My list of must-have Android apps

Ever since I ordered and got my Android Dev Phone 1 (a.k.a. ADP1), I have been taking it through various updates. The phone shipped with Android version 1.0 and upgraded to version 1.6. After 1.6, I opted to go for ROMs from CynaogenMod.

Each time, I upgrade my phone, I wipe off its data. This is because I took the upgrades as an opportunity to wipe off applications which I install, but do not use or use occasionally. But, following is the list of Android applications which I crave to install after each wipe off. These applications are my must-haves on my Android phone. Read the rest of this entry »

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-16

• Minor hiccup installing Microsoft Vine http://www.vine.net on Win7. Click on Run gives error. Save and running installer worked. #
• @htc any updates, after 1.6, planned for ADP1 – #Android Dev Phone 1 ? in reply to htc #
• Anyone else using Microsoft Vine ? Would like to invite him/her for some testing. Trying to get some Twitter feel out of it #
• Right now I have an empty Friends group in Microsoft Vine. Seems I cant even send an alert (kinda Tweet?) #
• @anindyar No yaar. Just eyeing it http://tinyurl.com/yexv9de in reply to anindyar #
• @anindyar COD MF 2 is not even available at many so called good music/video/game shops in Delhi. Did u find it in stores? in reply to anindyar #
• @Saurangshuk I'm sure it is. Played COD MF across 3 days, almost all hours, to complete it in reply to Saurangshuk #
• @Saurangshuk @anindyar guys, very wicked timing to talk about COD MF 2. Getting so provoked to order it now. Dont do this to me in reply to Saurangshuk #
• Uploaded Excel file on Office Live http://tinyurl.com/2m4txm without any plugin. Cudn't find option to edit it. Requires Office install? #
• @FrickinWicked what is Moosetowner ? in reply to FrickinWicked #
• Reason http://tweetphoto.com/6490553 why Office files were not opening in browser. @juhib @bineshkutty I can now #office #webapps #
• Everyone may want to know what your secret is today because yo… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• Goo.gl http://goo.gl/ #Google #
• @vinodunny yea uploaded it on SkyDrive. Editing Word doc is not available, works after uninstalling Office 2010 beta, not yet tried on Linux in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny the point is one shud have access to the tech preview of Office Webapps to edit files on Skydrive, rt? in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny that's what I said – works after uninstalling Office in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny Installed 2010 beta, then happen to spot tech preview screen while using skydrive, uninstalled office, office webapps still work. in reply to vinodunny #
• Bingo!! RT @vinodunny LOL!!! Another "innovation" from #Google: http://bit.ly/91AmzV #
• The new "Google Docs" like Microsoft product to open/edit docs in web browser is 'Office Web Apps'. I confused it with Office Live Workspace #
• @vinodunny u can read "Jal-ae-bee" ?!?!? I didn't know in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny I sent u a Microsoft Vine "add to my contacts" kinda request. Did u get it? in reply to vinodunny #
• After installing Win7, I did not recover GRUB to dual boot into Linux, so far. This forces me to boot into Windows #
• @vasudevg as per ur blog post, one needs to install Office 2010 beta to get the tech preview screen and start using Office Web Apps ? in reply to vasudevg #
• @VineetBhatnagar my must have apps 4 #Android – Twidroid, BlueRSS, Battery Status, gTasks, Nav4All, ConnectBot & Car Mode (recent favorite) in reply to VineetBhatnagar #
• @vasudevg Earlier, without Office, @vinodunny shared a file on SkyDrive. Clicking on it prompted me to just download the file – no EULA. in reply to vasudevg #
• @bineshkutty have u installed Office 2010 beta? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vasudevg btw I'm calling EULA as the tech preview screen in reply to vasudevg #
• @vasudevg I hope not: You need to install Office 2010, upload a file to SkyDrive via Office & only then u r prompted 4 access to Web Apps ? in reply to vasudevg #
• @vasudevg ok lemme try out on a new machine with a new live id in reply to vasudevg #
• @vasudevg WinXP machine with Office 2003. Logged in using new Live ID. Uploaded doc & docx on Skydrive. Only get download option – no EULA in reply to vasudevg #
• @vasudevg now on the same machine, if I login using my live ID, I can open the doc in Office Live Web App in reply to vasudevg #
• @vasudevg I cud access Web Apps since yesterday. Question is: is access to Web App is subject to buying (when released) Office 2010? in reply to vasudevg #
• #Microsoft #Office 2010 Web App – free or not? Requires Office license or not? This answers http://bit.ly/7PiVSU #
• Chart Maker extension for #Google #Wave http://bit.ly/4SvFzr Uses the Google Chart API @aseemsood #
• @pankaj_shukla I guess the session was more about arrays and recordsets in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• @bineshkutty yea I have it downloaded. in reply to bineshkutty #
• Dual booting Win7 and Fedora 12 Linux. Option 1. http://bit.ly/8lYAww ; Option 2. http://bit.ly/50GMwa (not yet tried by me) #
• @vinodunny @bineshkutty has 32-bit Win7 in reply to vinodunny #
• @hoccer I tried the web client in IE and Firefox. Sometimes it does not show browse button and files dont upload. Any known issues? #
• @hoccer after file upload, which I click on throw, it says "select a file" but can't see any file/link to select #
• @pankaj_shukla AHJN in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• RT @Techtree Get Twitter App for Zune Tomorrow http://bit.ly/5PSaND #
• Competitive sports — spectator or participatory — should hel… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-11

