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• Cool Websites and Tools – August 29th 2013 – Private Search Engine, Wireless Savings Calculator & Tablet Comparison
• Where Should Microsoft Go From Here? [We Ask You]
• Got a Hot Nexus 4? Here’s a Hack That Will Cool It Down!
• The Basics Of Good Office Posture: An Animated Guide
• Learning Computer Science? Tag Some Video Tutorials On Teaching Tree
• 5 Kickstarter-Funded Games You Will Want To Play In 2014
• 9 IFTTT Hacks To Superpower Your Life With Google Calendar
• Darktable vs. Shotwell: Two Great Photo Editing Applications For Linux
• Has Someone Used Your PC? 3 Ways to Check
• Can You Really Get A Good Performing Gaming PC For Under $1000?
• Back-To-School 2013: Tablet Buying Guide
• Great Chrome Web Apps and Extensions for Musicians
• Apple’s Revised User Support Website Now Includes 24/7 Online Chat Service [Updates]
• How To Really Start Conversations Around Your Facebook Photos
• Sennheiser MM 550-X Wireless Travel Headphones Review and Giveaway

Cool Websites and Tools – August 29th 2013 – Private Search Engine, Wireless Savings Calculator & Tablet Comparison Posted: 29 Aug 2013 03:05 PM PDT Today in Cool Websites and Tools, we take a look at 5 cool websites, including a tablet comparison service, a price monitoring tool, a private search engine, a time tracking extension, and a calculator to compare mobile plans. Read on! Tabletrocket – Are you planning to purchase a tablet and want to see how the different devices compare to each other? Check out TabletRocket.com. It’s a new review website that compares all of the tablets on the market based on different attributes. It will show you head-to-head comparisons and summarize the pros and cons of each device, so that you... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – August 29th 2013 – Private Search Engine, Wireless Savings Calculator & Tablet Comparison

Where Should Microsoft Go From Here? [We Ask You] Posted: 29 Aug 2013 02:30 PM PDT I’ll let you guys into a little secret, as long as you promise not to tell… some of the writers at MakeUseOf hate Microsoft with a passion. There, I said it. I know it’s unfathomable and unpalatable, but it’s true. I won’t name names, but please remember to check out the Technophilia podcast every Wednesday. It’s very easy to hate Microsoft, a lumbering corporate giant that built a monopoly and then sat on it raking in the money. But Microsoft is still capable of creating great things — Windows 7, Xbox 360, Kinect, Office, etc. — and is still one... Read the full article: Where Should Microsoft Go From Here? [We Ask You]

Got a Hot Nexus 4? Here’s a Hack That Will Cool It Down! Posted: 29 Aug 2013 01:00 PM PDT Want to fix the LG Nexus 4′s terrible overheating problems? I’m going to show you how, but it may require two things: One, voiding your warranty and, two, some experience in disassembling electronics. But for those of you who are brave, or perhaps foolish, enough to continue, your Nexus 4′s temperatures can drop by up to 10 degrees Celsius at load. Unfortunately, this fix requires opening your phone up and inserting a thermally conductive component. Before getting started, we need to get acquainted with LG’s design flaw. The Design Flaw Unlike the Optimus G, the Nexus 4 has a horrible... Read the full article: Got a Hot Nexus 4? Here’s a Hack That Will Cool It Down!

The Basics Of Good Office Posture: An Animated Guide Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:30 PM PDT We’ve said it before, sitting too long kills you. Working a nine to five job in an office, sitting in a chair for 8 hours a day, while staring at a computer screen isn’t exactly a healthy working environment. That’s why we suggested switching to a standing desk (it’s not difficult to build one yourself). If this is news to you, ease into the whole “sitting kills” ideas by watching this incredibly helpful animated guide created by Fliki Animated Productions. Have you considered switching to a standing desk? What’s stopping you? Read the full article: The Basics Of Good Office Posture: An Animated Guide

Learning Computer Science? Tag Some Video Tutorials On Teaching Tree Posted: 29 Aug 2013 12:00 PM PDT Learning with the help of massive open online courses or YouTube videos has one slight problem — there isn’t anyone around to help you take shortcuts to the precise concept. You wade in and flounder around, because there’s just so much information in a long video. If you come up for air, take a look at Teaching Tree. Teaching Tree handles the difficult part of taking you to the right concepts in the shortest time possible. It makes learning computer science with free educational videos easy as clicking on a timestamped tag. It took me two stumbles to come to... Read the full article: Learning Computer Science? Tag Some Video Tutorials On Teaching Tree

5 Kickstarter-Funded Games You Will Want To Play In 2014 Posted: 29 Aug 2013 11:30 AM PDT It takes a long time, large sums of money, and lots of skilled and dedicated people to produce a video game. The biggest titles released on multiple platforms have budgets of tens of millions of dollars, with developers and publishers investing the cash in the hope of recouping it all (and more) when the game is released. The problem is many games over the years haven’t turned a profit, and this has made it hard for developers to get the cash injection they need to turn their ideas into a game that the public can play. Thankfully there is an... Read the full article: 5 Kickstarter-Funded Games You Will Want To Play In 2014

