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Must Have Apps

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First post2016-08-26 08:31 +0000
Last post2016-09-05 13:01 +0100
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  Must Have Apps "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-08-26 08:31 +0000
    Re: Must Have Apps Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-26 10:15 +0100
      Re: Must Have Apps "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-08-26 10:14 +0000
        Re: Must Have Apps Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2016-08-26 11:44 +0100
          Re: Must Have Apps "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-08-26 11:15 +0000
        Re: Must Have Apps Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2016-08-26 15:56 +0100
          Re: Must Have Apps AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-26 09:22 -0700
          Re: Must Have Apps Walter Briscoe <wbriscoe@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2016-08-27 08:05 +0100
            Re: Must Have Apps David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-08-27 09:24 +0100
          Re: Must Have Apps Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-27 13:09 +0100
            Re: Must Have Apps Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2016-08-27 23:54 +1000
              Re: Must Have Apps Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-28 14:54 +0100
                Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps) Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-08-29 01:32 +0200
                  Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps) Chris in Makati <mail@nospam.com> - 2016-08-29 11:39 +0700
                    Re: Google Keep AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-29 09:53 -0700
                  Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps) dg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> - 2016-08-29 06:54 +0000
                    Re: Google Keep AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-29 09:54 -0700
                    Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps) Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2016-08-30 05:47 +0200
                    Re: Google Keep (was: Must Have Apps) Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2016-08-30 18:47 +0100
                      Re: Google Keep The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-30 12:54 -0700
                        Re: Google Keep Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-30 21:15 +0100
                          Re: Google Keep The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 09:48 -0700
                            Re: Google Keep Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2016-08-31 20:07 +0100
                              Re: Google Keep The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 14:16 -0700
                                Re: Google Keep The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 14:30 -0700
                                  Re: Google Keep AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-31 18:36 -0700
                                    Re: Google Keep Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-08-31 21:57 -0400
                                      Re: Google Keep The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2016-08-31 22:13 -0700
                                Re: Google Keep nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-08-31 18:27 -0400
                            Re: Google Keep Alexander Schreiber <als@usenet.thangorodrim.de> - 2016-09-01 14:33 +0200
                              Re: Google Keep Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2016-09-01 13:16 -0400
                        Re: Google Keep AL <noemail@none.com> - 2016-08-30 14:19 -0700
          Re: Must Have Apps "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-08-27 14:48 +0200
    Re: Must Have Apps nospam@thanks.com - 2016-08-26 17:01 +0100
    Re: Must Have Apps Aardvarks <aardvarks@a.b.c.com> - 2016-08-27 09:44 +0000
    Re: Must Have Apps "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-08-27 14:44 +0200
    Re: Must Have Apps "Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-08-28 07:48 +0000
    Re: Must Have Apps Nigel Wade <nmw@local.domain> - 2016-09-05 13:01 +0100

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#33656 — Must Have Apps

From"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
Date2016-08-26 08:31 +0000
SubjectMust Have Apps
Message-ID<xn0ka7apdfm00e700p@news.individual.net>
I have a Lenovo Phab Plus, the model was made for the Chinese market but I 
got it (new) for £200 from eBay from an enterprising seller who seems to 
have shipped a load in to the UK.

I have installed Facebook Messenger on it to keep in touch with daughter. 
Anything good or bad known about this app? In theory it works over the 
Internet so no charges.

I have also installed Pushbullet which links my laptop and 'phone together 
so that I can send & receive texts from the laptop which is quite neat. 
Again I think it is free but if anybody knows different I'd like to know.

I have used computers since the Commodore Vic 20 and the BBC Micro but 
since this 'phone is the first that is actually big enough for me to use 
comfortably I'd be interested by any recommendations for "must have" apps 
to make it even more useful/usable.

My deal with BT gives me free WiFi pretty well anywhere in the UK so I 
have Internet access most of the time without using mobile data.

Thanks.

-- 
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.

