Remote Desktop Programs

I just wanted to share with you some of my favorite remote desktop sharing programs.

Crossloop Free, You can however hire someone from their site to fix your computer.
This is pretty cool, I have a profile on there http://www.crossloop.com/D4RK_4NG3L
I personally can help fix your computer remotely. This program makes an easy front end for vnc

TeamViewer Free For Personal use but Has Paid Options.
All the paid options are, however aimed towards businesses with decent budgets so don't expect to pick this program up for commercial use unless you have some capital lying around. This program  is smooth, and very configurable, if you are using for personal use only make sure that are very careful to install it using that option.

Windows RDP Free
Although this works well, it is not nearly as user friendly as the other options. Also while you use this, other people cannot watch the computer, making it not a great tool to help someone, or teach them. Only to login remotely and do what you want to.

Log Me In Free Free For Personal use but Has Paid Options also
I have used this service for a while however Teamviewer provides some functionality for free that Log Me In charges for, So it really depends on what you are using it for, that determines which one fits for you.

Go2Meeting Not Free
Is a reasonably priced way to share you desktop and hold meetings. Aimed more at small businesses there are options for businesses of all sized. While they don't have a free option, there are always free trials and discounts that you can get.

In conclusion. There are many different programs out there, no one program being the best. I recommend that you look at and try each program yourself, and choose the one that works best for your skill level and situation.

Acer Aspire One 751h Mini Review

Acer Aspire One 751h Mini Review

Well I recently made a trip from California to Ohio, and I have to get an inexpensive laptop to do it. I ended up getting an Acer Aspire One 751h. I did some reasearch and it turned out to be exactly what I needed. It comes with an Intel Z520 Atom Processor, 2 Gigs of Memory, a 250 Gig hard drive, and the option to run Vista, or XP. It can also run linux more on that later.

This is very much a netbook by any standard, with no optical drive, and a small 11.6 inch sreen boasting a resolution of 1366 x768. (720p HD screen) This means that most standard applications that don't fit the widscreen format will at least run scaled at a native format of 1024x768 It has been great for doing work on the internet, listening to music, and typing documents. We were able to stream to Stickam by utilizing a webcam, and connecting to the internet, by utilizing my HTC G1 cell phone. We did all of this while driving in the car. (my copilot was at the computer controls.)

The battery time is decent, and it looks like I might be able to get a bigger battery for it. I like the full size keyboard, but it does take a little getting used to because the keys are perfectly flat. It has very many things going for it. I have dual booted Ubuntu onto it and am probably going to install Windows 7 on it. Ubuntu runs fine on it, however because of the new graphics architecture used, the graphics acceleration isn't working well. Leaving most eye candy, and graphical tasks lacking processing power.

So now I get to some of the things that I don't like. The memory is not expandable (as far as I know), and it doesn't do fullscreen video very well. The VGA out works fine, however if you wanted to watch a full screen movie or do a full screen presentation, you may be disspointed.

Its important to note, that the graphics performance, make improve greatly as new drivers are released however at release, they leave a bit to be desired.

All in all its a decent Netbook, with quite a bit of bite for its class. It turns out its Z520 Atom Processor is has Hyper-Threading & Intel VT technologies. (Source Wikipedia). It easily keeps up with similarly priced offerings in its class, and did I mention a multi gesture touchpad, and webcam?

I like the little trooper, and have adopted it into my business. I will post pictures of it soon.What kind of netbook do you own? (tell us in the comments below)

Smoking 2.0 : First Impressions of Blucigs

Today was the lucky day that I got my blucigs in the mail. I have never been a smoker so this is a new experience for me. They came well packaged, in a nice black box, with magnetic lip.  This starter kit box contained:

• 1 x pack 
• 2 x batteries 
• 1 x atomizer 
• 1 x wall charger 
• 1 x usb charger. 
• 5 x packs of 5 flavor cartridges (25 cartridges total)

I paid extra to get an extra atomizer, giving me two full cigarettes.

