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ok are any of you actualy playing the build in games?
solitaire! hehehe bubbles is not fun
Sometimes miss a good arkade
ANyway I VOTE NO... You could let ppeople have the possibility to install them after flashing
Acctually, I myself I'm not playing, but my friends are (lol). Usually Bubble Breaker (I played for a while myself, record over 2500 on MegaShift ), rarely Solitare.
I don't play any games at all. And if I do, I do it in the bus, train... etc. = when I have nothing better to do.
Games
No, i dont ever play games, it will really free up some space if you exclude them.
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No, i dont ever play games, it will really free up some space if you exclude them.
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No they wan't free up much only about 500KB
just I don't like having something on my phone that don't use
Yup!! Solitaire for me & Bubble for my Kid ...
gullum said:
No they wan't free up much only about 500KB
just I don't like having something on my phone that don't use
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Agree. Wipe them out. You can use the space for some useful stuff (Total Commander, for example)
replacing with more exciment game become more fun
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No they wan't free up much only about 500KB
just I don't like having something on my phone that don't use
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Sometimes I play Bubble Breaker on toilette ...
Maybe remove them and make a *.cab for the guys which want them ...
dont need any games. i would also appreciate if office wouldnt be integrated in the rom, and only for installation with cab ... or second version with office .... or selectable which components of office can be installed. i only need excel for my drivers log, but powerpoint eats 1.9mb of device storage, but i never use that app.
I voted no since if im playing a game it will be a non standard game.
Only my GF will punish me if it is gone
My girlfriend plays bubbles all the time)
I think Games could be useful in case of Boringness.. But If u want to make it not build in on Prophet touch VIII. It's okay.. But please give a cab for us too.. So it could be usefull for people who like games.
I play it too sometimes..
no...............
no, remove them please and post the cabs
My son plays Bubblebreaker, so please keep it.
middle path
removing from rom and making a cab of those two games is the middle path i think..the best solution..
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My girlfriend plays bubbles all the time)
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so, you vote for removing games?
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i played bubble braker for a while in the beginning of my pda experience, when i rich a quite high score which i cannot rich again easily i quit playing.
i hate solitare. i prefer freecell in card games category.
if removing games don't open up much space it can be remain, but if you can do, separate *.cab files would be more efficient for all.
thank u gullum for your very nice hard work!
Please remove the built in games
I agree the built in games should be removed.
Guys I bet your kids and girlfriends are telling you they are playing games in your mobile:
- They are not playing solitaire or Bubble breaker
- They are reading you messages and checking up who you are calling these days.
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I agree the built in games should be removed.
Guys I bet your kids and girlfriends are telling you they are playing games in your mobile:
- They are not playing solitaire or Bubble breaker
- They are reading you messages and checking up who you are calling these days.
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what about the kids they would say daddys got a strange phone he had games previously now he is lying that the games are gone ,so next day if he gets a chance he would throw daddy's phone into bath tub ,
middle solutions is provide games in cab form somewhere so that who ever wants it loads it seperately But remove them from formal rom version ,which already has stability and other important issues to look forward to .
I expect to get my Tab this week. Almost a year ago I remember a buddy of mine in Charleston with his iPad using it as a way of selecting method to play on his stereo. He was using the air sync (believe that is what they call it)... so it was really nice not having it wired or using an aux-input.
Is there an equivalent for the Tab? Are you guys just using Voodoo Sound and an aux-input? Would love to be wireless.
EDIT, looks like Sonos has a product called the "Connect" that I could add to my existing stereo.. they also have an android app to control it. Problem is, $350. Hell no. Others?
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Using it as a remote for your TV?
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Can it serve as a BT keyboard/mouse for the PS3? or PC?
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What are you doing that is "cool" or really helpful....
160+ views and nobody could think of something "cool" to do with the Tab? That is not encouraging. I do not want this thing for just checking twitter folks. What can it do?
Angry birds.
Seriously, I use it for all sorts of stuff.
Ipod with built in speakers - I carry it around a listen to music when working around the house.
Digital picture frame - I prop it up on a shelf when we have company over with a bunch of pictures of my kids loaded on it.
TV Remote - I have Comcast, they have an app that lets me use it to choose what I want to watch (no volume control or anything, though).