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#33659

FromBob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com>
Date2016-08-26 10:15 +0100
Message-ID<e2aflmFu8khU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#33656
On 26/08/2016 9:31 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> 
> I have a Lenovo Phab Plus, the model was made for the Chinese market but I 
> got it (new) for £200 from eBay from an enterprising seller who seems to 
> have shipped a load in to the UK.
> 
> I have installed Facebook Messenger on it to keep in touch with daughter. 
> Anything good or bad known about this app? In theory it works over the 
> Internet so no charges.
> 
> I have also installed Pushbullet which links my laptop and 'phone together 
> so that I can send & receive texts from the laptop which is quite neat. 
> Again I think it is free but if anybody knows different I'd like to know.
> 
> I have used computers since the Commodore Vic 20 and the BBC Micro but 
> since this 'phone is the first that is actually big enough for me to use 
> comfortably I'd be interested by any recommendations for "must have" apps 
> to make it even more useful/usable.
> 
> My deal with BT gives me free WiFi pretty well anywhere in the UK so I 
> have Internet access most of the time without using mobile data.
> 
> Thanks.
> 

I use Whatsapp for mobile communications to the family - we have a group
set up that echoes round. The new Google Duo sounds good and does video
calling over WiFi - but it may be difficult to stop it using 4G when
there is no WiFi signal.

There are so many useful phone apps it's quite hard to pick out the
best. However, I wouldn't like to be without:-

WPS Office or similar - you may already have it as standard.
Dropbox

As you have BT WiFi:-

The BT WiFi app
BT mobile app (if you have their Mobile SIM too )

If you intend to use Wifi a lot:-
Wifi Analyser (by Kevin Yuan).
SWIFI (free) to optimise connections.

Barcode Scanner (by ZXing)

I have several others which I use extensively, but they are all related
to specific interests of mine, or specific firms or products.

The only one for which I paid significant cash is the CoPilot satnav
app. I prefer this and my phone to any of the dedicated Satnavs I have
tried, and is more efficient since I always have my phone with me anyway
- even in other people's cars. The European map set and voice navigation
has a lifetime licence costing about £20, from memory.

None of these may be of interest, of course - but they all work well.

-- 
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

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#33660

From"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
Date2016-08-26 10:14 +0000
Message-ID<xn0ka7dg9fposd600q@news.individual.net>
In reply to#33659
On 26/08/2016 in message <e2aflmFu8khU1@mid.individual.net> Bob Henson 
wrote:

>None of these may be of interest, of course - but they all work well.

Many thanks Bob :-)

I have the BT Apps but had a look at the others you suggest. I think I 
have to follow my daughter on messaging or I won't hear from her!

The WiFi scanner and barcode analyser are very neat and work well.

It's new territory for me as this is the first 'phone that is big enough 
for me to operate while still portable. I do have an AnTeck (Chinese) 
device with a 9.6" screen which takes a SIM and identifies itself as a 
'phone but I feel a real pratt holding it to my ear!!!

Thanks again.

-- 
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
I can please only one person per day. Today is not your day.
Tomorrow, isn't looking good either.

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#33661

FromBob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com>
Date2016-08-26 11:44 +0100
Message-ID<e2akt2F12ffU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#33660
On 26/08/2016 11:14 am, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 26/08/2016 in message <e2aflmFu8khU1@mid.individual.net> Bob Henson 
> wrote:
> 
>> None of these may be of interest, of course - but they all work well.
> 
> Many thanks Bob :-)
> 
> I have the BT Apps but had a look at the others you suggest. I think I 
> have to follow my daughter on messaging or I won't hear from her!
> 
> The WiFi scanner and barcode analyser are very neat and work well.
> 
> It's new territory for me as this is the first 'phone that is big enough 
> for me to operate while still portable. I do have an AnTeck (Chinese) 
> device with a 9.6" screen which takes a SIM and identifies itself as a 
> 'phone but I feel a real pratt holding it to my ear!!!
> 
> Thanks again.
> 

Forgive me smiling (you wouldn't know that - but I was) - the mental
picture of you using your giant phone reminded me of a chap who used to
sing "Mule Train" whilst bashing himself of the head with a tin tray in
time to the Mule Train whip cracks. The Internet knows everything - here
he is (Bob Blackman) on Utube:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8IbvVTXOIo

Bit like that, was it?

-- 
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

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#33662

From"Jeff Gaines" <jgaines_newsid@yahoo.co.uk>
Date2016-08-26 11:15 +0000
Message-ID<xn0ka7f1pfruplh00r@news.individual.net>
In reply to#33661
On 26/08/2016 in message <e2akt2F12ffU1@mid.individual.net> Bob Henson 
wrote:

>Bit like that, was it?

