[Q] Introducing myself and questions for tab 10.1 - Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi there,
First i want to introduce myself to this forum.
Am a french canadian so please forgive me my bad writting skills if i make mistakes (and i will), am 32, never had a tab or smartphone before.
Also i never liked the "apple" way of thinking wich mean to me, join our world and stick in it.
Am a pc user and i wanted to get a good androïd tab, I made lots of research before stopping my decision on the Samsung Galaxy 10.1. I own it for a week now and i found it run smoothly, came pretty complete and is easy of use.
Like stated on other topics, i sometime get some lag but i use the "active app task manager" widget that come with the tab to clear some memory and it fix the problem.
As i stated in my profile, am a real estate broker and i bought that tab mostly for my job. (surfing the web, looking at houses pictures, city evaluation, pdf's)
Of course I'll use it on the side for listening to music, watching movies, surfing the net, play games etc...
Now before going any further, here is my specs :
Tab: Galaxy Tab 10.1 GT-PR7500R 16gb
Firmware : Honeycomb 3.1
Operator : Rogers
Plan : 4G data only, 500mb/months
Since i got my tab, i kept looking over and over to find some nice apps, tips, and other interesting stuff.
I found that, except if you what you're looking for, its kinda hard to find good stuff.
Am new in the androïd/Tab world so i don't really know what I'm looking for, I dont want to change the firmware (wich i saw is a very popular thing to do)
I just want some advices about the best apps/hint/tips/tricks that i should get (either if i need to pay or not)
Now I know some of you will say ; well we dont know ur interests etc...
I just want to know what stuff I shouldnt pass by, or what i really need to know about the usage of my tab
For thoses that will read all this and anwser me ; THANK YOU !
for the others, well f** j/k of course
NainConPetant

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Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

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You're not alone. I was a PC man even before anyone knew who Bill Gates was, and still am, but also have recently nose dived into the Android world by why of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy SII.
My suggestions would be:
Use this XDA site a LOT. I'm actually subscribed to all of the Tab forums so I get a recap each morning, and every day I am finding out something I did not know.
When you go hunting for programs to use with your Tab, I would suggest the Android Market (the andrioid icon with the word "market" under it), and/or
The Amazon App Store for Android.
I might also suggest the following sites:
http://www.bestandroidappsreview.com/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/
http://gizmodo.com/
http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/tablets
Hope that helps!

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thank you,
I do look on xda and other sites about some new stuff from day to day.
I would say that most of the subjects are out of interest for me or simply too complicated for a newbee like me.
Im surfing the market almost everyday but there is so many apps, i go with the top ranking but sometimes the best ones arent the ones beeing dowloaded the most.
I really like that Best android apps review site
thank you for your help

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The learning curve is indeed steep for new android users on a site like this where the majority of topics are development based. But we all started somewhere. Once you become familiar with your devices and the OS specifics things will become clear. There are many good guides here on XDA, and other forums, for android beginners that answer a lot of questions. Welcome to this great community. And have FUN learning about your device!

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One Other Suggestion
I forgot to say, one thing I do is try and think of "what" I need the device to do (it be the Tab or my SII), then when I am in the Android Marketplace or the Amazon Apps site, I search based on that "need".
In my case, the very first thing I wanted on both of my devices was an app for all of my financial institutions (Banks, credit card co's, etc). So I did a search for the specific apps, such as "bank of america", "chase", and so on. Of course, I make sure to use apps provided direct from that company for security reasons.
But anyways, the point is, I work the search function HARD!

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Salut Nainconpetant
Si ta des questions spécifique gène toi pas, j'étais à la même étape que toi le mois passé, mais ici c'est le meilleur forum pour trouver des réponses
Hi Nainconpetant, I'm from Quebec too,
I have a 4G tab, but I'm with Telus.
If you are looking for a good video player : "Dice player" is the best. (it is not free but if you expect to watch movies, you should consider to buy it)
My suggestion :
if you want to try another browser : Dolphin for Pad
phone call : Skype.
pour accéder aux fichiers de la tablette : File Manager HD
Si tu utilise Twitter : Plume (the widget is very good)
"Quebec 511" vient d'etre mis à jour pour supporter les tablettes.
Films : IMDB
if you want a widget for your battery % : Battery Widget
if you listen podcasts : BeyondPod (for honeycomb)
Pour lire le journal (qc/mtl la presse etc) : Press Reader
un bon widget pour facebook : Wizz Widget
pour les Torrents : tTorrent
About the lag, I get less lag since I removed the "Social Hub" widget.
And keep most of your widgets on the other screen, not on the main one.
It can help too.
Si ta d'autres question hésite pas a m'écrire un msg en privée.
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