15 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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• Cool Websites and Tools [June 6th 2013]
• Trouble Getting a GPS Signal for Your Satnav? Try These Tips
• Cathode & Blinky: Sexy Vintage Replacements For Terminal & TextEdit [Mac OS X]
• Support Your Favorite Online Artists And Get Exclusive Rewards On Patreon
• Toonami Aftermath Brings You Back To The Days Of Cartoon Network’s Greatness
• Raspberry Pi’s Father Speaks: Eben Upton On The Future of Technology And More
• How To Create Amazing Facebook Cover Pictures For Your Timeline
• Android’s Facebook Home vs Windows Phone’s People Hub
• Secret Maryo Chronicles – Open Source Remake Of Golden Age Mario
• How Much More Productive Is ToDoist Premium? Here Are 6 Good Reasons To Upgrade
• Robots On Wheels: 5 Top Cycling Apps For Android
• Annoying Overload: 10 Social Photo Trends To Avoid
• Google Update For Chrome iOS Includes Faster Voice Search [Updates]
• Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS Review and Giveaway
• Buffer Teams Up With Moz To Find Optimal Tweet Times Based On Your Followers [Updates]

Cool Websites and Tools [June 6th 2013] Posted: 06 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 6th 2013]

Trouble Getting a GPS Signal for Your Satnav? Try These Tips Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:01 PM PDT Possibly the biggest boost to the male ego since chest hair, GPS Satnav units have saved us from having to “pull over and ask for directions!!!” Nuh-uh sweetie-pie, I got this with my GPS. Don’t give me directions, just give me an address and I’ll be there! Oh technology, we all love you, keeper of peace [...] Continue reading the article Read full post: Trouble Getting a GPS Signal for Your Satnav? Try These Tips

Cathode & Blinky: Sexy Vintage Replacements For Terminal & TextEdit [Mac OS X] Posted: 06 Jun 2013 07:30 PM PDT Do you spend half your life inside the OS X Terminal? Is a plain text editor your second home? Whatever you do with Terminal or TextEdit there's no denying they're each a bit boring and basic, and certainly not retro enough for my liking. Cathode ($10) and Blinky ($5) are two very stylish replacements that bring a touch of old-school jitter and grime to your pristine OS X desktop. If you're a sucker for classic computers, blinking green command prompts and magnetic interference you've just hit the jackpot. Continue reading the article Read full post: Cathode & Blinky: Sexy Vintage Replacements For Terminal & TextEdit [Mac OS X]

Support Your Favorite Online Artists And Get Exclusive Rewards On Patreon Posted: 06 Jun 2013 06:30 PM PDT Patreon is a new initiative from musician and video-maker Jack Conte, that tries to solve the age-old problem both artist and fans face every day. For artists, it's the need to stay afloat while still doing what they love, and for fans, it's the precious few ways to support your favorite artists, especially if you live outside the US. Patreon caters to both. Continue reading the article Read full post: Support Your Favorite Online Artists And Get Exclusive Rewards On Patreon

Toonami Aftermath Brings You Back To The Days Of Cartoon Network’s Greatness Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:30 PM PDT Cartoon Network featured a few lackluster shows, but nothing on the planet could beat their action-animation block: Toonami. Debuting in 1997, Toonami featured cartoons and anime like Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, and more. Toonami was sort of a huge revolution for cartoons, and introduced a hip new style with a twist of Japanese culture to American television. Continue reading the article Read full post: Toonami Aftermath Brings You Back To The Days Of Cartoon Network’s Greatness

Raspberry Pi’s Father Speaks: Eben Upton On The Future of Technology And More Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:30 PM PDT Enthusiasm radiates from Eben Upton. He's the driving force behind the Raspberry Pi, that small computer that has been revolutionising hobbyist computing since its launch in 2012. Tall, and dressed casually, the founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation is explaining to me the background to the amazing minicomputer. But Upton isn't your usual computer designer. He and his team didn't build the Raspberry Pi to retire on. What they planned was something audacious, something fantastic. Continue reading the article Read full post: Raspberry Pi’s Father Speaks: Eben Upton On The Future of Technology And More

