This Working Droid Episode 158 iHeartRadio

Episode Guide

• Listen to AM/FM radio stations over the internet
• Save stations to favorite for quick and easy access
• Get recommended stations based on time of day (i.e. morning - driving, drinking coffee, etc.)
• Create custom station by artist, station, etc.
• Use as alarm
• Login with Facebook or Google+
• Apps
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Windows Phone

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This Working Droid Episode 157 Plague Inc

Episode Guide

• Release and grow different kinds of diseases
• Unlock different disease types as victory claimed
• Grow/enhance diseases with stronger abilities, resistances, immunities, etc.
• Select disease upgrades based on environment
• Pick starting point based on “best” point of release and maximum growth/impact
• Coming soon - Christmas update - spread good will and gifts?
• Android
• iOS

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This Working Droid Episode 156 Listen with Pocket

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• Save articles, websites, etc.
• Open overflow menu and select Listen
• Adjust speech settings under ‘Choose Text to Speech Engine’
• Currently Listening
• Adjust speed
• Control playback - pause, skip backwards, skip forward,
• Change how voice reads article with ‘Written Article Language’
• Apps
  • Google Play - $Free
  • iOS

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This Working Droid Episode 155 Monument Valley

Episode Guide

• 3D puzzle game
• Navigate Ida the lost princess through various levels
• Each level builds upon prior levels
• Rotate parts or entire structures to complete level
• Use and/or avoid birds and totem poll
• Take screenshot at various point in the game
• Get the Monument Valley look for your Android homescreen!
• Official Website
• Apps - $3.99
  • Android
    • Amazon AppStore
    • Google Play
  • iOS

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This Working Droid Episode 154 Sleep Better

Episode Guide

• Monitor sleeping habits
• View hours slept, time dreaming, awake time
• Account for items like caffeine, workouts, eating late, stress, etc.
• Set smart alarm to wake up based on sleeping habits and alarm time
• Use other alarm but start app to track sleep pattern
• Rate quality of sleep and dreams
• Keep log of good, bad or indifferent dreams
• Pro Version - additional stats and adjustable filters
• Apps
  • Android
  • iOS

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This Working Droid Episode 153 Urbanspoon

Episode Guide

• Find places to eat in new surrounding area
• View popular places to eat in your area
• Save places to eat as favorite
• Shake - filter food type, price range and neighborhood to find random place to eat
• Filter results (i.e. free wifi, live music, etc.
• Create login or login with Facebook
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  • iOS
  • Windows Phone

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This Working Droid Episode 152 Twitlistmanager

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• Create lists
• Unlisted followers in orange, Listed followers in black
• Add/ followers to list
• Move follower between lists
• Add followers to multiple lists
• Toggle unlisted followers to see who is not in a list
• Save by page - limited # of changes allowed (seems like every hour but it is not all changes at any time)
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This Working Droid Episode 151 Inbox by Google

Episode Guide

• Pin emails - keep items in your inbox for quick access
• Snooze - hide email from inbox until future time & date
• Done (otherwise known as Archive) - Set email as done and complete
• Bundles / Labels
  • Put new emails in existing or custom bundles/labels
  • Set automatic filter to add messages to existing labels and bundles
  • Enable/Disable Notifications by bundle/label
  • Notification shows label or bundle
• Website
• Android App
• iOS App

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This Working Droid Episode 150 YouTube Video Editor

Episode Guide

• Merge multiple videos
• Add transition animations
• Include title & transition info cards
• Add subtext during videos
• Add audio
• YouTube Link

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This Working Droid Episode 149 Google+ Polls

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• Create polls with or without images
• Add optional single image or to individual choices
• Requires at least 2 choices
• Public option only
• Creates link to share anywhere (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, SMS, e-mail)
• Sample (Live) Poll

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This Working Droid Episode 148 Kindle Cloud Reader

Episode Guide

• Read Kindle books straight from the Chrome web browser
• Books downloaded for offline reading
• Browse and buy from the Kindle bookstore
• Create shortcut to application to give its own window
• Highlight pages and leave notes
• Kindle Cloud Reader in Chrome Web Store

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This Working Droid Episode 147 Pocket Casts Web

