The first 10 applications you install

There’s a couple of these surveys kicking around at the moment (here and here) to find out what are the first ten applications that you install on your mobile. Ever one to jump on the bandwagon here I present my top 10 for Nokia S60 3rd Edition:

  1. emoze – Free push email
  2. Handy Calendar – Replacement calendar with better interface
  3. Handy Safe – Secure password store
  4. Handy profile – More intelligent profiles, such as automatically switching to meeting mode when you have a diary entry marked as such
  5. Autolock – Automatically lock the keyboard after a set period
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McGuider Navigation Software on a Nokia N73

Screenshot0011For a while now I have been using TomTom navigation software on my Pocket PC but have always wanted to reduce the number of devices I carry and wanted to get some GPS software on my phone. So when I saw the McGuider navigation software advertised on an eXpansys emailer this week along with a £10 discount I couldn’t resist.

When it arrived came the first shock. You get an mini-SD card containing the software and NOTHING else. No nice box, no manual, no quick start or installation guide, nothing. I guess this is how you keep the costs down. … Read the rest