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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Find new wallpapers

Monday, November 17, 2008

Use Weekly_background … read tip.

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Grab pictures of whiteboards and “clean” the pictures using image processing automatically

Monday, November 17, 2008

Use “Share your board” … read tip.

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Graph the number of minutes you were on the phone this month

Monday, November 17, 2008

Use phonalyzer … read tip.

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Find a place to eat nearby

Monday, November 17, 2008

Use Localspinner and let android pick where to get your next meal. … read tip.

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Listen to radio

Monday, November 17, 2008

The best app out there is by Google. Google Listen. Its for listening to podcasts though.

If you want to listen to radio, use “Pandora”.

You can also use streamfurious, Flycast, NPR Podcasts, Last.fm or imeem Music. Or Just subscribe to the radio station feeds you like on Doggcatcher.

I subscribe to ITconversations on Doggcatcher. The conversations network also hosts SpokenWord.org, Media Conversations, and the Social Innovation Conversations.

This app is now paid, but is well worth … read tip.

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Access Facebook on the G1

Monday, November 17, 2008

Go to http://iphone.facebook.com using the browser. … read tip.

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View shortcuts for actions in the menu

Monday, November 17, 2008

Once you press the menu key, long press it to see the shortcuts for the actions. … read tip.

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Call a number with out pressing the dial key

Monday, November 17, 2008

Once you have entered the number on the dialer you can tap on the phone number you entered to dial. … read tip.

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How to move shortcuts from one screen to another?

Monday, November 17, 2008

Longpress the icon, drag it to the edge of the screen and hold it for a second. … read tip.

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How to add ringtones on Android, so they appear in the ringtone menus

Monday, November 17, 2008

Locate music dir on the SD card (create it if not found)

Create three directories, ringtone, notification, alarms in it.

Any music files placed in these directories will appear in their respective menus.

May have to reboot the phone so they can be seen and picked.

You can also long press on a song in the songs list in the music player to add it to the ringtones.

Use Ringdroid to cut a song and use it as a ringtone. … read tip.

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