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Guides to the small problems that pile up — a gallery full of screenshots, a contact list you cannot search, a tab you opened without meaning to — written by the person who built the apps that fix them.
- TemptShield for Chrome
How to add a delay before distracting websites in Chrome
Chrome has no built-in way to slow down a site you keep opening. Here are the options that exist, what each one costs you, and how to set up a ten-second pause that you will not disable by Thursday.
- TemptShield
How to block porn on Android (without rooting or paying)
Android already has a device-wide content filter built in, and it takes two minutes to turn on. Here is how to set it up, what it misses, and how to stop it being quietly switched off again.
- SnapVault
How to organize screenshots on Android
Four ways to tame a gallery full of screenshots — from Android's built-in folders to OCR search — and the one habit that actually keeps it under control.
- TemptShield for Chrome
How to stop opening YouTube out of habit
You did not decide to open that tab — your fingers did. Here is why the reflex is so hard to catch, what does not work about blocking it, and the two-second change that does.
- TemptShield
Why porn blockers stop working after two weeks
Blocker apps fail in a predictable pattern — and it is not because you lack willpower. A look at what actually breaks, and why a ten-second delay survives where a lockout does not.
- TemptShield
How to break phone addiction on Android, one pause at a time
Screen time reports tell you that you lost four hours. They never tell you how. Here is what actually works against compulsive phone use — and why the fix is measured in seconds, not app limits.
- SnapVault
How to find text inside a screenshot on Android
Your phone can read the words inside your images. Here are the three ways to search screenshot text on Android, and what each one costs you in privacy.
- Contacts Plus
What to look for in a business card scanner app
Most card scanners are subscriptions wrapped around a camera. Here is what actually matters when picking one on Android — accuracy, where your data goes, and what happens to the card after it is scanned.
- Contacts Plus
How to group your Android contacts by company
Your contacts already store a company and job title for most people. Here is how to fill those fields, why they beat labels and groups, and how to browse by them.