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While we don’t want our homes to be topped to the brim with junk, we don’t want to waste the space that we have. For those of us on limited square footage, every storage space counts, and you have to make the most of every nook and cranny. If you just like to keep things in their own spot, then you know that organization is key, and you need the right tools to do it.
If you’re one of those who prides themselves on being news junkies and keeping up to date with all the latest happenings around the world we’d like to offer up a new, exciting technology which could transform your life. OK, so not exactly new. Or transformational. More like informational. But still cool.
![Tickr – the latest news on your desktop with a click [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tickr2.jpg)
Nowadays many of the latest smartphones come with an interesting new feature that few people know about. Embedded inside the handsets of products from companies like Samsung and Motorola are barometers, small devices which register atmospheric pressure readings. Why? Well according to the guys at Google, they are there to help your phone get a quicker GPS fix. By measuring latitude, longitude and altitude (via the barometer) the satellites can lock on to your location faster, which makes for a…
![Pressure Net – let your phone improve the world’s weather forecasts [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pressurenet3-1.jpg)
There’s currently a lot of talk about the upcoming revolution in computer control. Voice recognition, gestures, touch and different types of input devices are all being trotted out to see if any stick. We’ve had some real close shaves in the past, voice commands being one, but typically after a little interest we all return to the tried and tested mouse/keyboard option.
![nPointer – control your PC with a wave of the hand like Tom Cruise…almost [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/npointer3.jpg)
In case you hadn’t heard, there’s a growing craze in town and it’s called cinemagraphs. The technique, which was created by Kevin Burg and Jamie Beck in 2009, marries cool photography with the animation qualities of the .GIF image format. The result is something that’s not quite a photo and not quite a video.
![Cliplets – how to easily create haunting cinemagraphs on your PC for free [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cinemagraphs.jpg)
It would be unfair to classify Tuebl.ca as just another ebook library, despite the name (TUEBL…The Ultimate EBook Library – geddit?). Think of it more as a website on a mission, a mission to connect authors and readers together directly, with no complicated commercial middlemen involved.
![Tuebl – The Ultimate EBook Library [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/tuebl3.jpg)
Everyone has their own horror stories to tell about To-Do lists. How they’re impossible to maintain, and easy to forget. How it’s a real chore to carry them around so they’re accessible all the time. The list…ahem…goes on. But now there’s an innovative little gadget which could make life easier for list makers everywhere.
It’s surprising how many things we take for granted. Like the little light that goes on when you open the fridge and the serrated edge on steak knives. One other item we tend to overlook is the humble and yet oh so crucial USB charger. There’s no such thing as a ‘retina charger‘ is there, and people don’t don black turtle necks to extol the virtues of this year’s new charger block on stage. But where would we be without…
Look around you right now. Chances are you’re within 20 paces of some form of waste cardboard…packaging, wrapping, boxes, containers, you name it. Despite the march of progress we seem to use as much, if not more, of the stuff. Maybe it’s all Amazon.com’s fault? Whatever the reason, there’s no need for us to make matters worse by just chucking it all onto landfill, as happens a lot. We should take inspiration from these people and try and work out…
There’s really no excuse anymore for having to put up with sub-standard software when you’re out and about, either traveling on business or pleasure. Not only are smartphones now delivering high quality useful software to our fingertips, but there are other options like online cloud storage which mean that our data should never be more than a click away as well. But what if you don’t want to access the Internet, how can you carry on computing regardless?
![PortableApps dot com – 300+ free portable apps you can install to a USB key for safe on the go computing [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/portableapps3.jpg)
It can be pretty annoying to haul your bag off the carousel at the airport and discover that the contents or the bag itself has been damaged by inconsiderate handling somewhere during the journey. Worse still, there’s no real way of proving that it was the fault of the baggage handling, which makes it harder to make a claim against disinterested airlines and airports.
If you’re like us, you spend a fair amount of time looking at a computer screen every day, which funnily enough is not the optimum situation to be in. You know what they say, if God had meant us to stare at computers all day, we would have been born with Aeron chairs strapped to our rear. Ahem…anyway moving swiftly on…
![Eye Trainer – your own personal eye doctor on your phone [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/eyetrainer2.jpg)
If there’s a power outage, you’re going to need a way to keep your electronics going. No one ever wants to be in an emergency situation with no way to call for help. Having solar panels handy is always helpful, but what happens when you don’t have time for the sun to give you a boost?
Which family just has one phone nowadays? None. Most families have two or three of different types, brands, platforms, and there’s different data on all of them, which can be crucially important. Now every smartphone maker offers their own brand of backup software, and there are tons of 3rd party tools out there, but the fact is that keeping it all coordinated is very difficult, unless you want to spend your leisure time keeping track of all the options. The…
![Moborobo – cool smartphone management tool is the perfect backup option for multiple phones [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/moborobo3.jpg)
How many times have you found yourself mooching around the kitchen, hungry but unable to decide what to eat? Worse still, you know you’ve got lots of ingredients but it’s too much bother to work out what you can make with them all? Well don’t give in and reach for the take-out menu, there’s help at hand.
