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• Cool Websites and Tools [May 29th 2013]
• What’s The Oldest Gadget You Still Use Regularly? [We Ask You]
• Be Prepared: These Are the Vital Files You Should Backup
• Enginuity: Get The Socially-Relevant Searches You’ve Been Looking For
• 5 Online Classic Video Game Shows You Need To Watch
• Got An Old Digital Camera? It Can Still Do Magical Things
• 3 Ways To Install a Computer In Your Kitchen
• Hack YouTube – Kill the Annoyances, Improve Your Viewing
• Google Doesn’t Rule The Entire Internet Just Yet [Search Trends]
• 7 Ways To Learn Something New Every Day With Wikipedia
• Speed Up an Old Mac with These Tricks [Mac OS X]
• Modern All The Way: Creating Custom Tiles for Windows 8
• Automate Your Mac From Morning to Night With These Apps & Tips [Mac OS X]
• 5 Events That Have Triggered A Domain Name Registration Gold Rush
• Don’t Throw It Out Just Yet: 6 DIY Upcycling Websites That Show How To Repurpose Waste

Cool Websites and Tools [May 29th 2013] Posted: 29 May 2013 09:31 PM PDT Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here.... Continue reading the article Read full post: Cool Websites and Tools [May 29th 2013]

What’s The Oldest Gadget You Still Use Regularly? [We Ask You] Posted: 29 May 2013 08:30 PM PDT I suspect every person reading this has a horde of gadgets in their house, and many more gadgets they would like to own but either cannot afford or cannot justify buying. Whenever you buy a piece of technology it should be in the knowledge that it will be superseded very quickly. Most of us have decided to stick with what we already have at least once in our lives, and this is the avenue we hope to explore in this week's We Ask You column. Continue reading the article Read full post: What’s The Oldest Gadget You Still Use Regularly? [We Ask You]

Be Prepared: These Are the Vital Files You Should Backup Posted: 29 May 2013 07:30 PM PDT If you aren't already backing up your important files, you should be. Whether it be by manual copying files over to multiple hard drives or using a system like Apple's Time Capsule, it's very necessary to keep your files in more than one place. Why? Simply put, hard drives break. Sometimes they break for no reason, too. It's always best to be prepared. You may be wondering what exactly you should back up. Fortunately, that's what this entire article is about! Continue reading the article Read full post: Be Prepared: These Are the Vital Files You Should Backup

Enginuity: Get The Socially-Relevant Searches You’ve Been Looking For Posted: 29 May 2013 07:00 PM PDT The web has changed a lot since the first search engines erupted through the surface. One of those major changes have been social networks, enabling us to connect with each other all over the world – pretty incredible really. However, it seems that search engines haven't fully used the power of the social networks. Continue reading the article Read full post: Enginuity: Get The Socially-Relevant Searches You’ve Been Looking For

5 Online Classic Video Game Shows You Need To Watch Posted: 29 May 2013 06:31 PM PDT Currently, classic video games are a big deal. Prices are skyrocketing as collectors run out to get their hands on the gems from their childhood. With that, all kinds of websites are popping up dedicated to creating engaging and entertaining content related to classic video games. This is a good thing, as spending time watching funny reviews and other tidbits about classic games is something that never gets old for me. Continue reading the article Read full post: 5 Online Classic Video Game Shows You Need To Watch

Got An Old Digital Camera? It Can Still Do Magical Things Posted: 29 May 2013 05:31 PM PDT I have two ageing digital SLR cameras, my first originally purchased Nikon D50 from 2005 and a Canon EOS-5D which I came across second-hand a few years ago. Despite being an entry-level camera that's getting close to its tenth birthday, the D50 is still very close to my heart being the first digital SLR I owned and learned on, as well as being the first camera with which I was able to make some money out of my photography. Continue reading the article Read full post: Got An Old Digital Camera? It Can Still Do Magical Things

3 Ways To Install a Computer In Your Kitchen Posted: 29 May 2013 04:31 PM PDT Installing a computer in the kitchen is a brilliant idea. Not only does it deliver cooking tips and recipes right where you need them, you can also maintain your digital and cloud-synced shopping list or use it for entertainment. Imagine you could listen to music or watch your favorite TV show while preparing a meal or doing the dishes. Whether or not have a spare device and whatever your DIY skill level is, I guarantee there is a solution just right for you. Continue reading the article Read full post: 3 Ways To Install a Computer In Your Kitchen

