Android

Finding cool apps for Android these days is a daunting task. Mobile devices are experiencing a sort of gold rush mentality among software developers who are trying to make their mark and turn a buck. And while this is good for innovation in the long term, it can be a gargantuan pain for consumers in the short term because it means you and I need to weed through a ton of mediocre applications to find the diamonds in the rough.

So, how do you find the good stuff without investing a bucketload your oh-so-valuable time?

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Mobile devices have a come along way in helping us get stuff done whenever we’re away from our desks and although I don’t think they are ever truly going to be able to help us get certain types of work done, that doesn’t stop vendors from creating utilities for all types of trades including web development.

Web Development on Android-based devices? Yes.

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PDAnet is a free Android app that allows you to use the Internet on your laptop via your phone’s 3G connection through a usb tether. Surfing the web on my HTC Incredible has been a great experience, but there are certain tasks that are much more conveniently completed on a laptop.

Here are the instructions with screen shots from my HTC Incredible and my Macbook Pro.

Before you get started, connect your phone to your laptop using your phone’s USB cable and get started…

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Android-based devices have rapidly become the mobile handset of choice for many people (and I know a bunch of you are big fans of the platform).

The number of applications that are now available for the operating system is impressive. Furthermore, it should be no surprise that Google is pushing out a variety of tools the platform considering they’re the ones responsible it.

One such tool is Mobile Google Analytics.

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