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• Listen to podcasts in web browser
• Currently streaming only
• Add, search and remove podcasts
• List or grid view for subscribed podcasts
• Episodes separated by new/unplayed and in progress
• Syncs podcasts and progress to Android and iOS apps (and vice versa) using same account
• 7 day free full-feature trial ($9 to remove trial limit)
• https://play.pocketcasts.com/

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This Working Droid Episode 146 Digital Payments

Episode Guide

• Store credit/debit cards, gift cards, loyalty cards
• Uses NFC to send information temporarily to provide payment
• Receipt stored in respective app
• Apple - Apply Pay
• Android - Google Wallet
• This Working Droid Episode 38 Spend with Google Wallet
• This Working Droid Episode 60 NFC

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This Working Droid Episode 145 Facebook Settings

Episode Guide

• Security
  • Login notifications
  • Active sessions and devices
• Privacy
  • Who can see posts
  • Who can send friend requests
  • Who can look up profile
• Location
  • Enable/Disable location history
  • Location services - for check-ins
• Block users
• Apps
  • Edit permissions settings
  • Remove apps and access

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This Working Droid Episode 144 Installing Linux on a Chromebook

Prerequisites

• All local data will be wiped so backup anything not backed up yet (app data, Google account information, etc. will be retained)
• WiFi connection (stable is good for smoother download)
• Plenty of battery (ideally, keep Chromebook plugged in to be safe)

Installation

• Enable Developer Mode
• Power off machine (shut down, not sleep/hibernate)
• Press 'ESC' and refresh buttons then Power button to start machine
• When messages pop up about enabling 'Developer Mode' press Ctrl+D at each prompt (do not hit spacebar as that will negate the process)
• Once done, machine will boot - select WiFi network, then enter desired Google account information

Install Crouton & Linux (for installation alongside ChromeOS)

• Download Crouton
• Open terminal by entering key combo Ctrl+Alt+T
• Type 'shell'
• Type 'sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -t xfce' to begin installation (replace xfce with unity for Unity desktop / add -u to switch interfaces)

Starting Linux

• Ubuntu xfce interface - 'sudo startxfce4'
• Ubuntu Unity interface - 'sudo startunity'

Switching between ChromeOS & Linux

• ARM based processors - Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Forward & Ctrl+Alt+Shift+Back
• Intel based processors - Ctrl+Alt+Forward & Ctrl+Alt+Back

Important Commands

• Backup installation - 'sudo edit-chroot -b chrootname
• Update installation (when ChromeOS gets update and Linux has issues) - 'sudo sh -e ~/Downloads/crouton -u -n chrootname (chrootname is something like precise or whichever version was installed)
• ‘sudo apt-get install package’ (package* is the name of the app to install)

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This Working Droid Episode 143 Domains

Episode Guide

• Create a personalized URL
• Easier to promote blog or personal website (i.e. share URL without blogspot, wordpress, etc.)
• Use sub-domain to redirect to various pages (i.e. http://author.pateln01.com)
• Have a landing page for specific content (i.e. http://app.pateln01.com)
• Wikipedia

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This Working Droid Episode 142 Sync Contact Info

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• Backs up contact info to the cloud (i.e. names, phone numbers, email addresses, etc.)
• Don't need to worry about losing info if something happens to your device
• Contacts transfer by signing into the same account
• Access same contact info on multiple devices

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This Working Droid Episode 141 Photosphere

Episode Guide

• Create 360° pictures
• Stitches pictures at Evert angle using device sensors
• Share via Google+ or Google Maps
• Android - Google Camera
• iOS - PhotoSphere Camera

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This Working Droid Episode 140 Wireless File Transfer

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• Launch app and then use web browser on any other device (i.e. tablet, laptop, desktop) to access device
• Some apps allow password protected access
• No syncing required
• Delete unnecessary files and folders (i..e leftovers from apps that have been deleted)
• Transfer files and folders to and from device

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This Working Droid Episode 139 Instapaper

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• Save websites to read offline
• Strips extraneous content (I.e. website graphics, social media links, ads, etc) to show just the article
• May strip all images but will leave article related pictures if available
• Share article to social media
• Able to file into folders, archive, delete
• Set app to light, dark or sepia theme & adjust font for personal reading preference
• Works with IFTTT
• Additional Screenshots
• Availability
  • Android - $2.99
  • Amazon AppStore - $2.99
  • iOS - $3.99
  • Apple Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox

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