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one that comes with it is very basic are there better ones people are using, also i tried and epub book on there and i to put it in the root of the storage for it to be seen, is there not a way to put all the books in 1 folder and them be seen by the book readers
thanks for any help

Hi,
Have a look at this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045190
Someone suggested that a corrupt epub file might be causing the trouble with My library. Me personally, never had a problem with it and I use it a lot.
As I mentioned in that thread, the best epub reader was considered Aldiko, available from the market.
Hope this helps,
rio

Personally I like the nook app the best. It smooth and has nice page turn animations.
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Can the Nook app be installed on the Eee Pad? if so any idea where I can get it?

EViL3666 said:
Can the Nook app be installed on the Eee Pad? if so any idea where I can get it?
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It's in the Android Market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=bn.ereader&feature=search_result

Overdrive Media Console
I don't know if it is compatible with Honeycomb, but Overdrive Media Console is an excellent book reader. You can use it to check ebooks and audiobooks out of your local library for free. All that I have used through Overdrive gave me 21 days before the books expire.
I haven't received my Transformer yet but have been itching to give this app a shot on it. If anyone gives it a go, please report back with the results as to whether or not it works on the Transformer with Honeycomb.
Overdrive can be obtained for free on the Android Market.

kookooktchoo said:
It's in the Android Market.
https://market.android.com/details?id=bn.ereader&feature=search_result
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I can't see the nook app on my transformer!! is there an apk file instead?

Don't have my TF yet, but I have a Nook Color. I like Aldiko better than the Nook's ebook app. Specifically I love the night mode (reverses colors) and the slide to adjust brightness on the fly.

ASD007 said:
I can't see the nook app on my transformer!! is there an apk file instead?
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Only available in the States.

combat goofwing said:
one that comes with it is very basic are there better ones people are using, also i tried and epub book on there and i to put it in the root of the storage for it to be seen, is there not a way to put all the books in 1 folder and them be seen by the book readers
thanks for any help
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I have aldiko, ezpdf, google books, and amazon kindle, but I actually like MyLibrary the best. IMO MyLibrary is not basic at all. I'm not sure how to solve the file location problem, but I think MyLibrary has the best features. You can highlight, annotate, search, organize bookshelves and do text to speech. The pdf viewer is pretty nice as well - it puts a preview blurry page before it loads, unlike ezpdf, and that lets you decide whether you want to skip the page or not (useful in magazines with ads).
I haven't encountered many bugs (just the rare force close), and I haven't tried the nook app yet though. I'll try it out later and maybe give my impressions.

Here's the various apps I'm currently using:
Amazon's Kindle - for *.mobi (Amazon E-book format)
ezPDF Reader - for *.pdf (Acrobat)
Perfect Viewer - for *.cbr (Comic Book RAR Archive)
So far I've had good experiences with the above 3.

ravizzle said:
Personally I like the nook app the best. It smooth and has nice page turn animations.
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+1. Also has a night mode and looks good in landscape. If the Asus app had a night mode, I'd just use it though. I wish the Nook app had the search features of the Asus app, but then again, I can't remember the last time I searched a book I was reading.

[Q] 11 essential apps for honeycomb?

Has anyone tried any of these apps on the transformer yet? If so, do you agree with the article, or do you have any apps you'd recommend instead?
http://www.everythingabouttablets.net/2011/05/03/1-apps-honeycomb/

I've tried all those, apart from the twitter one. Yes, they recommend some decent apps, and it's interesting to read others views on them. At the bottom of my second post HERE I've added a section I believe are 'must have' internationally available apps, with a couple that aren't in that other websites list.

kingwp1 said:
Has anyone tried any of these apps on the transformer yet? If so, do you agree with the article, or do you have any apps you'd recommend instead?
http://www.everythingabouttablets.net/2011/05/03/1-apps-honeycomb/
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Use moboplayer...very good
dropbox...don't like it at all on the android. On PCs it sync automatically, but on android it's "ondemand" so you might have a file in drop box, but it sits there until you "download it" kinda stupid if you ask me. They assume we are on phone and gives no options to just sync for tablets.

File Manager HD is the best file manager for a tablet, IMO.

gadgetfann said:
File Manager HD is the best file manager for a tablet, IMO.
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Try Feedly, it is supposedly the best news feed/RSS reader app for Honeycomb...