I assembled the first cigarette easily and took my first drag. Very smooth I started with a small puff then took a big drag in. I could feel the cool menthol on my throat. It was at that moment I understood why so many people smoke. Its very relaxing, whether its watching the smoke as you exhale or the smooth menthol on your throat its relaxing. Interestingly enough it was so smooth that I didn't cough even once. 

I must point out that since, I don't actually smoke tobacco cigarettes I can't compare it to normal cigs. I also chose the non nicotine option, because I don't need it. Its nice to know however, that people who need or like the nicotine do have the option to get it, in a manner that isn't detrimental to their health. You can order different levels of nicotine, or no nicotine at all. You can also choose from Tobacco, Menthol, Java, Cherry and Vanilla.

Although this product clearly states in its instructions that "..blu electronic cigarette has not been tested as a stop smoking device and has not been advertised as a quit smoking device..." However I can see how someone could choose to use it as a way to keep smoking like they want to, just in a way that doesn't removes the tar and other carcinogens. 

Why give up your habit that relaxing you and makes you happy, why not just clean it up so it isn't dirty.

Its also worth noting that the product is RoHS compliant, and tested by the SGS. So you are sure to get a quality well made product. 

I chose the black cigarettes and cartridges, however you do have the option to chose the traditional cigarette look. 

On and off throughout the day I found my self taking a few puffs here and there. The vapor was amazingly full bodied, yet didn't leave the bad smell or oder that regular cigs leave.

I can confidently say smoking blucigs is smoking smarter. They are the pioneers of smoking 2.0

I will be posting some video's soon, and if you have any questions you may contact me or leave a comment.

For more check out http://www.cooltechspot.com/category/blucigs.htm

Ciao 4 Now

FUEL for PC first impressions

Very decent graphics, Nice huge open world. Fun Races, Can't wait to play with friends. It seems to have most of the things needed to make it a fun game. Very smooth game play, and extremely fun with an Xbox 360 controller. There are a few things I would have liked to see but over all a fun game. Look at the Crazy Monster truck video I took from FUEL. Very fun, with vehicles from monster trucks to motorcycles :)

My Old Apartment Complex Courtyard as seen by Photo Synth

Contact me if you are thinking of renting from this lady I will let you know what my experience was like.

Call Of Juarez - Bound In Blood Fix

I will be releasing a review later, however I wanted to pass along a fix that helped me get the game going. As many of you trying to play the game have probably found out, it doesn't like two monitors.

To get around this disable one monitor in your windows preferences, then start the game, change it to windowed then choose your desired resolution etc. it should work perfectly. exit the game. Then can then enable your second monitor and if all goes well you will be able to play the game. Enjoy.

I Won the Worthplaying.com Contest!!! Free trip to Red Faction Guerrilla Multiplayer event in San Francisco.

I WON! See http://www.worthplaying.com/redfaction_contest.php. So I got the awesome opportunity that every gamer dreams of. WorthPlaying.com flew me to San Francisco and got me access to the Multiplayer Red Faction Guerrilla event. Needless to say, it was awesome. Upon arriving to SF a personal sedan picked me up and took me to the Taj Hotel. Not only did I get to go to an awesome event, I got to stay at an extremely plush hotel. After I got settled in I wanted to do some recon on the event. I walked out the hotel and found the Vassel Club right a small alley street. I knew this was the place, not only because it looked cool, and had the right name, but because it had a generator trailer right out side with a huge bundle of cables leading the way into the dark depths of the club. I scouted a little more then went to grab some food.

