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Posted by Daly de Gagne
Mar 7, 2013 at 02:20 PM
I just bought a Nexus 7, and wonder if anyone has suggestions as to good apps.
While I will use it primarily for reading - books, newspapers, and magazines - I will no doubt do some note-taking and writing on the Nexus.
I have already download Evernote and my EN notes. I like the way Evernotes works on the Nexus, but so far have been unable to find a way for it to clip highlighted areas of web pages or entire pages.
Of the various news apps I like Fipboard - it seems like an elegant way to get news content. I have also the apps for a handful of newspapers I follow.
I use LibreOffice as my main word processing program, and am testing KingsoftOffice.
I use qiqqa as my home base for working with academic articles, and very much like the program.
I wonder about info management apps for the Nexus, but there are so many Android apps it’s a bit overwhelming.
And while I’m casting about, and for something completely different, I’d be interested in a good meteorological study app - not a weather app - but one which allows for study of the area, and has photos and diagrams.
Also, want to download National Geographic app.
I must say I am delighted with the quality of the Nexus screen, and find it super easy to read from. I have yet to get the knack of highlighting and making notes in Kindle and epub Reader (Sony variety).
While I wish to be able to use the Nexus for some study & writing, I suspect it will let me do much more intentional reading and viewing of photos which reflect my interests, apart from professional material related to chaplaincy, psychotherapy, psychoneurobiology, etc.
Thanks for any suggestions, ideas.
Daly (having fun with his new toy)
Posted by Steve
Mar 8, 2013 at 11:31 AM
>I use LibreOffice as my main word processing program, and am testing KingsoftOffice.<
I am very interested in your experience with KingsoftOffice.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM
Do try SoftMaker Office on the Nexus, too - it’s a great suite and boasts an impressive standard of Office compatibility. It’s also available for Windows. German, I’m glad to say!
Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 8, 2013 at 12:40 PM
I agree with you about the screen! The Nexus is one of the nicest little tablets out there, especially for the price. Having said that, I’ve just had a fun time playing with some of these Windows 8 hybrids in Heathrow: some very good-looking, smooth-responding goodies out there, especially from Samsung. Although my current fave is Lenovo and its Yoga IdeaPads; but they don’t break into two (tablet + keyboard), unlike the Samsung and Asus offerings.
The Samsung iPad Mini (sorry! I meant of course the Galaxy Note 8!) is the other device that’s well worth a look - it’s a nice form factor (hence Apple’s increasingly ubiquitous device). But the Nexus - my son has one - is very cool, and the screen is amazing.
Posted by MadaboutDana
Mar 8, 2013 at 12:48 PM
My only other recommendation would be NoteCase Pro, depending on whether you’re a Windows user. If you are, you can get NoteCase for both platforms. It’s a powerful notes manager/two-pane outliner, and is in steady development.
Oh, and EMA Personal Wiki (also for desktop/Android) is quite a nice wiki solution - the Android version is a bit buggy, but is perfectly stable, and the instant sync (through Dropbox) is very useful.
Finally, Microsoft’s OneNote app for Android is fairly good, free, and syncs directly with SkyDrive. The only thing it doesn’t have (which the Windows and iOS versions do) is a search function, but for general notetaking and quick transfers between PC and tablet, it’s not bad at all.