iOS (Jailbroken) The iPhone's automatic brightness feature kind of stinks and the brightness slider is hidden away inside the settings menu making it a pain to get to in a hurry. If you're sick of being blinded by your phone in the morning or not being able to see a thing in the sun then Swipebright is a simple toggle for jailbroken iPhones that makes brightness easy to adjust anywhere. More »

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »

Chrome: Tab Grouper is a simple extension that does one thing: groups all your tabs from the same site together, so you don't have to go searching through your tab bar to find the right one. More »

OS X: Google Drive is finally here, promising awesome Dropbox-like online storage and file syncing—but also the same security and privacy caveats that come with storing information on cloud servers. Macworld offers this handy file encryption tool that works with Google Drive for drag-and-drop encrypting on your desktop. More »

Chrome: Even when you organize your bookmarks neatly into folders and subfolders, if you've got a ton of bookmarks, they can be hard to access quickly—and easy to forget about. Stashmarks solves this problem by indexing your bookmarks and making them searchable. More »

Gmail is Google's golden child, but it isn't perfect. It's full of numerous user interface elements you don't necessarily want or need and there's no way to turn them off. Gmelius offers you a way out of ads, the people bar, and more while also making Gmail easier to navigate. It's a great extension, it's free, and can dramatically improve your experience in less than a minute. More »

The Daily App Deals post is a round-up of the best app discounts of the day, as well as some notable mentions for ones that are on sale. More »

Chrome: My Episode Guide is an extension that tracks your favorite TV shows right in your browser toolbar. All you do is type the names of your shows, click add, and it tells you when the next episode is coming up. Additionally, you can click the > button for a full rundown of any show's schedule to see where you are in the season, what's coming up, and what you've (presumably) already watched. More »

This week on the podcast, we're prepping for the next Gmail outage, learning a new language in a matter of months, and wondering if an all-in-one home theater is a good idea. We'll also figure out the best time to upgrade to an iPhone, the best format for your music, and how to fix one of Flash's biggest annoyances. More »

OS X: There are a lot of tools that'll convert videos for your iPhone, iPod, or iPad (like our favorite, Handbrake), but they aren't always easy for the average joe to use. iConvert makes it as simple as drag, drop, and click. More »