And what iconifies the smartphone experience better than the home screen? You look at it day in and day out. Its the gateway that lets you move from app to app. Without a home screen, the smartphone becomes a big fat nothing. This is what Apex Launcher looked like when I first installed it. At first its impressive but shortly after it seems overwhelming, but really its quite convenient. Remember the “Add” option on the Apex menu?...

Related Youtube2GIF is a free to use desktop tool for Windows computers. The system comes in a small EXE file that is sized at nearly 0.9 MB. after you grab the frame on top of the video, you will view it playing. opt for Start button when you want the GIF recording to be initiated. Once this is done, the system will start capturing images regularly that pass through the frame....

The grave has been dug forGoogle Reader. It’s almost dead and gone, and I’ll surely miss it. Savvy folks like you and I will always know of alternatives. You should see this as an opportunity, not a letdown. Maybe you’ll find something new that you would have liked more than Google Reader all along. I’m huge on RSS tickers and scrollers. I’ve known of two or three, and my preferred software has always beenFeed Notifier....

Ill say it up front: the Kindle app for Android is pretty nice. Looking to get away from Amazon, the Kindle, and DRM? Here are some of the best ebook reading apps that Ive found on Android over the years. Ive used each of them at some point in my life and Ive been satisfied with all of them. Hopefully they work well for you, too. This reader is capable of displaying both EPUB and PDF files....

Related While social networks are a great way to consume content, it can get pretty overwhelming. The iOS Undrip app does just that ([NO LONGER WORKS] iTunes Link). Existing categories include technology, sports, news, travel, music, photography and more. The next step you’ll do is connect your Facebook or Twitter accounts. This is of course totally optional. you might also connect Tumblr, Instagram and App.net. Unfortunately, connecting Google+ is not an option....

And there are lots of other tools to embed Facebook on your site. The flip side is also true. Some will of course; butthe the two worlds remain two distinct worlds. Maybe that’s a future article. However, here we’re going to focus on creating your web content by hooking into your social networks. Twitter is as simple as typing in your twitter account - no connecting to your account required....

Related Ive only owned Android smartphones. (Looking for more? Check out our Best Android Games page or the Best iPhone Games page). Its called Quell and its available on both Android (Free) andiOS($1.99). There are some games that Ive instantly exited due to shoddy menus or unpolished graphics. Quell is not one of those games. You may not think much of the screenshot above, but it hooked me from the start....

Related Who doesn’t love Internet radio? Jango Radio is one of them and it most definitely deserves your attention. Here we have the main interface for Jango Radio. The process was extremely quick (less than a minute) so I have nothing bad to say there. Once you create an account, you’re able to jump right into listening. The interface is simple and intuitive. You’ve got the current artist and song title up in the left corner....

Related Like most people, I enjoy going out to places with my friends. Restaurants, movies, overnight trips, amusement parks, paintballing - you name it and Ill go. However, if your group of friends (or family, coworkers, colleagues, etc.) This is also applicable to roommate situations where different people are paying for different bills. Fortunately, theres a new website that aims to solve this problem. Heres the basic layout of the website....

Related Music fans like to stay connected to their favorite songs. Unfortunately they cannot carry their music library to every computer that they are using. This is where YouTube, Grooveshark, and similar web services come into play. These websites let you conveniently listen to any song that you want. But what these websites lack from a music fans perspective is a section that includes lyrics for the song. Here to fill this gap is a internet tool add-on called YouTube Lyrics....

Download yourGoogle Readerfeeds or the individual RSS feed of any website as an ebook. So I’m glad I found NewsToebook. Downloading Google Reader To EPUB/MOBI Head toNewsToebookand we’ll get started. You’ll see two choices - adding any RSS feed or converting your Google Reader. Let’s try out Google Reader first. When you click through, you’ll be asked to allow NewsToebook to access your Google Reader account. Do so or this won’t work....

For instance, while some websites may look amazing on your laptop, their mobile counterparts may not. This is whereRSS feedscome in: they send the content andonlythe content to your RSS reader of choice. Byline is what I would consider to be a meta-reader. With that said, take a look at Byline, and see if you like it. In other words, Byline conforms to most of Apple’s preset designs. Am I okay with this?...

There’s no shortage of ways to access those RSS feeds, but part of the problem remains. The huge number of web app tabs has simply been replaced by a single web or desktop system. Hovering over one of the titles opens a preview pane right then and there. This might be enough to get the gist of some simple articles. If not, clicking the title will bring up the full article in your web app....