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10 Annoying Apps We’re All Stuck Using (And How To Make Them Better)
Every app has its share of annoyances, but some are so popular that you’re just plain stuck using them — either because your friends do, because you need it for a particular gadget, or just because there’s no real alternative. Here are 10 popular apps that get on our nerves, and what you can do to fix them.
Best Jailbreak Apps & Tweaks For iOS 6
With the new jailbreak for iOS 6, it’s time to start playing around with all the handy apps and tweaks on your newly-freed device. Here’s a look at some of our favourites available in Cydia for iOS 6.
Three Windows Tweaks To Cool Your Overheating Ivy Bridge Notebook
Intel’s “3rd generation” CPUs, codenamed “Ivy Bridge”, bring a number of improvements over the previous generation, Sandy Bridge. Unfortunately, for those of us used to getting progressively faster and cooler performing CPUs from Intel, Ivy Bridge delivered on the former front, but not so much the latter.
Not All iPhone Apps Work On Verizon Without Tweaks
Apparently iPhone apps that need to have deeper access to the hardware, like Telenav’s navigation, need a specific Verizon version in order to work. It might be due to differences between GSM vs CDMA radios, or the GPS chip. [ZDNet]
Stop Firefox From Automatically Entering "Work Offline" Mode
The “Work Offline” mode in Firefox can be useful if you don’t have an internet connection, but Firefox annoyingly enables it automatically whenever you lose connection, even for a second. Here’s how to disable that behaviour.
Mighty Mouse Has One Less Gene, Lives 20% Longer
Sorry, Apple. Researchers have already created a mightier mouse: By deleting a single gene from a mouse’s genetic makeup, they’ve enabled it to suffer fewer age related ailments and live 20% longer. On humans, that’d be about 16 bonus years.
Tweaked UI Spotted In Snow Leopard: More Changes To Come?
Despite having showed no changes to the OS X UI at WWDC, it looks like there are at least a few tweaks in the new test build. Could the minor changes spotted already indicate more are to come this fall?
Hidden Preference Tweaks in Safari 4
If you have been kicking the tires on Safari 4, you might be interested in Random Genius’ list of basic preference tweaks for people looking to disable some of the new features. [Random Genius]
