Top 3 uni/college/work apps - Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime
Ok so I'm curious to know what everyone is using their TFP's for at uni/college or work? are you using certain apps for notes or apps for other work, such as photoshop touch ect, list your top 3 most used apps when at work or uni/college
OneNote - Note taking & syncing with OneNote on the PC at home
RepliGo Reader - viewing and editing large PDFs
DropBox - syncing files in general
Honourable mention - HY Reader - best CHM reader for my medical textbooks (I've tested all the CHM reader's on the market, HY reader is probably the simplest to use that displays all the CHM files with correct formatting)
For Work:
--> Better Terminal Emulator Pro (BTEP).
--> jTalk.
--> The built in email client.
BTEP gives me a good terminal and until recently was the only one able to support the keybindings I want (the open source Terminal Emulator can now do that). It has bash, (d)ash, busybox, and dropbear built in but generally I use it with a Debian chroot. That gives me all the local utility of my work station and our development server, while trading raw power (Dual Xeons > Tegra family) for a decent battery. I typically work using OpenSSH and tmux on my system, although any SSH client and screen on the development server would work just fine.
jTalk let's me connect to the local XMPP server and has grown into a reasonable client. Something that apps like eBuddy can't do. This saves me from running pidgin on my work station and missing IMs from co-workers, just 'cuz I use my transformer for most of my job ^_^.
The built in email client because my company uses Microsoft Exchange for the core e-mail system, and I prefer the account sync + push over polling the bloody things IMAP interface. I could also always use mutt or nail locally via that IMAP interface or the web interface in a browser, but I prefer the Android client.
Worth mentioning:
For notes: I use Flick Note and a Simplenote account but intend to replace Flick Note with a custom written client, because it's gotten to be less usable as the "Tablet" support has been introduced.
For files: I use OpenSSH's scp command and Dropbox (workstation set to only sync folders suited for work though).
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I'm not using it for the uni/collogue but one of my favorite Apps and even would be in that usecasse JotterPad HD.
A great minimalistic text editor with useful features like undo/redo keyboard shortcuts and a timeline for the last 10 versions of a document as well as .txt and pdf export.
http://2ndclasscitizen.com/2ndcc/
I have used and like OfficeSuite Pro
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.mobisystems.editor.office_registered
Splashtop HD
ES file explorer(with dropbox)
Polaris office/ezPDF
repligo reader
Quickoffice
Xspeed player (plays my lecture podcasts at 2x)
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I find Mindjet to be a really great app for taking notes for classes that involve many different things that are all interconnected, which is basically all of my education courses.
Jorte is usually my go-to scheduler, but I'm liking Business Calendar more and more, especially their re-sizable and scrollable widget.
Astrid 4.0 Beta (only found here: http://blog.astrid.com/astrid-4-0-beta-tablet-ux-anyone/) is the same Astrid tasks I love, but with a tablet optimized UI! If it only had a scrollable, re-sizable widget (even in the paid Power Pack) then it would be a home run.
Uni:
1. Supernote - greatest app. Just waiting for good stylus.
2. Polaris office - best office., and built in
3. Asus webstorage - 8gb for ever ever ever
ezPDF Reader for reading and annotating PDF (especially useful since my lecture notes come in PDF)
Kingsoft Office for reading and simple editing of Office files
Dropbox for sending project files across different devices
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Camera - Capturing powerpoint slides so I don't have to take notes.
Jorte - Excellent calendar widget so I can keep on top of my assignments.
Currents - Helping me keep my sanity through long boring lectures by giving me interesting things to read.
No note taking apps or office software. Taking notes on a tablet will never compare to the feeling of pen on paper. Typing notes is just a big no.
I mainly just use my dock for god tier battery life and usb/sd... although I do type the occasional project on it.
AndSMB - Android Samba client
ezPDF - probably the best PDF reader
OneNote - still in infancy, but allows me access to all my notebooks; I find it useful when talking to my colleagues, when I want to show them some results - it is easier to do it on a tablet than on my rather heavy laptop
Repligo Reader
Dropbox
Repligo reader does a better job rendering pdfs that have been converted from Word files than does ezpdf. However, Repligo Reader still has some weaknesses. For example, every stickynote created in Repligo Reader has the author property "Repligo Reader." It does not allow the actual author to set the author property!
