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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 15, 2013 11:07 AM
Yes, I did search for the old threads, but most were too broad. The original thread is archived probably.

Just looking for some neat/useful apps people use.

I have the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.
I use Action Launcher.
I have Business Calendar and the corresponding Business Tasks.
My music app is Google Play All-Access($10 a month, unlimited and can pick any song, organize your playlist, haven't had any trouble finding songs).
Google Drive
Android Central App
CamCard(business card scanner)
Super Hexagon
Tapatalk
WBNS-10TV
Youmail
Dashclock
Google Play Books

I have the basic social media apps, NFL, FFL, banks, and TWC apps also.

What have you?
Oct 15, 2013 11:07am
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Oct 15, 2013 11:42 AM
I have an iPhone.
Navigating an iPhone is easy so I don't need anything like "Action Launcher."
I use the native Calendar app.
My music app is iTunes.
I have Google Drive, but I prefer Dropbox (I also have Box and SkyDrive).
App Store
Don't need CamCard because I know how to enter contact information into my Contacts.

Hope this helps.
Oct 15, 2013 11:42am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 15, 2013 11:49 AM
Tapatalk
Candy Crush Saga
Oct 15, 2013 11:49am
hasbeen's avatar

hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 15, 2013 11:49 AM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1518200 wrote:I have an iPhone.
Navigating an iPhone is easy so I don't need anything like "Action Launcher."
Don't need CamCard because I know how to enter contact information into my Contacts.

Hope this helps.
lol

I use Action Launcher as it offers a different experience, Android is 'easy' too. I'll probably switch to Nova Launcher at some point. Customization. You don't understand.

Camcard quickly gets all the information into my contacts while I can continue discussing the topic at hand with the person.
Oct 15, 2013 11:49am
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Oct 15, 2013 12:09 PM
Now that I got the "ass" post out of the way and people can see what a taste of their own medicine is like, on to the more "helpful" post...

Messaging Apps:
  • WhatsApp - it's really the only messaging app you need. Anyone who "pays" for it is a sucker.
  • I also have Kik and Google's Hangouts, but rarely, if ever, use them.
Social Apps:
  • Facebook - staple
  • Google+ - such a far superior app/experience than Facebook; it's truly a shame people are too "uneducated" to actually make the switch or give it a try. If Girls would actually adopt Google+, you would see so many more users on it. But Because the ladies aren't there, the guys won't use it because they want to creep "sexy" pictures of girls on Facebook; when there's none on Google+
  • Tweetbot - this is the best app for Twitter. LOVE it.
  • Instagram - cool for pictures, but to be honest, I really don't even use it. Maybe once a month
  • Facebook Camera - like Instagram... really don't use it much.
  • Pinterest - use this for recipe ideas. Yeah there's a ton of chick stuff on there, but if you follow the right people/boards, even guys can get some good ideas for dinner recipes
  • Skype - basically for Facetiming people who don't have iOS devices
  • imo - it has integrations with just about every messaging system (AIM,
Music
  • Pandora - best internet radio app on the market
  • Shazaam - great for when you want to know the title or artist of a song
  • Sirius XM radio
Sports
  • BTN2Go - Big Ten football
  • WatchESPN
  • ESPN Fantasy Football
  • ESPN Fantasy Basketball
  • theScore - best app for checking sports scores
Entertainment
  • Crackle - free shows and movies
  • Fandango - purchase my movie tickets
  • Flixster - watch my UltraViolet movies
  • IMDb
  • Netflix
  • SHO Anytime
  • U-Verse - access dvr for scheduling shows away from home
Finance
  • banking app
Travel
  • United
  • GasBuddy - list gas prices around you so you can find the cheapest gas prices
Boxes
  • Dropbox
  • Box
  • Google Drive
  • SkyDrive
Google
  • Google Search
  • Google Maps
  • YouTube
  • Translate
  • Authenticator
Health
  • Nike+ Running
  • Fooducate
Shopping
  • Groupon
  • LivingSocial
Oct 15, 2013 12:09pm
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Oct 15, 2013 12:12 PM
hasbeen;1518206 wrote:l

Camcard quickly gets all the information into my contacts while I can continue discussing the topic at hand with the person.
What's hard about accepting their business card... continuing the conversation... going home... and then entering their information in like 5-10 seconds?
Oct 15, 2013 12:12pm
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Oct 15, 2013 12:41 PM
Why use WhatsApp if you have iMessage or just basic text messages? I've never heard of the app. Willing to try if better.

Also, ...nah. That's it. My apps stink. I have Chess. That's pretty much it.
Oct 15, 2013 12:41pm
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Oct 15, 2013 12:53 PM
I use WhatsApp for international messaging and group messaging across platforms.
Oct 15, 2013 12:53pm
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 15, 2013 1:14 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1518209 wrote:What's hard about accepting their business card... continuing the conversation... going home... and then entering their information in like 5-10 seconds?
I run into two situations: 1) I get multiple college coaches coming in all at once and I don't want to spend the time manually inputting them later or 2) they don't have a card for me(i'm small time and smaller schools don't have unlimited like the B1G guys). It's a convenience thing, I get all their numbers(generally at least 3), their email, and work address by just taking a picture.
cruiser_96;1518221 wrote:Why use WhatsApp if you have iMessage or just basic text messages? I've never heard of the app. Willing to try if better.

Also, ...nah. That's it. My apps stink. I have Chess. That's pretty much it.
Galaga?
Oct 15, 2013 1:14pm
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cruiser_96

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Oct 15, 2013 1:18 PM
I read that it wasn't available for iOS7 so I passed.

