BARRY'S BEST WINDOWS AND ANDROID APPS

Music Volume EQ (Android) - Boost your sound quality on Android

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:55:54 PST

You can make your music sound a lot better than what's coming out of your Android phone right now. Yes, you can get better music, but why not use an equalizer to equalize the heck out of it? From the dev:

"Enhance your music listening experience. Make it your Android sounds like never before. Music Volume EQ is a volume slider with live music stereo led VU meter and five band Equalizer with Bass Boost and Virtualizer effects. Improve sound quality on your Android device and get live readings of your current music volume level. Use with headphones for best results."

Check it out!

Music Volume EQ is FREE on the Android Market!

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KINGSOFT Office (Windows) - A very cool (free) Office Suite

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:34:35 PST

For those who are loathe to spend hundreds of dollars on Microsoft Office, there are some excellent, free alternatives. The free versions do just about everything the average person will need and more. Fully compatible with MS Office, this suite has a word processor, a spreadsheet and a presentation application included. Check it out!

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Decide.com (Android) - Helps you choose the best deals on electronics

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:04:00 PST

Do you live for the deal? Or is it just that you like to save money? Either way, you may be delighted to know that Decide.com is now an Android app! From the developer:

Get the best deals on consumer electronics by knowing WHEN TO BUY that next gadget or video game. Like a crystal ball for all your electronics shopping, the Decide.com App for Android is the only app that tells you to BUY NOW or WAIT. Decide shows you the best online and local prices on electronics, predicts whether prices will go up or down in the near future and whether a newer, better product will release soon.

Check it out!

Decide.com is FREE on the Android Market!

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1Weather (Android) - Awesome style and functionality

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:21:03 PST

Weather apps can be all alike, and therefore of little interest. I especially hate intrusive ads on the free apps. They take away from the sweetness of the UI and are generally annoying. Here's a nice change. 1Weather is stylish in the way it presents your important weather data and can pull that data on just about any city on earth. Check it out!

1Weather is FREE on the Android Market!

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T.E.A.M. Battery Bar - The simple way to see your battery level

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:14:47 PST

Battery widgets are pretty, and pretty convenient, true, but nothing can beat the ease and convenience of this app when it comes to quickly spotting your battery level. The app placed a simple bar along the top or bottom of your screen. Check it out!

T.E.A.M. Battery Bar is FREE on the Android Market!

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MyApartmentMap (Android/iOS) - Find a place to lay your head

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:48:01 PST

When it's time to move out or move on, this is an excellent way to find the apartment that's...wait for it...RIGHT FOR YOU! (Pardon the jingoistic language.) Comes in Android and iOS flavors.

It's FREE on the Android Market and the App Store!

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Addon Manager Fix (Firefox) - Make Add-On Management Easy

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:20:04 PST

Add-on, or extensions, for Firefox are, simply put, the icing on a fantastic cake. Firefox is the cake. Clearly. It's fantastic. But what would it be without all the awesome add-ons? Just a plain, albeit fantastic cake. But enough about that. This add-on changes the layout of Firefox's add-on manager to make them easier to manage. Check it out!

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Got Kids? Got Android? Get TouchyBooks!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:25:04 PST

TouchyBooks is an interactive book store for children. It'll help keep the younglings entertained and distracted while you try to get where you're going in the car or when you just need some peace at home. Check it out!

TouchyBooks is FREE on the Android Market!

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blip.me (Android) - Do the walkie-talkie thang

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:23:27 PST

Ever since we were kids, walkie-talkies held a profound fascination, didn't they? Push to talk. How cool was that? Did you know you could replicate the experience across smartphone platforms? Check it out!

blip.me walkie-talkie is FREE on the Android Market!

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Free Studio 5 (Windows) - All-In-One Multimedia Utility

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:43:13 PST

This is truly the Swiss Army knife of multimedia utilities, doing everything from burning and ripping to converting to uploading and downloading. The application gives easy access to sections for YouTube, MP3&Audio, CD-DVD-BD, DVD&Video, Photo&Images, Mobiles, Apple Devices, and 3D. Check it out!

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avast! Mobile Security (Android) - It's here!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:50:50 PST

Forget those overweight, overpriced, underpowered big-name security apps and take a look at avast! I use avast! for my Windows protection (part of my multilayered defense system) and now the Android app is here!

avast! Mobile Security is FREE on the Android Market!

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Internet Optimizer (Windows) - Speed up your Internet!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:07:47 PST

There mist be hundreds of Windows settings that affect the speed of your Internet connection. And I don't have the first clue about any of them. If you're like me you need a utility that adjusts them for you. Check out this awesome offering!

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Weather Underground (Android) - The official client is here!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:52:51 PST

This has nothing to do with what the weather is like beneath the surface of the earth. I don't think they have weather down there. I hear it's hot though. Anyway, this is a pretty nice weather app for android put out by the Weather Underground people. Check it out!

Weather Underground is FREE on the Android Market!

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StartMenu7 (Windows) - More useful and attractive than the original!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:36:38 PST

Want an alternative to the boring and limited start menu that comes with Windows? Check out these features and try it out.

