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Night Mode Drops Your Phone’s Brightness Far Below Normal Levels

Life

9 years ago

Night Mode Drops Your Phone’s Brightness Far Below Normal Levels

Eric Ravenscraft

Quickr Adds Quick Action Tabs To Android, Makes Multitasking Easy

Life

9 years ago

Quickr Adds Quick Action Tabs To Android, Makes Multitasking Easy

9 years ago

SnapPea’s PhotoSnap Syncs Mobile Photos With Your PC, Instantly

2

Remote Desktop Tool LogMeIn Is No Longer Free

Life

9 years ago

Remote Desktop Tool LogMeIn Is No Longer Free

10

Scribe Copy And Pastes Between Mac And iOS Over Bluetooth

Life

9 years ago

Scribe Copy And Pastes Between Mac And iOS Over Bluetooth

Thorin Klosowski

9 years ago

Gesture Control App Magus Updates With More Commands And Tasker Support

Gapps Manager Gets You The Right Google Apps For Your Rooted Phone

Life

9 years ago

Gapps Manager Gets You The Right Google Apps For Your Rooted Phone

Greenify, The Android Battery Saver, Now Supports Unrooted Phones

Life

9 years ago

Greenify, The Android Battery Saver, Now Supports Unrooted Phones

The Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics App Roots Out Network Problems

9 years ago

The Chrome Connectivity Diagnostics App Roots Out Network Problems

9 years ago

PushBullet Sends Your Phone’s Alerts And Notifications To Your PC

1

Mountain Manages External Volumes From Your Menubar

Life

9 years ago

Mountain Manages External Volumes From Your Menubar

Thorin Klosowski

Convert Everything Seriously Converts Any Unit Of Measurement To Another

Life

9 years ago

Convert Everything Seriously Converts Any Unit Of Measurement To Another

Memory Clean Frees Up Your Mac’s Unused, System-Reserved RAM

Life

9 years ago

Memory Clean Frees Up Your Mac’s Unused, System-Reserved RAM

Adam Dachis

5

How To Turn Any Web Site Into A Menu Bar App

Life

9 years ago

How To Turn Any Web Site Into A Menu Bar App

Thorin Klosowski

Joystick Mapper Makes Your Favourite Mac Gamepad Work With Any App

Life

9 years ago

Joystick Mapper Makes Your Favourite Mac Gamepad Work With Any App

Adam Dachis

1

AppDialer Is A Quick And Easy T9-Style App Launcher For Android

Life

9 years ago

AppDialer Is A Quick And Easy T9-Style App Launcher For Android

KillSpinners Stops Pages From Loading After Set Time

Life

9 years ago

KillSpinners Stops Pages From Loading After Set Time

See Which Safari Tabs Hog System Resources With Activity Monitor

Life

9 years ago

See Which Safari Tabs Hog System Resources With Activity Monitor

Thorin Klosowski

App Ops Brings Individual App Permission Management Back To KitKat

Life

9 years ago

App Ops Brings Individual App Permission Management Back To KitKat

Eric Ravenscraft

2

MrQuery Searches Your Phone, Calls Friends And Opens Apps In Two Taps

Life

9 years ago

MrQuery Searches Your Phone, Calls Friends And Opens Apps In Two Taps

MovieScanner Lists Metadata For All Your Digital Movies

Life

9 years ago

MovieScanner Lists Metadata For All Your Digital Movies

9 years ago

Mute.fm Automatically Mutes Your Music When You Play A Video

Alan Henry

1

Call Popout Turns Incoming Calls Into ‘Chat Heads’

Life

9 years ago

Call Popout Turns Incoming Calls Into ‘Chat Heads’

