I've been using the transformer for almost two months. I'm going to make this review very simple and brief, in the form of lists. I'm coming from a background of using a PC for about 14 years, Mac for 4, android phone for 2, and very briefly linux distros. The current iteration of the OS is Honeycomb 3.2.
What I love about the Transformer, above other competitors.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Transformer Hubs
A couple of days ago I came upon a design method/layout called "Hubs".
The idea is to designate the various homescreens under categories, such as "Media", "Office", "Library", etc. After working out a few problems with the various widgets, I've finally got a look that I like, and can spend less time on appearance, and more time on useful activities. Credit for the concept and help goes to the people at xda-developers.
The screens in order from left to right are:
If someone wants to try this, it should work on any android tablet.
The programs I used were:
Here's a brief summary of what I did. (Everything is explained in greater detail in the forum post I linked to above.)
The idea is to designate the various homescreens under categories, such as "Media", "Office", "Library", etc. After working out a few problems with the various widgets, I've finally got a look that I like, and can spend less time on appearance, and more time on useful activities. Credit for the concept and help goes to the people at xda-developers.
The screens in order from left to right are:
If someone wants to try this, it should work on any android tablet.
The programs I used were:
- ADWLauncher EX (and some free themes, purely for their icon sets)
- Multipicture Live wallpaper (for the changing wallpapers)
- Minimalistic text (for the hub names)
- Beautiful widgets (for the weather forecast)
- Elixir (for system stats and wifi toggle)
Here's a brief summary of what I did. (Everything is explained in greater detail in the forum post I linked to above.)
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