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Tech tools I'm using - March 2018

A lot of the older posts here have been about what tech tools I've been using, so here's a general update. My main home machine is running Windows 10, as are my wife and daughter's. Mine's still the same base machine I built back in 2012, with a few additions

Android

AndroidTO 2013

Yesterday afternoon my boss asked if I wanted to go to the AndroidTO developer conference today, as one of our reserved spots had freed up. I said sure, why not, I like Android. I'm not a developer, but my work is developer-adjacent, and I figured I could attend some of

Apple

Built-in Google apps leaving Apple devices - whose choice?

I'm reading lots of interesting articles these days about how Google services are being pulled out of the base Apple iOS system and packaged as separate apps (YouTube), or being replaced by Apple's own apps (Maps). Most of these articles are expressing the opinion that these changes are coming at

Android

Nexus 7 thoughts

The Nexus 7 tablet I preordered during the Google I/O keynote on June 27th finally arrived earlier this week, later than expected (and later than available from retailers) but still welcome. Some thoughts after using it for a few days... The form factor works great for what I wanted

Android

Google IO 2012 keynote

My thoughts on stuff announced at the Google IO 2012 keynote yesterday, in order of how I'm remembering them not how they were ordered in the keynote. Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" enhancements - thumbs up, look like good stuff, nothing revolutionary but some good evolutionary changes. Nexus

Android

Find lost Android device

This looks pretty cool. You lose your Android device, go to the Android Market and remotely install this tool (for free!), and it sends the primary Gmail account associated with the phone a report of the device's location (assuming it has battery, wifi or data access, etc). http://blog.mylookout.

Android

Useful Android apps

I got a Nexus S phone a week and a bit ago, and am quite enjoying Android. Here are some apps I've been using -- let me know if you have others to suggest! Though I'm not likely to pay for any apps... :) I think you can get any of