Free App Friday: Working With Google
Posted 06/03/2011 at 11:30am
| by Florence Ion
You may not be privy to the world of Android (or even interested in learning its ways), but you can't deny that you don't utilize Google just a little bit (a tiny bit, even) on your own phone. Stop being so bashful about the habit and give in! Here are three free apps to help reinforce your Google habit with your iOS device or Mac, and three more reasons why Google's services still play a heavy party in our daily lives.
The notion of that is kind of scary, by the way. But we'll deal.
Mac
Mailbox

If you're big on using Gmail, Mailbox is a great, barebones mail tool for sending and receiving messages. It's free, without any bugs or advertisements, and the interface is easy to use. Anyway, enjoy the screenshot of my inbox.

iPhone
Panoramio
Got a picture to share of a beautiful place you just visited? Panoramio lets you upload and share your photos with the world--literally. You photo will then show up on Google Earth and Google Maps as photo layers, where other users can admire your photography and the displayed scene.

iPad
Road Tripper
Taking a road trip this summer? Use your iPad to map out your route with Road Tripper. It uses Google Maps to help you add points for the particular places you wish to visit and it's automatically saved for future reference.
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