• @sharat_j Ki-Sure in reply to sharat_j #
• @NeerajTripathi sure. thanks in reply to NeerajTripathi #
• #Twidroid 3.0.3 out with new, spaced out, icons for easier touch by thumbs. Twidroid is a Twitter client for #Android phones #
• Access Google Wave in Thunderbird 3 http://techie-buzz.com/how-to/access-google-wave-in-thunderbird-3.html Haven't tried it myself, yet. #
• CTRL+Z (Undo) and CTRL+SHIFT+Z (Redo) works with Google Wave. Should be one of the recent additions. I recall, it wasn't there before. #
• @aseemsood the Thunderbird 3 u installed was the final release in reply to aseemsood #
• @aseemsood its a question in reply to aseemsood #
• @neetaunny Easiest way I can thank u, ur brain & ur muscles, 4 the new office is by becoming ur farmville neighbour.pls send across invite #
• @RahulSah go mobile. Buy an Android in reply to RahulSah #
• Web Socket API in latest build of Google Chrome. http://tinyurl.com/yfbe2rs Think about it as Push Email like tech to Web apps #
• RT: @TweetDeck: Discover The Dynamic New TweetDeck Directory http://post.ly/El1g #
• You aren't much more subdued than you were yesterday, yet you … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @bineshkutty sure will set it up when we meet in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny look who is talking – someone who was almost about t o boot off a live CD for missing drivers in Win7 in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty Drivers are available frm a Fedora 12 repo. I know u r missing "search drivers on the internet" followed by "no driver found" #
• @vinodunny Why Windows 7 is a DISCO for @bineshkutty ? Coz his previous OS was ….. (hint: Microsoft Vista) in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny you were going to send me some link to open a doc in Office 2010 web on one of Linux's web browser #
• @vinodunny Reg. "Microsoft Cleans Open Source From #Windows7 Tool" FUD. Then why release it under GPL? Can't clean ur own mess, properly? in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty i know. The context is to try out Office 2010 Web in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny fair enough. but your retweet claims to be saying that they cleaned up the GPL code which is outright incorrect. in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny how do I access Office 2010 web? Is there a URL like docs.live.com ? in reply to vinodunny #
• @bineshkutty that's because unlike Google, Microsoft is into producing great products and not great buzz @ happy @vinodunny in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny I already have access to some docs shared by you. Clicking on ur email link, finally, prompts me to just download the doc in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny not able to spot the edit/view link – using Firefox in Linux. Screenshot ? in reply to vinodunny #
• You aren't much more subdued than you were yesterday, yet you … More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @bineshkutty invite? Come on its not fucking Google Wave. Goto home.live.com, login, click on More>Skydrive in reply to bineshkutty #
• @vinodunny no luck so far. uploaded a doc and can only download it. Please confirm what I want to hear in reply to vinodunny #
• @shekharg: @bineshkutty I'm interested in Office 2010 Web without installing it. You may like to download it from http://short.to/xhf6 #
• RT @cyanogen New style retweet is apparently #fail #
• @bineshkutty try signing in at Office Live http://bit.ly/Yxbcc in reply to bineshkutty #
• Office Live does not like my OS (Fedora 12 Linux) http://tweetphoto.com/6224759 New Buzzword: COCC- Client based Open Cloud Computing #
• @bineshkutty no working? as in? did u login? after that ? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @juhib just got ur workspace invite. r u able to view/edit the files in the web browser? in reply to juhib #
• @bineshkutty oh man when will Microsoft give up the ActiveX route for web based apps? in reply to bineshkutty #
• @bineshkutty pls update ur antivirus for protection any possible exploits in the installed addin in reply to bineshkutty #
• Lol, so much for trust within Microsoft departments RT @bineshkutty: @shekharg You'll love this http://tweetphoto.com/6225846 #
• @juhib for edit or any such access I should first be able to access it – the so called Web based Office Live in reply to juhib #
• This what I wanted to hear frm @vinodunny: Office Web redefined the "W" in the "Web" #
• RT @juhib: used smart art on ppt at office live but when i reopened it in the browser the smart art was no longer there #
• @bineshkutty @juhib thanks 4 beta testing. You will all receive 30 days eval copy of Windows to try out Office Live – The Web based Office #
• @bineshkutty try out a smartart, as said by @juhib. Do you also face this issue http://bit.ly/8u3cah in reply to bineshkutty #
• Office Live RT @bineshkutty: @shekharg Gee, thanks. I guess I'll stick to #Google Docs for now. It even let's me wrk on files OFFLINE #
• Based on Offlice Live exp. : Microsoft should stick to desktop and provide Browser Ballot to use Google Web apps! #
• If u r upto it, try installing Office 2010 beta and using web collab from within it. That shud work #
• @vinodunny Unny Bhaiya kuch to bolo. Office Web kee to GPL ho gayee #
• @vinodunny I'm saying nothing. End user exp. All this while, I was just trying to access Office Web, to get one, just one glimpse of it in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny also remember Google Wave is in its preview. Lots of new features will be added to the final release in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny on a serious note, is Office 2010 Web suppose to work on Linux? #
• @vinodunny @neetaunny oops didn't get any email. Do I need to login into facebook to see the invite? I accepted her facebook invite in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny and why the F do we need to install an addin to access a web based Office Live app http://short.to/109r2 ? #

