GO Launcher EX App
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This is one of my favorite Android Apps… although I don’t know if I would call it an app.  Android is so extremely fragmented these days that every phone manufacture has a different interface.  Many of those interfaces slow the phone down and frequently lock up the device.

GO Launcher EX is a nice app which will give you a very nice front-end to use on your phone which is fast and elegant.  They are constantly adding new features and rolling out bug fixes which is another reason I like it.

Some of my favorite features are the large number of home screens you can have.  You can also pinch to zoom out of the home screen and see all of your other ones.  Which when you have a few home screens is much smoother then scrolling through them.  You can also hide applications which are in your application tray which is great if you don’t have a rooted phone and you have preinstalled crapware.  Another great feature is the ability to create folders in your application tray so you can group your applications together.  You can even uninstall and rearrange your apps right from the tray by long pressing on them.

One tip I recommend if you do use this app, clear off all of your phones screens before you run this.  I find it helps the phone run even faster and with less overhead.

GO Launcher EX App

GO Launcher EX App

GO Launcher EX App on the Android Marketplace

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Google Chrome to Phone App
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This is a pretty neat app which will allow you (if you use Chrome) to send webpages right to your mobile phone.  I use this when I am working on working on a server or a PC and I found a webpage which contains instructions I need to work with.

NOTE:  You will also need the Chrome Browser Extension installed.

Google Chrome to Phone App

Google Chrome to Phone App

Google Chrome to Phone on the Android Marketplace

 Google Chrome to Phone Extension for Google Chrome

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Adobe Photoshop Express App
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I have been a Photoshop user for years, so when I saw this app in the marketplace I really didn’t think it could be that great of an app but I thought I would try it out anyway.  I was pleasantly surprised at how well it works.  With very little effort you can dramatically improve photos you take on your phone.  They offer several different filters and effects all which can be done with a slide of a finger.

Adobe Photoshop Express App

Adobe Photoshop Express

Adobe Photoshop Express on the Android Marketplace

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GDocs Apps
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One thing which has been surprisingly lacking in Android is a good way to access your Google Docs.  Google does not provide an app for this but it took them a long time to get it out and in my opinion isn’t as good as this app.

GDocs allows you full access to your Google Docs account were you can view your docs and do simple editing of the docs.

GDocs App

GDocs App

GDocs on the Android Marketplace

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CallTrack App
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When I do consulting work I bill my customers an hourly rate.  Often times I get unexpected phone calls which can make it difficult to keep track of my time.

I use the CallTrack app to automatically enter all of my calls onto my calendar so that I can then easily go back and bill out the time.  It is a very simple app which allows you to also track your text messages.

 

CallTrack App

CallTrack

CallTrack for Android Marketplace

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