Software posts

We all have certain apps that are staples when it comes to sharing our information and content from our smartphone to the social web. Of course we use tools that are native to the associated social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter and some of us use other social tools that suit us best and not necessarily ones that are made by the connected social site but ones that we have come to appreciate and some are still in search for apps that help them make sharing easier. Here are 4 social media Android apps for sharing made easier. Some you may already use and some you may still be unaware of, each social…

The well-known company that provides helpful apps and tools for designers and web developers, ZURB has recently acquired Forrst, a community for designers and developers. A perfect match since the two targets each other’s demographic and both serve to help you enhance your craft. …

If you are a programmer you are well aware of what Java is, for the rest of us computer friendly folks, we just simply download Java when it prompts for an update on our computers. The lesson within this debacle over the latest update to Java certainly makes us feel uneasy and to understand why we need to be concerned we need to grasp knowing what Java is and what it could mean not only for individuals but for businesses as well. …

As our needs for technology have moved far beyond text or have been integrated into other sites that offer us more capabilities for communicating and socializing, the well-known MSN Messenger that many of us may have started using back in the 90’s as we too would have had a Hotmail email then too, is bidding us ado come March 15. Their well over 100 million users will be transferred over to the more modernized version of messaging, the VOIP service, Skype. As a user of MSN Messenger of today or long ago; if you ever happened to have a login, you may be receiving emails requesting for you to begin shifting…

Android is the strongest competitor of Apple iOS and has been giving a toughest time from the day first. Like the Android phones android app store is serving the tech savvy’s in the best possible way. It has been reported that the Android market has grabbed the shares of Apple iTunes. Most of the tech lovers know much about free android apps but this article will reveal top Android paid apps that are beneficial as well as fun for the users. DroidBox Pro: Android user can get immediate access to their DropBox account by paying only $1.99 for the Droidbox. This application offers a complete control…

Apple announced today that the App Store has had over 40 billion downloads since launching and that nearly half of those came in 2012 alone. This comes on the heals of an up and down year for Apple that is still operating in the shadows of its deceased co-founder Steve Jobs. “It has been an incredible year for the iOS developer community,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services. “Developers have made over seven billion dollars on the App Store, and we continue to invest in providing them with the best ecosystem so they can create the most innovative…

There are a lot of things that Google Analytics is good for, but is it really good for being able to track desktop applications? The truth is that it can be if you know how to utilize it properly. Google Analytics was more constructed for a different type of tracking, but that does not mean that you cannot use it for your desktop applications.   What is Google Analytics? Google Analytics is a system that was constructed in order to assist companies and individuals with collecting information in regards to the data for their websites. When a website is created it is important to know where your strengths…

There’s something particularly creepy about Google Now that not only makes it superior to Siri and other voice- and location-based digital personal assistants, it makes it worrisome to those who take their privacy seriously. For the first time, we get to see the full breadth of how much Google really knows about us as individuals. It knows us from our Gmail accounts. It tracks our activities online. It knows where we are at any given moment. It’s aware of our real-world activities. In essence, it knows more about us than many of our significant others. That should be a little disconcerting. Strangely,…

The depths to which cyberwarfare has grown is one of the most controlled and guarded secrets in most of the major governments around the world. The United States, China, Israel, Russia, England, Japan, Iran, Germany – these are just some of the countries that have been revealed to be researching and participating in “cyberops” over the last few years. It can be assumed that what we know doesn’t even scratch the surface. A recent revelation that the NSA’s “Perfect Citizen” program is designed to explore both defensive and offensive tactics surrounding energy infrastructure and the cyberattacks…

The app market is saturated; there are thousands of games, tools, and niche apps, and many of these just get lost in the crowd. Building a niche app is still a valid plan for finding success in the app marketplace, but you need to build a tool that can help a community connect in a new way.   Unique sensibilities Growing up Jewish, I experienced first-hand the pressure of my family to settle down and find a “nice Jewish boy.” I thought these pleas from my mother and grandmother were archaic, and Hanukkah’s eight nights of candle lighting was just another opportunity for my parents, aunts, uncles,…