Twitter Updates for 2009-11-29

• @anindyar correct me, if wrong. On HTC touch P3450 #Android runs on top of Windows Mobile & not natively. If yes, it works as per many usrs in reply to anindyar #
• Easy is to opt for custom development & difficult to develop on a platform. Former is successful in short run, latter runs longer #
• @anindyar oh ok. U may (u may have already ) browse thru XDA forum http://forum.xda-developers.com/ for answers (if any) in reply to anindyar #
• @vinodunny wonder what u were upto to find this , followed by @anindyar desperately trying to install Android on his Windows Mobile phone in reply to vinodunny #
• Second #PHP project using ORM via Active Record in Prado http://bit.ly/5U3csY On the way to forget SQL? #
• Totem Movie Player using Subtitle Downloader plugin, downloads .srt files in directory $HOME/.cache/totem/subtitles/ #Linux #
• Besides showing ReTweets, @Twidroid (Twitter client) for #Android can optionally retweet using the new API. Settings>Use native ReTweet #
• Wish, processes can extend their hands to technology as far as technology extends its hands to them. #
• #Google's #Linux repositories http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/ #
• While #Linux repository content http://tinyurl.com/28nq4b shows Picasa & #Google Desktop, it also has Chrome Browser (unstable) #
• RT @fossdotin: Online registration for FOSS.IN ends Monday night. Register now, or you pay flat 1000 INR http://foss.in/register #
• You are feeling rather upbeat today, but you still must be car… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-11-27

• Trying to drag-n-drop files on Google Wave using Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 – which is suppose to support HTML 5 File API. But it doesn't work. Why? #
• @bafic yep. whats your gmail address ? in reply to bafic #
• @bafic most welcome. But the Google Wave invite may take time to reach ur inbox http://bit.ly/7no3AC in reply to bafic #
• RT @twidroid twidroid 3.0 scheduled for monday ++ guest appearance in DROID commercial :] http://short.to/y7d0 — happy thanksgiving! #
• RT @jyotibhargava RT @jyotibhargava: My new post on ROI with Social Media http://jdesignlab.com/ #
• RT @anindyar Outlook 2010 – CopyCat. going the Gmail way. #
• @pankaj_shukla koi apne long left brother jitna mahaan kaise ho sakta hai? in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• My Google Wave invite reached within 2 hours (as per the time when the receipient reported) as opposed to 5 days http://short.to/yjsh #
• As per @pankaj_shukla Google Wave now depicts users (contacts/participants) who are online and waving. Havnt yet checked it myself #
• You may be quite excited about your future, yet there are stil… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @RalphEhlers have google wave invites and have been interested in it since early access to its sanbox – much before the preview in reply to RalphEhlers #

