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we now join the 21st century, already in progress
We have joined the ranks of the smartphone-enabled. We had been Verizon customers and the Droid Bionic looked tempting on specs, but we ended up going across the street to T-Mobile (it seems safe now that AT&T is unlikely to buy them), where they're selling an all-you-can-eat plan for less than Verizon's metered plans and the staff were very helpful besides. (By comparison, I was only able to use a dummy Bionic at Verizon and the sales guy didn't seem to understand my need to use the phone before deciding.)
We were both having trouble with the touch keyboard; I assume that's something you just have to learn to do. So we both chose the MyTouch Slide (4G), which also has a physical keyboard that we were both able to use easily. I'll try to transition more to the touch keyboard, but meanwhile I can still complete a Google search or type a text message or the like on the first try when I need to.
(In case you're wondering, Dani decided that if he really really wants the iPhone 5 when it eventually comes out, he can buy an unlocked one and switch over to it.)
So what apps are must-haves? (Android 2.3.)
Edit: How do y'all post to LJ from your phones? I downloaded both "Livejournal" and "LJ Beetle"; in both cases I could figure out how to compose a post just fine, but could not find anything like a "post" or "send" button. Once I've got a buffer to send, what then?
We were both having trouble with the touch keyboard; I assume that's something you just have to learn to do. So we both chose the MyTouch Slide (4G), which also has a physical keyboard that we were both able to use easily. I'll try to transition more to the touch keyboard, but meanwhile I can still complete a Google search or type a text message or the like on the first try when I need to.
(In case you're wondering, Dani decided that if he really really wants the iPhone 5 when it eventually comes out, he can buy an unlocked one and switch over to it.)
So what apps are must-haves? (Android 2.3.)
Edit: How do y'all post to LJ from your phones? I downloaded both "Livejournal" and "LJ Beetle"; in both cases I could figure out how to compose a post just fine, but could not find anything like a "post" or "send" button. Once I've got a buffer to send, what then?
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Springpad (my favorite web-synced notepad app so far)
VidTrim (if you take videos, you can send friends just the good bit)
Rainy Days
Google apps if you use them:
Docs
Google Reader
GTasks (not written by G)
Translate (it's like living in the future)
Goggles (ditto)
Calendar, Gmail, Maps -- often preinstalled
The Google+ app has one feature that you might find useful even if you don't use G+: an easy way to back up photos you take so they're not just on your phone. If you trust Picasa to have those, you can ask it to automagically upload all the photos to a private Picasa album.
Utilities:
File Expert (do-everything)
AutoRotate Switch (quick disable autorotate)
Wifi Analyzer
GridSize (what's taking up all my SD card?)
Games:
Shortyz crossword puzzles
Robozzle