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March 20, 2011

[Reader Survey] How Many Email Addresses Do You Use? How Many Do You Check In One Place?

email accounts

A 40Tech reader recently observed that he counted 9 email addresses that go directly to him, plus two others that he monitored. That got me wondering, so I took a look at the Accounts tab in my Gmail settings, and my eyes popped out of my head. I had 17 email addresses there. I was funneling messages from all of those accounts into Gmail, and replying automatically from the correct address, using a method we’ve discussed earlier. 8 of these were addresses that I used with some regularity.

What about you? How many email addresses do you use? How many do you use regularly? How many do you access from one place?

Thanks to Bob from pcabling.com for the idea for this topic.

March 15, 2011

Speed Up Your Workflow With Trackpad Gestures [Mac laptops]

macbook multitouch trackpad gesture list

Coming from Windows, I am accustomed to doing only the basics with my laptop’s trackpad – dragging my finger around to navigate, and clicking on links and other items. With the trackpad on Mac laptops, though, you can do much more. Here is a list of a few of the maneuvers you can perform with a trackpad on a newer Mac.

March 14, 2011

One Geek’s Experience Installing an Android Custom ROM (And Should You Do It, Too?)

serendipity

Let’s get this out of the way right now – this subject is a bit geekier than much of what we discuss here at 40Tech. It involves serious hacking to your Android phone. Specifically, we’re going to discuss the pros and cons of flashing to a custom ROM on Android. Think of a ROM as a customized version of your phone’s operating system, including the kernel, apps, and just about everything else. Should you take the plunge?

March 13, 2011

Backup Your Android Phone’s SD Card to Dropbox With DropSpace

dropspace

You can never have too many backups. That is true with your smartphone, as well. If you want an easy way to backup some of the contents of your Android phone’s SD card, check out DropSpace for Android. Read more

March 9, 2011

The History of Mobile Operating Systems

Mobile operating systems have come far in the last 15 years. From dull screens with no Internet connection, to the mini-computers that we have today, the changes have been staggering. [x]cubeLABS has a graphic on its site displaying the progression of several mobile operating systems over the years.

For a full-sized look at the chart, check out The Evolution of Mobile Operating Systems at [x]cubeLABS.

I’ve used a couple versions of Palm OS, Windows Mobile, iOS, and now Android. How many of the operating systems have you used? Do you have a favorite?

[Disclaimer: the creator of the chart previously sponsored a text link here at 40Tech a month or two ago, but we’re writing about this chart because we think it is pretty darn cool.]

Author: Evan Kline (page 118 of 164)

[Reader Survey] How Many Email Addresses Do You Use? How Many Do You Check In One Place?

Speed Up Your Workflow With Trackpad Gestures [Mac laptops]

One Geek’s Experience Installing an Android Custom ROM (And Should You Do It, Too?)

Backup Your Android Phone’s SD Card to Dropbox With DropSpace

The History of Mobile Operating Systems

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