Month: October 2011

Whenever someone starts out with a new device (iPad, smartphone, etc.) the hardest part is learning all the ins and outs. After that comes the inevitable question, “What apps should I download?” Well if you like gaming, check here เกมส์สล็อตออนไลน์ที่สนุกของไทย.

Apps are largely an extension of the person using the phone (job-related, social apps, time-wasters, etc.) With that thought in mind, below is a list of what’s on my Windows Phone 7, which happens to be an HTC Arrive on Sprint. If you are looking for games, check this one out.

Notes:
– All apps listed below are FREE unless marked with “$” symbol.
– Items in BOLD are docked in my Start page.
– I haven’t listed any games on this site.

Your apps: If there’s a WP7 app that you think should be in the list, please add it to the comments below.

The Apps On My Windows Phone 7:

	App Name	What It’s Used For
	4th & Mayor	Foursquare
	Adobe Reader	PDF reader
	BeeTagg	QR Code Reader
	Dictionary.com – Dictionary	Reference
	eBay	Mobile eBay app
	ESPN ScoreCenter	Sports scores
	EventBrite Raffle	Helps with random drawings for door prize at user group events (if the attendees registered with EventBrite).
	Evernote	Like OneNote, but not as nice. Syncs with my desktop and iPad though, and you can use the web interface too. Great for organizing notes on multiple devices.
	Fart Nukes Free	For irritating other people.
	Flickr	Links to my pictures online.
	GasBuddy – Find Cheap Gas Prices	I use this app a lot! It’s updated regularly, and sometimes I’ll find gas for $0.10-$0.15 cheaper per gallon only a few blocks off the beaten path.
	The Home Depot	Handy price lookups for parts around the house.
	IMDb Movies, TV & Celebrities	Almost every time we go out to dinner and I hear, “What’s the name of that girl who was in the movie with what’s-his-face with the dog from outer space?” Now we know.
	Lynkee	Barcode reader. I’m trying to find a nice reader that does barcodes and QR codes and Microsoft Tag codes. Haven’t found the perfect one yet.
	Microsoft Partner Info	Information resource for Microsoft Partners (promos, news, videos, etc.). Think “Eric Ligman inside your phone.”
	Microsoft Store	This app is not very useful if you don’t have a Microsoft Store near you, but I’m hoping it improves w/ time.
	moTweets	This is the Twitter app I use on my WP7.
	MyComic	Put comic captions on your photos.
	My Contact Info Free	Lets you create a QR code with your contact info.
	My Home Server	Manage your WHS 2011 box from your WP7, stream music, videos and look at pics. Very handy.
	MyIP	Simple IP display tool.
	Napoleon Dynamite	Napoleon Dynamite soundboard for irritating other people, or for the occasional sprinkling of awesomeness in conference rooms.
	NeoReader	QR reader, not as cool as the logo or the name implies.
	Netflix	Streaming goodness (provided you have decent bars of signal).
	Portal 2 Soundbox	Soundboard for the Portal 2 game.
	REALTOR.com Real Estate Search	See homes that are for sale. Really nice interface.
	Schwarzenegger Soundboard	Get to da choppa!
	SIX Stop Watch	Very clean and nice stopwatch app.
	Slick Deals	You can find some awesome deals on here.
	Springboard Series for Office	IT Pro deployment and management content for Microsoft Office.
	Springboard Series for Windows	Materials and resources for IT Pros for Microsoft Windows.
	System Information	Very nice app for showing the phone specs, firmware versions, and even .NET CLR version installed on the phone.
	Microsoft Tag Reader	Tag reader for the ‘pretty’ (colored triangle) tag codes. I used this for my webcomic earlier this year.
	The Simpsons	A soundboard for The Simpsons. Easy to navigate, though the sound levels are kind of up and down.
	Tip Pronto	Figure the tip / split the bill app. Doesn’t let you put in the pre-tax amount though.
	Tools for Phone 7	Lots of weird stuff here. Password generator, way to fake a phone call, GPS, Morse Code, etc. Weirdest is “Teen Repel” which generates a 17 KHz tone.
	Unit Converter	Convert length, temperature, speed, time, volume, angle, weight or area.
	Weather	Weather from www.weather.com
	Wikipedia	Pretty basic app. You’re probably better off just hitting the website in a browser.
	Wooter	See what junk is for sale today on woot.com, shirt.woot, wine.woot, kids.woot, and sellout.woot.
	YouTube	Watch YouTube videos on your phone – straight-forward stuff.

Wish List – These are the apps I wish existed on Windows Phone 7:

• DropBox (official app – there is a free DropBox ‘viewer’ knockoff though)
• FileZilla – FTP client
• LogMeIn – Remote support app
• Pandora – Streaming audio
• TeamViewer – Remote support app
• TrueCrypt – Encrypt / decrypt client
• TweetDeck – Twitter client
• X-Lite – VOIP softphone

Feel free to put your ‘must-have’ apps in the comments below.

KYSBSUG October 2011 – Meeting #92
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (WSSE)
Presenter: Kevin Royalty [SBS-MVP]
Date: Thursday October 13, 2011
Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM Eastern
Venue: Money Concepts
Address: 323 Townepark Circle, Louisville, KY 40243

This event is FREE, but due to limited seating, registration *IS* required.
Registration URL: http://kysbsug92.eventbrite.com

Description:
There has been a lot of talk about Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials(formerly code named "Breckenridge") which is like Windows Home Server, but on steroids: 
http://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/archive/2010/11/08/announcing-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials.aspx

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much in the way of hardware from vendors.
Good news though – this month Kevin Royalty [SBS-MVP] is coming to Louisville to visit the Kentucky Small Business Server User Group (KYSBSUG) to show both the software AND the hardware available for WSSE.