Apps stands for applications, which is a long/short way to say programs. I'm not sure why programs on phones/PDAs are called Apps, but they are and we'll just work with that. I'm also not sure why most apps cost less then $5.00. I'm not arguing for more expensive programs, but geez Bill Gates would only be Bazillionaire (Instead of a Trazillionaire) if Office only cost $5.00 for each program.
Well lets talk about Android apps, since I have an Android phone (Droid Pro) and have loaded up a bunch of free apps. The first one I downloaded was App Killer. It isn't easy to shut down apps in the Android system. App Killer does just that. Two clicks and most of the programs that are running on your phone are shut down. Seems silly that this wasn't part of the Android operating system.
I next downloaded Bar Code Scanner. This nifty app turns your phone in to a (surprise!) Bar code scanner. You can scan any bar code in on a product and the look up the price or information on that product. Very cool!
I've also downloaded two utility type apps: Free Dictionary is from the Dictionary.com people and does a nice job of what it should do. Google Translator is a very neat app that will Translate English words/phrases/Sentences to several other languages. It will also say the translation. So now in a foreign country you can type in what you want, translate it and then have your phone say it without an accent!
Lastly I have turned my phone in to an ebook reader. I downloaded Laputa reader after checking out the reviews. I've been pleased with this reader for ease of use and being able to access all the Gutenberg Projects free books. These books are out of copyright protection and include great classics as well as an interesting mix of turn of the 20th century popular fiction.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
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