{"id":234,"date":"2011-06-30T15:27:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brandbuildercompany.com\/blog\/?p=234"},"modified":"2012-09-23T22:48:21","modified_gmt":"2012-09-24T03:48:21","slug":"my-recommended-android-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.powrsurg.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/my-recommended-android-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"My recommended Android apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following are a list of my own, personal recommendations for apps on Android based devices. I stick with free versions of everything.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dropbox<\/strong>&#8211; Absolutely the best way of keeping files between multiple computers and mobile devices in sync. Just need to copy a file into folder on your computer or phone and it is uploaded to all of the other devices. Can share a folder with other Dropbox users, can include a file in the public directory and get a URL that can be e-mailed or shared on a social media site.I am a comic book nerd. I love the Fantastic Four. I have a list of every Fantastic Four comic I&#8217;m looking for. Dropbox lets me easily look up what issues I&#8217;m missing before I make a purchase.I also help my comic guy list stuff on eBay. I take pictures at his store and use Dropbox to upload them to my home PC so I can edit them prior to listing. It saves me from having to connect the phone to the PC, copy files over, etc. Saves me just a little bit of time while I&#8217;m home so I can get moving to other stuff.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Google Maps<\/strong> &#8211; Yes, this is a pre-installed app, but its navigation feature is completely awesome. I have not used my TomTom since I got my Droid. The maps data is more up to date, and it provides a better interface. It&#8217;s useful even when I&#8217;m not driving, which is another benefit over my TomTom.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Heads or tails<\/strong> &#8211; Making decisions is <em>hard. <\/em>Who keeps spare change on them anymore? Just tap the screen and watch a coin flip at random.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Barcode Scanner<\/strong> &#8211; A pretty good QR scanner, and it lets you scan a bar code and perform a search for that item on the Web to get more info like reviews on the item prior to making a purchase.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Color Flashlight<\/strong> &#8211; Sometimes it&#8217;s dark out and you need a flashlight to see where you&#8217;re going.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lookout<\/strong>&#8211; The free version of Lookout has three great features:\n<ol>\n<li>Malware\/Anti-virus scanner &#8211; automatically scans new files you&#8217;ve downloaded to make sure you&#8217;re clean<\/li>\n<li>Missing Device &#8211; if you ever lose your phone it can turn on GPS and display where you are on Lookout&#8217;s main Web site in a Google Map. Additionally you can make your phone scream to give you a better idea of where exactly it&#8217;s located.<\/li>\n<li>Remote backup &#8211; Backup the files on your phone to their service. I personally don&#8217;t use this feature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The paid version has more features such as remote locking and remote wiping of devices. Useful for those who want the added sense of security.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Air Hockey Demo<\/strong> &#8211; I like air hockey. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What do <em>you<\/em> like?<\/p>\n<p>This post was originally published as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandbuildercompany.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/30\/my-recommended-android-apps\/\">My recommended Android apps<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandbuildercompany.com\/\">The BrandBuilder Company<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are a list of my own, personal recommendations for apps on Android based devices. I stick with free versions of everything. Dropbox&#8211; Absolutely the best way of keeping files between multiple computers and mobile devices in sync. 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