Mobile Defense – A MUST HAVE! – If you lose your phone or if it gets stolen, you can log on through the web and lock your phone, send a message to the screen, track it in real time using the gps on a interactive map.  You can also backup and wipe your phone if needed. https://www.mobiledefense.com/

Coin flip – sometimes you have to settle things by flipping a coin, don’t have a coin, no problem.

Automatic Task Killer – automatically stops programs after your phone goes to sleep, real nice program to keep the phone from slowing down.

aTrackDog - helps track if there are updates to the apps you have installed on your droid.  Only problem I have with it, is sometimes the update is not released in the market yet so you have to wait to upgrade.

Coin flip – sometimes you have to settle things by flipping a coin, don’t have a coin, no problem.

Barcode Scanner – wondering if you are paying the lowest price?  Scan the bar code and find out.

Compass – Sometimes you need to know which way you are heading.

Shopper – Google has just realeased their app called Shopper, downloaded but not much experience with it yet.

Where’s My Droid - nice little program that lets you send a text to your phone that will turn the ringer on if it was off and ring for a period of time so you can find your phone.

Google Voice – while this program is still being developed I like the fact that it will transcribe my voicemails into an email and/or text message so I can just read them.  Thats a real nice feature if you are already  on the phone when someone calls, you still get the message, however if the person leaving the message doesn’t speak clearly or speaks too fast google will grey the words out so you know they might not be the exact words that were said.  Also another nice feature of this is that I can label my contacts in different groups such as family, co-workers, clients which allows me to record a different greeting for each group.  Allows me to stay professional when clients call my mobile phone.  Make sure your carrier does not charge you for conditional call forwarding if you use google voice this way.  Currently I use sprint and they started allowing this for free as of November 09.

Google My Tracks – if you are one who likes to exercise outside, this seems to be a nice program to track running times an routes.  I have been waiting for it to get warmer outside to try this one out, but I am also sure you can use it for other applications.  Make sure gps is turned on.

Google Sky Map – just simply amazing, you have download this turn it on while outside on a clear night and hold your phone above your head like you were looking at the stars.  Make sure your gps is on.

Google Talk –  nice that this is integrated into the system, super easy to use, only downfall is that not all of my friends use google talk.

Sodoku free – enough said

Metal Detector -  not sure how this works or what I would use it for, but its fun to play with.

Magic 8-ball -  just a fun little app bringing back the good times with the magic 8-ball

PdaNet –  nice app with software you install on your computer allows you to use the internet connection on your phone to power your computer. Works perfectly if you don’t want to pay the extra for a mobile internet card.  make sure you have unlimited data plan on your phone. http://www.junefabrics.com/android/index.php

Ringdroid or Mabilo Ringtones – pretty sweet little ringer app if you like to add songs and things as custom ringer to your favorite contacts.

Sound Grenade – if you just want to annoy your dog or anyone else who hates high pitched noises

Radar Now – pulls a big live radar map from wherever your gps tells it you are so you can see where the storm is.

Toddler Lock – if you have kids, and they love to play with your phone a great app to have.  Just be careful, now all my daughter wants to do is play with my phone because of this app.

Jewels – like a bejeweled game

Ustream Broadcaster - shoot an publish live video right from your phone with an internet connection.  you can also shoot video and upload it later.  They also have programs you can download to your desktop to edit an publish other videos, pretty sweet. http://www.ustream.tv/

Proximity Sensor - if you don’t have one built in on your phone, this is a nice little app that keeps your face from doing stuff while talking on the phone.  It uses the light sensor in your phone to know when it is being held up to your face.  I have the HTC Hero right now and love this app because of the lack of a real proximity sensor.

gStrings – if you like guitars, play one on your phone.

Pandora – a nice little music app

Grooveshark – If you liked Pandora and were considering paying the $3 a month, I suggest you check out grooveshark.  Much easier to find music and a lot faster on the web.  If you do upgrade to VIP you can pay $30 for the year instead of $36 for Pandora and also get access to a desktop version and an app for your android.  Biggest downfall is that you can’t use the android app unless you upgrade to VIP, which I think will really cut down on the users who will try grooveshark.  To the grooveshark peeps, consider a free app with ads, you might find a new revenue stream!

iTriage – just like webmd.com but on your phone.

Spark – another app my daughter loves

Steamy Windows – wipe the screen and blow into the microphone to watch your window steam up and water beads run down the screen.

Teeter -  fun little game to kill some time.

and last but not least:

Fartdroid – because sometimes you need to be 8 again!

According to their research, their research on the search terms reflects pretty accurate results about two weeks before the CDC releases their reports.  Interesting huh?

find more information here: Google Flu Trends

PREP TIME 15 Min
COOK TIME 30 Min
READY IN 45 Min

Receipe below makes 4 servings.

1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon ground coriander
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 (14 ounce) can light coconut milk
1 bunch chopped fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS

1. In a medium bowl, mix the cumin, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander. Place the chicken in the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and rub on all sides with the spice mixture.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken in the skillet. Cook 10 to 15 minutes on each side, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove from heat and set aside.
3. Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet. Cook and stir the onion, ginger, jalapeno peppers, and garlic 5 minutes, or until tender. Mix in the tomatoes and continue cooking 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in the coconut milk. Serve over the chicken. Garnish with the parsley.

After we prepare the meal, I will update the blog with the country this recipe came from. Enjoy!

For them every week or so they dedicated one night where one of them would pick a country and get some take out from that type of cuisine, and bring it home for dinner.   It sounded like a good idea to help fill that hole of date night, but if you know me I always have to put a twist on things.

I decided that Bree and I could take that idea and make it a more involved process.  I then decided that Bree and I could pick a country and plan an meal from that country.  Ever other week or so, we would prepare the meal together and experience some new cuisines.  The catch was we could not tell the other person what country it was from until we were eating the finished product.  Not only was the idea exciting because we were trying new things, we would be doing it together.  Spending that quality time together that gets lost with the shuffle of being a business owner and new parents.

So there it is, Around The World date night was born.  I will post the recipies as we are able to prepare them, and I welcome you to try them with us.  Feel free to comment and review the different dishes that have been selected.

If you have any experiences with any international recipes, please feel free to share, since we are just searching on the net for new ideas.

Enjoy!