<div>Z<strong>ip And Manage</strong></div><div>Three dollars is a little too much for this app, but if you’re struggling to find a way to control your Dropbox and iCloud files, you might consider the iFile Browser for the iPad and iPhone. It’s not the only file manager for Dropbox, which has its own file management as well, but it has the additional ability to zip and unzip files — and that’s a handy thing in a file browser. Once you install it, you connect to your Dropbox and iCloud. Your folders and files appear as they would in any file manager. Now, you can navigate to whatever files you want, rename, print, delete, cut and paste (particularly useful with photos) and you can zip them up and put them away to take less space.<br /> <br />You don’t have access to system files and you can’t see any documents stored on your iPad as that’s not the Apple way in any case. But you can access files on a computer by connecting to the device and going through iTunes. There’s a pdf document to show you how to use the file manager and also some sample files. Of course, if you have files for which security is important, I wouldn’t suggest putting them through a middleman app or maybe not even on public cloud storage at all. But for photos, music, etc., iFile could be most helpful.<br /> </div><div><strong>Keep The Notes</strong></div><table width="100" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="right"><tbody><tr><td><img width="125" height="127" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=b586b7be-c10e-419b-b6f5-8b4d27855f0e&groupId=816580&t=1366222332624" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>If you're not an Evernote user and are looking for somthing simpler, you may want to consider Google's new note taking app, Keep. It is an Android app and free on the Google Play store. You log into it with your Google account and whatever notes you have will sync with Google Drive and also be available from the app's web version. The app is simplistic and doesn't have too many features. For instance, you can make a checklist of items but can't set reminders. You can't categorise note or lists though you can colour them in a handful of bright shades. You can also add photos and voice memos. Voice will convert to text. I rather like it, and although it doesn't compare to Evernote's entire ecosystem of functions, it's quick</div><table width="100" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td><img width="125" vspace="3" hspace="3" height="125" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=d4482abe-ecea-4669-9946-0edf73f5df99&groupId=816580&t=1366222371861" /></td></tr></tbody></table><div>and easy to use.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Caller History</strong></div><div>You know how it is when someone calls you and you go totally blank, unable to remember your last conversation with the caller? That's where the app Refresh Me comes into play — on the Google Play store. It lets you attach a note to a call. When you recieve or make a call, Refresh Me puts a menu of buttons in front to let you look at previous notes or create a new one. The app is free right now but expected to go premium with some much-needed features such as being able to attach a note to an SMS. The customisation settngs are also going to see some </div><div>enhancement, according to the developer. For now, it may be limited but is still very usable. <br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal;">(This story was published in BW | Businessworld Issue Dated 06-05-2013)</span></div>
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Mala Bhargava has been writing on technology well before the advent of internet in Indians and before CDs made their way into computers. Mala writes on technology, social media, startups and fitness. A trained psychologist, she claims that her understanding of psychology helps her understand the human side of technology.
