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 2010-01-06

• Nexus One allows engraving of custom message on the back #android #
• Declared: Nexus One runs #Android 2.1 #
• Nexus One has Facebook apps and widgets #android #
• Nexus One has 5 home screens / desktops – just like what you get with the @cyanogen ROM #android #
• Nexus One has a Weather Widget with a timeline slider to slide thru predictions #android #
• Nexus One has active/animated wallpaper #android #
• Nexus One event live video streaming http://www.ustream.tv/channel/google-android-press-gathering stopped. For me ? #
• Nexus One allows clubbing of photos by time & location #Android #
• Nexus One: Syncing of photos with Picasa Web #android #
• Nexus One THE GREATEST FEATURE: speech to text for everything. Speak and compose email!!!! #android #
• Nexus One includes Google Earth #android #
• Nexus One: Awaiting how easy it is to type in text in the absence of a hardware keyboard #android #
• @kkumarkg i'm on Linux without Realplayer in reply to kkumarkg #
• Nexus One: Officially launched at http://www.google.com/phone/ #Android #
• Nexus One phone @ $529 – unlocked without service agreement #android #
• "Sorry, Nexus One phone is not available in ur country" is what I see when I goto http://tinyurl.com/yklbf2k while browsing frm Delhi, India #
• Nexus One, my take: Biggest Pro: "speech to text" across apps (willing to change my accent) Biggest Con: No hardware keyboard #Android #
• BIG con of Nexus One: internet connection tethering is still future consideration #WTF Keep an eye on Cyanogen http://tinyurl.com/ydm5vae #
• Nexus One: Aaha, someone asked the question on missing hardware keyboard #android Whatever the answer is, its absent in Nexus One #
• @VineetBhatnagar yea http://bit.ly/7tJ7bj in reply to VineetBhatnagar #
• Sanjay Jah is late due to traffic for the Nexus One event – despite Google Maps with traffic layer and turn-by-turn navigation #
• @cyanogen yes pls. thanks. pls don't go the Nexus One way, not so soon, atleast. Don't be a Google in reply to cyanogen #
• Nexus One ordering tip RT: @cyanogen: Didn't realize that engraving takes extra time #
• @vinodunny oops. Keep ur hand on your heart and chant "CHACHU, AAL IZZ WELL" Its going to be ok by tomorrow. in reply to vinodunny #
• A stalemate is declared in a game of chess when neither side h… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-29

• 3 Idiots – a good movie during the second half, AMAZING in the first half #movies #
• #Linux – from 2001 to 2009. CTRL+R http://short.to/11uu2 #
• Have tasted blood. After flashing my #Android with @cyanogen ROM on Sat http://short.to/11u6u ,updated to 4.2.11, OTA, via CM Updator #
• Zooming in & out web pages and photos using Multitouch! Thanks to @cyanogen ROM 4.2.11 #Android #
• A small correction to http://short.to/11u80 I updated to Cyanogen 4.2.11.1 Its working fine so far. "Aal Iz Well" #Android #
• You may feel as if there is some forward movement today, but t… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• 3 Idiots video http://tinyurl.com/ycwslpj where words 'chamatkar' is changed to 'balatkar' in Chatur's (who doesnt know Hindi) speech #
• Bought "Call of Duty – Modern Warfare 2" #XBox #
• ET Now channel showing startups to watch for in 2010 @bineshkutty #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-27

• Did not spam any client, friend or relative with Christmas greeting. Please appreciate #
• @vinodunny just remind me about this (ur big boss winner comment) I will extend this when I'm at ur place next time in reply to vinodunny #
• Thanks to CyanogenMod. Internet tethering over USB working on my #Android with Win7 and Fedora 12 (via NetworkManager, no config). #
• There are several loose ends that still need to be tied up and… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• Interesting! Get ur name 'published' on Twitter for drinking and driving. Not applicable to India http://short.to/11ro0 #
• Yes, please. Shud apply to ADP1 too! RT @androinica Rumor: T-Mobile to update G1 with #Android 2.0, or 2.1 http://goo.gl/fb/h5tC #
• India's #Android based tablet PCs http://www.thefirstreporter.com/technology/notion-indian-develop-androidbased-tablet-pc/ #
• @LoveNeensxx Guess u r right. Google Wave app for facebook worked for me on Firefox in Linux but not Google Chrome in Linux in reply to LoveNeensxx #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-26

• While i did not change this http://bit.ly/6u7tWv setup, but if I opt to hibernate in Linux, Grub boots me into Linux, and not Win7 #
• It's easy for you to get so tangled up in the details today th… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• Finally flashed my #Android Dev Phone 1 #ADP1 with CyanogenMod http://bit.ly/1KPpWZ . Thanks @cyanogen and the long weekend #
• I'm not a big boss fan, but happen to switch to Colors Channel & the winner of Big Boss 3 is Vindhu Darasingh #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-22

• @aseemsood Try flashing the ROM with Win7 beta running inside VirtualBox running inside Linux. We shall talk then #
• @aseemsood woke up early as per my standards in reply to aseemsood #
• Thru bitter exp. I learnt, to record a full program on #TataSky Plus, setup to record the following program too – esp. for Hindi Channels #
• RT @bookmyshow Hey guys in.bookmyshow.com will be down for some time. Scheduled maintenance. #
• If you have been dealing with any health concerns recently, th… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• The best Twitter client for #Android RT @twidroid twidroid v3.0.5 released #

Twitter Updates for 2009-12-19

• #Avatar #Movie: Spectacular virtual world & its inhabitants, far fetched but interesting concept, a storyline (though typical) . #
• #Avatar #Movie: Kudos to making the virtual Pandora world look real. But smoke & dust (e.g. during landing crafts) look not so real #
• #Fedora 10 reached its end of life. No more updates for it. Upgrade now! #Linux #
• Beta of MySQL 5.5 is called M2 – based on MySQL's new release method. http://short.to/1132n @bineshkutty this was the confusion #
• Upgraded my blog http://www.shekhargovindarajan.com/ to #WordPress 2.9 using my #Android phone. Wasn't on move, just lazy to open my laptop #
• You may be getting tired now of being bounced around by your a… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @pankaj_shukla u r in doubt about what? in reply to pankaj_shukla #

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 2009-12-10

• Next Episode of Heroes TV serial on Jan 4, 2010. This means, I get to see Season 4 Episode 13 not before the next year #
• #Twitter Tweets from unknown ppl http://short.to/zyas @vasudevg u had this issue, rt? in reply to vasudevg #
• @VineetBhatnagar I'm using 1.0b2 of Weave on Firefox 3.5.5 on Linux. Didnt notice any issues in reply to VineetBhatnagar #
• It's easy for you to take a really exciting idea and make so m… More for Leo http://twittascope.com/twittascope/?sign=5 #
• @bineshkutty how is constantine behaving? in reply to bineshkutty #
• Shifted office fron sector 56 to Sushant lok II, Gurgaon. Thanks to @vinodunny 4 selecting the place. We now have a pre-build cabin! #
• @bineshkutty r u happy? in reply to bineshkutty #