Field Agent is an app that pays you to do different tasks.

Since the introduction of the iPhone, developers have rushed to come up with all kind of apps that cover the whole rainbow from the very useful to the very silly and useless. Some are free and will probably remain so for lack of a market willing to pay for it, and some cost a fee to download.
Now enters a new app called Field Agent that is free to download but even more, promess to pay you as you use it. Well, sorta, since the pay is not tied to the use of the app per say.
What the app does, is to pull some location based tasks that willing users can sign up to do and get paid for their efforts.
According to the New York Times, they are not even worth doing unless you find yourself in or near the location where the task in hand is to be performed. Generally the tasks consist of filing out a survey, checking the prices of certain products in a store, or taking the picture of products on store' shelves and the pay is around $2 in most cases.

For more, see NYTimes.com

Movie Recipe gives food and movie lovers a chance to cook their favorites.

Foods and movie lovers who have always stared at that dish shown in a movie and wandered how they could could their hand on that recipe, wander no more. A new site called Movie Recipes.net has a stated goal to be the place for movie lovers to find the recipe of that dish seen in a movie.
To be more exact, the recipes in Movie Recipes database are inspired by dishes in some notable movies and not the official ones endorsed by the movies themselves.
For instance, there are the cheese quesadillas from Napoleon Dynamite, or the spicy chili from the Wild Hogs etc.

For more, see appscout.com

How to transfer e-mails from an overflown Gmail account.

If you find yourself maxed out on your free Gmail account seven gigabytes of space, there are ways to free some or all space from that old account into a new one, following a few steps.
The first step would be obviously to sign-up for a new Gmail account and make note of the new address and password and then log into your original account and start the transfer process.
That process is a little bit long and time consuming specially if you do not want to get rid of all your old mails but instead want to search through and save a few.
Another solution would be to opt for more space by moving to one of Gmail various paid accounts which start at $5 a year for 20 GB.


For more, see NYTimes.com

Factors to consider when thinking about security software.

With the release of Windows 7, Microsoft has improved a lot its operating system with a built-in firewall and an upgraded anti-virus protection. Given the fact that this represent a big improvement compared to what Windows has offered in the past, some people may feel secure enough already to the point of not thinking about adding anothher layer of protection to their investment. Unfortunately, in the world of computing, someone will always need a security software unless your computer get never plugged or connected to the Internet.
The good news is when it comes to security software, the choice is vast and can be a bit confusing. Fortunately, today's software security world is dominated by the so called security suites which almost take the work out of having one protect your computer. Once installed and configured, they run in the background requiring little or no human intervention.
But with the choice so dizzying, a little guidance to help navigate the choppy waters, will go a long way.
When considering a software security suite, there are a few things to keep in mind: the assurance that it is designed to take care of all your security needs (firewall protection, anti viruses, spywares and all kind of malicious software etc) and even some extra like parental control or spam filtering. Also very important is the fact that the security suite runs in integration or play nice with the rest of your computer system, eliminating any chance that it may slow down your machine.

For more, see pcmagazine.com

MLB releases At Bat phone app for the 2010 season.

At Bat, the official app of the MLB.com has been released and it is a comprehensive source of news for the 2010 season. According to the New York Times, " in addition to complete box scores, At Bat provides, schedules, articles and videos from Major League Baseball's staff and live streaming audio of games."
With these features, the app costs $14.99 and for the possibility to watch live games, it will cost you an additional $100 a year or $120 for a premium version. But despite the extra money spent to upgrade, the games are still subject to blackout.
The At Bat app has versions for the iPone, the Blackberry Storm and Storm2, and Android phones.

For more, see NYTimes.com

Getting rid of junk files using CCleaner

As many owners may testify, over time, computers will show performance and handling issues, becoming sluggish and slow to respond. One of the main culprit of computers' slowdown may be the accumulation of junk files (downloaded program files, temporary Internet files and others) on your disk. The good news is that all Windows based computers come with a built-in utility program that can do the job of keeping your disk cleaned and free for more space. For people who know something about that function and how to use it, that may be all they need to keep their machines running smoothly.
But the true of the matter is that the Windows built-in cleaning program does not touch certain files who may built up considerably over time and start to be of an issue.
Fortunately, there are some programs designed to do the job that Windows utility program would not do, and some of them like CCleaner utility cleaning software by Piriform.com, are free to use. Although the doftware is free for anyone to use, a donation is welcomed to help support it and people who choose to do so, will receive a priority update every time one is available and before it is for the general public. Wikipedia has more information concerning CCleaner for people wanting to learn more.
According to pcworld which reviewed it, "CCleaner searches through a number of programs and removes useless files. It's highly configurable, allowing you to select which problems to look for and which items to ignore."
And while many file cleaners just scrub your browser cache or your temporary file folder, CCleaner is credited by pcworld to go further by cleaning temporary files from common third-party applications like Adobe, Firefox, Google toolbar, Norton anti-virus, to name a few.

For more, see pcworld.com

Ways to display pictures on iPad.

With its 9.7 inch, 1024-by-768 resolution, 132 pixels per inch, backlit LED display, Apple's iPad is an appealing platform for displaying photos. There is an array of apps in the iPad apps store that help do that.
The iPad itself comes with Photos app which is a tool that among others functions, helps display your pictures stored inside the iPad as well as some from elsewhere in an album fashion when you choose Album view.
A way to display photos from somewhere else as an album on iPad, is to sync the device with a feature called Smart Album from Aperture or iPhoto that collects all your best pictures. Once you do that, any time you launch the Photos app on iPad, all those photos will appear as un album if you are in album view.
There are a lot more that you can do with your photos using the iPad, like selecting pictures from a thumbnail and email them to someone or view them in a slideshow.

For more, see Pcworld.com