Movie player - when I travel, makes a long plane ride go fast.
Guitar tuner
Level for hanging photos.
Scientific calculator.
E-mail, facebook, YouTube, internet, etc.
Fun games to kill time.
Read books/magazines.
Browse through the Android Market. There is an app for just about everything.
use of my tab
I use my tab more for remote work.
Besides email I use to connect my remote computer for many things are complex to do with a tab, but sorry, including print, but in general again for work.
If you have a Samsung TV, u can use the app Samsung Remote to control your tv
i use jefit and track my workouts - though you can use just about any of the workout apps. also use pandora while i'm working out.
and i watch netflix while running on the treadmill. helps me not think of my legs burning.
and comic and book reading.
My galaxy tab
I suppose you are speaking of the 10.1 version? Oh nevermind, it doesn't really matter actually.
I use mine for;
University stuff e.g. slide shows from the teachers, reading Google docs we made in groupwork even though it's not so good at live updating Google Docs yet as if your on a laptor writing in Chrome.
Reading e-books, which is really nice if the uploader of the .pdf file has done a good job!
Playing games
Reading news
Browsing the internet (it's nice on the Tab since it's much lighter than a laptop, has longer battery life and a bigger screen than the smartphone)
Mails
Picture-presenter - e.g. I use it to show people pictures from my Picasa web-albums. I only costs like 5$ for a years storage of 20gb, so pretty cheap and now I have all of my photos and videos online on Picasa.
Listen to music - via Spotify
I think that's primarily what I use my Tab for
Btw, I also bought a converter to HDMI, but I'm not quite satisfied with it. It only supports HDMI while the charger is plugged in, no matter how many percentage of power you have on your tablet, and the screen also flickers on the TV. I know this is a software problem though, so with ICS I expect it to work better.
80% flash
20% modding and hacking the tab(adhoc, remote, livewallpaper, bootloader animations, themes, ROMs, wii/ps3 controllers, etc)
As soon as you get it don't bother rooting, just flash cwm and the install Task's latest rom. Then you will have root, pershoot's kernal, (the best ) and the smoothest running tab you can get, then you can think of what else you want on it
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As soon as you get it don't bother rooting, just flash cwm and the install Task's latest rom. Then you will have root, pershoot's kernal, (the best ) and the smoothest running tab you can get, then you can think of what else you want on it
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Ha, booting it up now.... thought I may be able to go 24 hours without rooting.... nope!
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As soon as you get it don't bother rooting, just flash cwm and the install Task's latest rom. Then you will have root, pershoot's kernal, (the best ) and the smoothest running tab you can get, then you can think of what else you want on it
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how do you flash cwm without rooting the tab?
maupenabh said:
how do you flash cwm without rooting the tab?
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Search the forums. It is simple
You flash cwm from a computer, takes about 2 minutes.
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If you can't find it on xda, try here
http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/samsung-galaxy-tab/146408-how-install-cwm-root-galaxy-tab-10-1-a.html
If you just want to install a rom then don't bother with the root part, just flash the rom as soon as you get into cwm
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s15274n said:
Ha, booting it up now.... thought I may be able to go 24 hours without rooting.... nope!
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Yep mine was running a custom rom within 25 minutes of coming out the box lol. I would definitely go for Task650's latest rom though
If you ask 10 persons, I'm sure you will have 10 different answers!
I'm actually in a very small village in north Thailand. There is no landline telephone so no ADSL.
In my hamac, I am answering your question!
I use the tablet for a lot of things! Reading ebook, playing game, internet, GPS, emails...
Also read pdf documents, translate. Google...
Here, I have EDGE only, but at home with 3G/H or wifi, Skype is marvellous.
But also listen music and I love music.google (you can upload up to 20 000 songs, then you can listen them all over the word).
I'm disapointing with HD movies, I've tried a 720, !... But classic divX are OK.
The size and weight make it that I can carry my tablet everywhere and do everything I want!
By the way, since I have it, I drastically optimize the battery life of my phone (SGS2)!
Appreciate all of the feedback guys.
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Appreciate all of the feedback guys.
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You're welcome
I took mine backpacking. I never thought I'd be that kind of backpacker...
But with the tablet, I didn't need maps, I didn't need a gps. I didn't need books. I didn't need to bring crossword puzzles to work on in the tent... So it did save almost as much weight as it cost. And then again, when the mosquitos came out at sundown, we watched movies.
