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so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« on: September 16, 2015, 05:17:13 PM »
I was tempted to try that tinder thing ( heck, I'm single now for yrs, judge knots! ) but I do not want it showing up on my face book.
What GPS app should I download?
I have a samsung note 3.
T boost mobile service.
My step mom wanted me to be able to join the 21st century and went and bought it for me, pretty sweet of her.
I get 3 mega or giga somethings for innernets , and supposedly free spotify but am suspicious ...
I've downloaded ( I think ) some free books from librivox ...
any suggestions on what to do and how to learn about his new fangled to me stuff?
I've tried asking some kids but they're pretty dumb.
For instance I do not log onto facebook thru phone but rather I use innernet because I have two different accounts - one where I swear and one with mom and kids and relatives - ...
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2015, 05:21:58 PM »
Waze or Google Maps for GPS.

But be warned Waze loves to eat the batteries.
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2015, 07:06:59 PM »
Kindle app for reading, tons of free material to download, mostly classics.
Google sky map for star gazing.
Pandora.
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2015, 07:12:55 PM »
Do you want the GPS for driving across country, or driving across town?  Google Maps can get totally screwy when there's no coverage.  I use google sometimes, but I also installed MapFactor Navigator and downloaded the USA maps for long trips.
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« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2015, 08:50:16 PM »
So I gotta smartphone.  I dislikes using it for forums
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
Politicians and bureaucrats are considered productive if they swarm the populace like a plague of locust, devouring all substance in their path and leaving a swath of destruction like a firestorm. The technical term is "bipartisanship".
Rocket Man: "The need for booster shots for the immunized has always been based on the science.  Political science, not medical science."

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« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2015, 08:52:54 PM »
Some good ideas here,  thanks. 

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Rocket Man: "The need for booster shots for the immunized has always been based on the science.  Political science, not medical science."

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« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2015, 09:26:23 PM »
Quote from: gunsmith on September 16, 2015, 08:50:16 PM
So I gotta smartphone.  I dislikes using it for forums
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I prefer Opera Mini for web browsing, it works with the full web pages.

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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2015, 05:54:18 AM »
The apps that I like the most, and use the most, as support apps are:

ColorNote

Facebook

Stock Watcher

Yahoo Finance

Yahoo Sports

Google Sky Map

Bubble (a handy level app)

Fox News

aWallet (password vault)

Compass 360 Pro

Alarm Clock Xtreme Free

Brightest Flashlight

Message+

Out of Milk (grocery shopping app)

NASDAQ Stocks

Tapatalk

BBC News



None of those are what I term "core" apps, things like my web browser. They're all nice to haves.
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2015, 08:16:47 AM »
fbreader, for e-books
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2015, 09:25:46 AM »
Walton and Johnson App.  Greatest morning radio show ever.
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Re: so, like I got a smartphone and do not know what to do with it
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2015, 08:59:49 AM »
I use Strava to track my cycling workouts and mileage.
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