Smart Phone Apps Posts

14Sep
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New Grocery List Droid App

I had been a huge fan of the Our Groceries app but recently I tried the My Groceries App.  I like this app a because it categorizes your grocery list.  I know my Grocery Store like the back of my hand.  Being able to use the pre set categories or create my own I am able to hit an aisle and make sure I get everthing in that aisle before I move on.  In the other application the items were not listed in any particular order so there was a possiblity I would have to return to an aisle because I missed it in my long list of items.

Another great feature of My Groceries is running tally.  You can pre enter the cost of a particular item.  As you check the item off the list the tally of appears at the top of your screen.  This is super if you are on a budget.  Also great to see if prices are going up or, heaven forbid, down.

The items you enter stay listed in your grocery list so re creating your list is easy.  You need only gone into a particular category and remove the check mark and the item is back on your list.

You can create multiple lists.  If you are going to a particular store you could create a list for each store.

I am happy with Mr Groceries.  I enjoy any application that can keep me organized and helps me manage my budget.

Scan the image below with your Droid Phone or download My Grocery Lists

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10May
2

Carry Your Bible and Bible Study on Your Phone

Search with Bar Code Scanner

I spend a lot of time waiting for children to get out of one event or another.  In those moments I can catch up on my Bible Studies by just turning on my Motorolla Droid.  In the Android Market place I found a Android App called Bible by YouVersion.  This means that with a quick download I have the entire Bible on my phone.

I like this Bible App because it not only carries the entire bible but links you to different Bible reading plans and keeps you on track.  Each Bible reading plan also comes with additional content that aids you in not only reading the Bible but studying it.

The app has multiple settings to make actual reading easier such as lighting and text size settings.  You can also select the version of the Bible you prefer.  Choices include NIV, King James, New LIving translation, The Message, Today’s New International, World English Bible.  There are also several other languages available as well.

Download the android Bible on your phone in the Android Market Place, search for the app using the QR code above and Bar Code Scanner or click here to find it on the web.

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06May
0

Android App: Bar Code Scanner

Have you seen images like this on products you buy or on the web.  If so you are looking at a QR code.  This code makes is really easily to download or search for products with this type of code on your Phone with an Android based operating system.  If you have an app called Bar Code Scanner you can point your camera at this image, your phone will then search for the related item and point you to either the product or the url.  Instead of typing simply point and shoot.

Search for Bar Code Scanner on your phones market place or on the web.

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30Mar
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Busy Moms Star Gaze with Google Sky Map Droid App

For Christmas “The Girl,” received a telescope.  She has become fascinated with the night sky.  The Nebraska winter has not been to kind to outside star gazing.  But lately spring has sprung so when the temperature started to warm we found ourselves out on the deck with the telescope.  It is amazing to see the moon up close and personal.

We can all pick out the moon out of the night sky but what about the stars.  They are wonderful to look at but without a little history or knowing what you are looking at you might as well see them in a book.

Google Star Map changes all that for us.  This is one cool sci fi application.  You install Google Star map for free from the Android Market place.  I am using it on the Motorola Droid.

When you open Google Star Map your phone will scan to find your location.  Point it to the sky and see the sky come to life.

If you are looking for a particular object use the search feature.  This will aim you to the right coordinates with a simple arrow.  Perfect for the naked eye or use with the telescope.

In the settings you can toggle for night sky which illuminates the screen with red dots.

In the settings panel you can also choose from several displays.  I am not an anstronomer by any stretch of the imagination so I really don’t have a clue about all the options but I will say this if you want a particular map with particular coordinates it is on Google Star Map.

This is a fun droid app for you and the kids.  I can’t wait to take it with us when we camp this summer.

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22Mar
1

Calorie Counter Excellent Droid App for Busy Moms

Calorie Counter is an excellent droid app for busy moms. If you an android phone search through the market place and install Calorie Counter. This is a free app.

The Calorie Counter app syncs with the FatSecret.com website as well fully tracking your calories and nutrition throughout the day. This app is superior because the of the enormous database of food and nutrition data. After using the app for 2 weeks I have found most items are included even calorie counts for a few of my favorite cocktails.

