Android Task Killers Explained: What They Do and Why You Shouldn't Use Them Android task killers improve your phone's performance while also boosting battery life—or at least that's the much-debated promise. Here's a look at how task killers actually work, when you should (or shouldn't) use them, and what you can do instead. A task killer is an app from which you can (sometimes automatically) forc
Like our iPhone Pack, this list is no short grocery checklist. You can skip to any of the sections from these links: Productivity Internet/Communication Location-Aware Utilities Media Photography Backup and Security Food, Shopping, and Entertainment Productivity Astrid: Astrid is a simple to-do manager into which you simply start typing, add context if you want to, then save. You can create advanc
Ed. note: If you've tried moving the Windows Users directory to a location other than the default, you know it can be quite an undertaking. Reader Roobs wrote in detailing how he moved his Windows 7 Users directory without nasty registry hacks. (Every day we keep a close eye on our #tips page to see what readers have to offer. Sometimes we get links, other times quick suggestions, and sometimes we
Gmail is easily the most popular email application among power users, and with good reason: It's an excellent app. But if you haven't gotten to know its best shortcuts, tricks, Labs features, and add-ons, it's time you made Gmail sing. Photo remixed from Google's own Become a Gmail ninja page. Way back in 2006, I showed you my favorite tips, tricks, and tools for making the most of Gmail. A lot ha
Shortly after Google Chrome's Extensions gallery opened, we rounded up 18 worthy downloads. Now that Chrome's official add-on market has matured a bit, we've dug up more productive, annoyance-fixing, feature-adding extensions that you should consider adding to your collection. At this point, extensions for Google Chrome work on the Beta and Dev channels for Windows, the Beta for Linux, or the dev
Windows 7 is a big improvement over Vista, and a pretty convenient OS in general—but it's by no means perfect. These 10 downloads improve Windows 7's looks, functions, and make it easier, safer, and more convenient to upgrade to. 10. Bring back the "classic" Start menuWindows 7's Start menu is a powerful thing, offering program and file launching as you type and allowing for smart pinning of whate
Design site Dessine moi un objet (Google translates that to "Draw me something") has shared an impressively attractive and simple iPhone and iPod touch dock. Oh yeah, and they've included an excellent printable template. The stand works as both a dock and a regular stand (say for when you want to lay your device on its side and enjoy some video on the plane). Check out the video below for a quick
A late arrival to the crowded space of web-based to-do lists, Gmail Tasks has graduated from experimental status and is now available to all users by default. Should you start moving your to-do's into Gmail Tasks? Short answer: Not yet. What Gmail Tasks Doesn't HaveYou're all hot and heavy to jump onto the Gmail Tasks wagon because there's that Tasks link, beckoning all sexy-like from your Gmail s
Reader Sean's desktop proves that Linux can be bright, colorful, and geeky all at the same time—there's no reason to be stuck with brown. The desktop is a combination of: Running Ubuntu 9.04 with Avant window navigator , Compiz, and Conky . Custom dock icons based off of ecqlipse2.png , I colored them and added drop shadows. Wallpaper: Area04 (slightly modified, got rid of text and made it widescr
Two years ago, we compiled our 10 favorite Greasemonkey scripts, the site-fixing wonders you can load into Firefox's Greasemonkey extension for a better browsing experience. We've updated our picks, and there's a lot that's new. That's not to say that the original 10 aren't worthy of your consideration. It's just that we've found a lot of cool new scripts in the following 2+ years, and some of the
The reviews are in, and the just-released Ubuntu 9.04, i.e. "Jaunty Jackalope," rates as a slick, fully-formed Linux desktop. Looking to get started or upgrade your system? We're recommending 10 downloads for everyone to try. Graphic by Andrew Mason. A quick note about this compilation—it's a little different than a list of Windows or Mac utilities. We link to each application's home page, but mos
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