Five favorite free tools for Android

iSyncr for PC

iSyncr for Mac

- Versions available for Windows and Mac.

- Run it from the SD card.

- Automatically opens iTunes.

- Pick things from iTunes to sync to your phone.

BatteryTime Lite

- Shows you the status of your battery.

- Gives you an idea of how much power you have for various tasks.

- Can use it in widget mode.

- Download widgets to suit your tastes.

AndroZip

- Good all around file manager.

- Lets you navigate the Android file system.

- You can work with compressed files.

- Create new folders.

- Manage applications and processes.

Advanced Task Killer

- Makes it easy to free up memory on your phone.

- It shows you all the applications that are running.

- Tap Kill All Applications and the program goes back to the screen of the phone.

- Go back in the program and you'll see that all the stuff that was open but that didn't need to be, is gone.

Chrome to Phone

= Comes built-in with Android 2.2 "Froyo".

- Can also be downloaded.

- You also have to install the extension into Firefox or Chrome.

- You can send links to your phones browser.

- Pass on YouTube links.

- Send Google Maps links and it opens Google Maps on the phone!