What all these apps have in common is that they do their work with very little involvement from the user and thus make the computing experience a little more… as it should be. Just discovered the 5th, hence this post

1. Eversave (free): will auto-save your documents in whatever application you’re using. Most useful settings for me: don’t ask for every new application + save front-most window only.
2. Windows Live Sync (free, previously Foldershare): autosyncs your files with other computers, regardless if they’re a Mac or a PC, or what geographic region you’re in.
3. Hazel (payware): auto-cleans folders that you don’t always feels like cleaning. My downloads folder / desktop is organised at last! It also uninstalls all settings with an app when you remove it.
4. F.Lux (free): A new one for me, auto-adjusts the temperature of your monitor according to the time of day it is. Since I already turn the brightness down at night (also using Nocturne ), as I notice it keeps me awake otherwise, this is a welcome addition!
5. Last.fm (free): To be honest, I was really struggling to find a fifth (there’s a few Firefox extensions perhaps) and I’m also not 100% sure how useful it is for me to track what music I play (especially since it doesn’t feed back to iTunes). Still, it’s been my loyal *quiet* companion for the last few years, which should mean something. And I can make up beautiful graphs of my annual listening habits.

Curious if anyone else has a *quiet* background app that they “use” every day? Drop a comment if you do!

Vincent

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