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Lesser Known Google Chrome Extensions To Improve Browsing
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
Google Chrome is the most aggressively developed browser right now. It is fast, it is feature rich, and it has the backing of one of the largest names in online business. Google Chrome started out not too long ago and has now come to have numerous extensions and themes, and is competing head on with Firefox.
The power of any modern browser depends on its extension support, and Google Chrome does not fail to impress us in this case. We have seen a list of extensions for managing web-research and another for filtering content. Today, we are going to see some extensions that are from varied categories but serve the useful purpose of improving your browsing experience.
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Feedly is a Great Mobile RSS Reader
Posted on 19. Mar, 2012 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
There are few things that you can do with tablet PCs which make them well worth the price. Reading is undoubtedly one of them. Tablets are designed to provide us with an easy reading experience, and this reading can include all kinds of things.
Recently, I got myself a tablet, and I have found myself reading RSS feeds on the tablet a lot. It also saves my laptop screen real estate, which I can use to do other work.
However, with Tablets, the choice of apps can be another determining factor in your overall experience. Today, I will share an app that I have come to love on my Tablet. The app I am talking about is an RSS feed reader app called Feedly.
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FeedReader is a Minimalist Desktop RSS Feed Reader
Posted on 14. Mar, 2012 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
The free software world is swarming with RSS feed readers, and we do not really need another feed reader to saturate this space. However, sometimes, we need to take a step back from all the features and quirks that we end up not using eventually, and for those times, we have minimalist applications like FeedReader.
FeedReader is not designed to provide you with awesome features. Instead, it is designed to be extremely fast, responsive and robust. Let us look in detail at what FeedReader has to offer to us.
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Manage Your Tasks Like a Boss with Wunderlist
Posted on 27. Jan, 2012 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
One problem that most computer users face is the distraction of the internet which leads to procrastination of real work. It is extremely important for us to manage our time when our lives are centered around the Internet, and this can be done using a good ToDo application.
ToDo applications can be used to list our tasks and complete them on time. However, the ToDo application that we select should good enough in the way it functions, so that we follow it and don’t treat it as just another software to note down things that we were “supposed to do.” I have selected Wunderlist as my ToDo application after some research.
Let us take a look at Wunderlist and see why it beats all other apps in its category.
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Control Your Android Phone From Your PC with AirDroid
Posted on 29. Dec, 2011 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
The Android market is an awesome store for finding new apps everyday. This hunt for new apps brought me to Unified Remote, an app which lets us control your PC from your Android phone. You can read its review in one of our earlier posts.
Now that we have already seen how to control the PC from the Android phone, let us try and go the other way around.
Controlling the Android Phone from the PC has its own advantages. We can write and send SMS, control the phone’s music player and do a ton of other stuff.
Let’s take a look at how to do this easily with AirDroid.
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Control Your PC From Your Android Phone with Unified Remote
Posted on 28. Dec, 2011 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
Every TV these days comes with a remote, so we can easily control it from across the room. Unfortunately, PCs are not the same. Previously if you wanted a remote with your PC, you needed to get extra programs and hardware.
Now, you can use your Android smartphone as a PC report. Today, I’m going to tell you about Unified Remote which will let you control lots of stuff on your PC right from your Android phone.
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NetQuin Brings a Great Antivirus to Android
Posted on 20. Dec, 2011 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
Android has continued to grow and become more and more popular, and we all know that the most popular operating system is going to be targeting by the most viruses and malware.
We’ve all seen more and more threats pop up as Android has gotten more popular. The good news is that there are some solid antivirus programs out there for Android. In this post, we will take a look at the NetQuin security tool for Android.
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6 Android Apps for the Christmas Season
Posted on 13. Dec, 2011 by Chinmoy Kanjilal.
I have been covering Android apps for quite some time on LostInTechnology, and I’ve really enjoyed sharing lots of apps with all of you. I have spent three Christmas seasons here at LostInTechnology, and for the first time, I will help you spice up your Christmas season with Android apps.
These apps are specially tailored for Christmas, and they will put your Android phone in the Christmas mood.
