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.
Productivity apps that abandon tradition in favor of interesting designs
When it comes to productivity apps, design simplicity and familiarity are usually most important because no one wants to learn a whole new system every time they check out a new to-do app. But sometimes apps break predefined productivity rules and do something completely different.
GoldenHour.One will tell you the perfect time and place to take photos
iOS: We all know that the golden hour is the hour before sunset and the hour after sunrise, when lighting is great for photography. There is a little more nuance to that, and this app helps photographers optimize their golden hour for the best possible photos.
A beginner’s guide to installing Magic Lantern on your DSLR
Magic Lantern is free software that runs on Canon DSLRs to give them advanced features and more control when shooting video. It looks like a custom firmware, but runs straight from the memory card without changing the camera software.This video from Jake Coppinger shows you how to get started with this powerful tool.
Go Incognito opens your current tab in incognito mode, removes it from your browser history
Chrome: Go Incognito does one simple and very useful thing: it opens your current tab in incognito mode and then removes all links to that tab from your browser history. You know if you click a link or open something and you just forgot to do it incognito first. It happened to all of us.
How to Ditch Chrome’s New Material Design and Revert to Old
Chrome 52 is rolling out today for both Windows and Mac, and the first thing you’ll notice is that it has a slightly new look. This new interface works better on some devices than others, but luckily if you’re not a fan, it’s easy to bring back the old design.
Twisted work table
It wasn’t long since we saw JonRedcorn2’s customizable desktops, but this one was so striking that we couldn’t look away – we had to show it. Here’s how to make your computer look the same.
New Apple TV Remote app for iPhone adds Siri support and more
iOS: Apple today launched a new remote app for Apple TV with support for the current fourth-generation model, such as Siri and games.
Microsoft IFTTT Competitor Flow Receives Its First Android Beta
Android: Microsoft Flow is trying to compete with IFTTT , an automation service we already love very well. Now it finally has a key component: an Android app. Courageous beta users can try it now.
New Strava Beacon Sends Your Running or Cycling Location to a Friend
Android / iPhone: Strava is one of our favorite exercise apps and today they are rolling out a new security feature that will share your location with up to three people while you exercise.
White Noise now lets you create and share your favorite ambient sounds
White Noise, one of the best ambient noise apps , always lets you record your own sound loops for listening. But now you can download and share your collection of ambient recordings with everyone.
Firefox gets support for multiple processes
Firefox has just received a significant update that changes the way the browser works. Version 48 is a multiprocessing browser, which means that Firefox’s main user interface is decoupled from the web content. This makes the browser more stable when faced with a demanding web page that might otherwise freeze.