David Nield, Author at Gizmodo

The Best Extensions for Safari in iOS 8

When Apple unleashed iOS 8 on the world, it didn’t exactly break down the boundaries of its walled garden—but it did put in one or two windows. Apps can now share with each other more easily, and there’s improved integration for third-party tools in Safari thanks to the new extension support. Here are 8 of…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 24

Revamp Your Android Lock Screen With Microsoft’s New App

If you haven’t heard, Microsoft has kicked open the doors to its experimental Garage development hub, and among the projects now available for beta testing is the Next Lock Screen app for Android. Lock screen customization is nothing new, but this effort from Redmond is worth a look for the way it brings information, apps…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 23

Use IFTTT To Supercharge Your Twitter Alerts

IFTTT, one of our favorite apps for doing just about anything, just got updated with a bunch of new Twitter triggers—if you want to stay on top of tweets that mention your name, you now have a much wider choice of ways to do it. These same alerts can also be set up for tweets…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 22

How to Try Out Apple’s New Photo Storage Service Now

There’s no end to the list of services wanting to store your photos—Flickr, Google+, Dropbox, Facebook—and Apple knows it needs to up its game. Enter iCloud Photo Library, available in beta form now on any device running iOS 8.1. It won’t be available on the desktop until the OS X Photos app upgrade arrives early…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 21

17 Things You Can Do in OS X Yosemite That You Couldn’t Do in Mavericks

If you installed OS X Yosemite at the end of last week then you’ve no doubt been busy exploring its various tools and features. Here are 17 new things you can do with the software, from hiding the traces of your Web browsing to recording screen activity on an iPad. 1. Search smarter Spotlight isn’t…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 20

Go From Google Drive To MS Office By Converting Your Files with Takeout

Google includes a Takeout tool that lets you export every last drop of data associated with your Google Account—emails, contacts, Hangouts, YouTube videos, photos, blogs and more. It’s primarily intended to let you archive your files or switch to another service but as far as Google Drive is concerned it’s a useful conversion tool as…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 17

7 Gmail Filters to Make Email Less of a Chore

Hundreds of millions of people use Gmail but only a small subset of them dig deeper into the advanced features that are available in their inbox, such as filters. Setting up new rules for incoming can seem like an onerous task that doesn’t justify the effort put in, but here are seven filters that are…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 16

How to Get All of Your Social Media Updates in One Place

You log into Facebook and check your updates, switch to Twitter to do the same, then to Snapchat, then Instagram, then Tumblr, then WhatsApp, then two or three more. Save yourself from social media fatigue and earn back some productivity points by consolidating all your incoming feeds into one place—here are some ideas about how…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 14

How To Put Your Photos on Your TV with Chromecast

Google had promised us it was coming, and how its here: Chromecast has been updated with a new Backdrop feature that lets you display your own photos when you’re not busy streaming something. You can also display popular photos from elsewhere, and news and weather snippets. Here’s how to get the new feature set up.…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 13

Export Your Data to Get More From Your Fitness Tracker

You don’t have to settle for the charts and reports produced by your fitness tracker’s own software—export the data elsewhere and you can use it in a variety of different ways. It’s not difficult to do and it could help renew your enthusiasm for working towards a healthier lifestyle. Fitness tracking data Fitness trackers are…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 10

How To Record Your Screen on an Android Phone or Tablet

In amongst the new features ushered in with Android KitKat was a screencasting capability—a native tool for capturing on-screen activity in a video file. Whether you want to show off your app, share your Angry Birds prowess or start a series of Android troubleshooting videos, it’s not difficult to get the functionality up and running,…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 9

5 Apps That Show Off How Awesome Android Wear Can Be

Any Android app works with Android Wear in terms of simple notifications and alerts, but there now are a growing number of dedicated apps that try and do more with the interface. If you’re wondering exactly what Android Wear’s capabilities are—whether or not you’ve picked up a device yet—browse through this selection of the apps…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 8

Where To Find Beautiful Wallpapers for All Your Devices

The benefits of a good background image can’t be overstated. It can improve your mood, boost your productivity, even lend a little freshness to an aging device. If you don’t want a picture of a loved one, cherished pet or recent holiday trip as a backdrop, here are five excellent sites for picking up free,…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 7

How To Save Anything To Pocket From Anywhere On The Web

Pocket is one of the best ‘read-it-later’ services on the Web, though it has evolved beyond its core Instapaper-style functionality to offer a broader range of tools. One of its key features is the way in which you can save almost anything from almost any platform. Here are the key shortcuts to use on the…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 6

Put Your Key Apps on the Android Lock Screen for Easy Access

Lock screen widgets have been around since Android 4.2, but it’s not always easy to find apps that can take advantage of the feature, and many users simply forget that it’s there. But lock screen widgets are great! You can check them without the hassle of keying in passcodes or drawing out a pattern, and…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 2

5 Essential Apps for Google Drive

A big fan of Google’s cloud-based storage system? Maybe you’re getting some free space from your school? An impressive number of Web apps plug right into Google Drive and let you get more out of the platform—here’s our pick of the best five tools that you should know about. To be clear, these are Web…

Gadgets David Nield Oct 1

12 Voice Commands To Try On Your New Android Wear Watch

If you’ve splurged on one of the new Android Wear watches then you’ll know it’s very much a case of learning as you go. Since you probably won’t immediately know what these devices are capable of, so here are 12 useful voice commands you can experiment with to get your watch to do your bidding.…

Gadgets David Nield Sep 30

How to Find Long-Lost Passwords Hiding In Your Browser

Wait just a second before clicking that ‘Forgot password?’ link—chances are that your browser has your password stored somewhere in the depths of its memory. Head to your browser’s cache of login details if you can’t recall your credentials, or you’re signing in on a new device altogether. If you’ve switched on the magical password…

Gadgets David Nield Sep 26

Disabling the iOS 8 Features You Might Not Actually Want

By now you’ve no doubt downloaded and installed the shiny new iOS 8 on every device you own that can take it, but what if Apple doesn’t know best? What if some of the new features are a hindrance rather than a help? You can’t turn back the clock completely, but you can disable some…

Gadgets David Nield Sep 23

Share Your Home Wi-Fi Easily Using an NFC Tag or QR Code

Get your best buddies around for a movie marathon and before you can hit “play” they’re all going to want access to your Wi-Fi. This is the age of the second screen experience after all. You could simply tell them your network’s name and password, but here are a couple of alternatives that might be…

Gadgets David Nield Sep 22

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The Best Extensions for Safari in iOS 8

Revamp Your Android Lock Screen With Microsoft’s New App

Use IFTTT To Supercharge Your Twitter Alerts

How to Try Out Apple’s New Photo Storage Service Now

17 Things You Can Do in OS X Yosemite That You Couldn’t Do in Mavericks

Go From Google Drive To MS Office By Converting Your Files with Takeout

7 Gmail Filters to Make Email Less of a Chore

How to Get All of Your Social Media Updates in One Place

How To Put Your Photos on Your TV with Chromecast

Export Your Data to Get More From Your Fitness Tracker

How To Record Your Screen on an Android Phone or Tablet

5 Apps That Show Off How Awesome Android Wear Can Be

Where To Find Beautiful Wallpapers for All Your Devices

How To Save Anything To Pocket From Anywhere On The Web

Put Your Key Apps on the Android Lock Screen for Easy Access

5 Essential Apps for Google Drive

12 Voice Commands To Try On Your New Android Wear Watch

How to Find Long-Lost Passwords Hiding In Your Browser

Disabling the iOS 8 Features You Might Not Actually Want

Share Your Home Wi-Fi Easily Using an NFC Tag or QR Code

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