Best and Worst phone, tablets Apps or programs

[Dyslexic traveler]

I was thinking about how we are becoming a generation of people who have google as our memory, and how we have become reliant on our phones, tablets, and laptops.


So what are the best apps or programs you have found and why they help you in your day to day travels, and what are the worst ones you have found, that have offered so much and delivered so little.


The Dyslexic Traveler

 

[JohnK]

Not everyone needs to be dependent on technology.

I do not have an iPad (although that may change soon) and I do not have a single application loaded on my Samsung Galaxy S. In fact I have not had an internet connection for months.

Eventually most people realise that prolonged cocaine/heroine use is not good for them. I am hoping people snap out of this current craze and start living in reality again instead of this little world fantasy world they have created.

 

[Cruiser Elite]

JohnK - what an interesting response

Eventually most people realise that prolonged cocaine/heroine use is not good for them.

What a rediculous comparison.

I am hoping people snap out of this current craze and start living in reality again instead of this little world fantasy world they have created.

Are you judging others by your own standards?

 

[mella2007]

To the OP

Read this thread http://www.australianfrequentflyer..../whats-your-best-travel-planning-37019-3.html

 

[Dyslexic traveler]

To the OP

Read this thread http://www.australianfrequentflyer..../whats-your-best-travel-planning-37019-3.html

Thank you for pointing out this thread I think that the problem with any forum like this is that you can not read all threads and some times you can post somthing simmiler.

 

[mella2007]

Thank you for pointing out this thread I think that the problem with any forum like this is that you can not read all threads and some times you can post somthing simmiler.

Yes agreed, and sometimes the info isn't always current, however you will find thousands of different threads always similar to these types of best/worst ones with info that I'm sure you'll find useful if you just do a quick search

 

[JohnK]

What a rediculous comparison.

It is not so ridiculous. They are both an addiction and both provide some sort of fix. I think you are mistaken if you did not think there are side effects from long term abuse of technology and in particular computers.

If you don't believe me then there are a few good movies in the past 20 years highlighting this fact. I wonder if anyone is going to realise what has happened when the majority of society are vegetables and lead their lifes via social networking and virtual reality.

Are you judging others by your own standards?

I would never judge others but I do look at some things through my eyes.

I have a few good friends. No one that I could not live without unfortunately and I am sure the majority of us are in this situation. I couldn't care less what my friends are doing on a day to day basis. We catch up maybe once a week or once a fortnight and find out what the other has been doing. All information given is voluntary. Many things remain private.

What astounds me is the craze that has hit society with sites such as Facebook and Twitter and how people need to get their fix daily. Not just once a day but more than once a day. Wake up and the first thing they do is check their phone. Lunchtime. After work. On the train. After dinner. Before going to bed.

Now in my eyes this is an obsession. It is a craze. Now some of these people have hundreds of "friends" on social networking. Some of these "friends" you would not go out of your way to say hello to but because they sent you a "friend" request you are not going to refuse and they are now a friend. Some of these "friends" you may have only met once in your life at some party and may never see them again. Yet people continue to track what each one of these "friends" is posting on these sites.

People must be really bored with their existence to want to live their lives through the lives of others. Movies, tv shows had the same type of effect but in moderation these were good. I don't know where society is heading but it does not look good from where I am sitting.

Perhaps I am wrong and should really follow blindly without thinking of the consequences....

 

[elbarto]

I am hoping people snap out of this current craze and start living in reality again instead of this little world fantasy world they have created.

But, like everything else these days, reality is online.

 

[Princess Fiona]

It is not so ridiculous. They are both an addiction and both provide some sort of fix. I think you are mistaken if you did not think there are side effects from long term abuse of technology and in particular computers.

If you don't believe me then there are a few good movies in the past 20 years highlighting this fact. I wonder if anyone is going to realise what has happened when the majority of society are vegetables and lead their lifes via social networking and virtual reality.


I would never judge others but I do look at some things through my eyes.

I have a few good friends. No one that I could not live without unfortunately and I am sure the majority of us are in this situation. I couldn't care less what my friends are doing on a day to day basis. We catch up maybe once a week or once a fortnight and find out what the other has been doing. All information given is voluntary. Many things remain private.