That was inconceivable to me five years ago. Now I don't go without my tab.
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I took mine backpacking. I never thought I'd be that kind of backpacker...
But with the tablet, I didn't need maps, I didn't need a gps. I didn't need books. I didn't need to bring crossword puzzles to work on in the tent... So it did save almost as much weight as it cost. And then again, when the mosquitos came out at sundown, we watched movies.
That was inconceivable to me five years ago. Now I don't go without my tab.
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How did you use maps without an Internet connection?
cool thing to do with your tab:
take screenshot of games u play at the moment. challenge yourself to capture the nice one. like bullet-time action in 9MM or free kick shoot in PES or slo-mo in Office Jerk.
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How did you use maps without an Internet connection?
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He probably used tethering or has a 3g tab
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How did you use maps without an Internet connection?
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You can use one of the maps that don't require an internet connection (you download the maps on your sd card, then you only need gps). Personally, I use sygic
Cool things to do with the tab?
Go to a fancy bar, put the tab on the table then ignore it and act really posh (ie. imagine you're a stereotypical Apple user with an iPad 2)
Every day i wake up to my phones built in alarm clock. i usually check the weather once a day with it. i get on facebook/twitter. when i go to the gym i use the key card app to sign in. then use my phone as mp3 player. IM constantly shazamming new songs, then downloading them. i also check my checking account daily with it. if i need to take a pic, its there. constantly using the maps as GPS.
basically what IM saying is i use my phone for everything in my life now, and still feel like there is more i could be using it for. Just wondering what some other people are constantly using there phone for besides the basic phone usage.
I use mine to check and respond to all of my emails. Check my bank accounts, transfer money if I need to. Schedule classes for college. I bought a bluetooth keyboard that I use to type some of my papers on. I sketch some of my designs for stuff I want to make.
However, I still feel that sometimes I spend too much time modding it to make it the "coolest" or most aesthetically pleasing phone, that I never get the chance to actually use it the most of its abilities. I feel you on this one OP.
I have a lot of music videos so I use it as an in dash in my car
A flash light
Navigation/GPS
Music player
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i also just bought a pebble watch to pair it with, i also seen the other night on shark tank where i will be able to buy my dead bolt for my house with bluetooth enabled locking. where when i walk up to my house with my phone it will automatically unlock.
I am always looking for ways of using my phone for more and more. And why not, we should all be doing it. It makes sense right? We have forked over a considerable amount of money for this phone, whether in the form of green cash or by signing a contract and paying for it over the months to come. Folks have worked hard, many for no other reward then to make a successful free app. They have toiled to make our device into soo many things. Life would go on without my phone, but it would change drastically.
Alarm wakes me up.
I check the weather.
I browse through emails picking out important ones.
(all before getting out of bed)
I dock it in bathroom and listen to news in the shower
I look up whats on the menu for this morning at the cafeteria at my work to decide if I want that or something from home.
I listen to slacker on my drive to work
No signal at my desk, so I listen to music on and off at work
I use it for its calender to keep tabs on things
When I am up and out of the office, I use it to assist in wireless scans.
I use it for work email when not at my desk.
I keep an eye on it for folks broadcasting private hotspots (prohibited at my work)
I go outside at lunch to the outdoor eatery and browse FB, multiple forums via tapatalk, and so on.
After I get off, I walk do to the gym for a workout before leaving. there I use it for music and tracking my workouts.
Afterwards, I call the wife on my way across the parkinglot to see how her day went.
Get in truck, some more FB for a few minutes, then slacker as I head to pick up kids.
If I'm feeling creative, I have apps that help me pick whats for dinner and how to cook it.
I then goof around on forums on and off through the night and read a plethora of aricles I've been meaning to catch up on with Pocket (formerly read it later)
Kids want to watch some cartoon, why look for remote, I have google TV Revue box, will use the remote app.
On top of all that dailey use stuff I also:
Take hundreds of pictures a week
Read ebooks/PDFs
Practice for tech exams with test sims and "studyblue"
Watch movies while traveling or waiting on appointments
Use the flashlight feature (awesome easy on King Kang)
Remote access to my home server for music, movies, pictures, and other files
Kick off torrents to my home machine remotely
Remote view home security cameras
Use "MyTracks" to map my weekend hikes and cycling
Oh and lets not forget the hours of Temple Run and other games while in the bathroom.