Twitter Updates for 2009-11-23

• Heroes Season 4, Episode 10 #
• @mohit_bhargava pretty good. though didnt check with a download meter in reply to mohit_bhargava #
• Security in Google's Chrome OS http://bit.ly/91XyT5 (via @william4561) #
• #Twidroid (the Twitter client for #Android phones) understands the new Retweet feature (or API). I'm running v2.7.6 #
• Sign up for official news and updates on Google Chome OS https://services.google.com/fb/forms/googlechromeossignup/ #google #chromeos #
• Suggested hardware to deploy self built Chrome OS http://tinyurl.com/yc2uket #google #chromeos #
• What r u doing/thinking rt now? I'm driving and thinking what kind of patience bus drivers have in this traffic #?rudoing #
• Lol while its easy to tell what u r doing rt now, isn't it really hard to pin point what u r thinking rt now? #?rudoing #
• @vinodunny hey if u can spare some time on this, try using VirtualBox. It is suppose to support 64bit guests. Wud like to know ur xp in reply to vinodunny #
• RT @singhinder http://bit.ly/42ofWj Google Chrome OS Source Released [Official Release] #chromeos #
• @aseemsood Reliance Netconnect ZTE MG880 doesn't work with NetworkManger on #Fedora #Constantine. Guess it requires usb_modeswitch trick in reply to aseemsood #
• @aseemsood tell me something new in reply to aseemsood #
• From years to names to numbers RT @Techtree Windows 8 Scheduled to Arrive in 2012 http://bit.ly/5jhrUz #
• Using #ConnectBot SSH client on my #Android phone solved a MySQL repication issue, while on move. Decent speed over EDGE to troubleshoot #
• You know that good times are ahead, yet you might be seeing yo… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-10-08

• #Yahoo #Meme API uses OAuth 4 authentication which works 4 web apps but not 4 command line apps. My Q is http://tinyurl.com/ybzkjkn #
• #Yahoo #Meme API documentation http://developer.yahoo.com/meme/guide/index.html #YQL #
• All the guys to whom I sent #Google #Wave invite on 1st October, got their invites to wave.google.com on 7th Oct, after about 5 days. #
• @sharat_j difficult to explain in 140 chars. in reply to sharat_j #
• Lots of #Google #Wave extensions – Robots & Gadgets – at http://wave-samples-gallery.appspot.com/ #
• Playing with #YQLBot Robot in #Google #Wave. Issue #YQL queries within square brackets in the Wave #Yahoo #
• my #Google #Wave went off for a cpl of minutes with 502 error. Now back again #
• Heroes Season 4 Episode 4 #
• @RahulSah To add new Gadget to a #Wave, while in edit mode, click on 'Add Gadget by URL' (green icon) & type in URL to Gadget's XML in reply to RahulSah #
• @RahulSah check out our #Wave for answers. Have replied there. Emoticony is not a Gadget, but a Robot. To be added as a contact. #Google in reply to RahulSah #
• @vinodunny what's more interesting is Akku has a problem with Windows 7. Did u check, maybe "Windows 7" means Linux in German in reply to vinodunny #
• I pledge to always keep #Google #Wave open in atleast one of the web browser tabs for real time communication #LiveGWave #
• Screenshot showing 1 of my #Google #Wave filled with blips, with robots and gadgets in action – http://twitpic.com/kpp8a #
• @vinodunny let me help u. Contrast it with the hype around Windows 7 – a.k.a. a bug fix release in reply to vinodunny #
• You may have to overcome your current dance with issues relati… More for Leo http://bit.ly/SXp2X #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-29

• $%#$ Called and wasted 19 mins x 12 rupees = Rs. 228 on a "call and answer" #NDTV Imagine Show – Khel Bhai Khel. "Kat gaya" #
• #NDTV Imagine In "call and answer" show Khel Bhai Khel, you r first asked simple question to enter contest. Seems rt option is always 1 ! #
• This is test 1 #
• This is test 2 #
• @kbhargava I got late for that meeting in reply to kbhargava #
• @kbhargava another reply to ur scrum meeting (test) in reply to kbhargava #
• Just got to know. #Twitter API has a provision to thread replies and mentions. http://tinyurl.com/dk9e23 : Look at in_reply_to_status_id #
• @leif021 hehe. Was testing, with @kbhagava, how #Twitter establishes context between status updates & replies/mentions to them in reply to leif021 #
• in_reply_to_status_id is an optional parameter. So a #Twitter client can ignore it & screw up the threading while posting/displaying #
• @vasudevg: ref: Why pay 4 AntiVirus, when can get high-quality protection 4 FREE Microsoft Security Essentials: http://tinyurl.com/ydysabw #
• @bineshkutty context pls in reply to bineshkutty #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-24

