TimerAndroid - Running apps at certain times

I have described my blog as mostly photography related and I think it is. Today I will discuss a cool android app call TimerAndroid. And it doesn't have much to do with photography.

Background: I wanted to be able to turn the bluetooth network on/off at certain times of the day automatically. I have voice sync in my auto, and I wanted to turn on bluetooth during my morning and evening rides to work. I wanted to do this automatically.  I didn't want to leave the bluetooth option on all the time because of the battery drain.

I found the an app called TimerAndroid which will do just that. I am able to set the blue tooth function to come on at 6:00AM and off at 7:00AM. Then I also set it to come on at 4:00PM and go off at 5:00PM. And it works. Did I mention it is a free app? How cool is that?

It is relatively easy to program. You add an entry for a given time, and then choose on or off. So to have something on from 4:00 to 5:00 requires 2 entrys, one for on at 4:00 and another for off at 5:00. It works great.

IO Gear Bluetooth Adapter - GBU421 R

I recently purchased a Polaroid POGO photo printer. It prints 2"x3" photos via a camera or Bluetooth. The Bluetooth on my Android phone didn't work. But I wanted to print from my computer anyway. So I bought the IO Gear Bluetooth Adapter #GBU421 R from NewEgg.com. After loading the driver and installing the device I was able to print to the POGO from my computer. You cannot add the POGO as a printer in Windows 7. However, you can "SEND" the print to Bluetooth which will send the photo to the POGO printer. Pretty cool. I also am able to transfer files from my Android phone back and forth between the computer and phone using the Bluetooth adapter. I have only had the adapter a couple of days but I have had no problem with it so far. It is tiny, so don't drop it.