However, I'm looking to hit up Thurman's soon (like within the next month) so be ready.

ps: I'm outta town/state this weekend. Go Cruisers!
Oct 15, 2013 1:18pm
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Oct 15, 2013 1:49 PM
cruiser_96;1518221 wrote:Why use WhatsApp if you have iMessage or just basic text messages? I've never heard of the app. Willing to try if better.

Also, ...nah. That's it. My apps stink. I have Chess. That's pretty much it.
I use WhatsApp because I don't have unlimited texts, and not all of my friends have iMessages (iPhones). Thus, I use WhatsApp and now I essentially have "free texting", timestamps, sent notifications, easily share pictures & videos w/ a history account of the media shared (in case I want to look 2-months back and see a picture or something I sent then). Etc. All I can say is don't knock it until you try it.
Oct 15, 2013 1:49pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 15, 2013 1:52 PM
hasbeen;1518192 wrote:Yes, I did search for the old threads, but most were too broad. The original thread is archived probably.
I made one recently that wasn't very successful.

Probably because nobody likes me.

Hope this helps.
Oct 15, 2013 1:52pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 15, 2013 2:07 PM
Also, since it's on topic... Tapatalk has quietly been jerking their paying customers around. They "upgraded" the old pro version to a free version with ads and then released a new pay version so people have to buy it again.

Pissing match got locked on their forums

https://support.tapatalk.com/threads/sorry-we-confused-you.20939/
Oct 15, 2013 2:07pm
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Jawbreaker

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Oct 15, 2013 2:17 PM
Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 - Android 4.2.2)
Amazon Kindle
Barcode Scanner
Youversion
Box
Chrome
Google Drive
Facebook
Hangouts
JuiceSSH
Google Keep
Play Music - All Access
QuickOffice
RunKeeper
SMS Backup+
Terminal Emulator
Twitter
Google Voice
Google Wallet
Wifi Analyzer

and some other basic Google apps like Gmail...etc.

I have a bunch of other crap on my Nexus 10.
Oct 15, 2013 2:17pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 15, 2013 2:21 PM
Jawbreaker;1518282 wrote:Galaxy Nexus (Cyanogenmod 10.1.3 - Android 4.2.2).
I just blew my N4 back to stock on anticipation for 4.4

You have a GSM Galaxy Nexus or CDMA flavor?
Oct 15, 2013 2:21pm
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cruiser_96

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Oct 15, 2013 4:46 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1518259 wrote:I use WhatsApp because I don't have unlimited texts, and not all of my friends have iMessages (iPhones). Thus, I use WhatsApp and now I essentially have "free texting", timestamps, sent notifications, easily share pictures & videos w/ a history account of the media shared (in case I want to look 2-months back and see a picture or something I sent then). Etc. All I can say is don't knock it until you try it.
Wasnt knockin'. Just wonderin'. Sounds legit.

"Limited text messaging service is for poor people." - sleeper'd
Oct 15, 2013 4:46pm
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cruiser_96

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Oct 15, 2013 4:51 PM
Oh, I recently upgraded from the 4 to the 5s. In the transferring of contacts and data, I lost all of my text messages. Booooooooooooo!!!!!!!!! One of my joys was going back to exciting times in the year and reading the text messages. Boring life, I know. But when I had the 4 I read through the time around the district and state wrestling tournament. Those were great text messages between my bro and I.
Oct 15, 2013 4:51pm
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Scarlet_Buckeye

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Oct 15, 2013 4:57 PM
Another great app that I think I forgot to mention is Flipboard. It's basically an elegant way of displaying your news.
Oct 15, 2013 4:57pm
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Jawbreaker

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Oct 15, 2013 9:17 PM
dlazz;1518284 wrote:I just blew my N4 back to stock on anticipation for 4.4

You have a GSM Galaxy Nexus or CDMA flavor?
Unfortunately CDMA/LTE. I would love to buy an unlocked phone and jump to T-Mobile but that isn't an option in my area. I would rather have a GSM only Nexus 4 in a good service area than a CDMA/LTE device on Verizon.
Oct 15, 2013 9:17pm
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GoChiefs

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Oct 15, 2013 9:56 PM
Galaxy S4 - Infamous Rom
Nova Launcher Prime
Tapatalk
AutoGuide
Facebook
Sporting News - NASCAR
Break
Yahoo Sports
Oct 15, 2013 9:56pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 16, 2013 7:52 AM
Jawbreaker;1518498 wrote:Unfortunately CDMA/LTE. I would love to buy an unlocked phone and jump to T-Mobile but that isn't an option in my area. I would rather have a GSM only Nexus 4 in a good service area than a CDMA/LTE device on Verizon.
The AT&T Straight Talk SIM cards came back. I used it for a month or two before I switched back to T-Mo.

I never ran into any of the "soft cap" issues that some of the others did, and I used about 1.5GB
Oct 16, 2013 7:52am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 16, 2013 8:05 AM
dlazz;1518676 wrote:The AT&T Straight Talk SIM cards came back. I used it for a month or two before I switched back to T-Mo.

I never ran into any of the "soft cap" issues that some of the others did, and I used about 1.5GB
When is dlazz.net going to have an app?
Oct 16, 2013 8:05am
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 16, 2013 8:14 AM
ernest_t_bass;1518679 wrote:When is dlazz.net going to have an app?
When you stop drinking.
Oct 16, 2013 8:14am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 16, 2013 8:25 AM
dlazz;1518680 wrote:When you stop drinking.
I stopped last night.
Oct 16, 2013 8:25am
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hasbeen

Excuse me, Flo?

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Oct 16, 2013 8:31 AM
ernest_t_bass;1518683 wrote:I stopped last night.
Stopping is easy. Not starting is hard.
Oct 16, 2013 8:31am