Before I begin,
I want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year!
May your new year be filled with heath, joy and happiness!!!
What does my smartphone do for me you may ask. Well....
How about lessen the load that I carry around each day to and from work!
This is what I used to carry around every single day and I tell you, if you felt how heavy my bag was you'd say I was crazy LOL A book to read, a notebook, a planner, a checkbook - all essentials that I can't leave home without. I first made the switch from regular books to a Kindle with I loved, but I swore I would never give up my planner or making lists in my notebook or keeping a traditional checkbook.
Well I've now replaced all the above with this...
My new lightweight Samsung Galaxy 2II and some awesome apps that I'd love to share with you all.
{these are all Android apps}
Cozi Family Organizer
Free shared calendar and lists. Voted #1 Practical App for Moms by Babble.
Cozi makes your phone the ultimate family organizer with a centralized calendar, shopping lists, to do lists and a family journal the whole family can share on the go.
I love this and I never thought I would. You can set up a calendar for each person in your family and all the information is shared between each family member.
Kindle for Android
Kindle books on your phone including thousands of free books. No Kindle required.
Read books on your phone, including thousands of free Kindle books. The Kindle app puts over a million books at your fingertips. It’s the app for every reader, whether you’re a book reader, magazine reader, or newspaper reader—and you don’t need to own a Kindle to use it. Choose from over a million Kindle books from the Kindle Store or enjoy popular magazines like The Economist and Reader’s Digest with high-resolution color images.
My old Kindle got messed up, something must have pressed up against it and it has lines running thru the top. I was contemplating getting the new Kindle Fire, but my girlfriend got it and found out it has no 3G service like our old one had. So I decided to upgrade to the Galaxy and I download the Kindle app. It syncs right up to my account so I'm able to access all my old books. It's awesome, especially with the big screen.
Zinio
Zinio is the premier app for magazines on Android, giving readers immediate access to thousands of global titles. Read and download single issues or subscriptions of your favorite magazines and sync your library to your home computer, smart phone and tablet seamlessly. Keep up with trending topics and stories from magazines like Rolling Stone, The Economist, Hello!, US Weekly, T3, Macworld, Travel + Leisure and many more.
I signed up and got 5 free mazagines plus $25 to spend in the store, which I used for a copy of Cloth Paper Scissors Pages and ScrapBook Inspirations-Ideas Book 2nd Edition. I have to say I'm not that crazy about magazines anymore and I think this app would be better with a tablet instead of on the phone, just because of the size of the screen. You have to zoom in and out but it serves it's purpose.
Checkbook (free)
Stay on top of your finances from anywhere using your mobile device.
Enter in your withdrawals and credits and it adds and subtracts your balance automatically.
Mini Paper Widget
This app puts a yellow sticky note on your phone, you can add lists of what you need at the store - anything really.
Camera Apps
There are so many that I like,
Paper Camera
Pixlr-o-Matic
Camera Effects
Lightbox
Vingette
Oh and I heard that Instagram is coming to Android!!!!
I'm so excited!
Have an awesome holiday weekend. I'm so glad it's a three day weekend.
Hugs, Marlene
I have the iphone and I think I will check out that cozi progra. Thanks for the hints.
ReplyDeleteYEEESSSSS... I want to become an Instagram addict!
ReplyDeleteYou like the Galaxy 2, then, I take it? I have one of the original Galaxy models (Samsung's Epic 4G), and figure the G2 will probably be my next upgrade, or something similar.