Today is Lammas Day – Scotland’s traditional first fruits of the harvest day.
Here’s a Lammas Sermon from a couple of years ago.
11 responses to “Changing the mobile”
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Variously:
Google Sky;
Either Catch(.com) or Springpad (see springpadit.com – currently preferred);
Handcent (SMS);
FBReader or Aldiko (eBook readers);
Wikitude / Layar (augmented reality);
Connectbot (ssh client);
MyTracks (GPS tracking on steroids), Foursquare;
AppBak (save/restore lists of things installed);
Advanced Task Killer (kill processes).Welcome aboard 🙂
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Thanks Tim. I found google sky already. Indeed, it was one of the things that persuaded me.
Now I can see the constellations in the city! Indeed, now I can see the constellations in my bedroom.
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SlideIT – easier way to enter text. Good fun, the predictive side of it can be a bit of a pest so do re-read what you’ve written, although there is the facility to go back to simple ABC input.
Enjoy the ‘phone! -
Lifehacker is always a good source of info for these things.
http://lifehacker.com/5717356/set-up-and-get-to-know-your-new-android-phone
Kennedy
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Nothing to do with phones but I do like the “Want a girlfriend” advertising in the sidebar!
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I’m glad you like whatever you are seeing, Agatha. The ads are served up by a remote server which focusses the ads on the viewer, including whatever you are looking at, where you are and I think also your browsing history.
Whatever you are looking it is what google thinks should be aimed at you. I see no ads offering girlfriends myself.
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I do hope I’m not the only one getting “Spy on your boyfriend” ads! 😉
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Android? Data (trekkie pun intended) could be lost. See story at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-12138790 Good luck.
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I see no ads, which beats the Scientology ads that I used to see!
I have nothing to ad because Padre has forbidden it.
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Snap! I got mine just before Christmas.
Seesmic (for Twitter)
Guardian Anywhere (downloads while you sleep and can be read while offline)
Kindle
Dropbox
Pocket Common WorshipI’m also addicted to Wordfeud, or Scrabble by any other name…
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tasker is brilliant. read about it @
http://mobile.dzone.com/news/android-app-spotlight-tasker
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