Back to the cool part. I return to the event as people are arriving. I walked down the stairs, and it was dimly lit room with a big screen with Red Faction Guerrilla chilling on it. there were consoles everywhere each with their own flat screen high res displays. Like a dream RFG shimmering off each one. A couple consoles had bigger screens, but we will get to that later.I was amazed seemed everyone in the know was there.. A few game reviewers, and other assorted people. The first two people that I started talking to turn out to be Volition DEVS! I am terrible with names, however I was loving it. I later got to interview Luke Schneider on the record, with the two other contest winners. you can read the interview here. Right about now I probably should let you know for those of you who don't know me on a more personal level, I am adopted, and on my birth certificate my first name was Florentino. However people called me Tony. So, when I got adopted, Anthony was the first name used. Online most of you only know me as D4RK_4NG3L. That being said Here is the interview http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62567

Luke Schneider, introduced the game, and announced that there would be a multiplayer release heading to consoles soon. Then we got to pick out our consoles sin down and the destruction began. As with any new it takes a second to get into the swing of things. It probably took me more time to acclimate to the console being a computer gamer. However I started to get into the groove of things, and it was on. After getting p0wned a bit with the sledge hammer I took it into my own hands and started really causing destruction. The hammer is one of the few weapons that I don't feel really has a counter, I would love to see a block using your weapon to stop the hammer. Other than that most weapons in the game are balanced by one another. I can't possibly talk about every weapon, you have to try it to really enjoy them. The amount of destruction is absolutely amazing. It seems that everything is destructible. This is something you should keep in mind if you want to stay alive long. Between huge towers that people, can snipe off of, to big buildings, that people try to hide in. The only difference is instead in RFG the only thing that offers you safety, is your teammates and your weapons. That is all. If there is someone hiding in a building? You can blow through a wall, or take your hammer to the wall. Then burst through your improvised doorway spraying them with your weapon. Of course if you have a "Rhino Pack" you don't need the hammer or explosives, you can just activate your pack and run through the wall. (works on people too) Full body check style.

Somehow the Volition team was able to make the destruction in this game very smooth and playable no matter what. Using their Geo mod 2.0 etc to push the very limits of the current generation hardware. I also played a little bit of the single player, and the variety in vehicles and tasks is refreshing. I had the pleasure of talking with Rick White a Producer at Volition. The amazing thing about the whole event, with all the amazing talent and people from all over, they were all down to earth and easy to talk to. I will post another time about my chat with Rick White. I will be releasing some video when I have a chance to edit and cut it together nicely.

Again I would like to thank Wothplaying.com for selecting me as a winner. To see more of my thoughts on the game check out the statement I made that they posted up on their site!

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=62644

Xfire white sidebar fix Windows 7

Because I have had many people ask me for the white sidebar fix, I have decided to write up a Batch File and guide on how to fix it.

Basically the white sidebar problem arises from Xfire not knowing what Win7 is, so it misplaces a few files.

You can try "Typeing in a chat window (any xfire chat window) this command:
/forceupdate"

If that doesn't work read on.

By default Xfire is installed to
C:\Program Files (x86)\Xfire (if you are running a 32-bit version of Windows there will be no "(x86)")


I have created a batch file to fix this problem download and run by right clicking and choosing "run as administrator"

This batch was written with Default installations in mind, and will not work with custom install paths.

Link to the file.




If you don't trust my batch file, or just want to do it manually, here are the steps to fix Xfire manually:

1. Close Xfire if its running
2. Make sure you can get to the ProgramData folder. This folder is hidden by default. If you can't see it don't worry just follow these steps.
3. Open the Windows Start menu
   
4. Choose "Run..." from the right column
5. Type in %programdata% and press OK (see image below).
6. The ProgramData folder should now open. If there is no folder named "Xfire" there, create it.
7. Then open the Xfire folder. By default C:\Program Files (x86)\Xfire (Remember if you are running a 32-bit version of Windows there will be no "(x86)")

Open up two windows and move one window as far left as you can and it will automatically resize to fill in the left half of your screen, then move the other window as right as possible and it will fill that part of screen.

Now you want to move the files and folders listed here to the %programdata%\Xfire folder :

• Folders
• channels
• downloads
• Icons
• screenshots
• skins
• sounds
• templates
• videos
• Files
• Quicktime.qtp
• Xfire.ini
• xfire_games.ini

If there are any other fixes I will try to keep this updated.

I hope this help you can always leave comments, here or give suggestions to the Xfire team.

