Readers offer their best tips for displaying your contact information on your laptop, finding your misplaced smartphone, and searching your Google Voice messages on the iPhone. More »

Google Instant likes to think it's pretty fast, but how fast is it really? We pitted regular old Google against Google Instant, complete with its time-saving shortcuts, for a head-to-head comparison. More »

Work healthy and smart at traditionally stressful jobs, Google Apps opt-in for added Google features goes live, and iTunes app purchases may exceed music purchases very soon. More »

While bundling services (like cable, phone and internet) can sometimes save you money, personal finance blog Free Money Finance shows us that sometimes, you're better off paying for services separately. More »

Everyone wants to get the top dollar for their home but setting a high price and expecting potential buyers to haggle you down to a reasonable one is a sure fire way to scare them off before they even contact you. More »

Last year we showed you how to stop a chair from reclining using a bottle of water. For the times that won't work or you don't want a bottle of water near your electronics, Knee Defender offers a commercial solution. More »

The new Google Instant certainly can save you a lot of time searching, but you'll really start seeing the speed once you familiarize yourself with its shortcuts. More »

Firefox with Greasemonkey: User script Gmail Labels Icons extends the Gmail label customization from just colors to icons as well, so you can more easily tell your folders apart with a visual clue. More »

Android and Mac/Windows/Linux: If you don't want to deal with your phone while you're at your computer, free app Android Notifier will send all your phone's call, SMS, and battery notifications to your desktop. More »

Android: Earlier this year we highlighted the kid-safe browser Zoodles. They're back with a mobile version that brings kid-safe browsing, with a simple and secure interface, to Android phones. More »

FourEyesUp won't take you to the seven wonders of the world, but instead to the birthplace of the modern computer or the home of the largest Arctic research team. It's a great resources for geeky travel destinations. More »

iOS 4.1 is live, bringing Game Center, HDR photos, a proximity sensor fix and more to iPhones (3G, 3GS, and 4) and iPod Touches (second-generation on up). Let the Game Center username land grab begin! [Apple] More »

While flash drives are cheap and useful, they offer some disadvantages: they're small, easy to lose, and so often get overwritten with other data. For a more permanent portable apps solution, reader hradac recommends using your smartphone's SD card. More »

We're actually kind of excited about the new Google Instant, but if you don't like the distraction of as-you-type, predictive search results and filtering, it's extremely easy to turn off. You can either toggle it on or off to the right of the search box, or you can head to your Google search settings, scroll to the Google Instant section, and select Do not use Google Instant. Then simply hit the Save Preferences at the bottom of the page. (Video best watched in 720p.) More »

If iTunes 10 is a little too gray and washed out for your eyes, a simple terminal command can up the contrast (maybe a little too much). More »

Google Instant is a major update to the default Google search experience, providing immediate, as-you-type search results that aim to speed up your everyday Google queries by two to five seconds per search. More »

You can pay a monthly fee to your cable provider for a time-shifting DVR, but if you prefer control and flexibility to DRM and, well, that monthly fee, you can roll your own DVR with a TV tuner for your PC. More »

Android: Like traditional utilization meters for desktop computers, SeePU offers you a peak into your Android phone's heavy lifting with CPU, memory, and network monitoring. More »

Free webapp OtherInbox wants to do the job you loathe doing daily—looking through all those semi-regular news alerts, coupons, account updates, and other non-personal mail. Give it the keys to your inbox, and OtherInbox can summarize and prioritize your bacn. More »

Linux Mint, the OS distribution with an eye for beginners, is stepping out and offering a new edition for those who like Mint, but want more frequent updates of its core apps. Based on Debian, LMDE is an interesting step forward. More »