Exactly, and the 'phone is the same size as the tray :-)

-- 
Jeff Gaines Wiltshire UK
All things being equal, fat people use more soap

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#33663

FromRoger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com>
Date2016-08-26 15:56 +0100
Message-ID<e2b3hhF4ki1U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#33660
On 26/08/2016 11:14, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 26/08/2016 in message <e2aflmFu8khU1@mid.individual.net> Bob Henson
> wrote:
>
>> None of these may be of interest, of course - but they all work well.
>
> Many thanks Bob :-)
>
> I have the BT Apps but had a look at the others you suggest. I think I
> have to follow my daughter on messaging or I won't hear from her!
>
> The WiFi scanner and barcode analyser are very neat and work well.
>
> It's new territory for me as this is the first 'phone that is big enough
> for me to operate while still portable. I do have an AnTeck (Chinese)
> device with a 9.6" screen which takes a SIM and identifies itself as a
> 'phone but I feel a real pratt holding it to my ear!!!
>
> Thanks again.
>

A few apps I find useful on my phone .  .  .

ES File Explorer: Useful for seeing what's where, and it also has a 
built-in FTP server which I use a lot for copying files (e.g. 
photographs) back and forth to my PC

K-9 Mail: Enables me to monitor multiple email accounts when on the move

MySupermarket: Compare prices for all your regular grocery purchases at 
Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, etc. and decide what to buy where

OsmAnd: Download maps for anywhere in the world, and find your way about 
in strange places (assuming your phone has a GPS) - in which case

GPS Status: Shows strength of GPS signal plus current position, speed, etc.

-- 
Cheers,
Roger
____________
Please reply to Newsgroup. Whilst email address is valid, it is seldom 
checked.

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#33666

FromAL <noemail@none.com>
Date2016-08-26 09:22 -0700
Message-ID<z0_vz.1103$IH3.391@fx40.iad>
In reply to#33663
On 8/26/2016 7:56 AM, Roger Mills wrote:

 > A few apps I find useful on my phone .  .  .

 > K-9 Mail: Enables me to monitor multiple email accounts when on the
 > move

Fantastic app IMO. What I especially like about K-9 Mail is the ability 
to have six lines of the message shown on the incoming mail list. In 
most cases I can then just scroll the list and read the mail at the same 
time. If there are no replies then a simple select all/delete finishes 
the session.

For Gmail users like me: It's a little tricky to first set up since you 
need to obtain a special app password in settings but that's a one time 
thing and from there on works flawlessly.

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#33671

FromWalter Briscoe <wbriscoe@nospam.demon.co.uk>
Date2016-08-27 08:05 +0100
Message-ID<mAnbqLDkuTwXFwTa@freenetname.co.uk>
In reply to#33663
In message <e2b3hhF4ki1U1@mid.individual.net> of Fri, 26 Aug 2016
15:56:17 in comp.mobile.android, Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com>
writes
>On 26/08/2016 11:14, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>> On 26/08/2016 in message <e2aflmFu8khU1@mid.individual.net> Bob Henson
>> wrote:
>>
>>> None of these may be of interest, of course - but they all work well.
>>
>> Many thanks Bob :-)
>>
>> I have the BT Apps but had a look at the others you suggest. I think I
>> have to follow my daughter on messaging or I won't hear from her!
>>
>> The WiFi scanner and barcode analyser are very neat and work well.
>>
>> It's new territory for me as this is the first 'phone that is big enough
>> for me to operate while still portable. I do have an AnTeck (Chinese)
>> device with a 9.6" screen which takes a SIM and identifies itself as a
>> 'phone but I feel a real pratt holding it to my ear!!!
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>
>A few apps I find useful on my phone .  .  .
>
>ES File Explorer: Useful for seeing what's where, and it also has a
>built-in FTP server which I use a lot for copying files (e.g.
>photographs) back and forth to my PC
>
>K-9 Mail: Enables me to monitor multiple email accounts when on the move
>
>MySupermarket: Compare prices for all your regular grocery purchases at
>Sainsbury's, Tesco, Morrisons, etc. and decide what to buy where
>
>OsmAnd: Download maps for anywhere in the world, and find your way
>about in strange places (assuming your phone has a GPS) - in which case
>
>GPS Status: Shows strength of GPS signal plus current position, speed, etc.
>

Whose GPS Status?
When I search for GPS Status in Play Store, I am offered:
GPS Status & Toolbar  MobWIA - EclipseSim  4.5
GPS Status Test & Fix - No A:  Mark Pfluger  4.1
GPS Status PRO = (legacy key) MobWIA - EclipseSim  4.7
GPS Status  Pizza Entertainment  4.1
GPS Status  espresso3389  4.1
and 50+ other apps.