What astounds me is the craze that has hit society with sites such as Facebook and Twitter and how people need to get their fix daily. Not just once a day but more than once a day. Wake up and the first thing they do is check their phone. Lunchtime. After work. On the train. After dinner. Before going to bed.

Now in my eyes this is an obsession. It is a craze. Now some of these people have hundreds of "friends" on social networking. Some of these "friends" you would not go out of your way to say hello to but because they sent you a "friend" request you are not going to refuse and they are now a friend. Some of these "friends" you may have only met once in your life at some party and may never see them again. Yet people continue to track what each one of these "friends" is posting on these sites.

People must be really bored with their existence to want to live their lives through the lives of others. Movies, tv shows had the same type of effect but in moderation these were good. I don't know where society is heading but it does not look good from where I am sitting.

Perhaps I am wrong and should really follow blindly without thinking of the consequences....

Interesting perspective JohnK, as someone who has made 18K posts in 7 years on AFF I would have taken you to be in touch with your "social-networking" side ?

 

[Mogul]

The best Android app I have found is "Sweet Dreams". Basically it turns off your phones ring tone, data connection etc. at times set by you based on your time zone. No more phone calls in the middle of the night because you have forgotten to turn your phone off.

 

[Fantic125]

Interesting perspective JohnK, as someone who has made 18K posts in 7 years on AFF I would have taken you to be in touch with your "social-networking" side ?

I think what John is trying to distinguish between is thè social intercourse of a (relatively) intellectual forum such as AFF and the 'I had a dump today' mentality of some social networks.

 

[JohnK]

Interesting perspective JohnK, as someone who has made 18K posts in 7 years on AFF I would have taken you to be in touch with your "social-networking" side ?

Sorry Doc but there is a huge difference.

Quite happy to discuss with you if you get bored at the AFF Christmas do in Melbourne.

 

[beardoc]

Sorry Doc but there is a huge difference.

Quite happy to discuss with you if you get bored at the AFF Christmas do in Melbourne.

I'd be interested to join this discussion at the function as well!

 

[Blackbird]

JohnK I do think the point in your original post is valid and important for the future of society and civilized discourse.

But I do want to know how you have been posting on AFF without an Internet connection at all for months!

 

[burmans]

In fact I have not had an internet connection for months.

Found that bit fascinating, how are you posting on AFF then?

 

[Sprucegoose]

The best Android app I have found is "Sweet Dreams". Basically it turns off your phones ring tone, data connection etc. at times set by you based on your time zone. No more phone calls in the middle of the night because you have forgotten to turn your phone off.

Very good, most phones can do this. Does it turn them back on?

 

[yohy?!]

Its an interesting thought that computer use could be considered a 'hard drug'. Coming from the first generation that grew up with computers I think there are arguments for and against this. Its undeniable that access to information is a significant benefit of computers and the inyernet , whilst conversely the obesity crisis in most age groups is the 'dark side'.

On topic, my favourite apps are Kindle, office talk and skydrive.

 

[JohnK]

I'd be interested to join this discussion at the function as well!

Sure. The more the merrier.

But I do want to know how you have been posting on AFF without an Internet connection at all for months!

Found that bit fascinating, how are you posting on AFF then?

Sorry for the confusion. My "smart" phone has not been connected to the internet for months but I do use a computer to post to AFF.

Personally I see a difference between online forums such as AFF and sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc. But I could be wrong.

 

[Princess Fiona]

Sorry Doc but there is a huge difference.

Quite happy to discuss with you if you get bored at the AFF Christmas do in Melbourne.

I'll hold you to that and I won't need to be bored to participate in a lively discussion.

 

[burmans]

Personally I see a difference between online forums such as AFF and sites such as Facebook, Twitter etc. But I could be wrong.

Well Facebook and Twitter are just mediums and I'd posit its not really about the medium, it's probably more about the reasons/vibe people use the medium. Twitter you can sort of understand, 140 chars is very limiting in terms of content so it's an easy leap to suggest it attracts people who are equally devoid of content (but are neverthless have a keen desire to share their idle twittering). Facebook less so in terms of content limitation so maybe a demographic thing.

Would agree on the result though, while I do have a facebook account you do need to be somewhat ruthless on whose content you look at (or at least spend much time on) whereas in general the ratio of interesting info to noise on AFF is higher. Am reliably informed that this is not the case on all online forums though.