More that I can think of...
Navigation on trips
jump drive
porn
What key card app are you using op
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Me? Kind of.
I use my phone for e-mails, pdfs, documents, internet activity, etc.
However, the iPad I have...now that is pretty much just an e-book reader. Explains why I'll be listing it on eBay shortly!
I have a couple app suggestions to get more use:
Llama - to automate your phone for example when I connect my headphones the music player opens and volume turns up, when I disconnect them the volume goes down
Super video- allows you to do the pop up videos like on the gs3 so you can do other things while watching a video (great for listening to music videos
Go sms pro - really cleans up the messaging interface much better than stock
Also if your running out of battery, I bought 3 batteries and a charger for like 15 bucks
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there are so many uses for this device, there are not enough hours in the day, so I have to say no.
Also...we have a S-Pen which most of us forget about.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
NOTE user:
"take a deep breath, make sure to get a good look at it, relax and slowly take it in, the size is overwhelming at first but you will have a happy ending afterwards".
Woman:
:O
SKyRocKeting727 said:
Also...we have a S-Pen which most of us forget about.
-Once you go NOTE, you'd say 4 inches a Joke
NOTE user:
"take a deep breath, make sure to get a good look at it, relax and slowly take it in, the size is overwhelming at first but you will have a happy ending afterwards".
Woman:
:O
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Drawl something, screen shot then edit, and one or two other things. It's a nice to have when needed feature, but I really havnt come to rely on it yet. Perhaps I need to play with it a little more.
s-pen is good for people to sign a receipt(square or intuit) looks more like real signiture then using finger so they cant say it was forged. and just seems more profesional then signing with your finger
OP can u share with us which key card app. What benefits is it
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lets see...
- typical, email (work personal), browsing (luv the search button haha), read books on kindle, listen to books on audible. online radios, iheart and pandora. camera and pics. netflix movies.
- social stuff, facebook, twitter, this site , yahoo messenger, google talk
- ported my phone number to google voice, i make calls on my phone and pc's so everything looks like it comes from one #
- video phone calls using tango or google voice
- google apps that sync everything, all my docs and media sync all on the cloud between my home pc, work pc, and device (google drive, picasa, google chrome/bookmarks, google music etc)
- apps for controlling my directv receiver and samsung tv, no need to track down the remote (that drives me crazy). since my device never leaves my hands.. problem solved!! hahah
ps there is also an app called tvcallnotify that pops up a screen on the tv when i get a phone call/text , and directv app, i schedule recordings if i need to
- public and private media serving, watching videos on my note from my home pc using orb (public) and serviio (private/home). then installing android apps skifta and/or orb live. (used to be able to stream tv to my pc and watch on my note, but orb live on ics doesnt work yet)
- pocketcloud so i can remote into my pc's when i need to access something from my phone (RDP or VNC)
- nintendo emulator gaming (yes super mario bros) and random play store games
- other hackerville stuff, u know root, roms, flashing, tweaks, etc cant forget that hobby
- AND THE BEST THING EVER "WATCHESPN" app. you need time warner for this so guess im lucky.
i know im missing some stuff, but thats the jist of it...
if it's a techie thing, i try to find ways to do it on my phone... so i guess id like to say that i try to use my phone to its full potential... :silly:
I still run servio on my server but have switched to Plex primarily, you should try it if you havnt. Seemed a lot more useful.
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I'm just curious, I know this is a site for roms, kernels and mods but apart from trying out different roms and kernels what do you use it for?
Everyone has different uses for their phone and I mainly use mine for playing games, surfing internet, using apps such as dictionary and officesuite and maps if I get lost.
What do you use yours for?
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Im still working to save money for mine.. rather then just stealing someone elses like a lot of others i been hearing about It's gonna run me $500 + tax since I have metro with no contract but I love them and have had awesome service on all ends but im close ha! But anyway I plan to use mine as a just under 5" tablet/phone
My phone is 1% for telephony and 99% for everything else!
99% above include:
- reading (specially from google currents)
- playing
- photography
- engineering (there are very good circuits calculators on Play Store)
- time management
Simonetti2011 said:
My phone is 1% for telephony and 99% for everything else!
