Getting started with Slice for Android

Track all of your online purchases in one place using your Android device.

Shopping online has many benefits. You almost never have to worry about how many of an item a specific store has in stock, how bad traffic is at certain times, or having to deal with other shoppers who are angry for whatever reason. It also has its downsides. If you purchase a lot of items online, it can be easy to lose track of what you’ve purchased, when they’re supposed to arrive, or how much they cost. Does this sound like a problem you’ve encountered before, or are currently encountering? Try out Slice for Android if it does. Read on to learn how to set it up.

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Step 1: Download Slice – shopping organized from the Google Play Store.

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Step 2: Run the app. This service requires an account, so you’ll have to enter your Slice account information or create a new account if you’ve never used the service before.

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For iOS – The Clear method to complete tasks

The Clear app for iOS is a simple to-do list manager that’s making waves in the iTunes App Store. Already at No. 1, the clean interface and gesture-based controls are a hit with list-obsessed users.

The simple layout doesn’t require
buttons to make and manage lists.

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I wrote my previous app collection about Advanced task managers on iOS, but a new app came to my attention this week that’s too good to pass up.

Clear (99 cents) is a to-do list app that lets you use simple gestures to manage your tasks with an interface that’s as intuitive as it is easy on the eyes. People seem to like this simple task manager, because it’s now No. 1 in the iTunes App Store. This app won’t take the place of Reminders or other scheduling apps that offer alarms–Clear sticks to simple list making, and it does a fine job.

The first thing I noticed about the app is the lack of interface buttons. You never hit a button called “menu” or rely on arrows to turn pages (though you will use the iPhone type pad). Instead, you navigate around this to-do list app using swipes and pinching gestures with delightful sounds as you complete each action. While looking at a list, a swipe down creates an empty list item so you can type in your next task. A swipe to the left on an item deletes it from the list.         More