Turn your old mobile into an alarm system

Salient Eye will turn your old Android phone into an intruder buster, making a noise if an inturder is spotted, meaning you don't have to splash out on an expensive CCTV system.

The app uses the camera on your phone as a motion detector. It will then take a photo and email it to you automatically, or send you an SMS.

Without a power source it will last for up to 10 hours and will work even when the device's screen is turned off.

See at a glance how your data is collected, used and handled

By using Privacy Icons from Disconnect you can quickly and simply see which websites are collecting your data, tracking your location and leaving your details vulnerable to bugs and the like.

This browser add-on will present these icons for all the sites you visit, each providing insight into how your data is being handled and colour-coding them as a quick usage guide.

Too many tabs slowing your computer?

I keep tabs open on my browser so that I don't have to remember all the web sites that I want to visit or haven't finished using yet. Problem is that as I keep so many tabs open it's now my computer that runs out of memory and becomes painfully slow.

Another example of a digital irony, as discussed by Edward Tenner in his book Why Things Bite Back.

However on this occassion there is a fix and it's called OneTab, a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome.

So, when you've got a load of tabs open, just click the OneTab button on your toolbar and all your tabs will be converted into a list of URLs.

When you want to use the tabs again you can restore them all at once or individually.

You can export your list and share it with others, re-order your list and, very importantly, if you accidentally close the OneTab window, if your browser crashes, or if restart your computer, you will not lose your list of tabs.

Remote control your mobile

Left your mobile at home? Got clammy hands and anxious palpitations? 

 

Worry no more! You don't have to turn around and be late for that meeting, as you can now control your mobile remotely using AirDroid (sorry Apple users, NFI'd this time!). 

 

 

You can send and receive texts, make phone calls, move and copy photos and videos from one device to the other, from any web browser. It also allows you to copy something from your computer and paste it on your phone, as its syncs your clipboard.

AirDroid also provides safety features, such as: find, lock and wipe your phone, activate the camera and take photos remotely (although this does require a premium membership).