I sometimes have GPS location issues and NOW know that it is possible to
check signal quality.
-- 
Walter Briscoe

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#33675

FromDavid Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid>
Date2016-08-27 09:24 +0100
Message-ID<nprine$8ip$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#33671
I didn't see whether anyone mentioned Maps.Me:

   http://maps.me/en/home

Android and other platforms.  We find it very good with excellent coverage.

-- 
Cheers,
David
Web: http://www.satsignal.eu

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#33680

FromDaniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
Date2016-08-27 13:09 +0100
Message-ID<VA.00000bc2.050ff6fa@me.invalid>
In reply to#33663
In article <e2b3hhF4ki1U1@mid.individual.net>, Roger Mills wrote:
> ES File Explorer: Useful for seeing what's where, and it also has a 
> built-in FTP server which I use a lot for copying files (e.g. 
> photographs) back and forth to my PC

ES is still useful, but it has become so bloated in recent releases, 
with tools that don't really belong in a file manager, that I hesitate 
to recommend it.

I'm not sure what to recommend in its place, though.

> K-9 Mail: Enables me to monitor multiple email accounts when on the
> move

Definitely. The stock Android EMail app has many shortcomings, and K9 
is much more functional.

[FWIW the one that annoys me most is that the stock Android app doesn't 
create an "In-Reply-To" header when sending a reply, so desktop clients 
like Thunderbird do not see the message as part of the existing mail 
thread.]

I'll also put in a plug for RealCalc, which is an excellent and 
well-featured calculator app with scientific functions and base 
conversion features.

I'm also quite fond of the Google Docs family of apps, especially 
Google Keep as a note-taker (but then I'm not paranoid enough to worry 
that the boys and girls in Mountain View are nosy enough or sad enough 
to be interested in what I keep in their cloud -- were I so, I 
shouldn't be using Android at all -- YMMV).

-- 
Cheers,
 Daniel.
 

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#33683

FromGordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid>
Date2016-08-27 23:54 +1000
Message-ID<5g63sb90l6nn5cbc8q0e80m8nont65ma5t@4ax.com>
In reply to#33680
Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> wrote:

>I'm also quite fond of the Google Docs family of apps, especially 
>Google Keep as a note-taker

I have been put off Google Keep because there seems no easy way to
backup the notes. They are not routinely backed up by my phone's
backup application. The problem is explained and a clumsy solution is
provided here <http://bevhoward.com/droid/keeptips.html#backup>.

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#33697

FromDaniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
Date2016-08-28 14:54 +0100
Message-ID<VA.00000bc5.0a96cba5@me.invalid>
In reply to#33683
In article <5g63sb90l6nn5cbc8q0e80m8nont65ma5t@4ax.com>, Gordon Levi 
wrote:
> I have been put off Google Keep because there seems no easy way to
> backup the notes.

Yes, that's true, and it is a concern.

The things I tend to use Keep for are not (generally) things that 
require long-term backup, though, so I can live with it. Keep isn't 
well-suited to long-term storage of a database of must-have facts.

-- 
Cheers,
 Daniel.
 

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#33699 — Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)

FromSteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
Date2016-08-29 01:32 +0200
SubjectGoogle Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)
Message-ID<nrs6sb58cdo5aftr4mf3vd5evcllqtomdu@4ax.com>
In reply to#33697
On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:54:25 +0100, Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
wrote:

>In article <5g63sb90l6nn5cbc8q0e80m8nont65ma5t@4ax.com>, Gordon Levi 
>wrote:
>> I have been put off Google Keep because there seems no easy way to
>> backup the notes.
>
>Yes, that's true, and it is a concern.
>
>The things I tend to use Keep for are not (generally) things that 
>require long-term backup, though, so I can live with it. Keep isn't 
>well-suited to long-term storage of a database of must-have facts.

Keep came with my phone when I got it, and along withb a bunch of
other pre-installed apps I had no idea what it was or what it was for.

