| Cool Websites and Tools [July 3rd 2013] Posted: 03 Jul 2013 09:35 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 website round-ups delivered to your daily email, subscribe here. Video Tape – Most websites have their textual content spread all over the webpage while [...] Continue reading the article Read full article: Cool Websites and Tools [July 3rd 2013] |
| Which Dead Website Do You Miss The Most? [We Ask You] Posted: 03 Jul 2013 08:30 PM PDT At the time of the announcement regarding the future of Google Reader we asked you what should have been culled in its stead? We've also previously asked what one website do you value above all others? This week we're combining these two questions, sprinkling a little nostalgia on top, and (hoping) to have a fruitful discussion about dead websites. Continue reading the article Read full article: Which Dead Website Do You Miss The Most? [We Ask You] |
| Why Following Up On Email Is Important (Or How I Overreacted When Someone Didn’t) Posted: 03 Jul 2013 07:30 PM PDT |
| Can the Aging Titan LauncherPro Hold its Own Against the New Gods of Android Launchers? Posted: 03 Jul 2013 07:00 PM PDT LauncherPro was one of the first alternative launchers available for Android. Even today, it's considered one of the longest-enduring staples among great launcher apps. Even after surviving the arrival of newer titans, such as the ultra-minimal Atom Launcher and the "better than default" ADW Launcher, which Joel recommends, LauncherPro retains a large fan base. Given the fierce competition, can LauncherPro compete with more modern launchers, or has it become obsolete Continue reading the article Read full article: Can the Aging Titan LauncherPro Hold its Own Against the New Gods of Android Launchers? |
| 4 Websites You Can Use To Learn Video Game Facts Posted: 03 Jul 2013 06:30 PM PDT The trick to expanding your video game knowledge is knowing where to look. We have plenty of gaming articles on MakeUseOf, so you are certainly starting off at the right place. However, I am going to take you through a world of other resources you can go to learn about video games. Whether you want a detailed history about a game, a franchise, or a person in the video game world, or you just want quick and interesting facts, these websites are exactly what you need. Continue reading the article Read full article: 4 Websites You Can Use To Learn Video Game Facts |
| How To Track Wikipedia Edits In Real Time And Catch What’s Trending Posted: 03 Jul 2013 05:30 PM PDT |
| Take Control Of Your Mac’s Startup Items With Startupizer Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:30 PM PDT I recently wrote an article about how to automate your Mac so you can get more things done throughout the day, starting with auto login items you can set up in System Preferences. This classic Mac feature is easy enough to use, but it's not nearly as feature rich as a similar third-party application called Startupizer ($9.95). This is an app for Mac power users who want to gain better control over startup conditions for login items, including rules for how and when various items should launch on your Mac. Continue reading the article Read full article: Take Control Of Your Mac’s Startup Items With Startupizer |
| Type Fu: Ramp Up Your Words-Per-Minute With This Chrome Extension Posted: 03 Jul 2013 04:01 PM PDT |
| The Latest Tech That Everyone Is Searching For [Search Trends] Posted: 03 Jul 2013 03:30 PM PDT In this update, I'm going to take a look at Google Trend buzz searches from the past couple of weeks. Top buzz identified at Google Trends covers topics ranging from entertainment to politics and occasionally, yes, technology. It's the tech news that I decided to hunt for. I've identified five new search terms that are exploding across the Internet, and may indicate stories that you could very well see in the news very soon. Continue reading the article Read full article: The Latest Tech That Everyone Is Searching For [Search Trends] |
| 3 Ways to Disable Windows 8 Gestures Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT Windows 8 is full of gestures and shortcuts. In addition to touch-screen gestures, there are swipe gestures you can perform with your laptop's touchpad and mouse gestures that involve moving your cursor to the corners of the screen. However, there are ways to disable all of these gestures. This is particularly useful if these gestures get in your way while using your touchpad or mouse. You can even disable a Windows 8 device's touch screen entirely -- we don't recommend it, but it's something you can do if you want. Continue reading the article Read full article: 3 Ways to Disable Windows 8 Gestures |
| The End Is Nigh… The Last Pages Of The Internet Posted: 03 Jul 2013 02:00 PM PDT The Internet consists of at least 4 billion webpages, which, you'll realize unless you have lost all sense of scale, is a vast collection of content. Not all of it is good content, obviously, and I suspect a fair percentage is pornography. Still, the Web is epic and only likely to grow even more epic from this moment forth. But wait! It turns out the Internet has an end. Continue reading the article Read full article: The End Is Nigh… The Last Pages Of The Internet |
| Collect ALL The Things With Delicious Library 3 for Mac OS X Posted: 03 Jul 2013 01:00 PM PDT There's a pretty good chance that you have things. Many kinds of things in fact, from gadgets to toys, books to power tools and piles of DVDs. What if there was a way to organize them all? To catalog them digitally in some way, get stats on your collection, show it all off somehow and manage that vast network of friends that you keep lending aforementioned things to? Say hello to Delicious Library 3 ($25). If you're struggling to keep track of a vast physical library of stuff, it may be exactly what you need. Continue reading the article Read full article: Collect ALL The Things With Delicious Library 3 for Mac OS X |
| Could This Be The Next Apple iPhone? Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:30 PM PDT How realistic is this concept mockup of an edge-to-edge iPhone 6? If you look closely, you'll find several elements currently present in iOS 7: the signal strength indicator, the font, the flat icons, even the App Store and Settings icons. And here's the kicker, this mockup was published in March 2013, by JohnnyPlaid from CA, USA -- several months before iOS 7 was even revealed to the public. Continue reading the article Read full article: Could This Be The Next Apple iPhone? |
| How To Backup Media, Apps & Settings On Windows Phone 8 Posted: 03 Jul 2013 12:00 PM PDT I've just about filled the 32 GB internal storage on my Nokia Lumia 920. Initially, I was surprised that it only took me six months, until I realised that I've been recording videos in HD. When you consider everything that relies on internal storage, it certainly seems like a complete removal of personal storage is required. There are several options. Backing up data can be performed manually, using the Windows Phone Tool via USB and you can rely on native tools to back up your photos, apps, settings and messages. Continue reading the article Read full article: How To Backup Media, Apps & Settings On Windows Phone 8 |
| 5 Reasons Working With Computers Is Bad For You & How to Stay Healthy Posted: 03 Jul 2013 11:00 AM PDT Working on the computer may sound like the most relaxed job in the world, but it's quite the contrary. It's very tough on your body, which is not used to this modern type of work. The issues range from sitting for long hours, using they mouse and keyboard extensively, while staring at a bright screen and working in isolation at a stressful job. In other words, working on the computer is as unhealthy a job as you can imagine. Let me show you what the culprits are and how you can avoid and fix them. Continue reading the article Read full article: 5 Reasons Working With Computers Is Bad For You & How to Stay Healthy |
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