Other Apps - Motorola DROID Manual

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APPENDIX: DRIOD App Guide
ConnectBot, by
Kenny Root and
Jeffrey Sharkey
IPConfig, by
Mankind
AndFTP, by
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Other Apps

Finally, we'll review a small handful of apps that are
worth mentioning, even if they don't quite fit into one of
the broader categories. It may logically belong in the
education app category, but the Kindle app likely won't
replace textbooks until Amazon adds better audio
navigation for the user interface. However, for the mobile
professional, E-Books are starting to come of age.
Amazon chose an E-Book format incompatible with
industry-standard ePub books, but made up for it by
developing apps for most mobile platforms, including
Android.
The user interface for Kindle for Android is more
intuitive than the standalone Kindle eReader because
you can swipe your finger to turn pages rather than
pressing a button. You also don't get a month-long
battery life on your phone; however, the books are still
easy to read, even on a small screen. For more
information on E-book readers, see Chapter 16, "New
Media.
Free ConnectBot is a simple, open source SSH
client for Android. It's difficult to see the tiny
text, but it makes up for this by giving you
the ability to copy-and-paste.
Free This is a simple utility that provides
statistics about your current Wi-Fi
connection, including your IP address and
DHCP server.
Free
AndFTP is an FTP and SFTP (Secure FTP)
app for Android. It also provides open,
rename, cut, paste, delete, and other basic
functions. Although we doubt you'd want to
use this app to set up and configure
websites regularly, it works well for fixing
small problems quickly.