Those of us that are wary about malware and viruses in software always say, “Read the permissions!”, meaning that you should really understand what you are giving the app permission to do when you install it. Google makes you click through an app’s security permission list when installing for a reason – so it’s not their fault if you allow an app to steal your information! However, even though I’m a programmer myself, I still find myself installing apps with...

In the bookstore the other day, I noticed a whole section of books on green living. I wish I was committed enough to sit down, read them all, and truly follow their advice. But until the ocean levels rise enough to fully submerge my California home, I will probably have too many other things on my mind. Until then, the bite-sized tips on Go Green are digestible enough to have some chance of sinking in. Hey, I didn’t know that: Go Green offers up a simple concept. Every time you open the app,...

We started a new series here on Women With Droids earlier this month called “Female Faves”, where we pick a category of apps and feature the ones that are highest-rated and most-downloaded by women according to AppBrain’s “Popular Among: Women” filter. Since it would be difficult to fully test all of the apps, we won’t review all of them, but if you have or try any of them, please chime in in the comments! So for our 2nd Female Faves series post, we’ll...

Eating locally grown, in-season fruits and vegetables sounds like a great idea, doesn’t it? It’s better for the environment, and it generally means fresher, better-tasting produce. Yet the supermarkets have gotten so good at providing every imaginable fruit and vegetable throughout the year, sometimes it’s hard to figure out which ones are actually in season and which ones were shipped in from thousands of miles away. Seasonal Harvest aims to help by giving you an up-to-date list of...

We’re starting a new series here on Women With Droids called “Female Faves”, where we pick a category of apps and feature the ones that are highest-rated and most-downloaded by women according to AppBrain’s “Popular Among: Women” filter. Since it would be difficult to fully test all of the apps every week, we won’t review all of them, but if you have or try any of them, please chime in in the comments! So for our first Female Faves series post,...

This will be my last post in the current “Renee’s Homescreen Makeover series“, I hope you’ve enjoyed it! You saw this screenshot in my Launcher Pro follow-up review, and I promised to feature the widgets at the bottom in a later post. It always bothered me that there was no easy way to tell what the various volume levels were on my phone or set them easily, so I sought out some widgets to help me with that. As a disclaimer, I’ll say that I installed these apps...

I’m far from being an expert on meditation, but from what I’ve been reading in The New York Times and elsewhere, it seems that meditating should make me smarter, healthier, happier, and an all-around nicer person. But meditating can be hard, and frankly, sometimes it’s more fun to watch Glee. It helps to set aside a very specific amount of time to devote to meditation. And, to avoid watching the clock, a timer comes in handy. Zen Timer is a fairly simple app that lets you set a...

You heard me correctly, folks. Google launched the official Android Market website today. Through the new site, you will be able to search for, purchase, and install apps available in the Market. Currently, feature roll-outs are currently occurring in stages so there is additional functionality that will be available in the near future. Each app’s page provides separate tabs for the App Information (including a QR code to scan with your phone as an alternative to the install link), User...

So, as long-time readers of this blog know already, I’m a fan of the highly-rated LauncherPro and wrote about its basic features when I re-did my homescreen last year. (If you aren’t familiar with LauncherPro, you should read that article first since I’m not going to mention the main benefits again here.) I have since paid for LauncherPro+, mainly to support the amazing app developer Federico who constantly improves the app and adds neat features, but also to have access to...

App Type: Fitness Price: Free; $9.99 for premium features Get It: If you want lots of fun features and workout data, you’re exercising for less than two hours, and you don’t need an accurate read on your pace I love to run, and I’m addicted to information: How fast am I going? How far? How many miles have I logged this month? I rely on a GPS watch and an online training log, but when I heard about CardioTrainer, I wondered if this might be a better solution. Feature-rich fitness app:...