Tell Your Friends

Well I have come to the point where I have decided to start pushing my blog more and trying to reach a greater audience, I just got a gift from a friend that I will be sharing in the near future. So tell your friends bookmark my page, because cool stuff will be coming your way. Also if there is anything you would like me to talk about feel free to contact me or leave a comment. Ciao.

Bigger in this case is better.

Like many hardcore G1 users, I love to use my G1 constantly, and try to use its full potential every day. As many others have found out, I have found that the battery that comes with the G1 does not last long enough for the power user. So I went in search of an alternative. There are a couple on the market, however I chose the one that was superior in both looks, and usage time. (to everything else on the market at the time)

You may be wondering, what is this wonder battery that he found? Seidio Innocell 2600mAh Extended Battery for T-Mobile G1. This battery has about 125% more charge than the standard battery, and because of that is slightly bigger, but not to worry, they already thought of the ramifications of that, and when you buy the battery, included with the cost is a new back plate for your phone, so it doesn't look like some freak of technology with a big hump. So because I didn't want to name my phone Quasimodo I chose the better alternative.

This battery, will allow you to use Wifi, and Bluetooth, and every gadget you like on your phone, with out having to worry about how much charge you have left. Although as with any electronic device the power doesn't last forever, so it still is a good idea to have a usb cable with you and a car adaptor. A couple good programs to help you keep track of your battery and settings are Power Monitor and Battery Graph. I will do a mini review on each of those soon stay tuned. I Hope that this has given you some insight to this awesome product. Until Next Time Ciao.

H&R has blown it (RANT WARNING)

I just had the worst experience, ever with H&R Block. Like many people I am doing my taxes, and being that my budget is tight this year I am doing my taxes myself online with H&R Block, when I found I needed the AGI (adjusted gross income for a past tax year. Unfortunately I had to box up a lot of my paperwork recently and I can't find it.

Never fear, I though, I use H&R Block, and I paid $326 last year to have my taxes filed (that was just the fee not what I owed), and the IRS doesn't work on the weekend, so I figured I could call "my personal tax professional" and see if he could help me. I should have know this would be a problem finding him because I didn't know how to spell his name. No problem the H&R Block website lets you look up your tax information if your are a customer, so I plug in my customer information and it tells me that it doesn't know who I am, and that it has no record of me. No record of me!? I paid $326 for them not to have a record of me when I need to look up my tax professional?

So, I figured if I call H&R Block Customer Support they surely will be able to grab my records and at the very least tell me what office, and tax professional filed my taxes. After waiting on hold for a while, a voice finally cuts in and asks what I want. In a tone as if to say I am inconveniencing her. So I explain the situation, and she says, no problem we can have you pick up a copy of your taxes for ~$60. I was livid, you mean I payed over $300 for you guys to prepare my taxes and your site doesn't recognize me as a customer and you want to charge me to tell my one number from my tax return. After a second or to I calmed down, and I could tell she was starting to get irritated that she had to try to help me, or maybe she was just irritated that she actually had to work.

So I tried to made it easy for her and asked if she could find the person or office that prepared my taxes, "oh yes now that's something I can help you with." she bitchily stated. I though oh good, at least if I talk to who did my taxes they surely would remember me as a customer and want to help. Oh, did I mention that when they filed my returns last year, they messed up and it was only when I called them and pointed out that I didn't get my refund, that they found the error and amended it. With no real apology.

So back to the problem at hand. She makes me wait a minute or so more then asks for my social. After another minute she says that she is locked out also and for me to have a good day and tries to hang up on me, but I won't let her. I continue talking, irritated she starts trying to blame me, telling me its all my fault. I tell her yes, your right it is my fault for choosing H&R Block.

I was done with this BS. I politely told her that this is the reason so many people don't come back to H&R, and that its really pathetic that they can't do the simplest of tasks right. I ask her to make a formal complaint. I then also asked if she has a supervisor, she says yes you can call back and talk to him if you want, CALL BACK? I said why can't you transfer me? She said there were no supervisors on duty. Begrudgingly she told me her name was Vanisha. So who knows what hoops I will have to jump though, however H&R Block Customer Support Operator Vanisha has successfully put my over the edge and I am done with H&R block. I couldn't help but laugh at her attitude and bitchy babble as I was hanging up on her.