• Mobile Number Portability #MNP #India #mobile http://tinyurl.com/mwwlrp @bineshkutty #
• So called Official #Yahoo #Meme API on Meme http://meme.yahoo.com/api/. No updates since last 20 days #fail #
• Just noticed #Microsoft #Vine has a #Facebook app on http://www.facebook.com/ #
• Heroes Season 4 Episode 1 #
• Heroes Season 4 – episode 1 & 2. Done #
• @juhib Batman in reply to juhib #
• @sharat_j hahahah lol hehehe huhuhu in reply to sharat_j #
• RT @gurgaonbistro Did u know a classic galawati kebab should have 72 ingredients #
• @gurgaonbistro I sent u the mail last night itself in reply to gurgaonbistro #
• Sharat resumed smoking #
• @kbhargava that's what Microsoft does to u. U forget to keep track of friends while figuring it out. in reply to kbhargava #
• @pankaj_shukla no in reply to pankaj_shukla #
• @vinodunny will comment (honestly) once u confess that calling it a LAMP killer was an outburst in reply to vinodunny #
• @vinodunny @bineshkutty popularity comes at the cost of "viruses" or "downtime" in reply to vinodunny #
• RT: @gurgaonbistro: On demand of some friends here is a contest to play with try this out @ http://tinyurl.com/yapq99g #
• contest and surveys via #twitter http://www.itweet2win.com/ #

Twitter Updates for 2009-09-12

• What a coincidence. Was talking today with a friend about #Twitter alternatives and mentioned about #Yahoo #Meme and got a Meme invite! #
• @bineshkutty One of ur friends has opted out But wud #Yahoo #Meme lead to BBBB? in reply to bineshkutty #
• Seems I got 3 #Yahoo #Meme invitations – back to back. Got 3 mails with 3 different URLs to accept the invitation #
• @bineshkutty btw #HTC #Hero is launched in #India. Cool interface (HTC Sense), which includes a #Twitter. But no keyboard #android #
• @binesbehkutty cool that means u can earn 21 more friends besides me #
• @bineshkutty seems u havnt donated ur blood for a long time #NumberPortability #India in reply to bineshkutty #
• @bineshkutty http://trunc.it/1w5bm "Certain technical and COMMERCIAL (ref. blood) issues are to be resolved" #mobile #MNP #India in reply to bineshkutty #
• Life coming back to normal. Got my #ICICI ATM card back after > 2 months. The card was invalidated because I had availed over draft facility #
• @ICICIBank_Care Got ATM card back after 2 months. Issue was customer care directed us to branch with little clue on how to handle the issue in reply to ICICIBank_Care #
• btw till date I ask money (cash) from my dad and explain (or lie) to him where I spend (whether or not he asks). He keeps my ATM card #
• First take on #Yahoo #Meme. Pros: Simple web interface, very #Twitter like, known jargons like "followers" #
• First take on #Yahoo #Meme. Cons: separate (unnecessary) tabs for posting text, photo, video & music confuse while posting. Limited themes #
• While #Yahoo #Meme maintains the term "followers" (any TM issues here?) like #Twitter, it calls Retweets as Reposts #
• And seems #Yahoo #Meme users are called Memes (and Meme may refer to a single user). Posts (tweets in case of #Twitter) r called posts! #
• A quick google seach (ironic, that I didnt Yahoo! search ) did not reveal anything about the existence of a #Yahoo #Meme API #
• Is this http://meme.boxofjunk.ws/api.html the #Yahoo #Meme API ? I'm confused #
• A #WordPress widget for #Yahoo #Meme http://bit.ly/18GIHL #
• looking at the code of the #WordPress plugin http://tinyurl.com/mmc4qy for #Yahoo #Meme, found that Meme provides RSS feeds #
• #Yahoo #Meme may not have a API like REST, but it provides RSS – e.g. http://tinyurl.com/nahjnr #
• RT: @acarlos1000: @shekharg The #Yahoo #Meme API is based on #YQL, it uses SQL like language: http://bit.ly/jZFNb #
• Was lucky (fast) enough to get "shekhar" as #Meme name which makes my #Yahoo Meme URL: http://meme.yahoo.com/shekhar/ #
• Seems #Twitter has sent emails to all! its users informing about its new terms of service. Anyone who hasnt received this email? #
• This we know: "Twitter may stop (permanently or temporarily) …. and may not be able to provide you with prior notice." #Twitter #TOS #
• @vinodunny why not ? I'm already cross posting from #Twitter to #Facebook (using the Facebook app) in reply to vinodunny #