How to Set Reminders with Windows’ Built-in Task Scheduler
Need to set a reminder for yourself on Windows?
Whether it’s to remind you to make an appointment, send an email, or to make dinner, Windows 7′s built-in Task Scheduler feature can help. No need to install another application like Outlook.
Google Introduces Nexus 7 Tablet w/ Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
This morning, Google announced the highly anticipated Nexus 7 tablet. Built by Asus, it joins the Nexus phones by offering the “pure-Android” experience.
It features a 7-inch display and a quad core processor, but its best feature is possibly its price tag of $199.
PressReader – Get Access to Hundreds of Newspapers [Review]
Do you enjoy reading newspapers? Want to save trees by reading digital editions of the paper? Many digital editions of papers already exist but many people still prefer a traditional newspaper experience, not a specially designed version of their favorite publication. An app called PressReader gives users access to over 1700 different publications from 92 different countries for a monthly fee of $29.95 or $.99 for one issue.
These are displayed exactly as they would appear on a classic paper edition, complete with ads and front page articles.
Microsoft Introduces Windows 8 “Surface” Tablets
As we all know, Microsoft’s Windows 8 will have a heavy focus on touch interfaces. A launch of this new operating system wouldn’t be complete without a flagship tablet to go with it.
On Monday, Microsoft announced their new “Surface” tablets at an event in Los Angeles .
Foxish Adds Firefox-Like RSS Live Bookmarks to Chrome
Do you use Firefox’s Live Bookmarks RSS feature? Live bookmarks creates a folder of links and updates it with links to the latest posts in an RSS feed. This RSS feature has also been implemented into other browsers like Internet Explorer. If you switched to Google Chrome, you might miss this feature, especially if you only subscribe to a few feeds and have no need for a full RSS reader like Google Reader.
This extension brings this Firefox feature to Google Chrome.
Stay Away From “Temple Run Multiplayer” Invites on Facebook
Did you recently receive any game/app requests from your friends for something called “Temple Run Multiplayer” during the past week or so?
This is a fake/spam app that would just send useless invites to your friends.
Untethered Jailbreak for iOS 5.1.1 A5/A5X Devices Now Available
Do you own a jailbroken iPad 2 or iPhone 4S running iOS 5? If so, you’re probably holding off on the upgrade to iOS 5.1. Or do you own the new iPad (3rd generation)and want to jailbreak the device?
The famous Greenpois0n team has just announced the release of the much-anticipated Absinthe 2.0, which allows for an untethered jailbreak of all devices running iOS 5.1, including A5(X) devices.
UndoClose Opens Recently Closed Folders and Apps with a Hotkey
Ever closed an app or folder accidentally? Browsers have a recently closed tabs list as well as a shortcut key to quickly open recently closed tabs. However, while Windows does provide a Recent Files list, it’s not always easy to access, it’s for files only (not apps), and there are no shortcut keys.
UndoClose for Windows adds hotkeys to open the most recently closed apps and folders and also provides an easy to use list of recently closed apps and folders.
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