SumatraPDF is blazing fast at opening PDFs, let’s get that out of the way. While not the most exciting software around, it pays for itself (free!) by being extremely lightweight and non intrusive compared to similar software.
Software
Cryptomator is free encryption for your cloud
Cryptomator is an amazing piece of software for desktop and mobile operating systems. It’s the equivalent of bringing your own encryption to the cloud service of your choice. Whether you have Google Drive, Dropbox, Onedrive, or something else, all of these can be used with Cryptomator. Let’s take a look at how it works.
Samsung Internet is a stellar browser for Android
People may write it off because of its simple name Samsung Internet, but upon using it, users will discover many quality of life changes that makes this browser app stand out from Chrome and others on Android.
Brave Browser 1.0 Review: Ready for Chrome?
The Brave browser recently hit the 1.0 release, meaning it should be stable enough for most folks to use. It also signaled a massive new PR campaign by the folks over at Brave. Is it worth switching to from Chrome or Firefox? Let’s take a look at the somewhat controversial browser.
YouTube Vanced, a YouTube Alternative for Android
I’d like to talk about a useful app for Android known as “YouTube Vanced” or just Vanced for short. It’s highly recommended for anyone that uses Android on their device and is a heavy YouTube watcher.
Irfanview 4.53: The most efficient image viewer?
Irfanview is an extremely powerful image viewer and editor for Windows. It’s pretty well known and has been around since 1996! I decided to take a look at it and note what I think sets it apart from other image and photo software.
Yomichan: A better alternative to Rikaikun
A long time ago, I made the switch from using Rikaichan to Rikaikun because I changed my browser (Firefox to Chrome) and had no choice. It was recently brought to my attention that the dictionary data used by Rikaikun is very out of date. With this, I started looking into a Rikaikun alternative. Here’s what I ended up switching to.
Reading better Japanese with Tangorin
For those looking for fresh, new content to read in Japanese, I have just the app recommendation for you. It’s called Tangorin and it will make things oh so much easier for those wanting to improve their reading and expand their vocabulary. I’m a bit late in discovering this, but I wanted to share it in case there were people that didn’t know about this incredibly useful app.
My experience switching from iPhone to Android
I wanted to write about my experience switching from an iPhone to Android. It all started late last year in 2017 when my iPhone 6 was very slow and the battery wasn’t holding up for very long. I had been an iOS user since the original iPod Touch that came out the same year as the first iPhone in 2007.
Would I be able to successfully make the switch? Would I miss iOS? After having my current Android smartphone for over 4 months now, here are my two cents.
Cruising around with Yahoo Car Navi
Yahoo Car Navi or Yahoo!カーナビ , is a wonderful navigation app for those that live in Japan. I never hear anyone talking about it and I thought people should know more about it. Yes, yes, I know what you’re thinking, “We have Google Maps, why would we need anything else?” Sit down, stay a while. 🙂