Do I Really Need All of Those Apps?

Hmmm...what to choose, what to choose? Wow! Look at that one! It actually will show you where your flight is over the Atlantic Ocean! Ooooh, and that one can make your smart phone into a walkie-talkie! Oh, man, now would you look at that? Who the heck needs one that will actually act like an air guitar?

How is a person supposed to choose from all these apps?

The answer is you're not supposed to choose from all those apps because you don't need all those apps. Seriously, dude.

For all you gadget heads, mobile maniacs and tablet tornadoes allow me to give one bit of advice: Just because a person makes an app does not mean that you have download that app.

Apps Are Like Food

Just like food, you grab the apps that you like and that you actually need or can use. You don't around the grocery and start throwing food into your cart just because it's there or because someone else is buying it do you? Then why would you do the same thing with your apps?

I can't tell you the amount of times I've seen someone download an app and play with it for a while because it's cool only to start collecting electronic dust and take up gigabytes for the rest of the time because it never held any real value except its initial novelty and "neatness." I've done it. Heck, I still don't use my Android QR scanner app, but I've convinced myself that someday it will come in handy or save my life.

Get YOUR apps when YOU need them

I think that this is best strategy for getting apps. Don't download one just because your friend has it and you think that it's the coolest thing ever. Remember, that air guitar is going to get on every last nerve in the office eventually and you don't want to be the target of the hate when it manifests.

As you find yourself in situations and you seem at a loss-then you can search the Android Market for an app that will help service your needs. There are apps like TripAdvisor, Facebook, Twitter, Fooducate, Pandora and your banking app that will come in real handy. Then there are others that you may use only once in a while like FlightTracker, World of Goo (it's a game and it's addicting!), and The Elf Advent Calendar.

And there are other apps that you'll have you don't really need or use, like my QR scanner. Those are the apps you don't really need.

Ken Muise is an Android Market fanatic and runs a blog which reviews Android Market apps.

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