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Sound Effects Free is exactly what it sounds like: a repository of various sound effects that you can use for free on your iPhone. Like many other free apps featuring sound effects, GIFs, videos, or icons, the app is ad supported and has a paid upgrade that gives you more of the sound effects and removes the ads. In this case, the upgrade is relatively limited in scope, but if you enjoy the sound effects -- which are generally decent -- it is a worthwhile purchase.

The interface is simple. When you open the ad, you'll be asked a … Read more

Shair is the newest in a long line of iOS tools designed to streamline transfer of files among your iOS devices and computers or laptops. Unlike some others, however, Shair is attractive and works more or less on autopilot. There are clients available on multiple devices to make it as easy as possible to install and move files between versions of the app.

The first time you open Shair, you'll be greeted with a screen explaining exactly what the app does as it automatically starts searching for compatible devices. All you need to do is be on the same … Read more

Windows does it all, or nearly so, out of necessity: it's simply easier to integrate system utilities with the system. Most of the time, the built-in Windows tools are all you need, but there are exceptions. One feature we've long entrusted to third-party tools is uninstalling software. Not that the Windows Control Panel's uninstaller doesn't get the job done; it does, most of the time. But the alternatives build on the Windows tool's capabilities to do a better and faster job of uninstalling programs, especially those stubborn apps that the Windows tool often can't … Read more

The sheer volume of information people interact with each day is overwhelming. Articles, blog posts, Facebook posts, and tweets -- it's impossible for many to keep track and stressful for others who try. So apps like Rockmelt are becoming increasingly popular. Designed to consolidate your favorite Web sites and content sources into a single interface for reading, sharing, and saving, Rockmelt is a very effective app in many ways, and in others very much in need of updates and refinement.

Upon installation, Rockmelt prompts you to sign in to at least one social account. You can alternately create an … Read more

Apathy Softworks sounds like a great name for a pillow maker, but you should never judge a book by its cover or a rock band by its name, and the same goes for the mad coders behind Quick Cliq. Apathy's software is really about speed and productivity, not sloth. They had the fiendishly clever idea of splicing hot keys with mouse gestures to create a free menu-based app launcher and productivity toolkit for Windows. Like Apathy's other not-so-apathetic wares, Quick Cliq is extremely lightweight and completely portable. Quick Cliq's design goal is to enhance your productivity by … Read more

Windows Controller uses hot keys to control open windows on the desktop, but to describe it like that is sort of like calling Office an e-mail client or Photoshop a drawing tool. Like those other programs, Windows Controller does so much more than it seems at first blush. And, also like those other programs, Windows Controller is shareware, meaning you can try it for free (for 30 days) before buying it. Where Windows Controller breaks ranks with big-box (and big-bucks) programs like Photoshop or Office is in price; at $7.99 for the full version, Windows Controller costs about the … Read more

With numerous compilation CD imports and mislabeled YouTube converts, your music library can quickly become a mess, and once in a while, it's good to get your hands dirty and bring some order back to your chaotic audio files. With many useful features and only some minor quirks, Yate for Mac can help you tag and organize your audio files the right way.

Yate for Mac proposes a more classic approach to tagging and organizing your audio files. You directly drop your files from iTunes or from the finder into the program's interface, and from there you can … Read more

Google Chrome has been an innovative and logical addition to the Google line of software products. Google Chrome to Phone further enhances the experience of this cross-compatible browser by providing a way transfer information to your phones from a PC running Chrome.

The first component to download is an extension for the Google Chrome browser. This component is used to highlight information and send it to the phone. There is also a Firefox add-on available for those who prefer that browser. The extension is quick to download and is hassle-free. The next portion of the package is the Android application, … Read more

If you own a smartphone, you likely have used Instagram, the megapopular photo editing and sharing app now owned by Facebook. But it's not perfect. Set up like a social network, finding individual photos on Instagram and saving them or sharing them via your device can be cumbersome, which is why InstaFlow from FTRD UK LTD offers one of the better Instagram upgrades on the App Store. Quick and easy to install (save the obligatory log-in to your Instagram account), InstaFlow allows you to quickly and easily see all of your images, popular photos from other Instagram users, and … Read more