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Android replacement for HandyShopper - AndShoBBer

I was one of many satisfied HandyShopper users. Chris Antos had made the perfect
shopping app for the PalmPilot, and I even went so far to that I bought a
Windows Mobile phone because Chris had ported HandyShopper to Windows Mobile.
But enough was enough. My next phone was to be an Android - but how could I
survive without HandyShopper? I couldn't, and I couldn't find an appropriate
substitute for Android - so I had to clone it myself.
AndshoBBer is the result - currently in beta. In some ways worse, in some ways
different but in many ways inspired by HandyShopper. I hope Chris Antos sees
this as a tribute, not a plagiarism.
You may download AndShoBBer from
https://market.android.com/details?id=dk.andbb.andshobber.database
https://sites.google.com/site/andshobber/
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good idea but not for me

My wife and I really need something that's able to import our massive HandyShopper lists. ToMarket's interface is a bit unpleasant for us, but until now it's been the only thing out there.
What an Android shopping list app, or indeed any modern shopping list app, needs is sync. I really need to be able to add something to our shopping list when I'm at work and have it show up in the app on my wife's phone when she goes to the market, or my son needs to be able to add milk to my shopping list after he's used it all up (again).
A nice touch is some sort of web interface so one doesn't have to type on a teensy keyboard.
I'll give this a try.

In principle I agree with your views on sync - but at the moment I am developing for my own pleasure, and with respect to "modern" this does not include my wife, so I have no personal need for sync, so unless I can do this in an easy way (or make lots of money )....
If you or anybody else has some good input on a library to use for web sync of Android SQLite bases please let me know - then I will look into it.
Anders

Thank you, andbb! I was devasted when I moved from an HTC Aria (WinMo 6.5) running Chris's HandyShpr. I am hoping your tribute to Chris comes anywhere close to his works, as I have been through a half-dozen disappointing shopping lists.
Again, thank you!

see also: OI shopping list
For those who might prefer a different approach, "OI Shopping List" (when combined with the "OI Convert CSV" plug-in) does a decent job with import of HandyShopper CSV files.

rShopping List
I used HandyShopper on the Palm for a very long time before switching to Android.
I couldn't find an Android app with the features of HandyShopper, so I wrote my own.
You might give my app rShopping List a try.

I sorely miss HandyShopper, as does my wife.
So why are we using a shopping list app that disappoints us each time we use it? Because it syncs.
These days I think syncing is a must-have feature for a shopping app. I need to be able to add something to our mutual shopping list when I use the last of it. My wife needs to be able to add something while I'm on the way to the store. This is so vital that we'll put up with an otherwise very disappointing program that manages lists in silly and useless ways.
I have yet to find an app with the utility of HandyShopper that syncs.

As I mentioned, OI Shopping List has many features that should appeal to HandyShopper users, including importing HandyShopper data. It doesn't currently sync, but there are some GSoC students working on sync this summer.

onenote mobile for andorid : The most anticipated note app is here

original thread.
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22287924
One of the most anticipated app for android from microsoft is here
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.microsoft.office.onenote

Gag /10char gag

shows as incompatible for the n7000 =(

Installed from the market just fine for me. I used the web market, YMMV. FYI, I'm in U.S. on Criskelo v6.
Thanks for the heads up. You need a Windows Live ID to use it, but I do have some work shared One Note files that would be nice to use on the mobile. I find it a rather odd move for MS, considering that ( the built in office integration) would be the ONLY selling point I mention to my clients when they discuss purchasing a Windows 7 Phone...

Does not support sketching on notes.

Any feedback on its comparative analysis with Evernote?

drgopoos said:
Does not support sketching on notes.
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Bah. The is really too little too late from MS. I'm still looking for that perfect cloud synced app. I use SMemo a lot, but also lose pages every now and again when I flash / crash / nandroid.

Doesn't even support viewing ink from the PC version of onenote. This happened with the office web apps when they first came out, but they eventually updated them to support the viewing of ink. Hopefully this will all come in time. I'm glad that Microsoft realized that android is a real platform that isn't going away and that they are putting some effort into development now. If they can make it usable enough such that I use my 500 note limit I will gladly pay the fee. For now it's their challenge to develop that usability.
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nickshertzer said:
Bah. The is really too little too late from MS. I'm still looking for that perfect cloud synced app. I use SMemo a lot, but also lose pages every now and again when I flash / crash / nandroid.
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Try Sonnr Scrible: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1486964

PickleHead said:
Doesn't even support viewing ink from the PC version of onenote. This happened with the office web apps when they first came out, but they eventually updated them to support the viewing of ink. Hopefully this will all come in time. I'm glad that Microsoft realized that android is a real platform that isn't going away and that they are putting some effort into development now. If they can make it usable enough such that I use my 500 note limit I will gladly pay the fee. For now it's their challenge to develop that usability.
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I noticed this, not able to view files made on tablet pc. Probably 50% of my notes are in ink.