99% above include:
- reading (specially from google currents)
- playing
- photography
- engineering (there are very good circuits calculators on Play Store)
- time management
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Same, also add another next to photography, change the photo
Clarkiss said:
Im still working to save money for mine.. rather then just stealing someone elses like a lot of others i been hearing about It's gonna run me $500 + tax since I have metro with no contract but I love them and have had awesome service on all ends but im close ha! But anyway I plan to use mine as a just under 5" tablet/phone
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I got mine on 28 pounds a month contract with free insurance, not bad
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Simonetti2011 said:
My phone is 1% for telephony and 99% for everything else!
99% above include:
- reading (specially from google currents)
- playing
- photography
- engineering (there are very good circuits calculators on Play Store)
- time management
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What camera do you use? I use the camera zoom fx
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Camera 360 is cool app, I love retro pics so much.
I use my phone..... as a phone.
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I use my phone..... as a phone.
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Pretty expensive 'just a phone'
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What camera do you use? I use the camera zoom fx
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although I use Zoom FX every now and then, I am having a very good experience and excellent results with the stock camera app. I've found out that - just like every good point-and-shoot camera - changing the settings of the camera for suitable values (scene, lighting, focus, etc) gives you excellent results, much better than any other app can give you.
Another fun camera app is "Paper Camera". It does have some neat effects, but it is for fun only.
For editing the images I still like Photoshop better! There's no way editing an image in a cell phone can beat using Photoshop on a 27" IPS LCD display.
- phone
- sms's (loads of them) / mail (work and personal)
- manga reader (spend about 2h/day on this one)
- kindle book reader (last ones ware the hunger games triology. Got me totally hooked, i SO recommend them to anyone who enjoys reading but haven't gone throught this one yet)
- dilbert reader (gotta love dogbert)
- league of legends tribunal (15 cases a day keep the trolls away )
- photos
- dropbox (this is also a lifesaver)
- downloading torrents to an sd card (over night, much more efficient energy wise than any other computer left on)
- games (mostly my gf when i fail to prevent her for stealing my phone, but still)
- radio/music, youtube, queuetube (for offscreen play)
- time managing, calendar (i totally lack birthday remembering skills by myself)
- gps (has gotten me out of some really weird places more times than i can count, i no longer risk not having one on me)
- video playing (watching series on the go. porn included)
- wifi killing to kick downloading hoggers from a wifi network i usually use
- skype/gtalk with some mates during gaming sessions (found out that with background noise, it's sometimes its better to use skype on the phone than on my computer, probably some noise suppressing tech somewhere working)
- xda
- calculator (semi-advanced stuff i can replace with my phone)
- network analysis (i work in IT)
- browsing the internetz (do most of it with my phone nowadays)
pretty sure there's many more, just can't remember. Actually, just about anything i could replace with doing with my phone i'll do it. Unless it's for games or other specific software i may need, i no longer carry my laptop around anymore, phone works just as well.
Porn
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Phone is the main reason to have it, but email is next. vids/music for commute
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- phone
- sms's (loads of them) / mail (work and personal)
- manga reader (spend about 2h/day on this one)
- kindle book reader (last ones ware the hunger games triology. Got me totally hooked, i SO recommend them to anyone who enjoys reading but haven't gone throught this one yet)
- dilbert reader (gotta love dogbert)
- league of legends tribunal (15 cases a day keep the trolls away )
- photos
- dropbox (this is also a lifesaver)
- downloading torrents to an sd card (over night, much more efficient energy wise than any other computer left on)
- games (mostly my gf when i fail to prevent her for stealing my phone, but still)
- radio/music, youtube, queuetube (for offscreen play)
- time managing, calendar (i totally lack birthday remembering skills by myself)
- gps (has gotten me out of some really weird places more times than i can count, i no longer risk not having one on me)
- video playing (watching series on the go. porn included)
- wifi killing to kick downloading hoggers from a wifi network i usually use
- skype/gtalk with some mates during gaming sessions (found out that with background noise, it's sometimes its better to use skype on the phone than on my computer, probably some noise suppressing tech somewhere working)
- xda
- calculator (semi-advanced stuff i can replace with my phone)
- network analysis (i work in IT)
- browsing the internetz (do most of it with my phone nowadays)
pretty sure there's many more, just can't remember. Actually, just about anything i could replace with doing with my phone i'll do it. Unless it's for games or other specific software i may need, i no longer carry my laptop around anymore, phone works just as well.
