Any suggestions on apps for a Nexus 7?

[hbquikcomjamesl]

I picked up a Nexus 7 earlier this week, and even had time to outfit it with some custom wallpaper:

Nexus 7: An Android device by Tracker-Backer, on Flickr

Any suggestions on what apps would be good choices for me? I'm a programmer by trade. And a classically-trained student musician. And I have interests in photography, trains (both real and model), and fountain pens. I also like (as you may have gathered from the custom wallpaper) visual puns and other sight-gags, and so my Mac, Linux, and (at work) WinDoze desktops are full of subverted and subversive icons, and even a humorous case mod.

 

[Catty_Bill]

Try this one)))) you like it

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Hmm. Not so sure I'd be inclined to scan an unidentified QR code even if I had a QR reader installed (and if my Nexus came with one built in, I don't see it).

 

[anon(847090)]

Hmm. Not so sure I'd be inclined to scan an unidentified QR code even if I had a QR reader installed (and if my Nexus came with one built in, I don't see it).

decoded QR below
https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ps/details?id=com.rk.timemeter&token=JDQWxwBW

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http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/08/01/top-nexus-7-apps-widgets/

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Thanks.

I come by my suspicion of online "surprise packages" honestly: aside from running into the occasional bit of malware, I also was once led by a random search (maybe early Google, maybe HotBot, might have even been Alta Vista) directly into the text of a short story that turned out to be snuff-porn, without even being aware that I'd been led to a site featuring S&M art and fiction. Aside from the browser-traps that had me closing ad windows for several minutes, the story was so shocking in its subject matter, yet so well-written, that I was mentally numb for days.

 

[odd1ne]

If yo like trains trainz driver is a nice cheap game

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[thinksInCode]

HotBot? Man, you're dating yourself there.

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[hbquikcomjamesl]

If I'm dating myself with HotBot, I'm dating myself even more with AltaVista!

Then again, I make my living writing code for IBM Midrange systems, and my favorite implement for doing so is a real terminal (specifically, an IBM 3477, 3487, 3488, or 3489). And I'm a living example of a comic relief entry in the glossary of Joan Hughes' classic PL/I textbook, PL/I Structured Programming:

Optimist: A programmer who codes in ink.

I not only code in ink, but with fountain pens.

BUT TO GO BACK ON-TOPIC:
Assuming I don't already have a QR scanner I don't know about, which one is best on the Nexus 7, given that it only has a fairly low-res front camera, and no back camera? And that I'd like to know where a link is going to take me, before it actually takes me there.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

My OTG cable arrived today. (Why doesn't anybody stock them locally? Came up empty at Staples, Office Depot, Fry's, BestBuy, and MicroCenter!) When I got home, I was able to successfully use both a USB keyboard and a USB mouse (not both at the same time) with the Nexus.

Then, I went down to the local library, and downloaded both the free Nexus Photo Viewer and the $2.99 Nexus Media Importer. Took along a thumb-drive with some JPEGs on it, so that I could verify connectivity with the free app before I spent $3 of my free credit on the paid app.

They perform as advertised, and then some: they can read my thumb drive, and a hard disk backup appliance, beautifully, and without having to root the tablet. Kudos to the developer.

 

[IceDree]

Hi,
I'm in the same boat as you, since I got a Xoom while ago & I'm always looking for good apps to help me with the college . Not to mention, we both share an interest in Fountain Pens.

If you are looking for a QR Reader, try QR Droid , its really good, it let you decode images without using the camera to scan them (pick a picture & it will scan it for QR) , It also lets you create your own Codes (number, email, contact, url, even notes) .
Its a great app, I have been using it for a over a year now !

Also, if you are using multiple cloud storage services (DropBox , SkyDrive, Drive, Box, ....etc) check ES File Explorer, its a File Manager (from what I read, it can as a root explorer, never tried that, since I'm not rooted) , have cloud integration , also can pair to other devices via bluetooth & manage it (copy, cut files ...etc) & it can connect to servers (haven't tried it though)

EverNote, its a cross platform note app , really helpful if you take a lot of notes , it backbacks up your notes (learned that lesson the hardway) & Syncs them between your multiple devices (Phone, tablet, desktop ... or anything with a web browser & an internet connection)


One more thing, last year the writers here in androidcentral were doing "most used apps of 2011" & joshua mentioned a couple of apps he uses for practice & tuning musical instruments, check the link :


Josh's most-used apps of 2011 | Android Central

If I came across anything useful, I let you know