Dropbox is great for accessing the same version of my files across my desktop machine, my laptop, my prime, and my phone.
Evernote, Dropbox, and something to use Windows Remote Desktop (splashtop, VNC, etc.)
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Quick office HD is supposed to be the best office app for android, but they haven't made it compatible with the Prime yet. Other than that you could just use Polaris to make drafts.
The google cloud print is also useful for printing to network printers, but the computers on the network need to have Chrome.
There is also Blackboard mobile learn if your uni uses blackboard.
I'm mainly just using my prime for doing drafts of assignments and recording lectures when I have an early lecture and cannot fight the urge to sleep. But stuff like formulate pro and the periodic tale app would be useful too. All my lecture slides are released in PDFs so the Adobe reader is useful.
Does anyone know of a way of printing to non-wireless network printers, not using a browser?
langov3 said:
Quick office HD is supposed to be the best office app for android, but they haven't made it compatible with the Prime yet. Other than that you could just use Polaris to make drafts.
The google cloud print is also useful for printing to network printers, but the computers on the network need to have Chrome.
There is also Blackboard mobile learn if your uni uses blackboard.
I'm mainly just using my prime for doing drafts of assignments and recording lectures when I have an early lecture and cannot fight the urge to sleep. But stuff like formulate pro and the periodic tale app would be useful too. All my lecture slides are released in PDFs so the Adobe reader is useful.
Does anyone know of a way of printing to non-wireless network printers, not using a browser?
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Quick Office HD work on the Prime if you buy it from Amazon Appstore
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Hey, I have a Samsung Galaxy S which I intend to use as a note-taking device for my classes in college. I am buying a bluetooth keyboard and stand for it so that typing will be fast but need advice on which office suite or app is the best for that usage? I have ThinkFree Office preinstalled and it works fine but I was wondering if there's something better. I need it to be able to: Read: Word, Powerpoint, Excel, Pdf documents Create: Word documents Easily sync with my computer/laptop. Anything better than ThinkFree Office?
Looking for the same thing anybody know?
Try QuickOffice... For sync.. there's nothing as far as I know... (BTW Sorry for my english, it isn't my native language)
For taking advanced text based notes, use Quickoffice or Polaris office (I have it on my SGS2) And for notes having photos, notes, recordings etc, I had made a list of some note taking apps here. Do tell me if you found any one of them which suits your needs.
definitely evernote... it saves your notes automatically and backs them up online and you can access them from any device or computer its pretty sweet
[Q] TW ebook app categories
I like this app simply for its ability to add book marks. For some reason, other readers lacked this. (at least pdf readers). I'd like to be able to categorize the books and pdfs I have on my tab. I can add new categories easily enough, but when I try to add books and pdfs, the application puts them under the default category and I can't for the life of me figure out how to move them elsewhere. Anyone use this app and know how to do this?
Calibre, calibre, calibre. Best program bar none for organizing, converting, categorizing e-books, and its free. Don't think there is an android app yet, but you can use it with Android devices: http://manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#how-do-i-use-app-with-my-android-phone
[Q] Android UX for PDFs in Apps
I am working with a developer to create an app that is primarily based on PDFs. The app consists of navigation structure and tags that allow a user to find a specific pdf they are looking for. The question I have is, how do users expect an app to handle a PDF? We can use an open source PDF viewer like APV PDF and keep the pdfs within the app, but most of the open source readers I tested were slow and lacked features like pinch to zoom. The other option is to use a pdf intent and allow the user to choose a pdf reader on their device. My only concern with this is the confusion of moving between the core app and the pdf app. Especially when some pdf apps have their own action bar that would take the user back to the PDF app home. Without spending the money on a special PDF API, are there any best practices for handling a situation like this? Will most users realize they are leaving the app and can just hit back to return to the app? Any feedback on this situation would be very helpful.
[Q] Office Suite w/Pen Functionality?
