Android is constantly improving, but Google's phone platform still hosts a few annoyances and not-quite-there features. We're wondering what your biggest issue with your phone is—and if you found an app or another fix to make it much better. More »
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What’s Your Biggest Annoyance with Android (and How Did You Fix It)? [Ask The Readers]
What’s Your Biggest Annoyance with iOS (and How Did You Fix It)? [Ask The Readers]
Even if you love your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you know it isn’t perfect. We want to hear about your biggest annoyances with your iDevice and what you did to solve those problems. More »
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Keep iPhoto From Auto-Launching Every Time You Connect Your iPhone [Annoyances]
Since most iPhones and iPod touches are, in fact, cameras, iPhoto will annoyingly launch itself every time you plug them in. It turns out, though, you can disable this behavior—the setting is just a little hidden. More »
How to Get Rid of the Extra Whitespace in Skype 5 for Mac [Video]
Skype 5 for Mac beta came out this morning, and if you use Skype for chat, you may be among the many annoyed at the seeming mountain of whitespace between chats in the new release. Here’s how to fix it. More »
How to Opt Out of Yellow Book Delivery [Annoyances]
One thing that frustrates me a lot is the delivery of yellow pages/yellow book to my front door. To me, they’re a service that brings 20 pounds of waste straight to your front door. More »
How to Hide the Ping Drop-Down in iTunes [Annoyances]
iTunes 10 allows you to hide your Ping sidebar, but not the drop-down menu for its “social network for music” that shows up next to every song you click. Here’s how to kill that Ping button on Windows and Macs. More »
Fix Bad Video Interlacing in Digital Movies [Video]
Bad video interlacing leaves distracting horizontal lines across your screen during video playback (especially when there’s a lot of on-screen motion). Tech blog Tested details how to fix video interlacing on the fly. More »
iTunes 10 Plays Media from Any iOS Device, No Syncing Required [Annoyances]
It may have happened in a later iTunes 9 update, but iTunes 10 definitely includes a very helpful update. Plug in any iOS device, iPhones included, and you can play its music or videos without having to make a tricky sync. More »
RightToClick Enables Right Clicking on Sites that Disable It [Downloads]
Firefox: Some sites (like IMDB) prevent you from performing certain actions, like right clicking, on their pages. Firefox extension RightToClick disables these scripts, giving you the ability to right click, select text, or perform other actions forbidden by a given web site. More »
Make an Effective Fruit Fly Trap with No Tools [DIY]
If you want to get those annoying fruit flies out of your kitchen without any heavy engineering, this simple trap uses stuff you already have in your kitchen and requires no cutting, taping, or other DIY tinkering. More »









