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Important update: Chrome and Firefox have both started flagging the tool I recommend in this post as malware. I believe this to be a clear case of a false positive but I have removed the links just to be safe.
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Have you ever lost a court case or had people believing you said something you didn’t say simply because someone else just flat-out lied or became confused about what they heard or saw?
Or have you ever forgotten critical details of an important discussion or meeting and had that fuzzy memory come back to bite you at a later date?
Well, unfortunately these things happen all the time.
But now there is a simple way to ensure that you always have a “witness” to back up your side of the story whenever you happen to need one. Simply install a wonderful free app called Alibi on your Android phone and keep it running in the background. [Read more…]
If you use the standard web browser that came pre-installed on your smart phone, you’re wasting your time. And I mean that literally. That’s why you need Opera Mini.
Opera Mini is a lean, super-fast version of the popular Opera web browser that loads web pages and photos much faster than the standard mobile web browser.
It achieves these faster speeds by compressing all the images on a web page right on a dedicated Opera server, then sends the optimized pages to your phone. When you first click a link you’ll notice a slight delay while the server is optimizing the images, but then you’ll see the page load onto your screen in a jiffy. [Read more…]
Have you ever wanted to text someone without having to stop using your computer or tablet and pull out your phone?
Well, with a great free app called MightyText, you can.
MightyText lets you send and receive standard SMS text messages right from your PC, Mac or Android tablet using your Android phone’s number. I’ve been trying it for a while now, and it seems to work quite well. [Read more…]
Do you wish there was a faster and easier way to adjust the brightness of your computer screen?
Well, there is, and it’s a real time-saver!
A nifty free utility called ClickMonitorDDC lets you adjust your screen brightness by simply clicking an icon in the Windows notification area and selecting a new value.
Alternatively, you can save even more time by hovering your mouse over the icon and rolling the mouse wheel to change the brightness level. Either way is fine – whatever works best for you.
ClickMonitor DDC is a tiny portable utility that doesn’t have to be installed, and it couldn’t be easier to use. Here’s how: [Read more…]