To begin using Calorie Counter install from the Droid App Market Place found on your android phone.
You can search for food items by using the quick and easy search function at the top of the screen. You can also search using your recent items function, quick pick and brand name database. If you happen to have the bar code handy simply point your phones camera lenses at the bar code and let the Calorie Counter scan your food item. I have tried this several times and it works like magic. If you do not find the food item, like my famous spaghetti pie casserole, you simply enter the nutritional information in. Your item is now saved to the database for future reference.

Beyond tracking your food entries and their nutritional value for each meal the Calorie Counter also tracks your weight as well as your exercise entries. If you are following the Weight Watchers plan the calorie counter also displays the points values for each of your meals.

The exercise tracker lets you choose between several different traditional exercises. It adds your calorie burn to your daily totals. The exercise database also includes calorie burns for other activities like desk work and house work.

The reports for Calorie Counter are excellent you can see your daily totals on one 1 screen. If you go over your the predetermined calories you get a little red arrow next to the date. If you are under you get a green arrow.

A few nice additions to the calorie counter are the quick picks which are items it see you entering regularly as well as a meal saver. This way entering an entire meal is quick and easy.

I like the calorie counter because it is very easy to use. It has an enormous database of food items to you are not switching to a book or another website to find nutritional values.  You can see your exact progress one screen.

You can read more about Calorie Counter at  Android Market

Calorie Counter also syncs with the Fat Secret Website.

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15Mar
2

Busy Mom Droid App: Big Oven Carry a Cookbook on Your Phone

Big Oven is my new Busy Mom Droid App for my Droid phone.  Big Oven is awesome if you love to cook and love to eat.  Big Oven boasts a recipe database with over 170,000 recipes.

One of my favorite options is the left over finder.  You are asked to put in three ingredients you have in your frig or pantry.  In a few seconds Big Oven searches the database for recipes that meet your requirements.  When you are a busy mom finding a recipe that fits what you have on hand is a huge benefit.  It prevents that thousand yard stare you get at dinner time when you are trying to figure out a food combination that your family might eat.

It is nice to have Big Oven with when you are at the grocery store and want to be positive that you have all the ingredients for the that special recipe.  It is also great when you have a little downtown and want to plan you weekly menus.

The Big Oven app links with your online BigOven.com account.  So what you do on the app will appear on your Big Oven.com account.

This a free application that can be downloaded from the Android Marketplace.

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10Mar
2

OurGroceries Android App for Busy Moms

OurGroceries Android App

last week I put the Android App OurGroceries through some serious paces.  We had 2 big birthday parties which required a pretty significant shopping list.  I installed theOurGroceries app on my Motorola Droid as well as on my husbands HTC Eris.

Download was quick and painless which has been the statis quo for all apps.  Being a former Blackberry lover I have to say the app install process is about 1000% better than my former Blackberry Curve experience.

The OurGroceries app is more than a simple grocery list app.  It has one particularly cool feature.  When you install the app you create a master account with your email address.  When you install it on a second phone register with that same email account.  Now both phones OurGroceries apps are in perfect sync.  Change the list on one phone and it changes on both.

Why is this important?  After cooking, cleaning and planning 2 big parties the brain was not function at full capacity.  There were a few things that I didn’t get on the list at the start.  While I was buzzing through the house I added more and more items.  The person with the other phone did not get updated phone calls or additional text message they just saw the list as I prepared it.

My second favorite is the quick recipe feature.  You know when you make hamburgers for supper you always need hamburger, buns, ketchup, pickles, mustard and cheese.  You plug these ingredients into a recipe in Our Grocery for hamburgers.  When you are doing your meal planning you don’t need to re enter these items into your list you simple select the recipe.  The items are added to the list.

You can make multiple lists.  You can make one for Walmart, office list, school supply list, project list.  You get the idea.  If you are shopping for it you can create a list for it.

When you are using the list in the grocery store it is a simple one touch on the item and it is checked off.  Super easy.

There are a couple of functions I would like added to OurGroceries.  One would be to categories the items on your list into aisle.  I know when I am doing my power shopping I check off and isle or category at a time.  I would like to see the items grouped together so you are not scrolling through the list or backtracking through the store.

I would also like to see some online integration.  While I usually have my phone with my I spend a lot of time in front of the computer.  It would be a little quicker to make my shopping at my desk on a full keyboard.

OurGroceries is an excellent app that any Busy Mom with a Android based phone should pick up.

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