app pick
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Twinkle Tray Adds Per-Display Brightness to Windows
Twinkle Tray is so delightful it requires sharing. This free app adds an icon to your tray to easily adjust brightness in a way almost identical to adjusting volume. You can even just hover over the icon and scroll.
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Sleeker Android Ticker Text Notifications
Today I am sharing an awesome Android app that minimalizes obtrusive screen-obscuring notifications while at the same time providing more detail. Check out this side-by-side comparison.
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Visual Network Activity Indicator
If you miss having a visual indication of network activity, here’s an app for you.
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Ear Trumpet Adds Per-App Volume to Windows
Ear Trumpet is a small notification icon that provides app-specific volume controls in the Windows taskbar.
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Capture your Screen as a GIF Animated Image
If a picture is worth 1000 words, a video must be pure gold. But recording and sending a video capture of your screen for a quick how-to or to demonstrate an issue is a chore. Today I’m going to share a tool I found to make it much easier.
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Weather Apps 2015
Well it’s barely April and already my hometown has been hit by a tornado. Maybe we’ve gotten it out of the way… But at any rate it’s a reminder that it’s time for my semi-annual collection of weather-related apps I’m using today.
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What I Use: 2013
I get a lot of questions about the hardware and software I use and recommend, so I’ve decided to publish the list. Here’s the devices and services I use the most.
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Weather Apps 2013
It’s once again Severe Storm Season, and this year I’ve made several changes that will directly or indirectly require me to adjust the weather apps, software, and services I use to stay alive, safe, and at all times chasing storms (rather than being chased). Here’s the apps and sites I use the most.
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Weather Apps 2012
During each severe weather season (and throughout the year) I almost always have Gibson Ridge software’s GRLevel3 app running. On the road it’s tethered to my Sprint network data connection — so far the best data service I’ve had in rural Tornado Valley.