The LastPass Authenticator app is slightly better than Google Authenticator with the one touch function, though not all sites support it yet. If you have used the new Google Prompt option with Google’s two-factor it is similar and just as easy to use.

I switched to using a Yubikey multi-factor device to sign into…

The problem I have is not so much having to use an adapter to use a regular pair of headphones, it’s the fragility of the port the adapter will need to plug into and with it I can’t charge the phone while listening at the same time unless the adapter has some way around that. I suppose if wireless charger becomes more…

The LastPass Authenticator app supports one touch for certain sites like Facebook and LastPass.

My method around this problem is when you get the QR code on the screen to setup two-factor in Authenticator, print it. Next time you setup a new device or want to add another device like a tablet, just scan the printed QR code again and you will see it has the same numbers in sync. Obviously lock up the printed…

Oh facepalm....I didn’t understand just what CTRL-F offers, but I just re-read and realized that you type in the word you are looking for in the text. Not quite the same as what I posted here about Google Now on Tap.

If you mean searching on Google for the text on the screen, it does that, but if you mean looking for a specific word in the text on the screen then no it doesn’t. But you could always use Google Drive’s scanning function that turns what is on the screen into a PDF that is searchable. You can also do that in Google…

I just use Google Now on Tap on my Nexus phone. You just bring up the camera app and point it at the text. Hold the home button (the circle button on stock Android) and Now on Tap will analyze what’s in the screen including text. If you are looking for info on specific text, just tap the finger pointing icon at the…

I will be the first to admit I’m a junkie for these types of apps (and meditation apps). My recent go-to has been Noisli, but in the past I’ve liked Relax Melodies P: Sleep & Yoga and Relax Meditation: Sleep Sounds both from Ipnos Software and both available on Android and IOS. The first has basic sounds and songs and…

I’m a scanner app junkie and on IOS I settled for Scanner Pro mostly because the output looks fantastic. Almost like you made a copy on a copier. Oddly enough, Scanbot on Android is a one time in-app upgrade and you get everything.

I second this and was surprised it didn’t make the list. Most of the meditations are decent quality.

You might use VLC or some other program to watch videos instead. Also devices that are issued by work may have a policy need to get rid of this.

Yes, but for some weird reason even though I have them turned off, I still get one or two occassionally. When it was first released it was an all or nothing on notifications. It has gotten better with categories.

Not completely obvious at first, but you can change the sample text by clicking it and typing in what you want. The old page had a box at the top you could type text into.

It seems a lot like Google’s Field Trip app, but without the annoying notifications. I like that you can suggest edits!

If you are relying on a manual to do something you haven’t done before.....read all the way through the steps before starting so you might find out if you are missing a particular tool or maybe you shouldn’t be doing this without help.

I use it a lot for everything from the usual setting reminders to turning on my flashlight while I’m under a desk sorting wires. I use it a lot to call business for take out, leaving notes to myself, searching just about everything under the sun and playing specific playlists depending on my mood. I send text messages…

What I do is I have a NFC tag and use Trigger (free app) to activate “vibrate” mode which silences notifications. This even works with the newer volume controls in Marshmallow. You can set certain apps to have priority notifications so they at least pop up on the screen, but still not interupt your groove.

Or bank sites that don’t allow anything other than letters! Yup it exists out there.

I can see this being handy for learning another language. For instance English is structured as noun-verb-object and uses prepositions where Hindi is structured as noun-object-verb with postpositions. Half the battle for me has been trying to remember stuff from English I thought I would never use again in life!

ANKI FTW! If I had the Anki flashcard program around when I was in school I would be a genius by now. The system makes it super easy to build your own custom decks.