This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]

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• CloudOn Brings Microsoft Office to Your iPad, Complete with Cloud Storage (iPad) CloudOn brings a fully-loaded version of Microsoft Office to the iPad, so you can edit documents on-the-go using all of Office's features, and store your documents right in your Dropbox.
• ClockworkMod Tether Tethers Your Android Phone for Free, No Root Required (Android and Windows/Mac/Linux) Most tethering apps require root, or at the very least cost a fair amount of money. ClockworkMod Tether is a completely free wired tether app for unrooted Android phones.
• Unlock Root Roots Nearly 250 Android Devices in One Click [UPDATED] (Android) If you're looking to root your phone but don't want to pore over complicated instructions, a new program called Unlock Root claims to root a ton of different phones with ease.
• Unofficial Steam Client for Android Offers Everything But Gameplay (Android) Steam, the popular online service for distributing and discussing computer video games has been out for several years but has not tapped into the mobile market yet, so fans and third parties are creating their own apps. Steam for Android is developed by IBF Programs and allows Android users to browse game sales, give a summary of your Steam profile, keep up with friends and groups from the website, and view stats for all the games you play. Everything possible about games except for actually playing them.
• Fully Use Your Apple Keyboard in Windows with Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper (Windows) If you use multiple OSes or just prefer using an Apple keyboard you'll know that many keys such as print screen, volume control, and eject do not work in Windows. Apple Wireless Keyboard Helper is a free executable program that restores many of these key combinations.
• 20 Cubed for Chrome Reminds You to Rest Your Eyes and Take a Break (Chrome) We've discussed the 20-20-20 Rule before, where every 20 minutes you take a 20 second break and look at an object 20 feet away to relieve eyestrain and rest your eyes. The 20 Cubed add-on for Chrome will automatically remind you to take those breaks so you don't have to set your own timer.
• Windows Live SkyDrive Available for iOS, Offering 25GB of Cloud Storage for Your iPhone (iOS) Microsoft's popular Windows Live SkyDrive file storage service in the cloud is now available for iOS, allowing users to easily access files in their SkyDrive directly from their iDevices. (If you don't have a SkyDrive account, you can get a free account that comes with 25GB of storage.) The new app works like most cloud storage apps on iOS, in that you have access to all your files and can save any directly to the device if you wish. Like the SkyDrive service, the app is available for free.
• Bookolio Puts Your Favorite Sites and Popular Search Engines in Chrome's New Tab Page (Chrome) Bookolio customizes the new tab page to make it more useful. The extension gives you instant access to all your bookmarks and sites you visit the most, as well as quick switching between all types of search engines.
• Smart Folders Lets You Create Folders Via Drag-and-Drop, iOS-Style (Windows) Creating a new folder in Windows is easy, but not necessarily fast. Smart Folders is a simple little app that turns folder creation into a simple, one-step process.
• Nexus Image Is a Fast, Free Image Viewer for Windows (Windows) Nexus Image (no relation to Google or the Nexus line of phones) is a free, sharp-looking image viewer that loads images quickly, displays EXIF information in a transparent overlay, lets you browse images via keyboard shortcuts, and can even dim your desktop to provide a lightbox effect while you browse.

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