Sound off what would you have done?
Click here to voice your opinion or leave a comment.

Ohh so now I am doing them with TourboTax online and all is going smooth! :)

Testing

Hooking up g1 with blogger

Online TV and Movies

So You like TV and Movies? Well I do to, however I don't like most of the stuff on cable, and I don't want to waste money paying for cable TV if there is an alternative. Luckily there is. For the last 3-4 years I have not payed for TV however I watch all the shows that I am interested in when I want to. (in the little spare time I have) You may ask how do I do it? Well, thats what I will be sharing with you today.

There are many places on the web where you can legally watch TV and movies. There are also some more questionable ways to watch TV and movies however we aren't going to go into that today. The different ways that you can watch stuff online are as follows, Website (Flash), Website (plugin), or program (bittorrent or streaming client). A couple examples of Flash websites that have plenty of content are Hulu.com and Joost.com. I have use both of these extensively and they offer good quality TV and movies for free.

If you are a Netflix subscriber you also have access to view  many movies and TV shows instantly. This does however require a plugin. If you are a firefox person you will have to run this through ietab, however as we speack I am watching the original episodes of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy full screened on my second monitor. "Don't Panic"  Netflix has done a great job of ensuring qulity, and smoothness.

If you would like to watch TV and Movies else where you can Check out Hulu.com and Joost.com both of witch offer a wide selection of TV shows and Movies. If you make a account with them (which is free) you can save things to a queue and be notified when there are new shows etc. This is a nice option for TV on the web because there are ussually options for hi quality and low quality, and you can pause any of these videos and watch them at your leisure. For people sponsored tv you can also turn to Democracynow.org.

Last of all are the programs. There are a few programs that will let you watch video streams, Winamp , TVUplayer , Miro, and Vuze. The first two do exactly that they play streams of video, and the pause feature is extrememly limited and ill advised. However the last two Vuze and Miro, are quite different. Vuze is a bit torrent client that recently has started making it easy for poople to release their video and other creations. You can choose to download them or play them. Miro on the other hand is still a video client, however it downloads videos or podcasts that you subscribe to (for free) and allows you yet again to play them when ever you choose. Unlike the other options for watching TV and Movies these last two can use up alot of space, however with space being so affordable nowdays, that really shouldn't really be a big concern. If you have questions or would like me to look over a program that you use, let me know by leaving a comment or contacting me.

Vista's Winsxs Folder

Well many of you Vista owners out there probably have from time to time looked to increase your free space on your machine, and you have found that the Winsxs folder seems to be taking up a lot of space. You wonder what is Winsxs and why does it need so much space.

Well WinSxS stands for "Windows Side-by-Side" in really simple terms windows creates a Hardlink to files here, however because hardlinks look like regular files to windows explorer, It seems that this folder is taking up a ton of space when really they are just glorified shortcuts. Windows uses these shortcuts to keep track of important system files, so deleting them could be disasterous.

There is one tool that can up slim it down slightly removing the out of date non performing hardlinks. You have to run the tool in administrator mode, here is the file. C:\Windows\System32\vsp1cln.exe remember after you have run this you will be unable to ever uninstall SP1 should you need to. Not that you ever would however I have to include that disclaimer. Run this program at your own risk, it made by Microsoft and I have no connection to it, however that being said it slimmed my WinSxS folder down a few Gb. 

Post comments here letting others know how this tool worked for you. As a side know if you have a Vista where Sp1 was slipstreamed into it already when you installed it, this tool will probably not help you much.

EA connection issues fix

After getting a couple EA games that I couldn't play because of " network/DRM  issues " I was really upset. It seemed that because I have Vista x64 Sp1 I couldn't play the games. After alot of searching I found the answer. Its the new network settings in Vista, so I figured out the network settings, and was going to write a batch file to fix them, when I found one on the internet. It was written by Marluxia Kyoshu I modified it slightly so that it explained better what it did, and I am putting it here for you all on the internet seeking answers. 

