Dropbox Automator, a powerful web app that processes files of many types as soon as you place them in Dropbox, got a major update recently with speed improvements, improved security, and connections to more services. You can now have automated actions for Picasa and Google+, Kindle, and Box.net. More »

If you're camping, sailing, or otherwise distanced from medical attention, it's good to know what to do when somebody gets hurt or sick. A UK government guide, written for ships at sea, provides a great overview of first aid, injury treatment, and many other kinds of make-do medicine. More »

iPhone/iPad: The native PDF reader on portable Apple devices isn't quite a genius app, especially with larger files. To read huge PDFs, Office docs, and other documents, and grab them over Wi-Fi, Dropbox, or other web services, try GoodReader. More »

Chrome: Google Docs' open 1 GB storage space can be a handy, centralized space for stuff you find on the web. The Send to Google Docs Chrome extension makes web capturing very fast with instant page-to-PDF and file uploading. More »