The best twitter app on the tab I'd say was plume it looks better and has bigger Widgets.
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I like Reddita.

kgdg said:
Try Feedly, it is supposedly the best news feed/RSS reader app for Honeycomb...
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Feedly doesn't even have a landscape layout. I like Newsr better.
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I would add:
Plex and Screen filter to that list.

nxp3 said:
dropbox...don't like it at all on the android. On PCs it sync automatically, but on android it's "ondemand" so you might have a file in drop box, but it sits there until you "download it" kinda stupid if you ask me. They assume we are on phone and gives no options to just sync for tablets.
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Good to know. Actually I prefer it that way on a tablet (mostly because I put much work stuff on dropbox and don't want it taking place on the tablet). They should make an option so one could have it one way or another.

I like SugarSync best, precisely because it just syncs things in the background and documents can be directly edited. I use it with QuickOffice Pro HD, and I can open and save documents directly to SugarSync. For my writing projects, it's great: I can start a document on one machine, save it to Sugarsync, and then pick it up on any other machine seamlessly.

One more suggestion...
Check out the Samurai II game for something to show off your Transformer with.
It looks freakin' amazing.

I disagree with the comic viewer. I prefer Perfect Viewer.

I'm not a big comics reader, but I've enjoyed some of the free comics you can get under the Comixology app.
Comics look awesome on the Transformer!

Android office now has spell check

FYI, android office now has spell checker. This app is getting very very close to replacing msoffice. And it's only 6 bucks. Get it to support the dev.

How good is the spell checker? The gain I see over Polaris is being less (legally) tied to the tablet, give or take the corruption issues.
At least for me, my quality scale generally flows like this:
Google
Vi IMproved
Microsoft Word
Hunspell
aspell, MySpell, etc.
but is just based on experience over the past decade.
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To be honest Google Docs application doesn't really work for me - no layout, it looks like a notepad not an office application. :| And in browser even with USB keyboard it just doesn't work.

Magnesus said:
To be honest Google Docs application doesn't really work for me - no layout, it looks like a notepad not an office application. :| And in browser even with USB keyboard it just doesn't work.
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I think he's talking about Androffice.
He says the app is 6 bucks, Google Docs is free.

Google Docs also sucks massively if you are using the mobile version instead of the desktop facing website. Android Office should be worth the cash,depending on how you feel about Polaris (which can access files on Google Docs and Box)
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RSS Feed Reader?

Hey everyone. Has anyone found a good RSS feed reader for the RT (outside of going to the google web variant that is)?
I was hoping there would have been some sort of integration for it with the built in News app - instead its another app Ive found myself hiding from the Modern UI.

I have been using NextGen Reader or News Bento (Slide into app then click More News (bottom right) to access your Google Reader feeds (after authorizing in settings of course) for Google Reader.
NextGen has a nice, typical layout and opens the full feed within the app. Works well and tends to be my daily reader for now. News Bento uses the Metro UI and I cannot recall if feeds open in app or metro IE. Either way it works well and is a nice change layout wise.
I also use Discourse as a replacement for Zite (which is my favorite non Google Reader feed reader). It requires significant setup, but is nice for a general news reader once set up.
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swest6602 said:
I have been using NextGen Reader or News Bento (Slide into app then click More News (bottom right) to access your Google Reader feeds (after authorizing in settings of course) for Google Reader.
NextGen has a nice, typical layout and opens the full feed within the app. Works well and tends to be my daily reader for now. News Bento uses the Metro UI and I cannot recall if feeds open in app or metro IE. Either way it works well and is a nice change layout wise.
I also use Discourse as a replacement for Zite (which is my favorite non Google Reader feed reader). It requires significant setup, but is nice for a general news reader once set up.
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Thanks. I had checked news bento but I find it laggy and takes a long time to load. The live tile also doesn't seem to show my feeds.
I'll check out nextgen. I miss some of the ios and android equivalents I've been using for so long.

FWIW, IE also has (since version 7) a built-in feed reader. It's not the best interface, but it's there and it works and it will sync across your devices...

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Hey everyone. Has anyone found a good RSS feed reader for the RT (outside of going to the google web variant that is)?
I was hoping there would have been some sort of integration for it with the built in News app - instead its another app Ive found myself hiding from the Modern UI.
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I've used Feed Reader for a while, both on WP and RT. I like it, but it may not be what you want to see.

I tried News Bento and found it not very good either, even though it has good reviews. I actually bought Discourse, which was prevously under a different name, and find it more polished and organized.

paschott said:
I've used Feed Reader for a while, both on WP and RT. I like it, but it may not be what you want to see.
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Just tried this one. Much better than News Bento. Ill probably stick with this one for awhile. Thanks.

I've been using News Bento, and although I really like the layout (it looks awesome), it is pretty laggy and slow. Not unusable, but close. I can't really recommend it.