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Wow that is a lot, wasn't a big fan of hunger games film.
I've not tried Skype and not sure how you do the network analysis or WiFi killing and not heard of Dilbert or Dogbert or legends of tribunal or what quetube is.
I'm not a big fan of dropbox as I can't save folders there don't know how, it just gave me options of files or photos music or videos.
You must have some bad ass battery
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kaynpayn said:
- phone
- sms's (loads of them) / mail (work and personal)
- manga reader (spend about 2h/day on this one)
- kindle book reader (last ones ware the hunger games triology. Got me totally hooked, i SO recommend them to anyone who enjoys reading but haven't gone throught this one yet)
- dilbert reader (gotta love dogbert)
- league of legends tribunal (15 cases a day keep the trolls away )
- photos
- dropbox (this is also a lifesaver)
- downloading torrents to an sd card (over night, much more efficient energy wise than any other computer left on)
- games (mostly my gf when i fail to prevent her for stealing my phone, but still)
- radio/music, youtube, queuetube (for offscreen play)
- time managing, calendar (i totally lack birthday remembering skills by myself)
- gps (has gotten me out of some really weird places more times than i can count, i no longer risk not having one on me)
- video playing (watching series on the go. porn included)
- wifi killing to kick downloading hoggers from a wifi network i usually use
- skype/gtalk with some mates during gaming sessions (found out that with background noise, it's sometimes its better to use skype on the phone than on my computer, probably some noise suppressing tech somewhere working)
- xda
- calculator (semi-advanced stuff i can replace with my phone)
- network analysis (i work in IT)
- browsing the internetz (do most of it with my phone nowadays)
pretty sure there's many more, just can't remember. Actually, just about anything i could replace with doing with my phone i'll do it. Unless it's for games or other specific software i may need, i no longer carry my laptop around anymore, phone works just as well.
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Whats your elo bro??? We need to Duo Q though
60% surfing xda
10% flashing new ROMs, kernels, themes
8% YouTube docos with headphones in
7% general web browsing
5% Facebook
5% minecraft
2% slashgear
1% gmail
1% phone calls and txts
1% listen to music
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I use it as a flash-light when the world goes dark!
since i got a nexus 7 i'm using my sgs3 for wifi tethering, phone call, sms and that's all.
it's a great mirror if you are camping and want a shave!
whatever i need my phone to do.
sent.
Hi,
I've been experimenting with removing low quality technology time from my day to day to improve well being and simply make more time for other things! I find it easy to end up on youtube or browsing for hours aimlessly.. especially when I am burnt out after a days work.
I previously put my laptop and cellphone in the garage and that worked fairly well but also cut me off from phone calls which was the trade off. I found this great, especially if I did it the night before.
The main sources of distraction I see are a result of Data. If I don't have data I can't browse, I also can't go on YouTube. Yet I still have the benefit of using maps (offline), journaling, evernote (offline), photos, alarm clock, music player.
I've tracked my time on my cell phone weekly and I think I waste somewhere between 9 - 18 hours browsing or watching youtube. My issue isn't the time, but the fact that none of that left a mark on me as something I loved doing.. and that I think is a sign of life truly lost!
I thought if I put my SIM into a non-smart phone I can still call and text and use my smart phone for all the benefits I listed above. My only concern is WiFi... having a simple on-off switch on wifi makes it too easy to use. Do you have any idea of how I create more barriers to WiFi?
For my laptop I've uninstalled the wifi driver and keep it on my screen in a zip file for re-installation if needed. (it's too much work if I'm lazy... and yes this does work.
My goal is to increase the barriers to doing the lazy short term gratifying activities (which I don't enjoy but do out of shear habit) and to make it easier to do the things I value- friends, family, cooking, reading, ect... I find I enjoy these activities once I get into them, it's just the initial barrier.
I don't know if I am the only one that has these thoughts, if you do and have ideas for solutions please share!
Thanks.
Format your system partition by using a custom recovery
I have a custom recovery installed already, what would that let me do?