Hack YouTube – Kill the Annoyances, Improve Your Viewing Posted: 29 May 2013 04:01 PM PDT YouTube is a revolutionary service, but that doesn't mean that it's without its flaws. There are many features on the site that are designed for convenience, other features that are meant to satiate legal requirements, and then there are features that are plain missing. Here are some ways to easily spruce up your YouTube experience. Continue reading the article Read full post: Hack YouTube – Kill the Annoyances, Improve Your Viewing

Google Doesn’t Rule The Entire Internet Just Yet [Search Trends] Posted: 29 May 2013 03:31 PM PDT When you examine Google search trends over time, it's amazing just how much it reveals about the public sentiment, and the rise and fall of various brands, service sand popular apps. It's really amazing to watch these trends and compare them between companies, products, websites and more. Sometimes, you can even predict which brands are going to win the war over the minds and hearts of the general public. Continue reading the article Read full post: Google Doesn’t Rule The Entire Internet Just Yet [Search Trends]

7 Ways To Learn Something New Every Day With Wikipedia Posted: 29 May 2013 02:00 PM PDT Wikipedia is packed full of content. At the time of writing there are over 4 million articles contained within the English language version, with more being added all the time. All of these pages are free to view, not lumbered with ads, and are edited by people like us. It's a resource that everybody knows about, but which very few people truly make the most of. Continue reading the article Read full post: 7 Ways To Learn Something New Every Day With Wikipedia

Speed Up an Old Mac with These Tricks [Mac OS X] Posted: 29 May 2013 01:00 PM PDT Given time, the performance of any computer will tend to degrade - even Macs (gasp!). Years of improperly un-installing applications can leave your drive littered with preference files and resources that are no longer needed. A small drive can quickly fill up with photos or music, causing everything else to come crashing to a halt. Or perhaps your Mac is just old and can't quite handle the latest software or OS updates - but with a little performance boost, it'd be good to go for another year at least! Continue reading the article Read full post: Speed Up an Old Mac with These Tricks [Mac OS X]

Modern All The Way: Creating Custom Tiles for Windows 8 Posted: 29 May 2013 12:00 PM PDT To tile or not to tile? One of the most divisive elements of Windows 8 is the Start screen's tiles. These square or rectangle-shaped buttons are effectively shortcuts to launching apps, and are often displaying additional data about the app they represent. This makes them vital, whatever you might think of them, and far superior to shortcut tiles. There are several very easy to use apps and utilities that can be used to create aesthetic and functional Windows 8 Start screen tiles. Continue reading the article Read full post: Modern All The Way: Creating Custom Tiles for Windows 8

Automate Your Mac From Morning to Night With These Apps & Tips [Mac OS X] Posted: 29 May 2013 11:00 AM PDT If you're spending most of your day working at your Mac, you should try to automate as many tasks as possible. Without knowing a single word of code, we Mac non-developers can practically automate any redundant task on our computers. From launching most-used websites nd typing regularly used words and phrases to cleaning up files and folders. Most of these tips can be accomplished using Keyboard Maestro or Automator, but if you'd rather not bother with creating macros and workflows, the following tips and applications only take a few minutes to set up and execute. Continue reading the article Read full post: Automate Your Mac From Morning to Night With These Apps & Tips [Mac OS X]

5 Events That Have Triggered A Domain Name Registration Gold Rush Posted: 29 May 2013 10:00 AM PDT There's gold in them there domain names. Some are sold for seven digits – Pizza.com, for example, famously sold for $2.6 million back in 2008 – this after the original owner paid only $20 for it in the mid-'90s. Early Internet uses bought such domains without thinking much about it, only to become rich years later. Continue reading the article Read full post: 5 Events That Have Triggered A Domain Name Registration Gold Rush

Don’t Throw It Out Just Yet: 6 DIY Upcycling Websites That Show How To Repurpose Waste Posted: 29 May 2013 09:30 AM PDT I am sure if you saw the Great Pacific garbage patch, you would get an idea of the waste we throw out as a species. It is just one of the concentrations of plastic and waste debris out there. We always talk about recycling or reusing old stuff to protect the environment. It's probably easier to send away stuff so that it gets recycled. It's slightly more difficult to adapt a DIY approach and reuse old throwaways in a newer way. Continue reading the article Read full post: Don’t Throw It Out Just Yet: 6 DIY Upcycling Websites That Show How To Repurpose Waste

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