So I have tested pretty much I'd say 97% of the office suite apps available for Android. I'm surprised by the fact that almost none support editing with the pen. Unless I am doing something wrong? The only one I could get to edit via the pen was Polaris Office. However, after making changes and opening it up in Word 2010 the handwriting was there but fragmented so wasn't legible. My goal is to be able to open up a document residing in Dropbox on the tablet, make changes so others can open up on PC and view. Have not been successful as of yet. Anyone have luck with doing it another way? I haven't tried OnLive Desktop yet but not sure it allows the proper access. **Edit....guess I should mention what I was originally trying to do was put my signature on a Word document so someone else could print it out of Dropbox instead of me having to print it and sign manually.
None of the office apps on the market has built in pen or signature function. You could make a note, save it as an image and paste it in. There are some PDF apps that have signature capability .
DigitalMD said: None of the office apps on the market has built in pen or signature function. You could make a note, save it as an image and paste it in. There are some PDF apps that have signature capability . Click to expand... Click to collapse That is too bad. I know that ezPDF has added pen integration in. Guess I could convert the .doc to .pdf and then annotate if need be. Like I posted earlier Polaris Office did let me write on it and would work as long as I continued to view it on the tablet. Word is finding errors in the doc once opened but not sure why that is.
Signing an electronic document The flyer comes with pdf viewer which allows you to electronically sign a document. Convert your word document to pdf and sign it with your pen through pdf viewer.
dbrich said: The flyer comes with pdf viewer which allows you to electronically sign a document. Convert your word document to pdf and sign it with your pen through pdf viewer. Click to expand... Click to collapse I can do that via ezPDF as well but was hoping for the ability to markup a Word document & save back into DB so a PC user could then open in Word and view the markups/signature and keep it editable. Since most users don't have anything besides Adobe Reader on their PC the pdf would have to be converted back again and would probably lose the formatting. Oh well....dare to dream.
This might work for you. Works with Evernote / HTC note. I have not tried it. RightSignature http://ub.rightsignature.com/en8/ I do not think it is free http://knoji.com/rightsignature-review-and-promo-coupon-code/ Here is an interesting article that basically points out that a document signed as you are attempting cannot be validated . http://www.investintech.com/resources/articles/electronicsignatures/
Actually, the latest version of Adobe Reader allows you to create and add signatures to .pdf documents quite easily.
Question S23 iPad users
Hej, so i use macbook, ipad Pro and instead of an iphone14 i went for s23 ultra. So far happy but facing some difficulties to get used to. I know apple and samsung apps do not really 'talk' so looking for your inputs regarding sms or call app that informs both OS at the same time? Also, how do you share images to ipad now that airdrop is not a thing for me anymore.. Need to find a way. I also ditched apple books for amazon kindle and paid for moleskin journey app that works with both iPadOS amd Samsung platforms and syncs well. Looking for any app suggestions that works on both iPad OS and samsung/android. Thanks in advance .
Ornisense said: Hej, so i use macbook, ipad Pro and instead of an iphone14 i went for s23 ultra. So far happy but facing some difficulties to get used to. I know apple and samsung apps do not really 'talk' so looking for your inputs regarding sms or call app that informs both OS at the same time? Also, how do you share images to ipad now that airdrop is not a thing for me anymore.. Need to find a way. I also ditched apple books for amazon kindle and paid for moleskin journey app that works with both iPadOS amd Samsung platforms and syncs well. Looking for any app suggestions that works on both iPad OS and samsung/android. Thanks in advance . Click to expand... Click to collapse I use Google Drive to share files between iPad, desktop computer (Linux) and smartphone. Sometimes an external SSD drive. Regards.
I have the same devices, Images I offload them periodically from the phone, you can use for example Lightroom, google photos, foldersync and a network share like on a NAS. SMS Infos , you can switch from the standard messages stuff to the google messages, they have an option to view online. Calls i dont know, i am sorry... Feel free to ask any other app types or workflows and can share infos. BR
File sharing between devices , i use cable and Android Transfer , or cxfile explorer and filezilla on a mac , or just a network share where i copy the files from the phone , or sftp and copy directly on the mac from the phone.
Anarconda said: I use Google Drive to share files between iPad, desktop computer (Linux) and smartphone. Sometimes an external SSD drive. Regard. Click to expand... Click to collapse Gdrive and google photos is my solution as well since my cloud storage now is google.