The list of menu items is alphabetically sorted, so you can easily find any program or command by its name.
Open any location on your PC with a single click.
You can create, modify, and reorder items in Start Menu 7. So it's easy to create a list of the most used locations, popular directories, and virtual folders to access them with a single click.
There is a special Run button to access seldom used locations without adding them into menu.
Start Menu 7 has a customizable Power Buttons panel.
With Power Timer feature you can delay any of power management operations

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WindowSlider (Windows) - Add infinite scrolling to your desktop!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 06:24:24 PST

Expand your desktop screen area infinitely with this handy utility! Scroll left or right to move to all your open application windows with ease. Check it out!

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MiLocker (Android) - Lockscreen with amazing variety of flavors!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 07:53:37 PST

I love choosing different lockscreen apps for different moods and occasions, and this app has the most variety I've ever seen. Different looks and means of unlocking, very creatively blended, is what you'll find here. Check it out!

MiLocker is FREE on the Android Market!

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Google Currents (Android) - Your fave publications in magazine style

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:03:59 PST

With a beautiful and easy to navigate interface, this a from Google makes staying current on the things you enjoy and care about a very pleasurable and productive experience. From the developer:

Google Currents - free & fast magazine-like editions for your tablet & phone.

Google Currents delivers beautiful magazine-like editions to your tablet and smartphone for high speed offline reading. Editions are all free and include:

* Publisher editions - Publishers such as Forbes, Techcrunch, Saveur, Popular Science, Good, 500px, Fast Company and more have produced hundreds of editions including in-depth articles, videos, fine photography, slideshows, live-maps, and social streams.

* Google trending editions - Google Currents uses Google search technology to hourly build a set of editions tracking the five most recent trending stories in categories such as world, entertainment, sports, science, and more. Each story is presented through a fresh edition of articles, videos, and pictures,

* Your favorite blogs and feeds - Instantly, turn your Google Reader subscriptions, or any of your favorite blogs/feeds into a beautiful edition with a magazine feel.

Each edition is available for high speed offline reading, and provides quick-touch sharing. Google Currents self-adapts to differently sized phones and tablets, with your subscriptions synchronized across devices. Google Currents - a reading experience not to be missed.

Check it out!

Google Currents is FREE on the Android Market!

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Twitter has a new look!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 09:14:45 PST

Twitter is starting to look more like Facebook, don't you think? With major updates to its interface on the web, Android and iOS, it not only looks better, it's easier to use in the ways you want to use it.

Don't know about you but it seems to me that Twitter has been overrun with Internet marketing crap, to the point where it's difficult to find your way through it all. The new layout and features may just solve this. (At the time of this writing, not everyone has access to the new web app, but it will come.) Check it out...

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iTV (Android) - Great new TV guide app!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 09:43:50 PST

This one has been available for iOS devices for some time, but now us Android lovers can get it too!

TOP FEATURES:

-Local TV listings based on your service provider (US and Canada).
-Bookmark favorite shows
-Schedule your TiVo DVR
-Miss an episode of your favorite show? i.TV helps you find it on Netflix
-Add shows to your Netflix disc or instant queue
-Entertainment news that updates in real time and filter by favorite shows
-Access show information on IMDB and Wikipedia

iTV is FREE on the Android Market!

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Google Flights (Internet Tools) - Find best prices on flights!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:32:41 PST

Now you can find out everything (almost) you want or need to know about domestic airline flights through Google.Get the best available prices and book them through the airlines using Google's powerful and all-knowing (almost) search engine wizardry.

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GO Email Widget (Android) - Powerful email widget for your home screen

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:07:41 PST

From the developers of the the most excellent GO Launcher EX comes this super cool and useful email home screen widget. View and manage your email without having to open your email apps. (Requires GO Launcher EX to use.)

GO Email Widget is FREE on the Android Market!

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AV by AOL - The simplest way to video chat?

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:55:43 PST

If you want (or need) to do a video chat with someone who is not, shall we say, up to speed on the whole internet thingie, and who has fond associations with the AOL brand, this may be the way to go. There's nothing to install, it's entirely web-based, and difficult to screw up. You can chat with up to three other people (four including you).

Information about an an online degree in technology via Guide to Online Schools may be of interest to you if you want to develop cool apps.

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Alarm by Bbbler (Android) - Single-step setup!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:08:02 PST

After one-stop-shopping, nothing beats single-step setup, am I right? No one wants to be fiddling with their alarm app on Thanksgiving, but my alarm for work got me up at an unholy hour this morning because I forgot to unset it last night. Why did I forget to unset? Because it's out of sight and out of mind, that's why.

This app has a different take on the alarm app in that it has a nice visual widget on your home screen, which shows you your alarms for the day, and allows you to set them right from your home screen. Check it out!

Alarm by Bbbler is only $0.99 on the Android Market!

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Pictour (Android) - Planning to sightsee? Take this with you.

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 06:57:17 PST

London? Cairo? Montego Bay? Seattle? Where are you going next? Now you can find all the best spots and share the heck out of your trip using your Android hone and this awesome app!

Online Colleges have technology classes if you want to learn how to develop the cool apps of the future.

Pictour is FREE on the Android Market!

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MetroTwit (Windows) - Elegant and simple Twitter client!

noreply@blogger.com (Barry Mahfood) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:52:45 PST

Though the name may make you think of an urban idiot, this Windows app is actually a Metro-like Twitter client for your PC. It "brings out the best Twitter has to offer with simple yet intuitive features."

How'd they fit all these features into such a simple design? Therein lies the genius! Check it out.

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