Games I know it works for:

• Spore
  
• NFS:Undercover
  

I believe it will also fix the EA Downloader issues (though not tested)

Also if you like my blog tell your friends...

Remember you need to run the file in administrator mode.

Link to the file.

The code incase you want to look over it without downloading it

@ECHO off 

ECHO Welcome to Marluxia.Kyoshu's EA Server/General Network Connectivity for Vista!

ECHO This tool will fix the problems that cause error messages like the one below,

ECHO Or similar network error messages. Bat Optimized by D4RK_4NG3L

ECHO ---------------------------------------------------------

ECHO 'The game can not start'

ECHO.

ECHO 'The game needs access to the internet in order to verify 

ECHO 'ownership of this game. Please ensure that your computer 

ECHO 'is online and try again.'

ECHO ---------------------------------------------------------

ECHO.

netsh interface tcp show global

ECHO. You may want to write down these settings incase you want

ECHO  to revert to your original settings.

ECHO.

ECHO Please press the 'ANY' key to begin the tool.

PAUSE > NUL

netsh interface tcp set global rss=disabled

netsh interface tcp set global chimney=disabled

netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel=normal

netsh interface tcp set global congestionprovider=none

netsh interface tcp set global ecncapability=disabled

netsh interface tcp set global timestamps=disabled

netsh interface tcp show global

ECHO.

ECHO The above and below tables should be exactly the same.

ECHO.

ECHO TCP Global Paramaters

ECHO ----------------------------------------------

ECHO Receive-Side Scaling State          : disabled

ECHO Chimney Offload State               : disabled

ECHO Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level    : normal

ECHO Add-On Congestion Control Provider  : none

ECHO ECN Capability                      : disabled

ECHO RFC 1323 Timestamps                 : disabled

ECHO.

ECHO.

CHOICE /N /M "Are they the same? Type Y for yes, N for no."

IF ERRORLEVEL ==2 GOTO NO

IF ERRORLEVEL ==1 GOTO YES

:YES

ECHO.

ECHO Just start up the EA Game now and it should work now.

ECHO Enjoy the game!

ECHO.

ECHO Press the 'ANY' key to exit.

PAUSE > NUL

GOTO END

:NO

ECHO.

ECHO Once the program is terminated, right-click NETFIX.BAT and click 

ECHO 'Run as Administrator...'

ECHO.

ECHO If you have already done this, try running twice more at both

ECHO Administrator and User level.

ECHO.

ECHO.

ECHO Press the 'ANY' key to exit.

PAUSE > NUL

GOTO END

:END

EXIT

A more in depth look at the file.

BSOD while pumping gas?

This is actually a gas pump running windows that shows TV while you pump gas. The only problem is that since it runs windows, it also BSODs lol I thought this was humorous so I took a short video, which I will update and place on here when I upload it to YouTube.

Find where your suppost to vote. (the easy way)

I am really suprised that it is kinda hard to find your place to vote (also called polling place). You would think that just like knowing where the library, or police station is, it would be easy to find your voting place. After I had gone through the old school way to track down your polling place, I found that yet again Google had a way to make my life easier. If you know the home address that you are registered with, just go here and input your address. It will then tell you where you are supposed to vote at, and even give you directions if you want. 

Have fun excersizing your right to vote.

Crash Last Night

Jolted out of a deep sleep by a satisfyingly huge crunch followed by a few bangs, some les satisfying crunches, a peel out and finally quiet. After making sure my apartment was secure and talking to my girlfriend, I hit the road to take pictures and try to get an idea of what happened!

Sleepily I stumbled towards where I thought the crunches came from, and I see debris in a lot of the street, some extremely long skid marks and a few cars that are definitely miserable with the recent events.

As I follow the skid marks back to their begginning, it seems a big vehicle decided to have a violent violation visit with a parked truck, violating it from the rear, violently.

