Evernote is a popular note taking application across different platforms. It started as a notes app for Smartphones and web with cloud storage. Later, the application was extended to PC and Tablet devices. Even though we have many cloud services and notes apps available on the web, Evernote stands out from all the other apps…
There is an increasing number of programs that come with adware, also known as crapware, with them. This isn’t malicious software, as it comes from legitimate companies, but it can provide an annoying experience, adding toolbars and changing search options, among other things. Two such popular programs that do this are Java and Flash. Both…
Chrome has a syncing option that makes life easy when installing it on a new system, or re-installing on an existing computer. But there are folks out there who, for whatever reason, don’t fully trust Google and don’t want to create an account, which is required for Chrome login and syncing. In that case, you…
When you receive an email from someone you don’t know, it is natural to be curious about them. You could spend the time looking up the sender online, but why go to all of this trouble when a simple browser extension can do the chard work for you? Vibe is a wonderfully useful extension for…
Open a new tab in the latest version of Chrome and you’ll find that you are presented with a page that includes a search box and links to your recently visited pages. In previous versions of the browser it was possible to configure preferences so that a list of apps was displayed instead, but this…
When conducting online research, it can be a pain constantly switching between tabs or windows. You may use one tab to browse through a set of search results and open a series of links in new tabs — you then have to flick back and forth between tabs to check different sites. A great alternative…
Many promotional emails come with “unsubscribe” options included in them, though you generally have to scroll to the end, sometimes even search for it in fine-print. They simply don’t want to make it easy, and result in a shrinking subscriber list. From the perspective of the retailer that makes sense, but for those who got signed…
Torch Music arrived as a desktop app late last year, though it is still part of the web browser as well. The service is interesting for one important reason — it provides free streaming music, with tons to choose from. It is essentially like a free version of Rdio or Spotify. Now it has added some new…
PDF is one of the most used formats by people who work with documents regularly. It is because, the PDF documents are secured by default. Also, the alignment and the contents cannot be easily changed in the documents. So, most of the people prefer PDF format for all their important documents. There are many add-ons…
Virtually all of the social networks you care to mention feature the ability to block users you would rather were not in contact with you. This is an option you will find in Facebook, Twitter and on numerous other sites, and it is a great way to avoid someone you have fallen out with, or…
Since the invention of computers, commands and different physical devices acted as a medium of inputs for various actions in the computers. Mac and Windows are the first well known OS to come up with the mouse controls. It gave us the easy plug and play options, which made the operating system user friendly to…
Google has, once again, been playing its YouTube toy. The company is always experimenting and tweaking things here and there in an effort to get the most out of the service, both for the company and its customers. Now, the video service is rolling out a set of new features and here is what you…
