Four Features We Want To See In Android (And How To Get Them)

Google didn’t announce a new version of Android at Google I/O, its annual developer conference last week, leaving our devices feeling sad and unloved. Android 4.3 may still be on the way soon, but for now, here’s what we wish Google had announced — and how you can get many of these features right now.


Mackup Backs Up And Syncs Your Application Settings Across Macs

Mac: When you’re setting up a new computer, one of the most time-consuming tasks is customising all your software and tweaingk application settings. Mackup is a utility that backs up your application settings to Dropbox so you can easily migrate them between computers.


BarTab-Inspired Chrome Extension FooTab Boosts Browser’s Startup Speed

BarTab is a popular add-on for Firefox, preventing tabs from a previous session from loading until you activate them. Anyone who keeps 20+ tabs open knows the primordial sadness of watching one’s browser struggle with the load of restoring such a large number of tabs simultaneously. Now, Chrome users can enjoy the benefits of the add-on with an extension called FooTab.


Twipster Strips Twitter’s Cluttered Interface Down To The Essentials

Safari/Chrome: If Twitter’s web interface is a little too busy for your liking, Twipster converts it into a minimal and responsive list of tweets, with none of the clutter.


‘Self-Delusion Is One Of The Greatest Inventions In Human History’

At some point you’ve been told to fake it ’til you make it, and that’s because with a little effort you can delude yourself into believing — and then becoming — whatever you hope to be. As A.J. Jacobs, author of Drop Dead Healthy, points out in this quote, we’re a lot more flexible and less stubborn than we may think.


Evernote’s Missing Feature: How To Add Reminders To Your Notes

Even though Google Now offers convenient time and location-based reminders and there are approximately a gazillion to-do apps you can use, if you’re a die-hard Evernote user, you probably still crave this one missing feature: The ability to set reminders on your notes. Here’s how to get those sorely missing alerts.


Tabman Turns Your Chrome Tabs Into An Easy-To-Browse List

Chrome: Having too many tabs open is a pretty common problem that has all kinds of solutions. Tabman is yet another one of those solutions, but instead of trying to organise your tabs, it merely shows them to you in a list that’s easy to browse and reorder.


Grab Notes App Bluenote For $0.99 And Monitor Manager Multimon For $1.99

Mac: Two great Mac apps are on sale at a deep discount today. The secure note-taking app Bluenote is just $0.99, on sale from $10.49 and the multiple monitor manager Multimon is on sale for $1.99 from $10.49.


Hoverboard.io Builds Beautiful Landing Pages That Highlight Your Work

If you have work to showcase and you don’t want a nameplate site that looks like everyone else’s, try Hoverboard.io. It’s brand new, is completely free, and looks fantastic. It’s also built for writers, developers and makers who want to show off their social profiles, Github projects, blog posts and work experience.


Remember The ‘Sometimes, Always, Never’ Rule When Wearing A Suit Coat

Most men’s suit jackets have three buttons down the front. Leave them all unbuttoned and you look informal. Button them all and you look like a schoolboy in his first suit or a school uniform. So which should you button and which stay open? This rule is easy to remember: “Sometimes, Always, Never” from top to bottom.


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