How To Create Amazing Facebook Cover Pictures For Your Timeline Posted: 06 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT The Facebook cover photo crowns your Timeline. You can choose a stunning photograph and keep it simple or create an eye-catching composition. No place on Facebook is better suited to show off your creativity and express your personality than this. Don't despair if you're not a master of Photoshop. Facebook makes it easy. Continue reading the article Read full post: How To Create Amazing Facebook Cover Pictures For Your Timeline

Android’s Facebook Home vs Windows Phone’s People Hub Posted: 06 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT Facebook Home is the highly-promoted new Android app from Facebook that unifies messaging and socializing with a single view and launcher, a sort of home screen replacement. Meanwhile Windows Phone users have People, the contacts/social networking hub that is integrated into the platform. We thought it would be interesting to see which of these approaches to integrated social networking is most effective. Continue reading the article Read full post: Android’s Facebook Home vs Windows Phone’s People Hub

Secret Maryo Chronicles – Open Source Remake Of Golden Age Mario Posted: 06 Jun 2013 01:01 PM PDT Try a new spin on a platform classic. With Mario-style sidescrolling, cartoon-style graphics and music any gamer should find familiar, the open source Secret Maryo Chronicles is a worthwhile diversion for any computer owner. Even better, you can easily create your own Maryo levels. The name "Secret Maryo Chronicles" isn't subtle, but neither is the game itself. Everything about this project screams "fan-made Mario clone". Continue reading the article Read full post: Secret Maryo Chronicles – Open Source Remake Of Golden Age Mario

How Much More Productive Is ToDoist Premium? Here Are 6 Good Reasons To Upgrade Posted: 06 Jun 2013 12:00 PM PDT I kept using ToDoist for free for a while. But kept coming up against things I wanted to do and couldn't. Email reminders. Adding notes to task. Things that would really add a whole lot to the value of ToDoist as a time management and task management solution. So, one day this year, I just decided to bite the bullet. Continue reading the article Read full post: How Much More Productive Is ToDoist Premium? Here Are 6 Good Reasons To Upgrade

Robots On Wheels: 5 Top Cycling Apps For Android Posted: 06 Jun 2013 11:00 AM PDT Riding a bicycle is a great way to get exercise, as well as train your body to be physically fit. A key component of training is tracking your progress, and that can be difficult to accomplish without the right tools. With an Android phone, you'll have plenty of apps at your disposal to plan, calculate, and track your bicycle rides. Continue reading the article Read full post: Robots On Wheels: 5 Top Cycling Apps For Android

Annoying Overload: 10 Social Photo Trends To Avoid Posted: 06 Jun 2013 10:00 AM PDT Despite my complete lack of snobbiness when it comes to photography, the emergence of social networks and smartphones have combined to mean photos are an integral part of the Web, and I'm not convinced that's a good thing. People shoot liberally and then post them online immediately. Which has led to certain trends emerging over the past couple of years. Continue reading the article Read full post: Annoying Overload: 10 Social Photo Trends To Avoid

Google Update For Chrome iOS Includes Faster Voice Search [Updates] Posted: 06 Jun 2013 08:30 AM PDT Google this week released Chrome for iOS version 27 with improved voice search, faster page reloading, and security and stability fixes. Chrome's voice search is similar to and in many ways faster and more responsive than Apple's voice search feature, Siri. Continue reading the article Read full post: Google Update For Chrome iOS Includes Faster Voice Search [Updates]

Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS Review and Giveaway Posted: 06 Jun 2013 05:20 AM PDT Taking pictures is a fantastic way of retaining memories through the years, and nowadays, technological advances have made it possible to take decent photos with your smartphone. However, if you take the trouble to use a digital camera, you'll often find that they have a lot more to offer. We've picked up the Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS as an affordable camera that people may want to get, and reviewed it. At the end of this review, you'll also have a chance to win a camera for yourself! Continue reading the article Read full post: Canon PowerShot ELPH 320 HS Review and Giveaway

Buffer Teams Up With Moz To Find Optimal Tweet Times Based On Your Followers [Updates] Posted: 06 Jun 2013 04:00 AM PDT When is the best time to tweet to reach most of your followers? A new partnership between Buffer and FollowerWonk (a Moz app) tries to answer this eternal question by analyzing your followers' habits and translating them into the best times to tweet. Continue reading the article Read full post: Buffer Teams Up With Moz To Find Optimal Tweet Times Based On Your Followers [Updates]

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