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Originally Posted by kgoings
Add me to the list of new Droid owners....
What apps have you installed?
Google Scoreboard was the first for me, it is also a widget.
Pandora, and a couple free games.
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WAAAAAAAAAAY to many (started to make it a little unstable).
I'm slowly going through and removing em. Here's a list tho of some of the ones I consider essential. I got the phone primarily for business - it HAD to keep my busy calendar and tasks in order. This, my top apps all are in that category.
www.androlib.com lets you browse on your COMPUTER.
"Barcode scanner" cause it kicks ass. And you can scan the 3d QR code on androlib for a quick jump to the page in your phone.
"pure calendar" (not the grid one) - lets me fill one of my home screens with a detailed calendar agenda for multiple days and multiple color coded calendars, all meshed into one view.
"remember the milk" - only works if you have a pro rmilk.com account. (or a 15 day trial). LOVE their service. Widgit is a little disappointing because the widgit is only one size (3x3), HOWEVER the app itself is GREAT nd gives me full control.
"TasKiller" is essential for KILLING running tasks. just open it up, and tap the task to kill it. HIGHLY recommended you do that from time to time to free up memory and if you have say, the maps and GPS running, you'll save some battery was well.
currently using
"task manger 1.10.9" to switch between open apps. Not fully thrilled with it yet, still looking for better.
"Open Home" is a great home screen replacement app that will give you 7 home screens instead of just 3. To find it, you'll need to search for
"open home -skins -skin" (YES, you can use search operators)
"google voice" app, cause I have and use gvoice for things like international calls. Really awesome, you can tell it to use google voice for all international calls. Then just dial your contact number like normal, and the phone will automatically connect you through your google voice account!!!
"Astro" is a file manager that will let you browse the SD card and poke around different places.
"sound grenade" because, well... because yes.
"Shazam" so you can find that song you're looking for. just play a few seconds of it into the mic and it will find the name for you... with frightening accuracy.
"Nimbuzz" for chatting on IM (nice interface, supports damned near anything). Just a tad buggy on the Droid, but it doesnt inhibit the program functionality.
"Mother TED" app for viewing TED videos. BRILLIANT minds and stuff in there, great if you want to kill some time and actually learn something
"bubble" turn your phone into an instant bubble leveler.
"twidgit lite" for putting a twitter feed on my desktop
"aTrackDog" will scan your apps, then scan the marketplace and match version numbers to alert you if there is an update available for your app.
"Amazon" app for quick price checks
"pandora" for tunes
"better keyboard" (again, search using
-skin to find it). I picked it up because I wanted a keyboard with
QW ER TY UI OP functionality for one handed portrait typing, and the droid does not come with one. It's also got better predictive behavior. I would prefer
"TouchPal" from
CooTek, but it's not released yet, probably be another month.
There's some other misc. apps on there that I have had time to flush out and test yet... but that should get you started 
here's some more info:
web access to the android marketplace
http://www.androlib.com
calendar widgits
http://androidforums.com/motorola-dr...ar-widget.html
keyboard replacement
http://androidforums.com/android-app...l-release.html
http://www.cootek.com/
big ass list of apps
http://phandroid.com/2009/11/06/50-a...-droid-owners/
screen protector discussion
http://androidforums.com/motorola-dr...rotectors.html
PS: don't be afraid to buy an app -- if you don't like it and take it off within a short time frame (24 or 48 hours) you get a refund, automatically