
Best οf thе Rest: Jordan’s picks fοr 2011
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Easily Screenshot an Entire Webpage with Skitch [Mac Downloads]
Skitch, the popular screenshotting tool for Mac, has a very cool webpage feature that might not be evident just by using it. I know I’ve been using Skitch for nearly four years and never discovered that you can easily drag a URL from your browser onto Skitch [...]
You Don’t Need All Those Chargers: How to Consolidate Your Extra Bricks and Still Power Your Gadgets [Power]
Every new device you buy seems to come with its own charging brick and cable—which is good, until you have a drawer full of them in your office, or wind up having to pack a dozen charging [...]
Start Microsoft Office Programs Without the Splash Screen [Annoyances]
If you’re sick of staring at that Microsoft Word or Excel splash screen every time you start up the program, this little trick will keep it from popping up before the main window. More »
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Top 10 Tools for Finding and Moving into a Great New Home [Lifehacker Top 10]
Whether you want to rent or buy, finding a new home can be pretty tough without a little help. Thanks to the internet, that help is freely available. There are tons of tips and tools that can help make [...]
Audiobook Cutter Pares Down Lengthy Audio Files Into Customized Segments [Windows Downloads]
Windows: As a frequent audiobook and podcast listener I find that most of the time long audio files of an hour or more aren’t terrible to deal with until you lose your place and try to find it again while driving or running. Usually [...]
WatchMe Is a Desktop Timer that Keeps Track of Multiple Alarms at Once [Windows Downloads]
Windows: Unfortunately, few of us have the luxury of only keeping track of one thing at a time. There are plenty of great timers available to help you keep track of how long you’ve been working or when you need [...]
Google unveils new Android design standards website
Google has let loose a new section of their Android developer portal — Android Design. It's a site full of tools and suggestions to help application developers build apps that look and feel alike, following a sort of a style guide from the folks at Mountain View. Things like [...]
CES 2012 – Samsung’s Smart Window is pretty amazing
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No, it's not exactly Android related but it's too freaking cool not to post it! Soon, we shall be living in the world of Minority Report, and this "Smart Window" technology Samsung has at CES 2012 is going to [...]
How Apple iBooks needs to compete with Amazon: KDP Select
Amazon has trailblazed; Apple has followed. Apple’s iBooks program currently allows authors to self-publish ebooks. Authors create their own business built around iTunes Connect, just as they do for self-published apps.
So where does Apple have room to improve? What follows is the first of several posts [...]
Kindle Fire Impacted Apple’s iPad Sales in December
It’s the post you have all been waiting for (okay, maybe not all of you): analysts such as Morgan Keegan’s Tavis McCourt are predicting that the successful sales performance of Amazon’s Kindle Fire has negatively impacted Apple’s iPad sales. McCourt originally predicted sales of 19 million units and [...]
Android Game Review: Dead Space
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Ed. note: The game was sideloaded on a Toshiba Thrive, as it doesn't natively install from the Android Market.
Oh, boy, here we go again. One man stranded on a spaceship? Been there. Hordes of Necromorphs? Done that. On Android? Well now, slow down there, Ace. Now [...]
Weather Underground for Android
Weather Underground has long been a go-to source for weather information online. And now, finally, we have a proper Weather Underground Android app.
The main view is a nicely laid out three-panel screen. The top section shows the current temperature, "feels like" temp, wind speed and direction, humidity and a thumbnail image of [...]