How do you highlight text and choose fonts, and seems very basic?

I agree . Very disappointed with what MS has come out with
missing so many features
- Does not show handwritten notes.
- Notes made only go to personal web folder and not in the folder that i make a new one
- Selecting fonts and stuff like that are missing
- cannot add files
- no handwritten notes possible.
and many many more.

onenote mobile for andorid : The most disappointing note app is here
That's ok. Soonr is free:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.soonrscribble

nickshertzer said:
onenote mobile for andorid : The most disappointing note app is here
That's ok. Soonr is free:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.soonrscribble
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not really free, you have to pay for cloud/synch ability iirc

Great post. The download works fine in Norway
Thanks

What a **** app. Waste of time!!!

Slightly Disappointed with Google Now?

I understand that Google doesn't want to create a privacy scare with Google Now, but I have to say that it isn't as useful as I was hoping. It shows me the weather in the morning and when to leave for the subway and when I had a flight it was cool to see the flight status. Beyond that though, I feel like it isn't being utilized to its full potential.
Anyone else feel this way? Have you thought of cool things Google Now could be doing?
I would love it if it actually read my calendar and noticed when there is a flight coming up. It'd be nice if it scanned my email and noticed that I have a package on the way and tracked that for me.
Maybe Google can have different tiers? The current Google Now can be for privacy freaks and people who love and trust Google can increase the amount of data that Google Now uses? I don't know....they just need to figure out something...

I get the impression its something that will be useful but that right now is one of those google services that is going to be essentially in beta for the next few years.
It is kind enough to tell me to go to the train station to get to work but only ever gives bus timetables. Its obviously aware of the train times as the directions to work tells me how long till the train leaves just doesn't seem to like timetables.
Weather works tells me home/work and occasionally where i am at that moment.
It has once brought up a card for pubs/restraunts nearby which i wouldn't mind being more consistent
I find it doesn't refresh very often. Today on way home it said last refreshed 39minutes ago, chose refresh and it just stayed the same claiming the same 39 minutes.
One day i think it will be a great feature but right now it doesn't work well enough to be more than a gimmicky preview of things to come.
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To be honest, I don't see what the big deal about it is. Then again, it's not like I'm boarding flights and going to appointments every other day... and I usually know where I'm going if I'm leaving anywhere. As for the weather, I look out the window for that lol. Maybe in a few years Google Now will cook me eggs in the morning.

JensAiden said:
I understand that Google doesn't want to create a privacy scare with Google Now, but I have to say that it isn't as useful as I was hoping. It shows me the weather in the morning and when to leave for the subway and when I had a flight it was cool to see the flight status. Beyond that though, I feel like it isn't being utilized to its full potential.
Anyone else feel this way? Have you thought of cool things Google Now could be doing?
I would love it if it actually read my calendar and noticed when there is a flight coming up. It'd be nice if it scanned my email and noticed that I have a package on the way and tracked that for me.
Maybe Google can have different tiers? The current Google Now can be for privacy freaks and people who love and trust Google can increase the amount of data that Google Now uses? I don't know....they just need to figure out something...
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I tried it on my Sprint GS3, uninstalled, went back to regular search box. It does just what I need.

I enjoy this, maybe because I'm curious and love working new features. Honestly if you ask me.. its better than the Original Search right? I mean its the Original Search basically with awesome new features.
I guess if you aren't into your phone, or phone features you'd probably not care much. But this is a step forward for Google.. it may not show much compared to siri but at least they are making an effort?
I love it.
Even made the Google Now "Weather Card" which turned out pretty amazing.
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bOx Stash - https://www.box.com/shared/d8a46b7252c38069deb1

There's always a tradeoff for free stuff.

2-way live synced notepad/sketchpad?

