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[G Donnelly]

Myles, on 07 December 2012 - 05:05 PM, said:

i think it is more a curiosity for me.    If you see a bunch of fire trucks go by and you want to know why.

I would say it would be morbid curiosity.
But who's to say I won't do the same.
Anything to break the daily grind will bring out the voyeur in us.
It's a part of human nature.

[Sweetpumper]

Police Scanner + is the one I have.

[Orcseeker]

Walnut Whip, on 07 December 2012 - 09:42 AM, said:

Btw I wouldn't want to mess about with the  police scanner one for too long.
Talk about playing with fire!

I understand it is completely legal unless you go to the crimes reported on the scanner. Just listening in is ok.

As for apps.

Both

Osmos
Great, an atmospheric, fluid game which gives you control of an organism which propells itself through water by sacrificing a part of it by shooting it off, the force pushing it in the opposite direction. Winner of multiple game of the year awards, a great ambient soundtrack an an all round calming experience. An absolute must have. The Android version has a demo version you can try out. It is also available on pc.

WhatsApp
Another app I frequent gives the user a free and easy service to replace texts and data messaging through online means (you will generally be able to use more texts via Internet usage than text usage).

Advanced Task Killer (Android only)
This is basically a MUST HAVE for all android users. It kills the selected apps you are running in order to free up memory. Most of the time when I use this app, it frees up 30-50% of the memory. It is easily accessed as it hangs in the notification bar.

Chrome
Available on both devices, I believe it beats Safari and the stock Android browser. Faster, more efficient browsing. Unfortunately Apple is more restrictive in tieing you down to their apps so it won't be as conveniently accessible as Safari. But with Android, once installed, is added to the option tray when opening a web page.

[Myles]

Walnut Whip, on 07 December 2012 - 06:27 PM, said:

I would say it would be morbid curiosity.
But who's to say I won't do the same.
Anything to break the daily grind will bring out the voyeur in us.
It's a part of human nature.

Not morbid at all.   If fire trucks go by, I like to know if it is my house or friends house that is burning down.
If many cops go by, I'm curious where they are going.

[G Donnelly]

Tbh,I think apps are one big con...
Take Words with Friends for example.
After each move they advertise this other app.
If you want this to stop you have to purchase the premium rate.
Tis very irritating because it ruins the flow of the game.
And you only get so many goes at pool before you have to do the same.

[Myles]

Walnut Whip, on 09 December 2012 - 08:05 AM, said:

Tbh,I think apps are one big con...
Take Words with Friends for example.
After each move they advertise this other app.
If you want this to stop you have to purchase the premium rate.
Tis very irritating because it ruins the flow of the game.
And you only get so many goes at pool before you have to do the same.

I agree, that's why I thought to atart this thread.    There must be some free or inexpensive apps out there without ads or add on purchases to play.

[G Donnelly]

Myles, on 11 December 2012 - 12:32 AM, said:

I agree, that's why I thought to atart this thread.    There must be some free or inexpensive apps out there without ads or add on purchases to play.

There's one or two but they are very generic.
"Stars"which shows the position of the constellations in the night sky.
"Planets" is almost a replica of "Stars" but actually showing the planets in relation to the constellations.
However I think "Planets" has crashed because Jupiter is stuck in the Northern Hemisphere.
While in the Southern Hemiphere the rest are in some kind of planterary alignment.
Tbh neither is a reliable guide for any budding astronomers.
I think they need to fork out some money for more reliable tools to gauge the stars,galaxies and planets.