There is something that makes sense about seeing the weather forecast displayed on a big map, which may be related to the fact that we are all used to seeing forecasts superimposed on big maps on TV. In any case, Full Screen Weather is a free service that will display a detailed map with annotated →
Download torrents without a torrent client (or when torrent traffic is blocked) – with BitLet
There are times when downloading torrents using a torrent client is simply not possible, such as when using a PC where you cannot or do not want to install a local torrent client, or if downloading from networks where torrent traffic is blocked (say by your ISP or network admin), just to name a few →
Play and organize your music on Android with MixZing Media Player
MixZing Media Player is a great application for Android OS 1.5 or higher, that will allow you to manage, play, and otherwise interact with your music, video, and playlist files on your Android device. It is free to download and use, and has tons of useful features, such as audio tag editing, acoustic fingerprint identification →
A comparison of FREE Cloud Storage Services
Now that the biggest tech companies in the world are taking aim at Dropbox (with Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon all offering their own cloud storage services), we thought we would compare the FREE cloud storage plans that are out there, in terms of how much free storage space they offer, how easy it is to →
Save interesting articles for later reading on your PC, iOS, or Android device, with ‘Pocket’
If I told you that ‘Pocket’ is the bookmarking service ‘Read it Later’, relabeled and relaunched, would you lose interest in this article? You shouldn’t, because with Pocket not only are the articles that you save bookmarked in the cloud in ‘Read it Later’ or ‘Instapaper’ fashion, but also downloaded in their entirety on your →
How much free cloud storage space do you really need? — SkyDrive’s 7 gig free plan examined
Do you have a free Dropbox or other cloud storage account? If so, how much of your free space do you actually use? According to the guys at Microsoft Skydrive, 99.94% of users who have had access to 25 gigs of free space only ACTUALLY use up to 7 gigs of it, and less than →
Get GTA style flash action with Crime City
While there is very little interaction with driving per se, Crime City is still one of my favorite browser games because it is very similar to Grand Theft Auto, but in an isometric view and with campy, cartoonish graphics. The controls are very easy, there are tons of social options of course, and the game →
Convert 2D images into 3D objects with ‘AutoDesk 123D Catch’
If you’ve ever wanted to model an actual physical object in 3D then this software may be extremely useful to you. AutoDesk 123D Catch is free software that can process a group of photographs taken of an object, digitally model it in 3D, and then export the result as a 3D object (in DWX, FBX, →
Draw and paint on your Android with with Infinite Painter – an app designed to emulate ‘real’ mediums
Did you ever think that it would be a good idea to create little drawings or paintings on your cell phone? Neither did I; that is, until I started playing around with Infinite Painter, a free (ad supported) painting app for Android, who which does an excellent job in simulating a wide range of mediums →
Get automatic reminders on your phone and email with ReminderGuru
ReminderGuru is a nifty web page that lets you set up and receive automated reminders of any event you choose, for free. It has options to get your reminders via phone or email, and is very easy to use. With all the different ways out there to stay organized, including calendar apps, alarm clocks, and →
View photos from Facebook as magazine-style galleries with Pixable
Everyone likes photoblogs, right? But consider this: what if you took the photography from Facebook and other photo sharing sites and, with the click of a button, laid them out on a single page, magazine style, for quick, at-a-glance perusal? That, in a nutshell, is what free web service Pixable does – and does it →
Access your desktop remotely from your iPhone, iPad, or Android device with Jump Desktop
Have you ever wished that you could access your home desktop computer from your phone or tablet while on the go? Perhaps you had a file on your desktop that you wanted, or maybe you wanted to start a process of some sort like a file download or report-generation, etc. Whatever it may be, if →