I'm back in college, and sort of stuck on a communication issue. Several of my family members are engineers already, and eager to help out - but they're all in different places around the country. explaining maths and physics over the phone/skype alone, is extremely ineffective. We all have the Note 10.1, and have been looking for something like a 2-way live notepad or sketchpad to make this arrangement work properly. Even a simple "Paint" app would do the trick, as long as it allows live 2-way "sync" with input from both sides.
I've been googling my brains out for a week now, and refuse to believe there is nothing out there that can do this in some fashion. Anyone come across something like this?

I have not found anything that syncs by itself, however, for my different paint programs i use foldersync to sync the appropriate folders to my dropbox account (several other accounts can be hooked up to foldersync), and this allows me to have a constant backup of all my artwork.
You could setup something similar, a dropbox or other account to sync to, and then specific folders on each device for syncing. Just search for foldersync on the play store.
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Syncing files is not a problem, we use dropsync for that currently - but for this intended purpose, that would require completing the task, saving the file and then it can e viewed in the other end. As with maths and physics, we'want to be able to give explanation over skype, during writing...
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pr0xZen said:
I'm back in college, and sort of stuck on a communication issue. Several of my family members are engineers already, and eager to help out - but they're all in different places around the country. explaining maths and physics over the phone/skype alone, is extremely ineffective. We all have the Note 10.1, and have been looking for something like a 2-way live notepad or sketchpad to make this arrangement work properly. Even a simple "Paint" app would do the trick, as long as it allows live 2-way "sync" with input from both sides.
I've been googling my brains out for a week now, and refuse to believe there is nothing out there that can do this in some fashion. Anyone come across something like this?
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You may want to try Whiteboard: Collaborative Draw Pro version also https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=greengar.white.board.lite
Plus check out designers web page http://www.greengar.com/
Or SquibbleBox Free on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.che.squibble.client
Description
Draw and chat with your friends in real-time!
SquibbleBox is a new and exciting social drawing network for everyone.
Join now and receive your very own box where you can draw/chat with your friends. Everything is real-time: as you draw, your friends can see what you've just drawn!
Friends not online? Visit their boxes and leave a squibble for them to see at a later time.
Or maybe SyncSpace Shared Whiteboard would work https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infinitekind.syncspace.android
Its free on Google Play
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This stuff looks to be spot on and then some, will try it out tomorrow. Thanks alot!!
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New Gmail Leaked Screenshots - Features Show A New UI, Pinned And Snoozed Messages

SOURCE : Kickedface
Email is one of those things that you either see as a necessary evil that consumes more of your day than it needs to, or it’s something you ignore completely until you absolutely have to use it. Anyone who says they actually enjoy using email is probably suffering from a digital variant of Stockholm Syndrome, but over the last year there have been several apps that have made the experience a lot more bearable. Gmail is high up on that list. Now it looks like Google is exploring ways to make email something people actually want to use.
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At first glance it looks a lot like Gmail as you know it now, but with a few key differences that radically change how the email client is used. For starters, there are a lot more tabs to separate all of your email into. Currently the groups are Social, Promotions, Forums, and Updates. This version of Gmail includes Travel, Purchases, and Finance to the mix, with the same basic properties that the existing five tabs currently have, In your primary Inbox, you’ll see these grouped both in the side menu and at the top of your inbox if there are new messages for those categories.
There’s also a new Pinned feature, which functions exactly as you’d expect.
You can pin an email if you want it to stay floating at the top of your Inbox, and there’s a toggle switch for when you want to see your pinned emails and when you want those messages to go back to their original point in the Inbox. This looks like it would be a great deal more useful than the current star system, which doesn’t appear in this UI at all.
Your emails can also be Snoozed in this new UI. Snoozing an email means it appears as read until the timer goes off, when it will then float to the top of your Inbox as an unread email. You can choose to snooze an email for a couple of hours or several weeks depending on your need, and you can snooze messages over and over again if you choose to.
This is not very likely a final version of Gmail. These shots are the result of Google trying out new features to see what will work for Gmail before making them available to the public. It’s pretty clear that Google’s goal with each of these features is to make email something you can better organize and manipulate to serve your needs, which in turn gives them a better idea of what information you think is important for Google Now and other services. Hopefully we get to see more than a couple of these features in the real world soon.

it seems to be true but so far I hate it, I'm just glad it will work perfectly with tinted statusbar

VyktorJonas said:
it seems to be true but so far I hate it, I'm just glad it will work perfectly with tinted statusbar
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They are making Google Apps more colorful these days.
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