Google Reader has an app in the Windows Store now, if that interests you.

Get Real Time Feeds
MiniRead is the best RSS reader. You will see the feeds moving on your device screen in news ticker style. You will see the updates even while doing other tasks and will never miss any update.
Very much customizable and innovative among RSS reading apps.
Play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dbroid.flexirss.trial
Pro version
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dbroid.flexirss

dbroid said:
MiniRead is the best RSS reader. You will see the feeds moving on your device screen in news ticker style. You will see the updates even while doing other tasks and will never miss any update.
Very much customizable and innovative among RSS reading apps.
Play store link
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dbroid.flexirss.trial
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dbroid.flexirss
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wow. Just wow. Never have I seen so much ignorance.
A) This thread is old
B) You just linked to an android app. This is windows being discussed.

RSS Central has made it from Windows Phone to Windows 8
RSS Central just got ported to Windows 8.
It is, by far, the best RSS reader on the Windows store!

I believe Feed Viewer is very solid cloud-based app. I use it daily. It is far more than just RSS reader. It finds dominant image and extracts whole article.

Must have Apps for business user

Guys,
I recently bought the note 8.0, while my goal was not to take my regular notebook (real one..you know..papers..) with me and use the note 8.0
as the only source for being use during my day. I still have my laptop, but I prefer to be able to take the note 8.0 with me while travelling and not my laptop.
I installed apps which I think it is necessary for business, and of course, I'm using the standard premium suite apps which pre-installed, but...
I would like to hear from you your top 5-10 apps you can leave with, and please...no game (this post will come later ), business app only.
I travelling a lot, and does not have connectivity always, so I need to have offline and online app as well.
Thanks in advanced,
Tomer

Google note and one Note. When I need to digital ink lecture notes
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teisner said:
but...I would like to hear from you your top 5-10 apps you can leave with, and please...
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For me:
TeamViewer Pro (yeah...I bought it because I use it all the time...but that's like a several hundred dollar app, but there's a free version)
Office Suite Pro 7
Dropbox and Box
Printer Share
GTasks
ES File Explorer
Those are my main ones.

This is such a great topic for discussion. I use my note 8.0 daily for business and general life stuff.
I stay organised around Evernote and GApps (Browser, Calendar, Drive, GMaiI, Google Docs, Tasks) following The Secret Weapon approach for organizing with Evernote. As for specific apps & Note-centric things....
Evernote with the widget on my home screen.
Note Buddy to launch Evernote when I pull the s-pen out and shutoff the display when I re-dock it.
Pure Calendar Agenda widget for a clean transparent calendar view on my home screen.
Skype
Everclip Pro
Pocket
Hello
gReaderPro
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It all depends on user specific needs,
for me the most useful combo is Dropbox + Folder sync + EzPdf - all important files I might need go to Dropbox folder on my PC, then after sync I never have to carry printouts with me, and ezpdf allows me to annotate the files if necessary

p107r0 said:
It all depends on user specific needs,
for me the most useful combo is Dropbox + Folder sync + EzPdf - all important files I might need go to Dropbox folder on my PC, then after sync I never have to carry printouts with me, and ezpdf allows me to annotate the files if necessary
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I have ezPDF and use it a lot. But I'm finding it's easier to import pdfs into LectureNotes for annotation. I hate not being able to erase my ink in exPDF.

teisner said:
Guys,
I recently bought the note 8.0, while my goal was not to take my regular notebook (real one..you know..papers..) with me and use the note 8.0
as the only source for being use during my day. I still have my laptop, but I prefer to be able to take the note 8.0 with me while travelling and not my laptop.
I installed apps which I think it is necessary for business, and of course, I'm using the standard premium suite apps which pre-installed, but...
I would like to hear from you your top 5-10 apps you can leave with, and please...no game (this post will come later ), business app only.
I travelling a lot, and does not have connectivity always, so I need to have offline and online app as well.
Thanks in advanced,
Tomer
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Great topic.
Just bought one myself and in same situation. Going to use it for work also. I have found that a combination of Polaris, ezPDF, Officesuite Pro w/font addon, cloud service, & Google Docs works for most things. Evernote w/Skitch is OK but last I knew you have to pay to sync with other accounts so it is limited. Not sure what you do for a living but there are also some cool space design/measuring/dimension calculating apps. I also have business and fraction calculators installed. Of course Lecture Notes.
Probably leaving some out but will post if I think of something.
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CCallahan said:
Great topic.
Just bought one myself and in same situation. Going to use it for work also. I have found that a combination of Polaris, ezPDF, Officesuite Pro w/font addon, cloud service, & Google Docs works for most things. Evernote w/Skitch is OK but last I knew you have to pay to sync with other accounts so it is limited. Not sure what you do for a living but there are also some cool space design/measuring/dimension calculating apps. I also have business and fraction calculators installed. Of course Lecture Notes.
Probably leaving some out but will post if I think of something.
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Yup, I pay for Evernote Premium. IMHO, It is totally worth it.
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Evernote for note taking, to-do, and reminders
Kindle Reader for all my professional books (and personal of course)
DigiCal calendar, better than S Cal in my opinion
Drive and DropBox
Polaris (included) and Kingsoft Office suites, like them both.

