Looking for a Few Good …

Thursday evening, I entered the modern world and got a smartphone, a Motorola Moto X. I’ve figured out a few apps I want (the Caltrans Quickmap app, Waze, a QR code reader, and apps from our credit unions). Still, I’d like some recommendations. What are your “must have” apps for the Droid ecosystem? One note: no bandwidth hogs, and I’m not interested in games. I don’t plan on streaming music — that’s why I have an iPod Classic!

Some additional security questions:

• Do you encrypt your phone? (I see pros and cons)
• Do you run a mobile virus scanner, such as Avast Mobile Security? Is this unnecessary given the Motorola capabilities?
• Have you enabled the remote administration features for lost devices? According to Motorola, this allows you to find your device instantly when you’ve misplaced it. You can also lock and wipe your device remotely, and have it display a message asking for its safe return. To do this, however, you need to activate the device administrator?

 

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Saturday Stew: Mixing it Up

Well, it’s Saturday, and you know what that means — a tasty news chum stew of the leftovers that couldn’t make a coherent dish during the week:

• It’s an Illusion. Here’s an article on how optical illusions trick your brain. Hint: That’s not a picture of a bird. Look closely.
• Get Your Kicks. This will also be in my highway headlnes: the Autry Museum is crowdfunding an exhibition on Route 66. Sounds very interesting.
• Jewish Bitcoin? Israel has launched their own virtual currency. Basically, industry wants to circumvent the high transaction fees from the monopoly banks.
• An App for That. Apropos of the post I just made, here are some recommended apps from Bargain Babe. Keyring sounds interesting.

OK, so it’s a skimpy stew.

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