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K9 for email is amazing on an Android tablet - FAST, efficient, and configurable to the max!

Thanks for the tip!

And Tom, if you correct the "by line" just once, it will stay there going forward.

In other words, you don't have to live with "Pardon by brevity...this was sent via Android using K-9 email" or whatever.

That "feature"--if you will--wasn't covered well when I first installed it, but it turns out that overwriting the by-line is all that's required. If you want a little more transparency between email send from Android vs email sent from the office, it might be worth cleaning it up. Then again, it's up to an individual's personality. Maybe it makes more sense to send the unspoken/implied message that "I care, but I'm mobile. Hang in there--I've got your concerns in mind but I don't have all the facilities that I need to make your schtuff happen."

That last topic is a whole other post in itself. I'm still trying to put my head around one of my customer's mailbox greetings which says, "I'm faster to respond to email or text messages". That's a concept that fits diametrically opposite to my way of thinking: IF you need to reach me right away, then call; if timing isn't sensitive, then try other means. But I'm an old guy at 46...so what do I know?

It may just be that America has become so busy that personal phone calls are off the table.

I've tried HeyTell. It's not responsive like direct connect and there is a delay. I would rather walk to my truck to get my two way radio's then use HeyTell. I tried it on an iphone and then gave up on it and my company went back to sprint motorola i1 phones for direct connect.

I like scan2pdf. Works great on the iphone but not so great on the motorola i1.

I've tried using YouMail on my motorola i1 phone and it kills the battery very fast. I would love to find a replacement because I like the features of YouMail. I like how it introduces the caller. Pretty cool for the caller. I also wish there was a YouMail type app for the iphone. Any suggestions.

My list

Wifi Seeker...it will scan any and all wifi networks around you, track the strongest one and give you info about them.

Open signal...it will do the same thing and give you compass direction of the router or WAP and it also tracks cell signals by gps degrees. It also gives a map to the tower and and a sat picture.

DTV Antenna Locater...I use it in my motorcoach to set my tv attenna for the best reception and it also tells me what channels are available by gps or zip code.

Pinger...allows me to ping any device anywhere on the web. I use it to ping my voip cards in my phone systems.

Screen.. a program to repair missing pixels and help prevent burn in.

Strobe Light...something to make an idiot of yourself at concerts and movie theaters.

WDW Lines..my favorite app for keeping up with the attendance at all Walt Disney World parks and the length of the lines at all the rides. Those poor people waiting for hours for Toy Story Mania!

Teeter...Stupid ball in the hole game.

Bic Concert Lighter...another make a fool of yourself ap.

Vlingo....Voice dialer. The native one on my HTC Incredible isn't so good.

Amex...manage my credit cards from my phone.

Flashlight and Magnify...the names are self explanatory.

Golflogix...gps and rangfinder program along with maps of just about all Golf Courses in the world.

Easy Spirit Level...makes the phone act as a level.

Ap to SD..moves any ap from the phones main operating memory to Your SD card.

Oh man, how could I forget Bubble Level? Glad Derrick was thinking!

some great apps here. I like call confirm , its virtually elminated my embarrsing "butt dials "

If you have an android you can replace Youmail with Google Voice. It's pretty slick. And good for a laugh when it screws up trying to convert the message to a text. And there is a setting to screen calls first.

Also can tie your Google Voice number to SipDroid for voip calls.

I just got an iPhone at my new job.
So far I've installed the following:
Foursquare
Twitter
Chipotle Locator/ordering
UPS and FedEx apps
Dropbox
Ping Lite
EverFocus MobileFocus
SysAid *our helpdesk program
AccessToGo remote desktop
I am going to download the level and flashlight apps!