where Is My Droid below for opposite tool. Where is My Droid Put in a secret code and if someone SMSes the code to your phone it will send back Google Maps and Navigator links to you. The opposite of Here I Am above. Anyones who know the code can find you whenever they want. They SMS the code to your phone and are able to find you. During a recent trip to see the in-laws I gave them my phone # and the code and they could track progress (and have supper ready when we got there). Also can let you know if you left your phone in the car or at work and may be set to ring on command or track a stolen phone. If a TGes emails me off list I will give you my digits and the code word and you can find me at anytime (for tech stuff). My Tracks Record your treks, it will create a google map of you jaunt and let you know how many miles you traveled and many other stats. Safe Neighborhood/Aloqa Before we bought our new house or my Step-daughter got her new apartment or we chose a hotel for the night I ran Safe Neighborhood. This is for Sex Offenders location only. Use the Spot Crime channel in Aloqa to see all other crime in your area. Flixster for local movies. Edwin Ask him certain questions and it will speak answers to you. More responsive than your average teen. Timerific Every Sunday it turns everything off before and back on after church or other events as programmed. Places Directory Find the nearest bookstore or other place of commerce. Gmail, GDoc, Navigator but the greatest of these is Navigator. Enjoy the candy!! BK On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Steele, Thomas C <tste...@manteno5.org>wrote: > One other hot app... > > PDAnet - allows tethering without rooting the phone. There are both free > and paid versions. The free version works as the full version without any > limitations for a trial period, then it blocks SSL traffic after the trial > period unless you purchase (or re-install). > > I know Android 2.2 was supposed to include built-in tethering (I have not > actually tried it) but my understanding was this still was not supported by > Verizon and was going to incur an addition fee when it was. > > -TS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Steele, Thomas C > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 5:07 PM > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Droid > > Don't see swype in the Market for verizon droid > > Thomas C Steele > Technology Director > Manteno CUSD #5 > > Sent from my Android phone using TouchDown (www.nitrodesk.com) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Schmidt [rschm...@d94.org] > Received: 10/8/10 5:01 PM > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' [tech-ge...@tech-geeks.org] > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT- Droid > > I forgot about swype. If you don't have swype, you must get it. I stopped > using the hardware keyboard once I got swype. I can type faster on swype > than I can on a computer with a full keyboard (usually). > > ________________________________ > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto: > tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Chris kuntzman > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 3:22 PM > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > Subject: [tech-geeks] OT- Droid > > Got my new Droid in the mail today. Can't wait to get home and start > playing with it. > > What's everyone's favorite apps for the Droid? (If you have a droid ;-) > > > > > THIS TRANSMISSION IS INTENDED AND RESTRICTED FOR USE BY THE ABOVE ADDRESSEE > ONLY. IT MAY CONTAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND/OR PRIVILEGED INFORMATION EXEMPT FROM > DISCLOSURE UNDER FEDERAL OR STATE LAW. 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