Mihir Patkar

Disk Diag Quickly Weeds Out Unnecessary Files On Your Mac

Life

9 years ago

Disk Diag Quickly Weeds Out Unnecessary Files On Your Mac

Network Connections Monitors And Logs Your Phone’s Connections

Life

9 years ago

Network Connections Monitors And Logs Your Phone’s Connections

Eric Ravenscraft

PathSync Compares And Syncs Files In Specific Remote Or Local Folders

Life

9 years ago

PathSync Compares And Syncs Files In Specific Remote Or Local Folders

Eric Ravenscraft

2

9 years ago

Switchr Shows Live Previews As You Swipe To Switch Apps

Stay Alive Keeps Your Screen Awake On A Per-App Basis

Life

9 years ago

Stay Alive Keeps Your Screen Awake On A Per-App Basis

Eric Ravenscraft

1

Ultimate Sound Control Can Tweak Every Noise Your Android Phone Makes

Life

9 years ago

Ultimate Sound Control Can Tweak Every Noise Your Android Phone Makes

2

PushBullet Sends Links, Files And Notes To Chrome From Android

Life

9 years ago

PushBullet Sends Links, Files And Notes To Chrome From Android

SoundVolumeView Manages Audio Profiles, Mutes Devices And Applications

Life

9 years ago

SoundVolumeView Manages Audio Profiles, Mutes Devices And Applications

Eric Ravenscraft

App Directory: The Best App Updater For Windows

Life

9 years ago

App Directory: The Best App Updater For Windows

Agent Automates Common Android Tasks

9 years ago

Agent Automates Common Android Tasks

TunnelBear Adds Privacy Protection, Always On Security For PC And Mac

Life

9 years ago

TunnelBear Adds Privacy Protection, Always On Security For PC And Mac

1

Lockwatch Photographs Anyone Who Tries To Unlock Your Phone

Life

9 years ago

Lockwatch Photographs Anyone Who Tries To Unlock Your Phone

18

When You Do (And Don’t) Need A Third-Party Uninstaller

Life

9 years ago

When You Do (And Don’t) Need A Third-Party Uninstaller

4

Screen Controls Adjusts Your Brightness And Timeout On A Per App Basis

Life

9 years ago

Screen Controls Adjusts Your Brightness And Timeout On A Per App Basis

Eric Ravenscraft

Mini Tasker Is A Streamlined But Powerful Automation Tool For Android

Life

9 years ago

Mini Tasker Is A Streamlined But Powerful Automation Tool For Android

Macrorit Scans All Or Part Of Your Hard Drive For Errors

Life

9 years ago

Macrorit Scans All Or Part Of Your Hard Drive For Errors

Eric Ravenscraft

Malware Search Checks Online Security Databases For Text You Highlight

Life

9 years ago

Malware Search Checks Online Security Databases For Text You Highlight

1

Find Out Which Extension Is Eating Up Your Memory In Firefox

Life

9 years ago

Find Out Which Extension Is Eating Up Your Memory In Firefox

Eric Ravenscraft

Types Manages All Of Windows’ File Associations From One Easy Spot

Life

9 years ago

Types Manages All Of Windows’ File Associations From One Easy Spot

Eric Ravenscraft

1

PiCon Gives You Easy Control Over Your Raspberry Pi

9 years ago

PiCon Gives You Easy Control Over Your Raspberry Pi

Thorin Klosowski

NetLive Monitors Network Traffic In Your Notification Drawer

Life

9 years ago

NetLive Monitors Network Traffic In Your Notification Drawer

Shep McAllister

2

Zero Install Downloads, Updates And Runs Apps Without Installing

Life

9 years ago

Zero Install Downloads, Updates And Runs Apps Without Installing

Eric Ravenscraft

DisplayFusion Pro Adds Monitor Splitting And Mouse Control, Is 25% Off

Life

9 years ago

DisplayFusion Pro Adds Monitor Splitting And Mouse Control, Is 25% Off

2

Download Vault Privately Acquires And Stores Files

Life

9 years ago

Download Vault Privately Acquires And Stores Files

Adam Dachis

Open Mic+ Brings The Moto X’s Touchless Control To Any Android Phone

Life

9 years ago

Open Mic+ Brings The Moto X’s Touchless Control To Any Android Phone

HiddeX Selectively Hides Windows From The Desktop And Taskbar

Life

9 years ago

HiddeX Selectively Hides Windows From The Desktop And Taskbar

Eric Ravenscraft

Full Throttle Cranks Up Your Laptop’s Performance For Certain Apps

Life

9 years ago

Full Throttle Cranks Up Your Laptop’s Performance For Certain Apps

Eric Ravenscraft

Ask LH: Should I Use This App Even Though It’s ‘Dead’?