Now that Evernote is being restricted, I've become more interested,
and wonder how easy it is to get notes entered into Keep on a phone
transferred to a desktop computer running Windows. 




Steve Hayes
http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
http://khanya.wordpress.com

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#33702 — Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)

FromChris in Makati <mail@nospam.com>
Date2016-08-29 11:39 +0700
SubjectRe: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)
Message-ID<cre7sbhvorg2g7h0r5orifg9gbhkj31epg@4ax.com>
In reply to#33699
On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 01:32:28 +0200, Steve Hayes
<hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote:

>On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:54:25 +0100, Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
>wrote:
>
>>In article <5g63sb90l6nn5cbc8q0e80m8nont65ma5t@4ax.com>, Gordon Levi 
>>wrote:
>>> I have been put off Google Keep because there seems no easy way to
>>> backup the notes.
>>
>>Yes, that's true, and it is a concern.
>>
>>The things I tend to use Keep for are not (generally) things that 
>>require long-term backup, though, so I can live with it. Keep isn't 
>>well-suited to long-term storage of a database of must-have facts.
>
>Keep came with my phone when I got it, and along withb a bunch of
>other pre-installed apps I had no idea what it was or what it was for.
>
>Now that Evernote is being restricted, I've become more interested,
>and wonder how easy it is to get notes entered into Keep on a phone
>transferred to a desktop computer running Windows. 

Just sign into Google on the Windows desktop machine and browse to:

https://keep.google.com/

The thing I like about Keep is I can access the notes from any device
with downloadable apps for Android and iOS, and using a browser on
Windows and Mac OS. Everything just synchronises seamlessly by itself.

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#33708 — Re: Google Keep

FromAL <noemail@none.com>
Date2016-08-29 09:53 -0700
SubjectRe: Google Keep
Message-ID<rMZwz.18369$IH3.3842@fx40.iad>
In reply to#33702
Chris in Makati wrote:

> Just sign into Google on the Windows desktop machine and browse to:
>
> https://keep.google.com/
>
> The thing I like about Keep is I can access the notes from any device
> with downloadable apps for Android and iOS, and using a browser on
> Windows and Mac OS. Everything just synchronises seamlessly by itself.

If you are a Gmail user here is just a simple alternative to 
Keep that may be useful. I've used it for several years now 
(before Keep was around).

I simply keep my notes as *permanent* drafts in Gmail. 
They're easily edited. You can attach photos (and other 
items)as saved files. They're synced and can be accessed in 
any browser on any OS. Further they can be accessed in most 
any email client that Gmail will work with. (I use K-9 
Mail.) They're easily copied to another document using 
copy/paste. And there are several formatting options.

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#33704 — Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)

Fromdg1261 <dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com>
Date2016-08-29 06:54 +0000
SubjectRe: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)
Message-ID<XnsA672F323C9263dgREMOVETHIS1261csco@213.239.209.88>
In reply to#33699
Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote in 
news:nrs6sb58cdo5aftr4mf3vd5evcllqtomdu@4ax.com:

> how easy it is to get notes entered into Keep on a phone
> transferred to a desktop computer running Windows. 


It couldn't be any easier. Just open a web browser on your desktop computer 
and go to keep.google.com. As long as you login to the same google account 
on both the browser and your phone, everything is just there, synced 
automatically. Create or edit a note on any device and it immediately syncs 
to every other device.

One of the best features of Keep is the ability to share notes.  My Keep 
has a list I named "Groceries" and have shared with my wife's google 
account. Either of us can edit the list. In fact, we can even add items 
with voice commands, ala, "Okay, google. Add milk to my groceries list." 
When she later stops by the grocery store and pulls up the list on her 
phone, any items I added are automatically there on the list.

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#33709 — Re: Google Keep

FromAL <noemail@none.com>
Date2016-08-29 09:54 -0700
SubjectRe: Google Keep
Message-ID<OMZwz.18668$SX5.8094@fx01.iad>
In reply to#33704
dg1261 wrote:
> Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote in
> news:nrs6sb58cdo5aftr4mf3vd5evcllqtomdu@4ax.com:

Continuing from my last post on using Gmail drafts for 
keeping notes:

>> how easy it is to get notes entered into Keep on a phone
>> transferred to a desktop computer running Windows.

Gmail drafts are synced so just open the browser or device 
to Gmail and there are your notes. Use copy/paste to 
transfer them anywhere.

