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Map-app alternative takes social approach
AS Google and Apple square off in the maps space, the directionally challenged may also want to consider alternatives for mapping. One such mobile devices application, Waze, takes a look at maps with a social slant. Waze also reads out turn-by-turn directions -- a key feature for any successful map app. Users report the traffic conditions and other incidents on the road to build the app's data. Sometimes this means that the data is really rich, but it also means that you may be out of luck if there aren't other users in the area. And while the app is good for looking at traffic on routes you already know, it's less helpful for finding your way around a place that you're unfamiliar with because the routing data isn't always accurate.
The app is by no means perfect, but Waze can help with your commute if traffic is a great unknown. Free, for iPhone and Android.
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Kiss inbox clutter goodbye
THERE'S one kind of app that I'm always looking for -- anything that can make managing email easier. Unroll.me, a web app, has recently launched with a new look that makes it easier to manage your Gmail account. (Support for Yahoo is in the works.) The service scans your Google mail for subscription mailings, and pulls them into a "daily rollup" before they hit your inbox.
From the Unroll.me site, you can choose to stay subscribed to those daily deals, listservs and other inbox-cloggers or to unsubscribe from them in one click. If it pulls in a more personal email by mistake, you always can return it to your inbox. Users should know that they can miss emails if they aren't checking Unroll.me every day, however, so browsing the site or its digest emails should become a daily ritual. Free, for Gmail users.
-- The Washington Post
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition July 14, 2012 e2
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