0 - Get the Ice Cream Sandwich Keyboard on Any Android Phone (Android) Ice Cream Sandwich is bringing a lot of awesome new features to Android, one of which is a new and improved keyboard. If you can't wait to get your hands on it, you can download the Ice Cream Sandwich keyboard in the Android Market right now, no root required.
- Simplify and Automate Private Browsing Mode with These Browser Extensions (Chrome/Firefox) If you're sick of manually opening links in private browsing mode, Firefox and Chrome extensions will get you in with some quick shortcuts.
- CenterIM is a Linux Command Line Chat Program (Linux) Many Linux users love to accomplish as much as they can utilizing only the command line structure in Terminal. CenterIM lets you chat with your friends on GTalk, Jabber, Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo Chat, or AIM. Aside from the novelty, it is extremely resource-light and makes it easy to chat via SSH.
- Swackett is a Weather App that Tells You What to Wear (Mac/iPhone) Swackett is a portmanteau of "sweater, jacket, or coat" and is slang for times when it's cold enough that you should wear an extra layer. The app that bears the name not only gives you all the routine weather data, but it also displays avatars (Peeps) that display what types of clothing you should be wearing in the current weather.
- Better Pop Up Blocker Stops Javascript Pop-Ups in Chrome (Chrome) Google Chrome's built in pop up blocker is very good, but on occasion a pop up gets through, mostly Javascript pop ups from photo and video hosting sites or online poker sites. The free extension Better Pop Up Blocker stops these easily.
- CloudShot is a Screenshot Capture Tool that Automatically Uploads to Dropbox (Windows) We've covered a lot of screenshot apps in the past. If you use Dropbox for most of your working documents it may make a lot of sense to use CloudShot, the screenshot app that automatically uploads to a specified folder on your system, including Dropbox folders.
- Tic Toc for Mac Puts Your To-Do List in the Menu Bar, Shows You One To-Do At a Time (Mac) If you've decided to swear off of multitasking and want to focus on one thing at a time, Tic Toc is a handy to-do manager for Mac that lives in the menubar and only shows you one item at a time. The app can keep track of as many to-dos as you like, and adding more is easy, but you'll only ever see one to-do when you look up at the menubar, so you can single-task on that one thing until it's finished.
- Google Search for iPad Receives an Interface Overhaul, Instant Search, and More (iPad) Google's Search app just received a nice update for iPad, bringing some nice interface enhancements. This includes Google Instant, which is better late than never, but you'll probably find the other stuff more exciting.
- Blip.me Records Voice Notes on Any Phone for Easy Sharing and Playback Later (iOS/Android) If you like recording audio messages for yourself to help you remember important details, or you just want to send your friends something more personal than a text message, Blip.me allows you to record short voice messages and send them to anyone in your contacts list instantly. Alternatively, just record notes for yourself as personal reminders.
- Periscope Adds Context to News Stories in Your Browser (Firefox/Chrome/Safari) News aggregation service News360's new browser extension, Periscope, offers up likeminded stories related to the news articles you're reading to the top of your screen.
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