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  • What To Do If Your Android Home Screen Replacement Lags

    Home screen replacement apps are one of the many benefits of the open nature of Android. They provide speed and functionality above and beyond what the default home screen can offer. Unfortunately, due to the nature of how home screen replacements work, some issues can arise. One persistently annoying issue surfaces when the entire home…

  • Don’t be Interesting, Be More Interesting than Every Person I’ve Ever Met

    “I don’t have to be more interesting than you. I don’t have to be more interesting than your friends. I have to be more interesting than your phone; more interesting than ALL the friends you’ve ever had.” Nick Douglas nailed one of the biggest problems we have with modern social interactions in a recent YouTube rant (note: brief NSFW…

  • Google 411: A Sad Farewell

    “Google! Say the business and the city and state,” will soon be a thing of the past. Google recently announced they will be retiring Google 411 on November 12th after 3+ years. Google 411 was Google’s first foray into voice-recognition by offering a free voice-powered directory assistance service in 2007. The service allowed you to…

  • Fix: “Print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working” Error in Windows 7

    One problem I’ve experienced when using my Windows 7 64-bit computer with networked printers is that I intermittently get the error: Print driver host for 32bit applications has stopped working It appears that this problem occurs for most people when printing to network printers, but I was seeing it even when not printing (I would…

  • Forget to Log Out? New Facebook Security Features Will Save Your Reputation

    Prepare to be impressed: Facebook is rolling out some great new features that will help protect your account from unauthorized access.  They might not have the whole information privacy thing figured out yet, but they are definitely taking the right steps when it comes to keeping your account safe. Generate Temporary Random Passwords via SMS…

  • Limited Edition Android Collectible Giveaway WINNERS!

    Thank you to everybody that participated in our limited edition Android collectible contest! Because of the enthusiasm shown for these little Androids, we will definitely do another contest soon. That being said, these Androids need a home!  Here are the three lucky winners, chosen at random: Jonathan Musselwhite – Confirmed Heath Rost – Confirmed JoJo…

  • Mykea Turns Your Boring IKEA Furniture Into Works of Art

    I’m a big fan of IKEA furniture.  Sure, it might not be the most durable (and certainly doesn’t hold a candle to your grandparents’ solid oak chifforobe), but it’s typically affordable and they offer sleek, modern styles.  If you have the luxury to visit an IKEA showroom, you can easily spend hours wandering through the…

  • A Quick Look at the New Firefox Mobile (Beta) for Android

    Back in May, I looked at a pre-alpha build of Firefox Mobile for Android. Being a pre-alpha product, it had its shortcomings. It was slow and buggy, yet showed tremendous potential to shake up the Android browser market. Last week, Firefox Mobile officially entered its beta stage, bringing along with it tons of improvements and…

  • Friday Fun! Blow Up Your Favorite Websites with a Bookmarklet

    If you’ve ever played the video game Asteroids, then you’ll be delighted to know that you can bring the destructive joy of this simple game to any website on the internet with a simple JavaScript bookmarklet (ok – the JavaScript isn’t simple, but clicking a bookmarklet is!). 18ish-year-old Swedish developer Erik Andersson has done a remarkable…

  • Make Gmail into a Carnival with 0Boxer, Earn Rewards for Being Productive

    Time to face hard facts: Checking your Gmail inbox is not the most enjoyable thing you do during the day.  To be honest, it can be quite boring, really.  Reading, replying, trashing, and repeat; it never ends.  Even using Priority Inbox doesn’t solve the mediocrity email sorting creates. Wouldn’t it be great if you could actually get…