I use AirDroid to install content on my phones and tablets. It's the easiest way to install music, photos and movies on your Android.

I use DU Meter to display realtime download speeds so I can tell if my device is actually doing something, or just frozen up.

I use Chrome, because it's the best mobile browser out there. Plus when you log into your account, it syncs bookmarks, passwords, and history with the desktop version of Chrome, which is the best desktop browser out there!

If you're still using POP-based mail, you need to give that up. Check ANY email box using Gmail and gain access everywhere! Desktop, iPad, Android phone... whatever. Mail is always accessible and searchable with Google-based search.

We use Drive for documents, spreadsheets - heck, even to write the Geek Beat shows and share them among our team.

Google Reader organizes all of the feeds from my favorite websites for reading on the go.

I've also got the Twitter, Facebook and Hootsuite apps installed, and I check them all occasionally but Google+ is my favorite by far.

Our entire team uses a Skype group chat as an internal message board, plus you've seen us use Skype on Geek Beat interviews with CEOs and celebrities. But I even use the mobile version to make calls over WiFi and to chat.

We also use GroupMe, especially when traveling and at places like CES. It allows a group of people to all instantly chat and message each other. Skype bought 'em a while back, but even Skype can't match GroupMe's simplicity and immediacy.

Evernote is another essential business tool. You can use it for free, but we pay for the upgraded account which allows us to share notes with team members. It's great for bookmarking stories for the shows, or for organizing to-dos and all kinds of stuff.

One app I can't function without is 1Password, the password manager. I run it on my desktop to store all of my tough passwords and secure documents, and they sync up with my cell phone so I always have 'em with me.

Closely related in this case is Dropbox. 1Password actually stores all my passwords on Dropbox, and the Android app just keeps them up to date automatically in the background somehow. It's like magic.

The Revo Mobile app is one you might not have expected! We have a Revo camera system installed at the Livid Lobster HQ, and their app lets Cali or I see what is happening on all the cameras at any time, and from anywhere!

Speaking of watching video, I really do have Netflix installed on every device I own. Netflix has literally changed my life.

I've also got the the Redbox app installed for those times I need to find a movie on DVD or Blu-ray to rent. You can't beat $1 rentals anywhere, anytime.

The Internet Movie Database is the definitive guide to movies as far as I'm concerned. I don't waste my time on anything rated below 5 for the most part, and a really high rating will almost guarantee I'll watch it even if I don't think it sounds that interesting.

Pandora is basically the only source of music in my life any more. And it works flawlessly even when we travel around the country streaming off our cell phone and piped into the car stereo.

And I use the Sonos app to play that music through a house full of Sonos speakers.

Sometimes a song comes on that I'd like to sing along to, and when that happens I fire up Shazam. Not only does it recognize any song you throw at it, but it can pull up the lyrics for most including a mode where the lyrics play in real time with the music. It's amazing.

Finally, if you've got any digital copies of movies on a home computer you should be running the Plex app on that computer to turn it into a server. And for $5 the Android or iOS Plex apps let you stream those movies either over your home network or through the Internet. Yep. I can watch my own movie collection from anywhere I can get bandwidth. Isn't technology great?

When its time to hop on a WiFi network, WiFi Analyzer lets me see if anything is nearby. And better yet, I use it to see how crowded the airwaves are when setting up a new access point.

Combine WiFi Analyzer with the Speedtest.net app for Android and you'll be able to know definitively how your network's performing.

As you guys know, I travel a lot. So the American Airlines app is permanently installed on my desktop, and it's one of the few apps that is actually better than the full website!

The Hotels.com app is also quite good, and we book all our rooms through them because for every 10 room nights you earn a free one.

While we're on the road we use Yelp to figure out where to eat. Heck, I even use it around town in Dallas because we've got so many restaurants it's impossible to keep up with them all.

My wife'll tell you I spend money like it's water. And nothing helps me spend it faster than the Amazon Mobile app.

If I can't find what I'm looking for on Amazon, I fire up eBay.

My final fallback is Craigslist, though that's like shopping in a flea market.

A couple of other surprisingly good shopping apps are the WalMart and Sam's Club apps! Actually, they're fantastic. You can look up a product and it'll tell you exactly which store it's in near you.

I've only got one widget installed on my desktop. It's the LED Light widget, and it may be the most useful thing on an Android device. Download the LED Light app, and the widget comes with it.

I may be a little biased, but I can't live without Woopra on my desktop, my iPad, or my Android devices. Jad, Elie and the rest of the Woopra team just keep making Web Analytics better and better.

Flick Golf is a fun little golf game that lets you flick the screen to tee off, and then flick it to control your golf ball while it's in the air. It's just hard enough to be challenging, but not so hard that it's no fun.

Angry Birds. All of them. Rio, Space, Star Wars. I've got all of them, and not only on Android, but iOS and even Chrome, Roku... basically anywhere I can get it.

Where's My Water is a Disney game about a spoiled little alligator who really love to play in the tub. But you've got to get the water turned on for him. Its good for all ages, though the levels get increasingly more difficult as you go.

Where's My Perry. I can't believe I have two Disney apps. I don't even have kids! But Perry is a platypus who happens to be a secret agent. You have to help him accomplish his missions.

Solitaire. I've tried a ton of them, but to be honest I don't have a favorite. If anyone knows of a really good one please let me know.

Finally, I've got a 2-year-old niece. I must have downloaded 50 apps to try and entertain her, but only Kids Preschool Puzzle did the trick. She doesn't want anything to do with other kids' games, but this one keeps her quiet for hours.