You know you've become a phone geek when you start looking for good utility apps. But the fact is, these can really bring out the full potential of the smartphone. LogMelm ignition is a top performer at the moment. It lets you control your PC desktop through phone. The potential of this takes a moment to sink it, but basically it makes the phone a real mini PC. It costs a fair whack, but it's totally worth the investment. Installation is easy, and you can even turn on your computer remotely.
Airdroid does the reverse of LogMelm. This means that when you're around your PC and have some serious file organising to do on your phone, you don't have to fiddle around with a touchscreen. The operating system display that your PC uses for this is really easy to navigate, and allows you to browse and alter things in super fast time. Again, it's something that sounds simple, but can be a real time saver.
For anyone that feels they want to get their typing speed a little faster on their mobile there's SwiftKey X. This is a powerful program that accesses all of your typing in real time to help predict what it is you're trying to say. The result is that you only have to type two of every three words, which might not sound like too much of an improvement, but when you consider that's ten words for every short message you send you start to get an idea of how much time it saves.
MyHome is a scarily good app which allows you to monitor energy use around your house, and control all of the essentials remotely. It's something that's been set up by British Gas as part of a green initiative. It does require smartplugs and key fobs to work properly, but it doesn't cost anything to download, and can save you loads of money on energy bills. So if you have the technology this will put it to good use.
Getting Onavo can save you a lot of money on the data use of your phone. This is the main way a lot of phone companies get you, so having something to show when apps are using too much data and cut down file sizes, is a great help.
Airdroid does the reverse of LogMelm. This means that when you're around your PC and have some serious file organising to do on your phone, you don't have to fiddle around with a touchscreen. The operating system display that your PC uses for this is really easy to navigate, and allows you to browse and alter things in super fast time. Again, it's something that sounds simple, but can be a real time saver.
For anyone that feels they want to get their typing speed a little faster on their mobile there's SwiftKey X. This is a powerful program that accesses all of your typing in real time to help predict what it is you're trying to say. The result is that you only have to type two of every three words, which might not sound like too much of an improvement, but when you consider that's ten words for every short message you send you start to get an idea of how much time it saves.
MyHome is a scarily good app which allows you to monitor energy use around your house, and control all of the essentials remotely. It's something that's been set up by British Gas as part of a green initiative. It does require smartplugs and key fobs to work properly, but it doesn't cost anything to download, and can save you loads of money on energy bills. So if you have the technology this will put it to good use.
Getting Onavo can save you a lot of money on the data use of your phone. This is the main way a lot of phone companies get you, so having something to show when apps are using too much data and cut down file sizes, is a great help.
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