Top Downloads This Week
Every week we share the number of downloads for all platforms to help you get started. Here are the top downloads this week.
The best email client for iPhone
You have insane choices for iPhone email clients, and each one does things a little differently than the rest. Amazingly, we chose the best of these options for Microsoft Outlook. Yeah, we’re surprised too.
Disconnect offers malware and ad-blocking VPN to protect your privacy
Windows / OS X: Disconnect, the developers of our favorite privacy tools , have introduced a new desktop application designed to help keep your PC safe from malware, adware and spyware. There are two tiers: the free version, which protects your browsing, and the premium version, which encrypts your traffic with Disconnect VPN.
Google Maps has been updated to send routes from the desktop to your iPhone
iOS: If you tend to search for locations on the desktop more often than on your phone, Google has introduced a handy feature for iOS that lets you send location requests from the desktop version of Google Maps to your iPhone with one click.
Moleskine Timepage – A sleek, timeline-focused iOS calendar
iOS: You have an insane amount of calendar options on iOS , but if you’re looking for something a little different, the Moleskine Timepage (yes, that Moleskine ) focuses more on viewing the timeline and integrates it with the weather forecast.
Charlie for iPhone introduces you to who you meet before meeting
iOS / Internet: Charlie, a web service that prepares you for appointments by keeping you informed of who you will meet , now has an iPhone app to help you speed up before your appointment if you’re on the go. Even if you don’t have an iPhone, the service can now send you a pre-meeting email so you are ready when you sign in.
SMS for iChat lets you send text messages from Android phones in the Mac Messages app
Android / OS X: Apple’s Messages app on Mac is an easy way to chat from iPhone without picking up your phone. However, this does not work if you have an Android device. Still. SMS integration for iChat allows you to send and receive text messages from your Android phone via Messages.
Terminology adds a more informative vocabulary to OS X
OS X: OS X’s built-in vocabulary is good, but if you’re looking for something with a little more information, terminology is a fantastic custom vocabulary that can do the job.