Top 10 android apps - My Favorites

DroidRootPro

• For those of us with rooted Droid phones, this app makes installing the recovery system, specialized themes, and all the base files needed for flashing new roms to the device as easy as pressing a few buttons.

Google Listen

• Podcast browser/downloader/player that keeps an updated list of subscriptions and downloads the latest episodes for you in the background. Really great for downloading your favorite podcasts to listen to on the road.

AndFTP

• For the want of an accessible sd-card... AndFTP is a simple and effective ftp client for android that makes moving files to and from the phone wireless and easy without the need for bluetooth.

PdaNet

• The coolest of the bunch, this uses paired software on the phone as well as your computer to enable tethering, and it doesn't even need root to do it. The software on your computer sets up a TUN modem driver and the tether is done through usb or bluetooth.

Twidroid

• So I used to hate the very existence of twitter, but lately I've found it to be an invaluable source of information, and Twidroid lets me keep up with the constant feed while on the go.

Shopsavvy

• Mostly as a byproduct of being a college student and needing to occasionally buy insanely overpriced books, this has become a necessity. Scan the book's (or anything's) barcode with your camera, and shopsavvy will find the lowest offered prices locally as well as online.

Password Safe

• Encrypted vault for sensitive information. I actually don't use it for passwords, but for other sensitive information that i need to remember details of while keeping secure. This app has tons of templates and uses a master password to unlock.

Astro Player

• We don't have an audible.com app yet, but Astro Player will play audiobooks (actually it will play just about any audio format I can find), and its also good to have a spare audio player so that you can play music on the normal player without loosing you place in the audiobook in Astro.

Connectbot

• It's Linux, we must have ssh.

Wifi Analyzer

• Fun and handy app that graphically displays local wifi signals on a graph, showing their relative strength and which channels they are on or interfere with. Very useful when setting up a new access point.