Lightroom could be a good idea. I have little knowledge about network share will check it out. Feel free to write any new app you find that syncs on both platforms. idaadi said: I have the same devices, Images I offload them periodically from the phone, you can use for example Lightroom, google photos, foldersync and a network share like on a NAS. SMS Infos , you can switch from the standard messages stuff to the google messages, they have an option to view online. Calls i dont know, i am sorry... Feel free to ask any other app types or workflows and can share infos. BR Click to expand... Click to collapse
for contacts and mails I use google services, on mac transfer all the contacts to the google account ,and calendar aswell , just use the google one. that will be present on the phone aswell , you have notes too that you can use on a mac. Alternatively you can use onenote if you like that better. these should cover it.
You got the basic answers except for sms and calls. If you happen to be on Verizon, their Message+ app will allow you to text and call on the iPad via your phone. You have to run the app on both devices. I did this a couple of years ago, but didn't really care for the app that much. I'm not sure what it is like now. As an aside, you can do this and still use a different texting app on your phone. If I recall, texts you send from the iPad won't show up in the other app though. Incoming texts show in both.
idaadi said: for contacts and mails I use google services, on mac transfer all the contacts to the google account ,and calendar aswell , just use the google one. that will be present on the phone aswell , you have notes too that you can use on a mac. Alternatively you can use onenote if you like that better. these should cover it. Click to expand... Click to collapse For notes i found a hack. Install google keep in ipad or mac, you can now share apple notes to google keep. Install keep in your phone and voila, shared apple notes are here. They won't auto update though but gotta live with it i had to sync my old notes from apple.
@Ornisense found another way. in the samsung notes app you can enable sync with onenote. then on the mac just use onenote
This is my setup: MacMini M2 Pro and ipad pro 12.9 6th Galaxy S23 Ultra and S22 Windows AMD based pc I'm using Office 365 on all devices (family version, purchased with great discount on Amazon. It is happening sometime). This include 1TB of OneDrive space for all the users. I've installed Onedrive on all the devices and Samsung Gallery automatically synch with OneDrive so I'm finding the pictures on all the devices at the same time. Same tool also for the files (Onedrive is integrated in the Mac Finder and iPad File application so it is very convenient to use). Unfortunately Apple Photo is not synching with anything else but iCloud but there are alternative for picture magament (e.g. XnView or similar). For notes I use OneNote. Working well everywhere. PDF I have uPDF that with one license is working on Mac, Windows,Android and iPad. VSCode is working in Mac and Windows very well. Office app (word,excel, powerpoint,outlook) is installable on all the devices (Mac,IOS , Android and Windows) NAS is where I store data in my house so it is a common place for all the files. As file manager I use the great TotalCommander on Windows and CommanderOne Pro and MuCommander on Mac.
donomark said: This is my setup: MacMini M2 Pro and ipad pro 12.9 6th Galaxy S23 Ultra and S22 Windows AMD based pc I'm using Office 365 on all devices (family version, purchased with great discount on Amazon. It is happening sometime). This include 1TB of OneDrive space for all the users. I've installed Onedrive on all the devices and Samsung Gallery automatically synch with OneDrive so I'm finding the pictures on all the devices at the same time. Same tool also for the files (Onedrive is integrated in the Mac Finder and iPad File application so it is very convenient to use). Unfortunately Apple Photo is not synching with anything else but iCloud but there are alternative for picture magament (e.g. XnView or similar). For notes I use OneNote. Working well everywhere. PDF I have uPDF that with one license is working on Mac, Windows,Android and iPad. VSCode is working in Mac and Windows very well. Office app (word,excel, powerpoint,outlook) is installable on all the devices (Mac,IOS , Android and Windows) NAS is where I store data in my house so it is a common place for all the files. As file manager I use the great TotalCommander on Windows and CommanderOne Pro and MuCommander on Mac. Click to expand... Click to collapse You have all the answers! My wife uses my google one subscription being a pixel user so it will be hard for me to change to onedrive but I'm keeping this in my head...
If you have a mac you can plug your s23U into it and in usb settings enable photo transfer to send your photos to the mac photo library. There is also Macdroid and other apps if you need to copy files back and forth. Too bad apple doesn't allow Dex any more as then it would be easy to run dex on your Mac and drag and drop between the 2.