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Cool Websites and Tools [July 10th 2013]

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 09:27 PM PDT

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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 website round-ups delivered to your daily email, subscribe here.   DropTask – is a free to use web service that helps you manage tasks either [...]

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What Should Be Done About Online Piracy? [We Ask You]

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 08:30 PM PDT

People are sharing copyrighted files over the Internet every day and in every part of the world. It's a huge problem for record labels, film studios, TV companies, and the creative people behind the albums, movies, television shows that are being shared. We want to know, What Should Be Done About Online Piracy? Many of the laws being used to tackle the problem of piracy are failing to prevent piracy.

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Restyle Your Resume For Instant Results On The Job Market

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 07:30 PM PDT

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Today, I'm not going to share with you the golden secret to resumés that will guarantee you the job. That would be stupid. However, I can guarantee that your resume will be ahead of a few others. For the most part, I'm going to tell you the basics of what to do and what not to do. We'll cover a few topics that key in on current resume trends, old ones, and traits that will (most likely) never die out.

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Larger Icons and Keyboards For a Phone Mom Would Love: Android Can Make the Elderly Tech Savvy

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 07:00 PM PDT

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The elderly often feel intimidated by new technology. Smartphones in particular did not catch on among the retired compared to the Facebook generation. And for good reason: Tiny screens and keyboards seem designed for addicting scores of tweens and young adults to social media apps. But did you know a wealth of smartphone software exist for the elderly and aging? Here are some tips on how to set up a smartphone for your mother, father or grandparent.

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4 Games With Steep Learning Curves That Are Worth The Effort

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 06:30 PM PDT

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Learning competitive games is no easy task. If the act of mastering them was easy, everyone would be playing professionally. However, even if you might never make it to that high level of play, you can become a skilled player at these games, and they seeing all your hours of practice translate into skill is so incredibly satisfying. Don't quit, and you just might find the most enjoyable gameplay experience you've ever had.

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You Can’t Handle The Cute: Where To Watch Real-Life Animals In Real Time

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 05:30 PM PDT

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The Internet makes the world smaller, but there's something about watching real-life creatures, live, that makes that smallness more...tangible. True, there are cat videos from all over the world I could watch right now, but the idea that I'm seeing a cat as it exists, right now, somewhere in the world is a completely different experience. It's more spontaneous, and it's a much less distracting thing to leave open when you're trying to get work done.

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Pick The Perfect Colors For Your Website With colorPicker 0.9 & ColorZilla

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 04:30 PM PDT

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Inspiration often comes from observation. Before deciding on their own design, creatives typically gather ideas from other sources. As a graphic or web designer, you probably browse the Internet to review the work of your colleagues. With only so many pleasing color schemes available, it’s nothing shameful to copy color compositions or a color with [...]

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5 Ways To Contact Celebs Without Facebook Charging You

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Facebook has been experimenting with various different methods for making money. One of which involves charging users to send a private message to someone not on their list of friends. Whether these experiments lead to any permanent change of policy remains to be seen, but the fact is it could cost you to contact someone through Facebook now and in the future.

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iAnnotate: The Best iPad App for Annotating PDFs and Word Documents

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT

When it comes to annotating and reviewing PDF documents on the iPad, iAnnotate PDF ($9.99) is my go-to solution. If there's an option to download a .MOBI or .EPUB ebook or .PDF version of a book, I always choose the latter because of what iAnnotate allows me to do. The tools and features in this iPad-only app are ten times more powerful than Apple's iBooks for highlighting, bookmarking, and reviewing annotations which makes it perfect for students, writers, or anyone who needs to mark up text as they read.

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Google Maps 7.0 Comes To Android With Cleaner Interface, Better Navigation & More [Updates]

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 03:00 PM PDT

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Remember all the new Google Map features introduced in Google I/O? The new version of Google Maps for Android is similar to the one introduced for iPhone last year, and features a much cleaner interface with fewer buttons to ponder about.

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Enjoy The World’s Greatest Cars On The Web

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT

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Who doesn't like to live in the fast lane…with a Ferrari F430 for company? Okay, that's one of my favorite cars. Along with the Lamborghini Aventador, the Porsche 911, and anything from the BMW stables.No one will give us the keys to any of these cars in a hurry. So, let's make the web our playground and watch some of the world's greatest cars. A man (and woman) can dream can't he!

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SimCity for Android: What Are Your Options?

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT

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SimCity is an excellent game, but EA made a few massive blunders that resulted in a poor launch, disgruntled customers, and a sour taste in everyone's mouths. Even so, no one can deny the city-building phenomenon: it's fun, it's engaging, and it's highly addictive. And while there are a few SimCity alternatives for the PC, there are even more alternatives on Android and many of them are free. Which ones are fun? Which ones are worth your time? Keep reading to find out.

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Are You Using the Best iPhone Email Client?

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT

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The number of iPhone email clients has exploded over the last year, ever since Apple's "no two apps that do the same thing" rule appears to have been retired in favour of common sense. Apple's default Mail app isn't necessarily bad, it's just a little old fashioned. Alternatives range from highly focused companion apps designed to get your inbox to zero in as little time as possible, to hybrid reminder apps that treat your inbox like a big to-do list. Here are six apps designed to solve a problem like your inbox.

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How To Fix 99% Of All Computer Problems

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT

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Computer problems. Even the most experienced users have to deal with computer issues occasionally. Sometimes the most trivial things will cause a computer to malfunction. Different problems require different solutions; but it mostly boils down to troubleshooting. To help fix 99% of all computer problems, ICP Networks came up with this genius infograph.

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Five Amazing Nokia Camera and Image Apps for Lumia Windows Phones

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT

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Since Microsoft and Nokia announced their joint venture back in 2011, there has been a general shift towards the Finnish company in the Windows Phone manufacturers' market share. Nokia has been innovating and producing a series of superb apps for Windows Phone, exclusive to Lumia devices. Put simply, if you own a Windows Phone 8 device from Nokia, you should have these camera and image apps, which are all available free (for the full app or with trial) from the Windows Phone Store.

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