phone apps for shop use

[Thomas Crawford]

Apps I use in the shop:

Spotify
PCalc
Overcast
Audible
Apple TV remote

[Mike Kees]

As a carpenter I have the " Construction master" calculator app on my phone. Used to buy the calculators and broke,stepped on ,dropped to many. The app was cheaper than a new calculator and I always have it with me. I use it in the shop quite a bit,mostly adding imperial dimensions.

[Joe Calhoon]

Same for me Mike, Construction Master is my most used app. Quite a while ago I tried several woodworking apps but found them mostly useless.

[Jim Tobias]

I use on occasion the following: Golden Ratio Calculator, Handyman Calculator, Metrics Conversion, TimeSheet, Time Recording, Woodworking Utilities
They all have something that I have used.....they also have a lot more that I have never used.

Jim

[Jim Becker]

I guess that I should also add to my previous response that because I have two computers "in" my shop, I don't really need to depend upon my phone for much utility other than, well...phone calls, texts and taking photos most of the time. But that's not the norm for most shops...yet.

[Brian Tymchak]

I've read other posts here in SMC about apps to measure light and sound, which sounds handy for shop lighting and sound mitigation.

[Rich Aldrich]

Rich, you already have it!

Look up "powerline network extender". I have one from Netgear, and it works as advertised. What it does is use the powerlines in your home as a relay. One advert states, "Like a WiFi booster, a Powerline adapter is directly connected to a router via an Ethernet cable. The adapter is then plugged into a power socket, allowing network data to travel via the electrical system into a receiving adapter in another location".

Regards from Perth

Derek

Thanks for the info. I will check it out. I have an intercom that works similar.