Life

9 years ago

Ask LH: Should I Use This App Even Though It’s ‘Dead’?

Usemon Monitors System Performance From The Notification Shade

Life

9 years ago

Usemon Monitors System Performance From The Notification Shade

Eric Ravenscraft

Persist For Android Offers Total Control Over Your Volume Settings

Life

9 years ago

Persist For Android Offers Total Control Over Your Volume Settings

Alan Henry

Four Creative Uses For Your Old SD Cards

Life

9 years ago

Four Creative Uses For Your Old SD Cards

Alan Henry

7

FileShredder Securely Deletes Files From Your Mac

Life

9 years ago

FileShredder Securely Deletes Files From Your Mac

Thorin Klosowski

Should I Remove It? Tells You Which Programs Are Safe To Remove

Life

9 years ago

Should I Remove It? Tells You Which Programs Are Safe To Remove

Alan Henry

9 years ago

SCR Screen Recorder For Android Captures High-Quality Screencasts

Alan Henry

Folder Actions Brings OS X-Style Automation To Windows

Life

9 years ago

Folder Actions Brings OS X-Style Automation To Windows

Eric Ravenscraft

Push To Talk Adds A Quick Toggle Mute Switch To Your Mac

Life

9 years ago

Push To Talk Adds A Quick Toggle Mute Switch To Your Mac

Thorin Klosowski

Security

9 years ago

LockScreen One Touch For All Adds Shortcuts Without Giving Up Security

Alan Henry

9 years ago

Quad Drawer Opens Apps Faster, Sorts Your Cluttered App Drawer

Alan Henry

Lux Automatically Adjusts Your Screen Brightness

Life

9 years ago

Lux Automatically Adjusts Your Screen Brightness

Shep McAllister

1

Silent Time Quiets Your Mac During Specific Hours Of The Day

Life

9 years ago

Silent Time Quiets Your Mac During Specific Hours Of The Day

Shush! Mutes Your Phone For A Set Duration

Life

9 years ago

Shush! Mutes Your Phone For A Set Duration

Eric Ravenscraft

Clink Adds Undo, Pasting Text And More To The Command Prompt

Life

9 years ago

Clink Adds Undo, Pasting Text And More To The Command Prompt

Eric Ravenscraft

2

SearchClip Searches The Web Using Text You Select And A Keystroke

Life

9 years ago

SearchClip Searches The Web Using Text You Select And A Keystroke

1

App Override Gives You Personalised Settings For Individual Apps

Life

9 years ago

App Override Gives You Personalised Settings For Individual Apps

Nimi Places Organises Your Desktop, Changes Based On Place And Time

Life

9 years ago

Nimi Places Organises Your Desktop, Changes Based On Place And Time

Eric Ravenscraft

Notifications Off Bans Apps From The Notification Bar Permanently

Life

9 years ago

Notifications Off Bans Apps From The Notification Bar Permanently

Shuttle Is A Simple SSH Client That Lives In Your Menu Bar

9 years ago

Shuttle Is A Simple SSH Client That Lives In Your Menu Bar

Thorin Klosowski

Grab Multi-Monitor Utility DisplayFusion For Just 69% Off

Life

9 years ago

Grab Multi-Monitor Utility DisplayFusion For Just 69% Off

Melanie Pinola

AdwCleaner Removes Toolbars And Other Malware In One Click

Life

9 years ago

AdwCleaner Removes Toolbars And Other Malware In One Click

SMSTasks Lets You Send Remote Commands To Your Phone

Life

9 years ago

SMSTasks Lets You Send Remote Commands To Your Phone

Eric Ravenscraft

MyControl Remotely Controls Your PC With Custom Scripts

Life

9 years ago

MyControl Remotely Controls Your PC With Custom Scripts

Eric Ravenscraft

Pilot SSH Connects To And Manages Remote Servers From Your Phone

Life

9 years ago

Pilot SSH Connects To And Manages Remote Servers From Your Phone