> One of the best features of Keep is the ability to share notes.  My Keep
> has a list I named "Groceries" and have shared with my wife's google
> account. Either of us can edit the list.

Though the wife and I have separate Gmail accounts they can 
both be on one device and either edited. So your grocery 
list thing should work, however Keep would probably be 
better for this application. (I do share her Google Calendar 
using the above method so that I know what my plans are for 
the coming week.)

  In fact, we can even add items
> with voice commands, ala, "Okay, google. Add milk to my groceries list."
> When she later stops by the grocery store and pulls up the list on her
> phone, any items I added are automatically there on the list.

Yep, I can talk to my devices too. Problem is (like the 
wife) they seldom understand me. So I end up bringing up the 
keyboard for corrections. Progress? YMMV.

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#33711 — Re: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)

FromSteve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>
Date2016-08-30 05:47 +0200
SubjectRe: Google Keep (was: Re: Must Have Apps)
Message-ID<p80asbl1ft5na28kl40ljch2jo875hcdis@4ax.com>
In reply to#33704
On Mon, 29 Aug 2016 06:54:03 -0000 (UTC), dg1261
<dgREMOVE-THIS1261@cs.com> wrote:

>Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote in 
>news:nrs6sb58cdo5aftr4mf3vd5evcllqtomdu@4ax.com:
>
>> how easy it is to get notes entered into Keep on a phone
>> transferred to a desktop computer running Windows. 
>
>
>It couldn't be any easier. Just open a web browser on your desktop computer 
>and go to keep.google.com. As long as you login to the same google account 
>on both the browser and your phone, everything is just there, synced 
>automatically. Create or edit a note on any device and it immediately syncs 
>to every other device.

But I don't want it to be "just there".

I want to know if it can be "here" as well, on my computer, accessible
when I have no Internet access (such as when I'm travelling with my
laptop). Evernote used to be so accessible, and still is to a limited
extent.




>
>One of the best features of Keep is the ability to share notes.  My Keep 
>has a list I named "Groceries" and have shared with my wife's google 
>account. Either of us can edit the list. In fact, we can even add items 
>with voice commands, ala, "Okay, google. Add milk to my groceries list." 
>When she later stops by the grocery store and pulls up the list on her 
>phone, any items I added are automatically there on the list.
>

Steve Hayes
http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
http://khanya.wordpress.com

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#33716 — Re: Google Keep (was: Must Have Apps)

FromDaniel James <daniel@me.invalid>
Date2016-08-30 18:47 +0100
SubjectRe: Google Keep (was: Must Have Apps)
Message-ID<VA.00000bc6.15b89cf2@me.invalid>
In reply to#33704
In article <XnsA672F323C9263dgREMOVETHIS1261csco@213.239.209.88>, Dg1261 
wrote:
> One of the best features of Keep is the ability to share notes.
> My Keep has a list I named "Groceries" and have shared with my
> wife's google account. Either of us can edit the list.

I do the same ... I don't know why I bother because she NEVER looks at 
the list ... probably too busy organizing events for the First Church of 
Ludd the Martyr!

-- 
Cheers,
 Daniel.
 

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#33717 — Re: Google Keep

FromThe Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date2016-08-30 12:54 -0700
SubjectRe: Google Keep
Message-ID<nq4o8q$mig$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#33716
On 08/30/2016 10:47 AM, Daniel James wrote:
> In article <XnsA672F323C9263dgREMOVETHIS1261csco@213.239.209.88>, Dg1261
> wrote:
>> One of the best features of Keep is the ability to share notes.
>> My Keep has a list I named "Groceries" and have shared with my
>> wife's google account. Either of us can edit the list.

Somebody mentioned just saving a grocery list email draft...

OK, I'm saving a 'grocery list' draft with my computer using 
Thunderbird.  It's not showing up at the gmail website and I can't see 
it with my phone.  Does it have to be written at the website?

All my sent mail (written with TB) gets saved at the gmail site 
automatically -- which I kind of don't like.  Why not drafts?

> I do the same ... I don't know why I bother because she NEVER looks at
> the list ... probably too busy organizing events for the First Church of
> Ludd the Martyr!

Junk mail envelopes are a good Luddly grocery list medium.  She probably 
already knows about that.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
    Eat right. Stay fit. Die anyway.

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