So, as I mentioned before – this is my very first cell phone.  While you might think that all the features and gizmos added to it might draw me away from using it, having never had a cell phone before, it actually makes the experience more comfortable for me.  Thus far, I have it set up to check my e-mail for me, browse through my RSS feed subscriptions and I also have is synced up with my personal calendars. 

The actual phone functionalities are pretty nice too.  The call quality is clear on both sides, and while it might still be early – Verizon has been a fantastic cell phone provider to work with.  I get almost a perfect 3G signal for my entire area here – and that is pretty tough to find out in the boondocks of Texas.

The only annoyance I have been able to put my finger on thus far, is the built in Facebook integration.  To get the full effect of it, you have to add all your Facebook friends to your contact list.  Now, while I might enjoy my Facebook buddies – chances are I will actually call a slim majority of you all. Some people might also  not like the size, cause it is a little bigger than your average cell phone – but not me. It is comfortable to use for people with big hands.

Take it from me that the Droid X is a great phone for a newbie to the cell phone world and I look forward to bringing you more information, tips and tricks as I learn how to get the most out of it myself.

1. Firefox
   It has been my Web browser for year, and unless they do something extremely crazy – don’t think I’ll be moving away for one of the other browsers anytime soon.
2. NoteTab Pro
   NoteTab Pro is another program I have been using forever and have never found anything better. Three reasons I love it are: basic text editing, spell checker and word count. If your a text editor without those three don’t bother me.
3. WinRAR
   Out of all the zipping and un-zipping tools out there, I think WinRAR does the best job and stays out of my way unless I need it. Good stuff all around.
4. VLC Media Player
   I mainly have this one loaded up to play all the wacky video downloaded from the Web that doesn’t play right in your standard video players.
5. CoreFTP Lite
   I am not deeply in love with this FTP client – but it does the job without choking much. If I could find a better client – I’d probably use it instead. Alternatives welcome!
6. Audacity
   A must have for any podcast that is working with a $3 budget. Totally free and easy to use even for a beginner in the audio editing arena.
7. CDBurnerXP Pro 3
   Toss out your old CD burning software because you no longer need it. CDBurnerXP Pro 3 does for free what some of the other burning packages can’t even get done for $50 or more.
8. XNeat Windows Manager
   This is one I just ran across not too long ago. It allows you to hide things on your taskbar, send anything to the tray, show and hide windows, and a heck of a lot more.
9. Foxit Reader
   Adobe can bite my Web hosting butt. Foxit Reader gives me a PDF reader that doesn’t ask to update itself every five minutes with crap I don’t need. Thank you Foxit!
10. OpenOffice.org
    Anybody who says you can’t live day to day inside of Open Office is wrong. For me, at least – it does what it needs to do when I need it to do something. Usually I only use it for editing and creating invoices though so maybe I’m not the spokesperson they are looking for.

What about you? What do you think of these suggestions – or can you suggest a replacement for one? Let me know and make sure to leave some links for them as well.