Category: Internet

I usually have about 90 articles in Instapaper and that’s fine with me. I move on to the articles a month after they stopped talking […]

MacOS: I ditched a lot of conversational podcasts early on. They become boring for a few minutes, I try to find the next good snippet […]

Every little thing distracts me when I try to work. Google autocomplete; my mailbox ; even the page that Chrome loads when I open a […]

Using Apple’s “best podcast” lists to find new podcasts is like using Nielsen ratings to find new TV shows. You’re missing out on so much […]

If you do all your work in a browser, you can see dozens of tabs in one window. You can open new windows for different […]

It’s harder than before toaccidentally lose all your work . Apps come with auto-saves, and Chrome tries to warn you before you close a tab […]

WhoSampled , a service that identifies music samples, recently updated its iOS / Android app to include Shazam -style music recognition. Now when you hear […]

MacOS: We love Bartender , a $ 15 app that lets you hide menu bar items of your choice. But there is a simpler and […]

Animated lock screens are a pretty gimmick. Your phone has several default options. But if you want to create your own on Android or iOS, […]

Unsurprisingly, as the editor of a productivity website, I’m obsessed with refining the details of my tech life to make sure every element helps me […]

No virtual whiteboard is suitable for everyone, and it seems like all virtual whiteboard services are shutting down after a few years. While we’ve recommended […]

MacOS: Some people keep their computers neat and tidy. Some people are happy to keep their desk cluttered. For those who want a clean desktop […]

iTunes is bloated. If you just want to play some mp3s like in the old days, try Tiny Player for Mac . Download, drag to […]

iOS / Android: Spotify is great for music sharing and third party plugins. Apple Music is great for offline playback. So I juggle with both. […]

Podcasting has to be wacky. The basic technology isn’t much more complicated than blogging. But there is no Blogger or Tumblr for podcasting just yet […]

Homeless Apps may sound a little odd. But cheap smartphones, relief programs, and youth homeless means that many people have a phone but no home. […]

iOS / Android: I hate mobile viewing. When I open Safari, I usually try to quickly google something and then go back to my other […]

If you need a gentle reminder not to waste time on the web – without investing in a full-featured paid app like Freedom – try […]

Now you know that you absolutely need a password manager . But you never get to buy it. Let’s fix that right now with RememBear […]

iOS: I still believe augmented reality is the future. Yes, Google Glass was creepy and repulsive, and yes, the Snapchat Spectacles flopped , but when […]

Later this year, Apple will publicly release iOS 11, which includes one-handed operation for the keyboard by default . This is a great idea, which […]

Writing lyrics and guitar chords with pen and paper is easy enough, TabBank makes it just as easy on your iOS devices. It’s as easy […]

Group texts can be very interesting, especially when you start sharing links, gifs, and other fun stuff. But when someone with a different operating system […]

Duolingo is one of the best free ways to start learning a new language, and they are finally responding to the calls of multilingual polyglots […]

Fascinated by the sound of your own voice? Would you like to hear your significant other whisper “here turn left” in your ear during your […]

iPhone: Your iPhone has a built-in world clock, but that sucks. Zones is not only the best alternative, but also a set of features that […]

iPhone: Annotable is one of the best tools for annotating images , especially after Evernote ditched Skitch a couple of years ago. It has now […]

Your Mac is a little slow these days. It takes forever to download. You have to delete something in order to download this file attachment […]

It seems like a lot of web pages are disappearing from the Internet these days . If you want to take on the archiving responsibilities, […]

Mac: Your Mac has a built-in world clock, but it’s moved to Action Center and stuck in analog mode for some reason. Clocker allows you […]

iOS: If you want to really kill him in karaoke, hitting the notes roughly isn’t enough. The free Vanido app helps you practice singing exercises […]

If you use the terminal a lot for programming, you know that deep within these blinking commands it is easy to get lost. Tiny-Care-Terminal is […]

Windows / Mac / Linux: When it comes to note-taking apps, you have a seemingly endless array of options , but it’s rare to find […]

Windows / Web / iOS / Android: Microsoft has released a public preview of its new to-do app, called To-Do. This is supposedly Microsoft’s version […]

Using a password manager these days is essentially Internet Security 101, but that doesn’t make them any less daunting. If you’ve never used a password […]

iPhone: Google released an update to Google Maps today that adds several handy new features, including a new lock screen widget, the iMessage app, and […]

If you save a lot of posts using Instagram’s bookmarking feature, you’ve probably lamented the fact that these bookmarked posts just pile up in an […]

Mac: We’ve seen loads of Pomodoro timers over the years, but Tomates is arguably the most fully featured option. If you’re not familiar, the Pomodoro […]

As a writer working from everywhere , I’m always looking for cool new cafes and work-friendly places to move my laptop to. But if I […]

Paprika ($ 4.99) is our favorite recipe manager on both Android and iPhone , but its huge feature set makes it a little overwhelming at […]