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Apr 18

Keep Track Of Android Apps’ Permissions And Services With aSpotCat

Recently, a number of privacy issues have been raised in regard to the kinds of access third party apps are receiving after being installed on mobile devices. While some level of access to your personal information is required to offer a beneficial service, some developers seem to crossing a line, or, at the very least, not being transparent enough about how their app works.

If you are an Android user and would like to have a better idea as to how your device’s apps operate, you should check out aSpotCat. Read more

Apr 11

Sync Your Android Device With Your Computer Over Wi-Fi With AirDroid

Wireless sync is a convenient feature for getting content onto or off of your mobile device. However, the types of apps that come with your gadget that enable this feature vary greatly in their quality and ease of use.

This issue is especially apparent for Android devices. Today’s post examines a third party app from the Google play store that offers an easy-to-use solution for your syncing needs. Read more

Mar 9

Locate Factory Reset Instructions For Your Device

Sometimes, things go wrong with our gadgets. Very, very wrong. Whether you installed some deleterious app from an unverified source, or your device is old and starting to get sluggish, wiping it clean and starting from scratch is often a good prescription.

If running a Google search for factory reset instructions does not produce satisfactory results, you might want to head over to Factory-Reset.com. Read more

Feb 8

Find The Best Package Tracker For iOS

The holidays are over and, if you’re anything like your peers, you are probably getting used to doing more and more of your shopping online. During the process, you might have discovered that keeping track of all of your packages is a hassle, and desire a way to better organize your online shopping experience.

If you are an iOS user, you might want to check out the following apps. Read more

Jan 20

Gain More Control Over OS X Lion App Quit Behavior With cmdQuit

If you are a Mac user, you may have noticed that application quitting behavior can be quite inconsistent. For some apps, closing the last window of the app also quits the application, like on Windows.

For other apps, closing the last window will still leave the application running in the background, potentially consuming precious resources. Furthermore, if you are using OS X Lion, you may be irked by the new Resume feature, which recreates all the windows you had open when you last closed an app upon its subsequent re-opening.

If you’d like to change how this crucial aspect of daily computing is implemented, you should check out cmdQuit. Read more

Dec 14

Track Which Android Apps Use The Most Data With Onavo

Having a tiny supercomputer in your pocket is amazing, but you know what isn’t? Well, how do you feel about the exorbitant fees that come with exceeding the data limit on your cellular provider’s plan?

If you would like a way to keep track of how much data your smartphone’s applications are using, you should check out Onavo. Read more

Dec 9

Gain More Control Over Android App Switching With Task Changer

 Android’s Recent Apps screen is a convenient way to switch between frequently used apps, but, power users that need to get things done may find it lacking in terms of speed and functionality. Task Changer for Android aims to rectify the situation. Read more

Nov 18

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How To Set Default Android Apps

As you use your Android device, there are moments (e.g., when you click on a link or select an RSS feed) when you are presented with a menu that asks you to choose which app you would like to use to complete an action. At the bottom of this menu is a checkbox that lets you set the chosen app as the default for opening a specific file type. Once completed, this file type will only be opened with the chosen application.

Since many of us are constantly installing and uninstalling applications on our devices, we may, at some point in the future, desire to change a default app for a given file type. This task is the focus of today’s post. Read more

Sep 26

Find And Organize iOS Apps With iTunes Search

iTunes has made great strides in making it easier to organize apps on our iOS devices. Yet, if you are the type of user that has page after page of installed apps, you may find it cumbersome to arrange them into a  sensible configuration.

Courtesy of Lifehacker, this little tip may aid your attempt to bring order to the chaos. Read more

Jun 1

Backup And Copy Data Between Your iOS Devices

iTunes does an admirable job of ensuring that your iOS devices are periodically backed up during its sync procedure, but, as with most things Apple, the end user is not given much control over the process. Backups are encrypted and the data is not accessible save for completely restoring your device. A freeware application called iPhone Explorer can give you back control of your iOS data. Read more

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