Thank you, Alan! I just got into a library science program at the University of Pittsburgh and will start in the fall as I work full time.

any suggestions for completing grad school completely online?

see above.

Mailbox or Evomail

I use Avast but have been getting tired of it's invasive-ness with it's ads and other notifications. I have tried in the settings to limit them but they always seem to crop up anyhow. I do appreciate Avast popping up when I visit a website that is about to expose me to something problematic. Malwarebytes does the same…

oh please.

Allens wrench can be handy sometimes.

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If you want to watch TV shows and movies on your iPhone you have plenty of options, and most of them are pretty similar. It really depends on what you're paying for to watch on your TV, because for the most part the apps for Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, and Hulu are all pretty similar.

Listening to podcasts on your iPhone is a fantastic way to pass the time, but Apple's option is less than perfect. We're big fans of Downcast, because once you set it up it automates pretty much everything for you. It downloads all your podcasts directly in the app, it works over the air or Wi-Fi, or you can set it up…

Find My iPhone has been a staple of iOS for a long time, but that doesn't make it any less worthwhile. With it, you can track down your iPhone if it's stolen, or if you've simply misplaced your phone. If you're the type to leave your phone sitting around, Find My iPhone is a must have.

Simply put: Google Maps is the best turn-by-turn navigation app on the iPhone. It's free, has a fantastic location search, and offers a wide variety of routing options. It even includes public transit and walking directions right in the app so you don't have to worry about flipping between apps.

The email game has changed a lot over the last year, and we've seen a ton of new email clients released recently. If you're a power user when it comes to email, we like Dispatch because it's packed with pretty much everything you could possibly need in an email client. You get TextExpander snippets, folder access,…

2014?

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This waterproof bluetooth speaker only costs $15, includes nice, big playback controls, and even sticks to your shower wall with a suction cup. No brainer. [SoundBot HD Water Resistant Bluetooth Shower Speaker, $15]

settle down.

I took the steps with Calibre to strip DRM from an ePub file and it would not do it, saying it is protected by DRM. Any suggestions?

Download Calibre, the the plugins, and the Kindle Desktop software.

any recommendations for integrating pocket or something similar to Facebook on iOS? I see articles I want to read later but the best I've found is opening them in chrome or safari and keeping it open.