MouseController Records And Automates Mouse Actions

Life

9 years ago

MouseController Records And Automates Mouse Actions

Eric Ravenscraft

1

YippieMove Migrates Your Email And Attachments To A New Account

Life

9 years ago

YippieMove Migrates Your Email And Attachments To A New Account

Eric Ravenscraft

2

Maraschino Is A Simple Web Interface To Manage Your XBMC Home Theatre

Life

9 years ago

Maraschino Is A Simple Web Interface To Manage Your XBMC Home Theatre

2

Right-Click Enhancer Adds Useful Options To The Context Menu

Life

9 years ago

Right-Click Enhancer Adds Useful Options To The Context Menu

Eric Ravenscraft

1

SysMate Replaces System Files Without Permission Errors

Life

9 years ago

SysMate Replaces System Files Without Permission Errors

Eric Ravenscraft

AirAudio Makes Your Android Device Airplay Compatible

Life

9 years ago

AirAudio Makes Your Android Device Airplay Compatible

Add Mac Preference Panes To Your Dock Or Launchpad For Quick Access

Life

9 years ago

Add Mac Preference Panes To Your Dock Or Launchpad For Quick Access

Thorin Klosowski

Everything For Windows Updates, Adds Better Filters And Search Options

Life

9 years ago

Everything For Windows Updates, Adds Better Filters And Search Options

Punakea Adds Tagging To Your Files, Is Currently On Sale

Life

9 years ago

Punakea Adds Tagging To Your Files, Is Currently On Sale

Thorin Klosowski

Greenify For Android Auto-Hibernates Apps You’re Not Using To Save Battery

Life

9 years ago

Greenify For Android Auto-Hibernates Apps You’re Not Using To Save Battery

1

Life

9 years ago

RMPrepUSB Turns A Spare USB Drive Into A Multi-OS Boot Disk

3

CPU-Z Tells You Everything About Your Phone’s CPU, Battery And Health

9 years ago

CPU-Z Tells You Everything About Your Phone’s CPU, Battery And Health

Eric Ravenscraft

Money

9 years ago

Get 50% Off Revo Uninstaller Pro For Windows

5

Money

9 years ago

Get iBoostUp For Half Price Today On Mac

1

Ground Control Monitors Your Raspberry Pi From Anywhere

Life

9 years ago

Ground Control Monitors Your Raspberry Pi From Anywhere

Thorin Klosowski

Path Manager Makes The Run Dialog And Command Prompt More Useful

Life

9 years ago

Path Manager Makes The Run Dialog And Command Prompt More Useful

Eric Ravenscraft

Sunset Lets You Use Your Phone Without Losing Your Night Vision

Life

9 years ago

Sunset Lets You Use Your Phone Without Losing Your Night Vision

1

This Script Converts Google Documents To Markdown For Easy Exporting

Life

9 years ago

This Script Converts Google Documents To Markdown For Easy Exporting

Better Rename Quickly Organises Your File Names, Costs A Bit Too Much

Life

9 years ago

Better Rename Quickly Organises Your File Names, Costs A Bit Too Much

1

Find And Replace Searches For And Replaces Text In Multiple Files At Once

Life

9 years ago

Find And Replace Searches For And Replaces Text In Multiple Files At Once

1

Slider Widget Manages All Your Audio Levels In One Place

9 years ago

Slider Widget Manages All Your Audio Levels In One Place

Eric Ravenscraft

9 years ago

Profile Flow Automates Your Android Phone For Home, Work Or Play

F.lux Beta Adds Movie And Safe Modes

Life

9 years ago

F.lux Beta Adds Movie And Safe Modes

Eric Ravenscraft

2

SnapPea Web Manages Your Android Phone From Your Browser

Life

9 years ago

SnapPea Web Manages Your Android Phone From Your Browser

1

Life

9 years ago

Overwolf Adds Skype, Facebook And YouTube To Your Favourite Games