On my phone, I've narrowed it down to 8 categories...

@drbotts908

Ditto.

I still use AppBrain for two uses:

This one nails useful and beautiful. Too many featured desktops look great as long as you're not using your computer. This one, with the info pushed to the corners, has plenty of real estate for getting work done but keeping the important info within view.

Another hidden use of Grocery IQ is that you can check the progress of somebody else as they shop. I've used this when the wife goes shopping and the kids are asking "when's mommy going to be home?". After fake crying for a bit, we take a look... "she's done at Albertson's and 1/2 way through Target.".

The other commentors have done a pretty good job of beating up Symantec on their latest security leak so I'll pass on that. Instead I'll knock them for "try it for free". "TRY". In other words, after we're done beta testing their product for them, they'll turn around and charge some previously-unannounced fee. Of…

Very good post Whitson. Just as a rank I guess, I'd like the UAC to be more customizable. I'd love to use it but when it pops up an scare-screen every time I try to delete 'Read Me' from the Start Menu, it's gone. UAC to the bottom for me.

I do something similar...

Yes and yes.

ROFL

I tried GoneIn60s a while ago and I ran into some odd behavior where windows would reappear without prompting or the wrong windows would appear. Like I said, its been a while so it may be different now. But for somebody who is a notorious window-closer, this looks promising.

Ya but you can't resize the default Android clock and battery (besides that would be hideous) and you can't hide them either. So if you want a bigger clock and a battery indicator with a little more info, you're stuck.

but in a confrontation I think the aircraft carriers would win.

...and seeing that 30% of the people...

My thought exactly.

this.

@LKM: LMFAO!

I call for a LH High Five!

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