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• Cool Websites and Tools [June 12th 2013]
• What Are Your Thoughts On The Next-Gen Video Game Consoles? [We Ask You]
• Getting Results In The Jobs Market: The Modern Resume
• 7 Extensions Every Music Lover Needs Installed [Chrome]
• How To Access iOS 7 Beta (And Downgrade To iOS 6)
• Trip Up A Nerd With These WiFi Network & Computer Names
• TeamSpeak 3: The Original Cross-Platform Voice Chat For Gaming Teams and Clans
• 3 Excellent Turn Based Strategy Games Online
• RunKeeper Updates iOS App With New Social Features [Updates]
• 5 Ways to Add Touch to a Windows 8 Computer
• 10 Controversial Topics On Wikipedia Guaranteed To Spark A Debate
• The Next Step in Immersion Virtual Reality – Razer Hydra & The Omni
• How to Install Game Emulators on the Raspberry Pi
• Quickly Export Content to Evernote With These 5 Powerful Apps [iOS]
• Churnalism: Find Out When Reporters Re-Print Press Releases

Cool Websites and Tools [June 12th 2013] Posted: 12 Jun 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 [June 12th 2013]

What Are Your Thoughts On The Next-Gen Video Game Consoles? [We Ask You] Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:31 PM PDT All of the next-gen games consoles have now been revealed in full. Nintendo showed its hand first, and the Wii U is the only one of the three currently available to buy. The PlayStation 4 from Sony and Xbox One from Microsoft are both due to join the party by the end of 2013. Thanks to extensive press events at E3 2013 we now know exactly what is on offer from all three major console manufacturers. Continue reading the article Read full post: What Are Your Thoughts On The Next-Gen Video Game Consoles? [We Ask You]

Getting Results In The Jobs Market: The Modern Resume Posted: 12 Jun 2013 07:30 PM PDT Your resume? Well, it's just a simple piece of paper, now. This certainly isn't to say that your resume no longer has a purpose. It most definitely does, my friend. Instead of serving as the all-around bio that gets you the job, it should serve as an attention-getter to make your future workplace want to know more. Continue reading the article Read full post: Getting Results In The Jobs Market: The Modern Resume

7 Extensions Every Music Lover Needs Installed [Chrome] Posted: 12 Jun 2013 06:31 PM PDT Google Chrome has made extensions a really big deal. Of course, add-ons existed long before Google Chrome was even an existing browser, but it seems like Google's browser has really pushed applications and extensions to the forefront. No matter what you are into, there are extensions that will make your web browsing experience a joyous time. Continue reading the article Read full post: 7 Extensions Every Music Lover Needs Installed [Chrome]

How To Access iOS 7 Beta (And Downgrade To iOS 6) Posted: 12 Jun 2013 05:30 PM PDT The web is awash with talk of Apple's new mobile operating system in the wake of WWDC 2013. As with all new iterations of iOS, Apple developers get access before the rest of us who will have to wait till "fall" for the official build. While having your own developer account is one way to secure early access to the iOS 7 beta, it's not the only way of doing so. There are a couple of other things you can try, so if you lack patience and absolutely need to get your mitts on iOS 7 - read on. Continue reading the article Read full post: How To Access iOS 7 Beta (And Downgrade To iOS 6)

Trip Up A Nerd With These WiFi Network & Computer Names Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:31 PM PDT Network and computer names are visible to anyone within the respective environment. Hence they make great subjects for sending messages, confusing other people in the network, or showing off your geekiness. Why use a default SSID or follow a boring name convention, if you could have some fun? Ever since I bought my first laptop in 2003, I named my devices after a life goal or a geographical destination. Continue reading the article Read full post: Trip Up A Nerd With These WiFi Network & Computer Names

