roostercrab
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I have just recently bought my first android device, an HTC Sensation on T-Mobile, after I was released from my job as a network admin. I have determined to start my own company back up and specifically went with Android so that I could develop an infrastructure based on Linux distros that would integrate with my phone.
So far I have been disappointed with the ability to use the phone as an integrated part of my business, specifically because I have not found any usable systems that would let me create work orders, organize schedules, manage tasks or plan projects. I mean there are plenty of apps for these things, but none that seem to be really effective for what I need.
Some of the apps don't appear to integrate very well, one example being the visual voicemail app that possibly came from t-mobile. It is always in disagreement with my actual voicemail box about how many messages there are. When I apply a new launcher, it loses some menus and if I load a new web browser or messaging service, they run contiguously and appear to interfere with each other.
I know that most of these things are probably just related to my being a n00b on these types of devices, but it really does seem to be more complex than I would have thought a product from Google would be. I would also like to set a mode for absolute minimum of power consumption, with say a black screen and basic icons for enabling wifi, or sending text messages that loads almost nothing in memory.
And it is an interesting concept to be killing tasks all the time. I have Go Launcher installed and I seem to constantly be killing tasks to improve performance. I'm here to find out about the proper care and feeding of this phone, if I should root this device to gain control, and what are the risks of doing so. I need a functional phone, so I don't want to get in over my head.
I look forward to talking to you all about the various things, and I may repost parts of this verbatim in the relevant question forums, but I look forward to exploring the options.
Jesse
So far I have been disappointed with the ability to use the phone as an integrated part of my business, specifically because I have not found any usable systems that would let me create work orders, organize schedules, manage tasks or plan projects. I mean there are plenty of apps for these things, but none that seem to be really effective for what I need.
Some of the apps don't appear to integrate very well, one example being the visual voicemail app that possibly came from t-mobile. It is always in disagreement with my actual voicemail box about how many messages there are. When I apply a new launcher, it loses some menus and if I load a new web browser or messaging service, they run contiguously and appear to interfere with each other.
I know that most of these things are probably just related to my being a n00b on these types of devices, but it really does seem to be more complex than I would have thought a product from Google would be. I would also like to set a mode for absolute minimum of power consumption, with say a black screen and basic icons for enabling wifi, or sending text messages that loads almost nothing in memory.
And it is an interesting concept to be killing tasks all the time. I have Go Launcher installed and I seem to constantly be killing tasks to improve performance. I'm here to find out about the proper care and feeding of this phone, if I should root this device to gain control, and what are the risks of doing so. I need a functional phone, so I don't want to get in over my head.
I look forward to talking to you all about the various things, and I may repost parts of this verbatim in the relevant question forums, but I look forward to exploring the options.
Jesse