From the debris and skid marks, I can see the big vihicle wasn't satisfied and decided to visit a few more cars and a curb before giving up the ghost for its sins around the nearest corner. Like the drunk that was driving it, with no regard for its surroundings, it just pissed oil and fluid on the ground as it went into its slumber of death.

Its drunken sleep was interrupted, however,by flashing lights. A stern policeman promptly brought a tow truck to take the disheveled van back to the station for interrogation. As it turns out the van's partner possibly the instigator in these crimes (rumored to be a drunk illegal woman) is at this very moment, to the best of my knowledge, at large.

As terrible as these atrocities are, I think you have a right to see the violated. So here are the pictures I took. If you have any information that might help this case please contact the Anaheim Police.

T-Mobile G1/Android Community Stepping up again

Many people are wondering if and why the G1 is better than the iPhone. There are my reasons some of them include hardware features, but I think the biggest reason is that the operating system of the phone is Open Source, with the only restrictions being ones that keep vandalism and other devious acts to a minimum.

You may be wondering why this is such a big deal. The iPhone has a shop for applications. Well unlike the iPhone pretty much anyone who has a drive to create an application can on Android with out big licencing fees. Then without becoming a criminal he can use it on his phone, and give or sell it to friends or the world. No need to jailbrake your phone etc. worry about the next firmware upgrade and your apps still working. 

The next intelligent question would be then will anyone really take the time to make these progams being that as of right now being that the G1 hasn't launched and there are no other phones that use android yet? (other than people hack projects) The answer is yes, there has already been a contest to support the community that builds these applications, many times using their own money and making them available for donations. The imaginative and creative applications that emerged were nothing short of amazing. I would like some of my favorites however there are just too many interesting ones out there look for your self would you like any of these programs ? 

http://code.google.com/android/

http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/index.html#3

Sound off what do you think about all the open handset hype? How much would you pay for some of these programs? What programs would you like to see?

Android Features I Crave

Of course we all want different things from our cell phones, here are some of the features I would like to see (no particular order). Let me know if there are other features you would like to see? 

• Video MMS / Video recording / streaming / Video Out via mini usb adaptor to hdmi or ?
  
• Screen orientation / Step counter / G force meter for use in car / inclimeter (using accelerometer)
  
• Turn by Turn Navigation with traffic avoidance.
  
• Call Recording (with and without beep)
  
• Ability to view flash websites like Skyfire does http://www.skyfire.com/
  
• Divx player
  
• Bluetooth keyboard / other bluetooth profiles
  
• Internet sharing ie: 3G->Wifi or 3G -> MiniUSB etc.
  
• gdesklets http://www.gdesklets.de/
  
• the ability to use the mini usb port as a usb port ie usb flash and hdd support or wireless usb (dreaming)
  
• touchscreen keyboard for when you don't have the time or will to open the phone, or when you have it in a dock.
  
• Call filter. http://www.anfymobile.com/callfilter/
  
• WIDSETS (all you Nokia fans know this one :) ) http://www.widsets.com/
  
• Multiplayer games (quake :) )
  
• 3d or 2d cad (ok I know it sounds odd but it is helpful for inventors like me drawing up blueprints while we are waiting for shit) 
  
• A lite version of open office :) (although I think google docs will suffice)
• Gas Mileage tracker using GPS (& for tax man)
• Remote Control for electronics devices (TV, DVD, DVR, Stereo, Laptop, etc.)
• Graphing calculator / ti89 emulator
• FTP hosting
• BitTorrenting
• Graphic editor (with reasonably cool features)

Cool Features I found with the Android Emulator 1.0 r1

• Looks Like Android already has some of these built in you can filter calls in the contact book by checking the box send calls directly to voice mail.
• The Web Browser allows you to use most webpages. Including Google. Documents, Reader, and most all the other Google services. It seems that all google features are specially formatted.  
  
• Robust alarm clock
• Many sweet graphical features for developers, many sample API's to take advantage of.
• Widgets