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  First smartphone at work, what apps? Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2015-09-25 20:19 +0000
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-09-26 00:11 +0100
      Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2015-09-26 15:45 +1000
      Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2015-10-17 03:59 -0400
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Big Al <Big_al@invalid.com> - 2015-09-25 19:15 -0400
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Bob Henson <rh547477@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 09:01 +0100
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? davidbath1@bigfoot.com (David E. Bath) - 2015-09-26 13:56 +0000
      Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 16:06 +0000
        Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2015-09-26 16:19 +0000
          Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Daniel James <daniel@me.invalid> - 2015-09-27 15:09 +0100
        Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2015-09-27 13:46 +0100
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-09-26 19:54 +0200
    Re:First smartphone at work, what apps? parma <parma@e.invalid> - 2015-09-26 13:39 -0700
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? Kees Nuyt <k.nuyt@nospam.demon.nl> - 2015-09-28 01:29 +0200
    Re: First smartphone at work, what apps? "The Sorceress of Qar" <sorceress@qar.qanar.com> - 2015-09-28 10:22 -0500

#22454 — First smartphone at work, what apps?

The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)

So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.

I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?

I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.

I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?

Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...

Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.

/Martin

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#22455

Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?

I wouldn't worry too much about apps - it's more how you use it.

For instance:

Using the camera to take pictures of parts, systems before you disassembled
them, seeing into awkward corners you can't look in, zooming where you don't
have a microscope, copying diagrams/sketches,
flashlight/torch for things you can't see, etc

Spirit level app for measuring if something is straight, ruler app so you
always have one

Web browser for finding the datasheet for a part when you're not at your
desk

Note taking/quick sketches

SSH client for remote logins to servers when I'm doing things to them
without a monitor


There might be specific apps for equipment you interact with, but often they
can be more pain than they're worth (and clutter up your phone).

> I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
> engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
> way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
> it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?

Android OneNote is tied into Microsoft's OneDrive cloud.  That might work
for you, but if your files don't live there it's no use.  It connects to
OneDrive when you start it, so won't work if you have OneDrive but have no
network.

Some kind of note sync could be handy - especially lab <-> desk notes to
your PC.  I'm a fan of pen input, but haven't found anything of this quite
works (if OneNote did non-OneDrive that would be nice).  Most of the
notetaking apps (EverNote etc) pen support is terrible.

> Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...

Perhaps, though I have most of the common ones in my head and just use a
calculator.

> Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.

Think about what you /do/ and how it would help, don't be corralled into
thinking that apps are the solution to everything.

THeo

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#22457

Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:

>Android OneNote is tied into Microsoft's OneDrive cloud.  That might work
>for you, but if your files don't live there it's no use.  It connects to
>OneDrive when you start it, so won't work if you have OneDrive but have no
>network.

You are correct in that OneNote uses OneDrive to syncronise notes so
your notes will live there if you syncronise them. However, you don't
need a network connection to take notes. The Android app offers the
option to sync on WiFi only and the Windows app offers the option to
sync only on request. 

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#23157

On 26 Sep 2015 00:11:31 +0100 (BST), Theo Markettos wrote:

>  I'm a fan of pen input,

Have you looked into the various [ palm graffiti for android ] offerings?
Or OCR Instantly Free by TheSimplest.Net on Google Play?

Cheers, -- tlvp
-- 
Avant de repondre, jeter la poubelle, SVP.

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#22456

Martin Schöön wrote on 9/25/2015 4:19 PM:
> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
>
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
>
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
>
> I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.
>
> I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
> engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
> way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
> it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?
>
> Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...
>
> Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.
>
> /Martin
>
I found Fast Notepad a great note taking tool.   Good GUI.   Text only.
If you don't have quick pic, I think that's great.

I got a few apps to find food on the road:
Diners Drive-ins and Dives
Papa John's  / pizza Hut
Flavortown
Restaurant Finder
Restaurant.com

Fios Mobile if you have Verizon at home allows you to watch live on a good number of channels.

QR Code reader isn't bad, only used it once.
Photo Grid is good if you're into social networks, it will past 2/3/4 pics together into one nice single pic.

Wifi File Transfer is a good tool.   Not that you can't use your usb cable to send files to and from, but when this is 
turned on your phone becomes a web server with up/download ability.   So you can just use any PC on the same network to 
copy files to the phone.   No Cable needed, just type the address the program shows you when started into the browser. 
Like 192.168.1.8:1000

I too did some the google items, calendar, mail, drive, maps.

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#22458

On 25/09/2015 9:19 pm, Martin Schöön wrote:
> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
> 
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
> 
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
> 
> I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.
> 
> I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
> engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
> way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
> it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?
> 
> Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...
> 
> Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.
> 
> /Martin
> 

You might find Unit Converter by Wopnersoft (current versions on my
phone is 2.8.5.15) useful. Do you have an office suite on there? If not,
WPS Office is good and reads from/writes to all the Microsoft stuff. For
generally setting up the phone, I could not manage without ES File Explorer.

-- 
Bob
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England

You know you're old when "getting lucky" means finding your car in the
car park.

