So yesterday I just about tossed my Samsung Transform back into the shipping box it came in. But as I learned more about what was going on, I found out my phone was just working very hard to sync all of my contacts from Google to the phone. And last night I did some research and started installing a few new tools on my Android-powered phone. This is day two.
Android Phone DAY ONE: Why is the Task Killer the Most Important Android App?
Tonight I have made a total of 1 calls on my new Transform. I have spent a couple of hours looking at blogs about Android setups, and Android Critical Apps. I am still somewhat optimistic that my new phone and I will make peace and I will be a shining example of the techie that shows off his well-apportioned Android phone and says, "It's great. I love it." I mean the dang phone, if I get it working and not dying every two hours, does have a keyboard and a touchscreen. And the best of both worlds has to be better than typing on the iPhone with predictive spelling on.
4 Most Valuable Apple iPad Apps; Top Critical Tasks Managed
Making the switch to the iPad has been less than perfect. In fact, for most tasks I still pull out the heavy and powerful MacBook Pro. But as I have evolved so have the apps and so have my expectations of the Apple iPad. At the dawn of the iPad2 here are my top 4 critical apps for the iPad.
Tweeting Between Tasks, When Your Brain Needs a Break Give Yourself a Tweet
One of the tasks which is most fun, but also the most disorienting without a plan, is updating and participating in our social media stream. (That's what I call it, the stream: twitter, facebook, linkedin, commenting, linking) And admittedly, if I spend any long period of time working in the stream, I get unfocused and uncoordinated. I don't remember what my objectives are some times, and I find myself merely participating. Conversing.
Data Visualizations of Email and Daily Routines
Several visualizations of email threads and email data in your inbox. Infographics and code as visual poetry.
