Trevor Dobrygoski

Trevor spends his days showing people how to be more productive while mobile, building WordPress sites for small businesses, coaching and doing administrative tasks for a local travel soccer club.

Recent Posts

3 Android Applications To Take Control Of Who Can Call You

call-blocking-introPeople are using their phones more and more as their everything device. It does everything except gives them a bath. One of the things you may feel you have no control over is who can call or message you. Taking control of your phone is a little more than managing your contacts.

What if you decide to change your phone number and the person who had it before you signed up for all kinds of services to text message information to them? Or maybe they had a lot of bill collectors or a persistent ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend? All of these are pretty realistic things that can happen.
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Keep Focused: An All-In-One Time Management App [Windows]

keep-focused-introYou only have 168 hours in a week. How you manage your days really makes the difference in how much you get done. I know people who think just because they are physically at work that they are working hard at their job (Insert buzzer noise here). Wrong answer. You need to be able to fit all of your tasks in AND complete them. Keep Focused is a small application that lets you manage your tasks easily, one at a time.
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Facebook Introduces New Timeline Apps

facebook-timeline-apps-introPeople like to talk about who they are and what they like. Facebook is giving people another way to show their friend what their interest are. Adding apps to your Timeline is pretty new, but there are quite the variety of apps to add.

Some may see this as adding clutter, others may see it as way to add more personalization. Others yet will see it as another reason to make Facebook their main social hub. Whatever the reason, here is how to add Apps to your Facebook Timeline.
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4 More Distraction Deterring Android Apps To Increase Your Productivity

android-productivity-introWhile working on mobile, you need to be able to be efficient. There are a lot of distractions out there; your Android phone can even be one of them. By adding a few applications, you can increase your productivity and lower distractions.

When you are in a meeting or at a lunch with a client, you don’t really want to be focused on what your phone is doing. You should focus on what you need rather than wasting time playing on Facebook.

Here are a few Android applications to help you manage your distractions and be more productive.
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Organize Your Digital Life Easily With My Life Organized

mlo-introWith the new year comes resolutions. I myself have made a few that I am working to keep. Some people I know have vowed to be more organized. Having an Android phone can make getting your digital life more organized if you let it.

My Life Organized is a cool little Android application that lets you treat your life like a project. Think of MLO as a to-do list on steroids. Let me explain.
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8 Android Apps To Help You Manage Your Money

android money apps-introMost people are bad about knowing where their money goes. This probably means you are nickel and diming yourself out of having a savings account. If this sounds like you, here are some finance applications for Android.

The key to keeping track of where your money is being spent, is using the tool you choose regularly. Having a money managing tool on your mobile is a great way to get in the habit. Below is a list of some money managing apps for your Android device.
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Easy Access To Your Android Phone From The Web

androidonweb-introWhen you jump back and forth from a computer and your Android phone all day long, it is an inconvenience and a distraction to need to keep looking at your phone just to see who the SMS was from. Accessing your Android phone from the web is the logical route.

Androidonweb.com is a free application to help you manage the activities you would normally do on your phone. Using Androidonweb, you can access your photo gallery, SMS messages, contacts and your phone’s location.
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6 Lesser Known Android Home Screen Launchers

android launcher-introThere are a lot of home screen launchers available in the Android Market. There are some very popular launchers we have talked about here on MTE. Go Launcher EX, Nemus Launcher and the ever popular ADW. Below I tried to list some lesser known home screen replacement launchers for you to try out.
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How to Find Data Hogging Applications in Android

onavo-logoMany mobile carriers are limiting your data plan. If you are a bulk data user, you will be paying more. Some of you may not even know how close you are coming to your data limit. Onavo can help you track your data AND weed out the applications that are eating up your data.
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Best Of Android Apps 2011

android-market-thumbOver the course of 2011, the Android Market has exploded with growth. The Market has reached over 10 Billion downloads and is gaining momentum by the day. Because of all the growth in for the Android OS, it can be difficult to find the most best applications for your needs. Below is a list of the most heavily downloaded applications in 2011.
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