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#22459

In article <d6loiaFqj63U1@mid.individual.net>,
	Martin =?UTF-8?Q?Sch=C3=B6=C3=B6n?= <martin.schoon@gmail.com> writes:
> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
> 
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
> 
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
> 
> I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.

I'm an EE myself and I recommend the RealCalc calculator. It is fully
featured and has an RPN option if you are more used to that as I am.

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#22460

Great with such considered response so far.

Sure, *how* I do go about my business is more important than my
tools. Finding myself with a pocket-sized computer with more power
than the computers I learned F77 on back in 1980 had, I thought it
would be a shame not to utilize it and since I am somewhat new to
apps I thought I'd better ask.

I will give Fast Notepad a spin. One reviewer even states it is much
better than what my device comes with :-)

Unit Converter by Wopnersoft looks really promising. I have tried
Bosch's converter app. It is really clean and easy to use but also
quite limited.

Yes, a QR code reader can come in handy.

Adding an Office Suite is a secondary concern but I have made
a note of looking at WPS Office.

Some ideas of my own:

The calculator I have in mind is called Calculator++. I have
some experience of it already and it is impressive. Not RPN
though.

From windows I have some experience of CCleaner and I see there
is an Android version too. Since Dassault recommend CCleaner
in one of their marketing videos I guess it is not very likely
to be nefarious.

For data transfer/synchronising I consider using Syncthing found
at https://syncthing.net/ I have no experience of it but have
used BitTorrent's Syncapp with success.

A bit off-topic but I think it could interest some of you:
http://www.wolframalpha.com/
You can use it to look up words, ask if 553 is prime, compare
Italy's and Sweden's coast lines....

/Martin

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#22461

Den 2015-09-26 skrev Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com>:
> Great with such considered response so far.
><snip>

Just something I forgot in the last post:

Mindmaps? I use Freemind bot at work and at home. Any good
Mindmapping apps out there?

/Martin

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#22477

In article <d6nurlFcochU1@mid.individual.net>, Martin Schöön wrote:
> Mindmaps? I use Freemind bot at work and at home. Any good
> Mindmapping apps out there?

Simplemind?

-- 
Cheers,
 Daniel.
 

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#22476

Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> wrote:
> From windows I have some experience of CCleaner and I see there
> is an Android version too. Since Dassault recommend CCleaner
> in one of their marketing videos I guess it is not very likely
> to be nefarious.

Android isn't Windows.  Why would you install a tool to solve a problem you
don't currently have?

The more 'stuff' you have running, the more likely it is to eat your battery
life and bandwidth (downloading ads, leaking personal data, etc).  If it's
no use to you, why install it?

Theo

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#22464

On 25 Sep 2015 20:19:22 GMT, Martin Schöön wrote:

> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
> 
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
> 
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?

I'm no engineer, just a simple user, but these are some I find
interesting:

avast! Antivirus and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity>
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.malwarebytes.antimalware>

Mozilla Firefox browser (install Adblock Plus add-on)
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.mozilla.firefox>

Prey: find and retrieve your lost/stolen device
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.prey>

Samsung has built-in software that does the same (Find My Mobile).
Register a Samsung account to activate it:
<https://findmymobile.samsung.com/login.do>

<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whatsapp>

File Explorer
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop>

QR  reader that doesn't need a dozen Permissions
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=la.droid.qr.priva>

PassAndroid Passbooks (iOS) for Android
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.ligi.passandroid>

-- 
s|b

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#22469

Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> Wrote in message:
> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
> 
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
> 
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
> 
> I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.
> 
> I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
> engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
> way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
> it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?
> 
> Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...
> 
> Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.
> 
> /Martin
> 

Inssider
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#22480

On 25 Sep 2015 20:19:22 GMT, Martin Schöön
<martin.schoon@gmail.com> wrote:

>The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
>is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
>
>So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
>email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
>
>I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
>S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
>
>I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.
>
>I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
>engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
>way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
>it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?
>
>Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...
>
>Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.

You might be interested in 
https://www.lab-nation.com/

>/Martin
-- 
Regards,
Kees Nuyt

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#22484

On 9/25/2015 3:19 PM, Martin Schöön wrote:
> The title says it all, sort of. Given the fact this news group
> is dedicated to Android you know what OS I am stuck with :-)
>
> So far I have managed to set up synchronization with our Outlook-based
> email/calendar/tasks/contacts system.
>
> I am into electronics engineering, what apps will make this Samsung
> S5 Mini more of a work tool than a fancy toy to me?
>
> I think I know what calculator I like but not much else.
>
> I think productivity tools makes more sense than attempts at serious
> engineering. I, for instance, have started to use OneNote in a small
> way on my laptop computer. Does the OneNote Android App make sense? Will
> it integrate happily with what I have on my W7 computer?
>
> Some engineering tools such at unit conversion could be very useful...
>
> Any suggestions including tips and tricks are more than welcome.
>
> /Martin
>

For work:

Twitter
Facebook
Netflix
Some news apps
Various games

That should keep you properly distracted.

-- 
A Paradoxial World, for Sure.

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