New blogger client

Google has released an official blogger client. I am posting this entry with it.  I am not impressed with it, very limited from what I have seen so far.

Twitter, Inc. twitter app

Twitter, Inc. released a twitter client recently, it is a fair start but has some issues. The biggest annoyance is the fact that it does not keep track of your last read message and return you to that point in the timeline. Other than this, everything works as I would expect. The sync integration is nice but does not make up for the lack of tracking the last message.

I am going to disable the sync for now and watch for updates. I hope the developers listen to the users and look at the features of the other clients out there.

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More review of swype on my G1

I have been using swype for android for about a week now and I am pleased with it so far. If you use the on-screen keyboard a lot, it makes entry faster and smoother.

The built in dictionary is large and it is not difficult to add new words. I am not sure how to remove custom words; however, I have not had a need to remove one yet.

I am curious about the price structure for the release version, I am getting used to this text entry system and would not like having to give it up because they set a price point that is out of reason for the product. There is a very large potential customer base for this software and I feel they would make more by selling at a lower price, with more copies sold than a high price and few copies sold.

Overall, this is a nice software package that I would recommend to anyone that has an android based phone.

https://beta.swype.com/android/create

Thanks to Andrew Spellman for turning me onto this software.

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Review of twicca, a twitter app for android

I have been using twicca for a couple of weeks now and feel it could replace Twidroid except for the lack of url shortening.  To me this is a deal breaker due to the inherent length limits with twitter. I will continue to watch it and if they add url shortening, I will look at it again.

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Swype update

I have been using Swype for a short time and like it. It is software I would pay for, it would be worth it.

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Testing swype input method beta

I am testing Swype beta input method for android.  It is very slick so far, just slide your finger over the letters of the word and if it is not sure it gives you several choices.  It also seems to learn as you use it.  I am impressed so far with it.

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Review of Twidroid twitter app

I have been using Twidroid as long as I have been using twitter.  I have also installed the plugin for adding your location to a tweet.  I have settled into using it more than I use Swift.  I find it to solid functional software. I have not found any bugs in it myself.  The only issue that I have is the size of the application.  At over 1 meg, it takes up a lot of space in storage for what it does. For a user on a stock G1, progam space is a very limited resource.  Since I have rooted my phone and the rom I prefer automatically uses apps2sd, I do not have this space issue.

I would recommend Twidroid if you have the space or run a rom that works around that issue.  Otherwise take a real close look at Swift, which seems to work just as well except for the geolocation.

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Review of Swift twitter app

I have decided I should write some reviews of the apps that I check out on my phone.  I am going to start with the twitter client called Swift.

Overall it is a nice, small app for twitter.  The interface is nice to work with once a person discovers the bar on top with your username is a menu. With features including the ability to search for other users, search all twitter, following and unfollowing, it does most of what you can do from a computer.

On the down side, the notification does not indicate how many new messages there are and it does not have the ability to include location in a tweet.

I am currently switching back and forth between this app and Twidroid for my twitter needs.  I will write a review of Twidroid later.

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