benattar said:
This is such a great topic for discussion. I use my note 8.0 daily for business and general life stuff.
I stay organised around Evernote and GApps (Browser, Calendar, Drive, GMaiI, Google Docs, Tasks) following The Secret Weapon approach for organizing with Evernote. As for specific apps & Note-centric things....
Evernote with the widget on my home screen.
Note Buddy to launch Evernote when I pull the s-pen out and shutoff the display when I re-dock it.
Pure Calendar Agenda widget for a clean transparent calendar view on my home screen.
Skype
Everclip Pro
Pocket
Hello
gReaderPro
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This is a great thread! I would add to it but basically all of the apps I frequent have already been identified. I would like to use Evernote more but it does not utilize the S Pen.
Can you tell me more about the secret weapon approach to Evernote?

I use Lecture Notes for work. Replaced the many project notebooks I used to have to juggle.
Genius Scan is useful when you need to scan something into your notebook.
Splashtop if you need remote connection to your laptop.
Cloud print to print.
Applock for time or location based locking of applications, so you can lock up the tablet at work, but not have to deal with the hassle of unlocking at home.
Droid48 for those of us who used to have an HP48 calculator.
ESFile explorer for easy access, copy and paste between files on tablet and on network, cloud based files, etc
Mobizen to mirror tablet to computer screen and use keyboard
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Take a look at Notes Mobile also. Unfortunately, if you use the developer setting to do all your 2d rendering on the GPU it has a display bug - no fix and they're aware of it, and the same company has a scientific notation app which works correctly.
The up side is it's the best handwriting recognition I've seen on this device. It does substantially better than the onboard stuff does.
Until they fix the bug, I'm sorry to have purchased it but they're getting dinged enough in the Play store for it that I'm optimistic they'll eventually address the issue.

Milhouse82 said:
This is a great thread! I would add to it but basically all of the apps I frequent have already been identified. I would like to use Evernote more but it does not utilize the S Pen.
Can you tell me more about the secret weapon approach to Evernote?
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Just Google it, there's an own website for it. Basically it gives you a structure of tags to organize all's your tasks, especially your emails, too, which are kind of a task. Imo it's only useful if you use outlook in Windows to export mails to evernote. If u use Gmail for example the complete structure can also be achieved using labels, which is just another word for tag..

aritrea said:
Just Google it, there's an own website for it. Basically it gives you a structure of tags to organize all's your tasks, especially your emails, too, which are kind of a task. Imo it's only useful if you use outlook in Windows to export mails to evernote. If u use Gmail for example the complete structure can also be achieved using labels, which is just another word for tag..
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I should have previously let you know that I have already been though all of the TSW videos and I'm setting up Evernote. I live and die by Outlook and I appreciate you pointing me in this direction.

Milhouse82 said:
This is a great thread! I would add to it but basically all of the apps I frequent have already been identified. I would like to use Evernote more but it does not utilize the S Pen.
Can you tell me more about the secret weapon approach to Evernote?
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http://www.thesecretweapon.org/
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sign-easy
pdf
dropbox

I have installed NCP VPN Client and Remote RDP. Using those apps i'm able to connect to my office computer and some others services of my network.
:good::good:

http://androidfannetwork.com/2013/07/12/must-have-business-apps-for-android/
I took some of your recommendations from this thread and wrote an article on it. My business partner just bought a galaxy Note 10.1 and he wanted a list of apps for our restaurant that could help.
Thank you all for the recommendations, I got them from you. :beer:
We are recruiting writer for anyone interested. Pm me for details.
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I posted a new thread for this, but some great business apps are free on Amazon today...
Check out that other thread for more info, but an office suite, remote control software, wireless/Bluetooth/cloud printing app, wireless file access, and more.
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I use a combination of the follwing
Solid explorer where I keep all my pdfs and books in an external sd card
Kindle and mantano reader for all epubs, mobi and pdfs
Evernote for note taking
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