My Google Nexus 7.....
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poltr1When the Google Nexus 7 tablet first came out in 2012, I wanted one. A few folks I knew already had iPads, and I really had no desire to acquire one for myself. (I like Apple's innovation, but I don't like their price tag, or their proprietary nature.) And in December of last year (2013), I purchased one for myself. It's a second-generation model, built by Asus, with Wi-Fi and 16 Gb of memory. I also got a case for it. (Best Buy made me the proverbial offer I couldn't refuse.)
After six months, it's still being useful to me.
My goal -- and want -- is to have this tablet replace my Franklin Planner notebook. It would contain all sorts of information, and I could have many notes stored on it. But I still take notes faster with pen and paper rather than on the tablet.
What are my must-have and/or favorite apps?
1) Graffiti for Android. I'm an old PalmPilot user. (In fact, I still have it somewhere.) I kept fat-fingering the on-screen keyboard. So I was very happy that this was available.
2) The Weather Channel. I like to know when bad weather is on the way, so I can prepare for it.
3) Papyrus. I can write on the creen like I would paper. But it doesn't do OCR.
4) ColorNote. It's kind of like having Post-It(R) notes on my tablet. But exporting info to a text file is a little tricky.
5) Kindle and Nook. I can read books for either device. Although I'm still not sure which is going to become the preferred platform.
6) Franklin Covey Tasks. Since I'm an old Franklin Planner user, this was a welcome find. Nearly everything else is already duplicated via Google apps. (Google Tasks doesn't enable me to priotize them.)
7) Microsoft OneNote. Even though I dislike Microsoft, I like this app. I've been using to to create an electronic notebook of my projects at work.
8) Quicken 2014 and/or Mint. I used to use this on the desktop to keep track of my spending.
9) Microsoft Office and/or OpenOffice for Android. I want to be able to read Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint slide decks. And the best part -- they're free.
So what are your favorites?
After six months, it's still being useful to me.
My goal -- and want -- is to have this tablet replace my Franklin Planner notebook. It would contain all sorts of information, and I could have many notes stored on it. But I still take notes faster with pen and paper rather than on the tablet.
What are my must-have and/or favorite apps?
1) Graffiti for Android. I'm an old PalmPilot user. (In fact, I still have it somewhere.) I kept fat-fingering the on-screen keyboard. So I was very happy that this was available.
2) The Weather Channel. I like to know when bad weather is on the way, so I can prepare for it.
3) Papyrus. I can write on the creen like I would paper. But it doesn't do OCR.
4) ColorNote. It's kind of like having Post-It(R) notes on my tablet. But exporting info to a text file is a little tricky.
5) Kindle and Nook. I can read books for either device. Although I'm still not sure which is going to become the preferred platform.
6) Franklin Covey Tasks. Since I'm an old Franklin Planner user, this was a welcome find. Nearly everything else is already duplicated via Google apps. (Google Tasks doesn't enable me to priotize them.)
7) Microsoft OneNote. Even though I dislike Microsoft, I like this app. I've been using to to create an electronic notebook of my projects at work.
8) Quicken 2014 and/or Mint. I used to use this on the desktop to keep track of my spending.
9) Microsoft Office and/or OpenOffice for Android. I want to be able to read Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint slide decks. And the best part -- they're free.
So what are your favorites?
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Date: 2014-06-30 03:09 am (UTC)10) Evernote. While I have it installed on my Nexus, I haven't been using it. But that may change, as I've heard that with a few models of scanners, it could be a complete document management system.
Microsoft Office for Android only works on phone devices, not tablets. I don't understand the rationale behind this decision.
I also use the Facebook app on my tablet. It works a whole lot better on the tablet than it did on the phone. When I tried to use it on the phone, it would hang. So I removed it.