TeamSpeak 3: The Original Cross-Platform Voice Chat For Gaming Teams and Clans Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT I'm a big fan of voice communication when it comes to gaming. Wearing a headset while gaming adds a social element that makes the gaming experience that much better. While TeamSpeak may have started off as a solution for competitive gaming teams to discuss strategy and tactics in real-time, it has evolved into something beyond the bare essentials. It is used by casual gamers and fierce e-sports enthusiasts alike. TeamSpeak is a great program for talking with your gamer friends. Continue reading the article Read full post: TeamSpeak 3: The Original Cross-Platform Voice Chat For Gaming Teams and Clans

3 Excellent Turn Based Strategy Games Online Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:30 PM PDT So, if you're into fast-paced racing games, heart-pounding first person shooters, or edge-of-your-seat tower defense games, then you can click the back button now and find another article. This isn't that kind of article. Here, we're talking about turn-based strategy games that demand a strong intellect and a creative battle plan that will outsmart and outwit the competition. Continue reading the article Read full post: 3 Excellent Turn Based Strategy Games Online

RunKeeper Updates iOS App With New Social Features [Updates] Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT RunKeeper, the popular iOS application for keeping track of your runs, walks, and bike rides, has just updated to version 3.5. With this update, users will now get a whole new social way to interact with their fellow runners directly from within the free application. Continue reading the article Read full post: RunKeeper Updates iOS App With New Social Features [Updates]

5 Ways to Add Touch to a Windows 8 Computer Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT Windows 8's Start screen and "Modern" apps can feel awkward to use on a non-touch PC, but they really start to make sense when paired with a touch PC. If you're not ready to go out and buy a new Windows 8 laptop with touch, tablet, convertible, or all-in-one PC, here are some ways you can add touch support to your existing system. There is a reason Microsoft is pushing hard to integrate touch support into all future PCs. None of these methods is as ideal as having a PC that comes with native touch support. Continue reading the article Read full post: 5 Ways to Add Touch to a Windows 8 Computer

10 Controversial Topics On Wikipedia Guaranteed To Spark A Debate Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:00 PM PDT One way to measure the level of controversy attached to different subjects on Wikipedia is to track the number of reverts that take place. The authors of a study at Cornell University in New York have used these statistics to compile a list of the most controversial Wikipedia pages across different language versions of the site. Continue reading the article Read full post: 10 Controversial Topics On Wikipedia Guaranteed To Spark A Debate

The Next Step in Immersion Virtual Reality – Razer Hydra & The Omni Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:01 PM PDT Now that the Oculus Rift is in the hands of developers and enthusiasts (read my extensive review of the Oculus Rift), work on the consumer version is well underway. New games are being developed, existing games are being ported, and every day more people get to experience just how incredible the world of immersive VR can be when done right. So we have the visual element of virtual reality gaming basically sorted, but what about controllers? Continue reading the article Read full post: The Next Step in Immersion Virtual Reality – Razer Hydra & The Omni

How to Install Game Emulators on the Raspberry Pi Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT Desktop computer, media center, an integral part of a budget space program - is there no end to the versatility of the Raspberry Pi? Seemingly not – because it also does games. Continue reading the article Read full post: How to Install Game Emulators on the Raspberry Pi

Quickly Export Content to Evernote With These 5 Powerful Apps [iOS] Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT If you use Evernote on your iPad or iPhone, you may have found it difficult to get copies of articles, snippets of text, or photos from you device into your Evernote account without having to copy content from one application and paste it into another. Thanks to a handful of third-party developers, there are several apps which enable you to export content directly to your Evernote account without having to open the app. Read on to find out how to better make use of Evernote on iOS. Continue reading the article Read full post: Quickly Export Content to Evernote With These 5 Powerful Apps [iOS]

Churnalism: Find Out When Reporters Re-Print Press Releases Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT Find out when journalists are copying paragraphs from press releases, or using Wikipedia in place of research. Churnalism is a website – and a browser extension – that allows you to find out when reporters were lazy about a particular story. Churnalism compares the news you're reading with a database of press releases. Continue reading the article Read full post: Churnalism: Find Out When Reporters Re-Print Press Releases

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