App Review: Handcent SMS
The default SMS client on Android can be kind of boring, but Handcent SMS spices things up all for free! With lots of features that can be personalized to your preferences, you can make your SMS client yours.
You can change display type – traditional Android style or iPhone-like style and also change the colors of incoming and outgoing messages and bubbles. I like how you can add a personalized background to the app, too.
Handcent has 5 font add-ons that you can download (and a keyboard)...
App Suggestions for College Students
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Aug 22nd, 2010 |
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College kids are moving back to school and starting classes here in Virginia, and I thought it would be fun to look up what Android apps are available that could help make the college transition a little simpler and more organized.
I am super-jealous of kids that have smartphones to help with school. I got a Palm IIIc my senior year of college, and it did help me keep track of assignments (and give me Bejeweled to play between classes), but it’s nothing compared to the power and...
WomenWithDroids Must-Have Apps
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Aug 13th, 2010 |
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I am often asked in real life and on twitter what Android apps everyone should have. So, we did a little experiment here at Women With Droids to see which apps were found most often on our contributors’ phones, and we wanted to share the results with you! Participating contributors were: Ellie, CraftLass, Liz, Deb, Taylor, and myself. You can read more about us on our About page (I will update it with our recently-added contributors soon!) and see recommendations from each of us...
Renee’s Homescreen Makeover: Apps Organizer
This is Part 3 of the “Renee’s Homescreen Makeover” Series. Click here for Part 2, “Wallpaper Sync”, if you missed it.
The next app that I used to improve my phone’s home interface is Apps Organizer. Apps Organizer allows you to add tags to your apps, then add icons to your homescreen that open a “folder” of apps with a tag.
I really disliked the built-in folder system on Android — how you had to drag apps into the folders, and how you couldn’t easily...
Renee’s Homescreen Makeover: Wallpaper Sync
This is Part 2 of the “Renee’s Homescreen Makeover” Series. Click here for Part 1, “LauncherPro”, if you missed it.
So the 2nd thing I did to overhaul my Droid’s homescreen was to change the wallpaper. An app my friend developed helped me do more than simply change my wallpaper, though. Wallpaper Sync Beta allowed me to synchronize my phone’s homescreen wallpaper with my PC’s desktop background!
You can use the Wallpaper Sync Beta to...
Renee’s Homescreen Makeover: LauncherPro
I recently decided to overhaul my Droid’s main desktop interface, and briefly tried out various homescreen-replacement apps, such as Home++. Out of the apps I tried, the one that felt most natural for me to switch to was Launcher Pro Beta, which allows me to add additional homescreens, has a homescreen preview feature, and provides a convenient (and expandable) app launcher strip at the bottom of the screen. More about these features below.
In addition to replacing my homescreen, I added...
App Review: Travel Organizer
Summer is a big time for vacations. Make getting ready for your weekend on the beach or week away with Travel Organizer. This free app helps you make lists of what to do and what to pack to make prepping for a trip easy!
The app is very straight forward – choose from “To do” or “To pack” and “Summer” or “Winter” and let the list be pre-populated; you can delete items from the list by long pressing on it and choosing delete, but you can also...
App Review: OurGroceries
Shopping for a family is tough work, especially when everyone has different schedules and the same person doesn’t always do the shopping for the household. OurGroceries solves this problem by syncing your grocery list to your Android, Blackberry or iPhone – and web, too. Then, whomever is going grocery shopping will have the most up to date list in his or her hand without having to trek back home and look for a paper list.
The standout features are:
Tap the “Add an item” line...
Swype Beta Updated
Note: This post was written on my Motorola Droid, using the newest Swype beta release for Android as the input method and the WordPress app. The only addition is this header and the picture. Enjoy!
Swype has updated their existing beta release effective today, June 16th. If you are an existing beta user/tester, you will need to log in to the beta site to obtain the updated version – your current version WILL expire soon. New users accepted into the beta should receive an invite starting...
App Review: TextDooDad
You can read our Q&A with Diana Luckevich, the developer of TextDooDad, here!
TextDooDad makes it easy to evaluate trends with SMS messages and phone calls on your Android device.
This app is pretty lightweight and it is also easy to use once you poke around with the settings and click around in the app. Maybe you’ll be smarter than me and figure it all out without watching the video, but if not, TextDooDad’s website offers a handy YouTube video of the features and how to make...
