Tag Archives: offline

Do You Purposely, Regularly Go Offline? [Reader Poll]

By admin | Published: June 21, 2010
Blogger toniowhola details how he disconnects his laptop from the internet for two hours every day—not only to cut down on distraction, but also to force himself to learn better without always defaulting to "just Google it." More
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Read It Later Introduces Its Offline Reading to the iPad, Adds New Features [Downloads]

By melissa | Published: June 14, 2010
iPad/iPhone: The latest update to the popular link-saving and offline-reading application Read It Later brings Digest support and a native app for the iPad. More
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Ditch Desktop Apps for Webapps, Free Up RAM, and Enjoy the Best of Both Worlds [Webapps]

By anthony | Published: April 14, 2010
Desktop applications have their charm, but most of your information already lives on the web. Ditch those clunky desktop apps for webapps without losing their better features—like notifications, shortcuts, offline access, etc.—and free up precious system resources along the way. More
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MapDroyd Downloads Free Maps for Offline Navigation [Downloads]

By admin | Published: April 2, 2010
Android: When you're traveling where a cellular connection is fairly certain, Google Maps' own Navigation tool is a total GPS replacement . For those without data plans, or heading into the wilds, MapDroyd makes for a nice offline map backup. More
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GMapCatcher Browses Online Maps and Saves Them for Offline Use [Downloads]

By melissa | Published: March 26, 2010
Windows/Mac/Linux: If you've ever needed to use maps from popular online map services such as Google Maps and OpenStreetMap, GMapCatcher browses and downloads online map services for offline use. More
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Online Dating Is Bigger Than Porn [Infographic]

By melissa | Published: March 24, 2010
Online daters should no longer be considered a desperate minority that trolls the web for love. In fact, a fascinating infographic from Online Schools reveals the truth about online dating — it’s booming and might even be bigger than porn. Per the graphic — which pulls data from a number of sources, including Reuters and The Washington Post — online dating is worth more than one billion dollars per year, with the mobile phone dating market worth $550 million. Sadly, we all seem to be misrepresenting ourselves to attract an online mate. Men lie about their age, height and income, while women distort the truth about their weight, physical build and age
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Best Offline Backup Tool: Time Machine [Hive Five Followup]

By anthony | Published: March 23, 2010
Last week we asked you to share your favorite tool for offline backups . We tallied the votes and highlighted the top contenders in the Hive Five . Now we're back to report on how things shook out.
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StreamTransport Grabs Hulu Videos for Offline Viewing [Downloads]

By melissa | Published: March 15, 2010
Windows: It may not stick around that long once the powers that be find out, so if downloading and watching Hulu videos offline could help you out, grab StreamTransport. The tricky little app provides full-quality captures of streaming shows and movies. More
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AutoPatcher Keeps Windows 7 Systems Up to Date [Updates]

By anthony | Published: March 8, 2010
Windows: AutoPatcher, the small but powerful utility that makes it easy to install Windows updates while offline, and on multiple systems, has added support for Windows 7, giving users more control over when and how they update their systems. We've previously offered big props for AutoPatcher , because for people with slow connections, big jobs to pull off, or quite a few systems to keep updated, it's far more convenient than going the official Microsoft Updates route. To use this version, you'll download the package, run "apup," then let AutoPatcher build its own program from the most recent updates.
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Gmail Supports Attachments Even When You Are Not Attached To The Internet

By admin | Published: November 24, 2009
Gmail is furthering its offline strategy today with the announcement of the ability to include attachments in composed emails when offline. Google says this was one of the most requested features for Offline Gmail and starting today, you be able to attach files in offline mode the way you would in online Gmail. You’ll be able to attach all types of files except inline images, which are images in the body of the email. When you have Offline Gmail enabled, Google says that mail now goes through the outbox when you’re online or offline, allowing Gmail to capture all attachments regardless of internet connections. Earlier this year, Google rolled out a Google Gears version of Gmail, which detects when you are offline
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