Must haves for droid.

I have had a few friends ask if they should get a droid. If all you use it for is a phone…no. But if you want more–get the following apps (most are free):

A Online Radio: you have an unlimited data plan, right? A online radio tunes you into streaming audio. Stations from all over the world and every genre. Plays shoutcast, icecast, and several AAC formats.

bTunes: an audio player that looks suspiciously like another popular audio player’s interface. Plays mp3 audio, and downloads album art from last.fm.

WordPress: I used this app on my droid to do this post…just to prove my point.

Andrometer: ever wonder how tall a particular building or hill is? Andrometer uses triangulation, gps, and the compass the same way a surveyor uses a range-finder. Cool.

DocumentsToGo($9.99USD): ten bucks on sale, and then you can edit and view word, excell, and powerpoint files. Not perfect, but great in a pinch.

EasyNote: it allows you to jot notes, and quickly categorize them. You can also set alarms and e-mail them, making it the most flexible note app around.

Fall sucks.

Fall sucks for mountain biking. Can’t ride the trails because the weather is too wet. At least in winter the ground freezes.

God Rest His Soul.

Sheldon Brown was the big dog. I remember pining over his collected wisdom. I found an article that was indirect inspiraton (I read it a long time ago).

Here he details his 63 speed wonder: http://sheldonbrown.com/otb.html