T101.9 - Mobile Apps |
Mobile Apps are small software programs that are downloaded onto phones and tablets.
One thing that is confusing about mobile apps is that
Basically an App (short for Application, short for Software Application) is a small program that can be designed to do just about anything that a mobile phone, tablet or website can do...
As an experienced cloud software developer one thing I find interesting is that while they use many of the same programming languages I'm familiar with, they use frameworks and programming ecosystems that are very different from website development. As such, my background into the true details of how they are programmed is in fact limited at this time.
The list of apps is endless but the most valuable Apps for me include:
Chromebook Apps
In one sense the Chromebook is like an Ipad with a keyboard. In another, it's more like a laptop without a local hard drive. There is an app store for Chromebooks but the apps are nothing like they are for the Ipad. The selection is far smaller and most that I'm aware of are more use and optimization oriented than the ipad. Part of that has to do with the fact the Chromebook doesn't have all the cameras and sensors on it the Ipad has.
One thing that is confusing about mobile apps is that
- some simply provide information
- others provide local storage of data
- others aggregate data without user info
- others are a portal to stream audio and video
- and yet others are extensions of web based database systems and Cloud Software.
Basically an App (short for Application, short for Software Application) is a small program that can be designed to do just about anything that a mobile phone, tablet or website can do...
As an experienced cloud software developer one thing I find interesting is that while they use many of the same programming languages I'm familiar with, they use frameworks and programming ecosystems that are very different from website development. As such, my background into the true details of how they are programmed is in fact limited at this time.
The list of apps is endless but the most valuable Apps for me include:
- Banking - Bank of America (the dark forces have the best IT)
- Cloud Drive -- Google Drive
- Cloud Backup -- Crash Plan
- Credit Card Payment Processing -- Square
- Location Services -- Around Me
- Music -- Pandora
- Office Suite -- Google Sheets, Google Docs
- Password Vault -- LastPass, Keeper
- PDF Scanner -- JotNot
- Social Media -- Facebook, Twitter
- Photo Management -- PhotoSynch
- Podcast -- The Higher Side Chats
- Retail -- Amazon, Home Depot
Chromebook Apps
In one sense the Chromebook is like an Ipad with a keyboard. In another, it's more like a laptop without a local hard drive. There is an app store for Chromebooks but the apps are nothing like they are for the Ipad. The selection is far smaller and most that I'm aware of are more use and optimization oriented than the ipad. Part of that has to do with the fact the Chromebook doesn't have all the cameras and sensors on it the Ipad has.