9 IFTTT Hacks To Superpower Your Life With Google Calendar Posted: 29 Aug 2013 10:00 AM PDT IFTTT is a great way to superpower and automate your life. From saving and making money, to organizing your social life and automating you Facebook Page; with your iPhone, or even with your own IFTTT recipes, there are endless ways you can use IFTTT to make your day better. Your calendar is a big part of your productivity, and managing it right can make the difference between being organized, arriving on time and remembering your tasks, and being late, forgetting to do what you’ve promised, and arriving soaking wet to the office because you didn’t know it will rain. The... Read the full article: 9 IFTTT Hacks To Superpower Your Life With Google Calendar

Darktable vs. Shotwell: Two Great Photo Editing Applications For Linux Posted: 29 Aug 2013 09:15 AM PDT Until recently, Linux only had GIMP as an acceptable photo editing tool. That’s changed, thanks to a couple new tools that provide impressive features: Darktable and Shotwell. The great thing about these two tools is that they are specifically developed for editing photos, rather than general image manipulation. This ultimately provides a better-designed interface and a more efficient workflow. I compared the two applications based on the interface and features in order to see which is the best tool for the job. Shotwell Shotwell is a rather lightweight application found in most Gnome-based distributions. Most distributions had included F-Spot before... Read the full article: Darktable vs. Shotwell: Two Great Photo Editing Applications For Linux

Has Someone Used Your PC? 3 Ways to Check Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:50 AM PDT The keyboard is misplaced. Someone left some food crumbs on your desk. Your monitor is tilted at an odd angle. You know someone has been using your computer, but you don’t have any evidence to nail down the culprit. Or do you? The truth is that the person who used your computer not only left behind crumbs of evidence on your desk, but they’ve also likely left crumbs of evidence on the computer itself, without even realizing it. No matter what someone might have done on your PC, the fact is that nearly everything you do leaves some kind of... Read the full article: Has Someone Used Your PC? 3 Ways to Check

Can You Really Get A Good Performing Gaming PC For Under $1000? Posted: 29 Aug 2013 08:00 AM PDT Computer games are not as difficult to run as they once were, but they're still among the most demanding tasks most users will ask of their PC. An inexpensive desktop or laptop still has little chance of running the latest-and-greatest, so would-be PC gamers have to ask themselves; how much can I, and should I, spend? For many the $1000 mark is an important cut-off. Computers under this are generally considered affordable, even "mainstream," while those exceeding it are looked at as luxurious items. The average selling price for a PC has meandered between $500 and $600 for the last... Read the full article: Can You Really Get A Good Performing Gaming PC For Under $1000?

Back-To-School 2013: Tablet Buying Guide Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT Tablets are an important tool for students; they can be used for carrying your eTextbooks, taking notes during lectures, or doing online research. They are so light that you would hardly even notice one in your backpack. Heck, you can even get a decent education just from Android apps. Whether you’re looking for a cheap 7-inch tablet or a full-featured 10-inch tablet, this guide can help you out. For those unsure about which size tablet to get, you’ll want to check out Matt’s article on how much screen size really matters — do you want a heavier, more expensive tablet... Read the full article: Back-To-School 2013: Tablet Buying Guide

Great Chrome Web Apps and Extensions for Musicians Posted: 29 Aug 2013 07:00 AM PDT Musicians rejoice! There are several apps and extensions available for Chrome that will aid you in your life and journey of musicianship. There are apps that will let you practice the piano while sitting at your desk. Some will display guitar tabs for you. Others will help you make instrument purchases with ease. If you're a musician and you use Chrome, you'll want to check out these apps. The thing about musicianship is that it's incredibly hard to be an isolated musician. Sure, you can be alone and you can self-teach a lot of the basics by using guides and... Read the full article: Great Chrome Web Apps and Extensions for Musicians

Apple’s Revised User Support Website Now Includes 24/7 Online Chat Service [Updates] Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:30 AM PDT If you are a Mac or iOS user, you should know that Apple has revamped its user support site, so you can now get online and use 24/7 live chat support and other service options. The redesigned support site starts with a visual display of Apple products and services that link you to the different topics and issues you may be trying to troubleshoot. For example, the iPhone category consists of subtopics including common Battery, Power & Charging issues. You may get linked to information that addresses the problem you’re having, or you can choose from the several support options,... Read the full article: Apple’s Revised User Support Website Now Includes 24/7 Online Chat Service [Updates]

How To Really Start Conversations Around Your Facebook Photos Posted: 29 Aug 2013 06:00 AM PDT So you’re a new startup for an app/gadget/website/service, or maybe you’re just a freelances trying to sell yourself, and you aren’t sure how exactly to get conversation going on your Facebook Page. Look around — it seems like photos are all the rage these days, right? Yeah, yeah. So photos have always been a huge aspect of Facebook. We know. But honestly, it’s really just a matter of how you use them. Below, we’ll tell you how to use your Facebook photos to start conversations. Keep It Personal Social media is the most unique form of mass communication in that it’s, well, social. Rather than... Read the full article: How To Really Start Conversations Around Your Facebook Photos

Sennheiser MM 550-X Wireless Travel Headphones Review and Giveaway Posted: 29 Aug 2013 05:30 AM PDT If you’re looking at a new pair of headphones (and I’m talking about the on-ear/over-the-ear kind, not the little earbuds), it’s definitely worthwhile investing some money into them; especially if you’re looking for a good pair to last you for years to come. Over-the-ear headphones are typically more expensive, but they are more comfortable to wear for long periods of time, and tend to product great quality audio. If you’re using them out and about, it might be a good idea to look out for a pair with noise cancellation. Finally, while you’re at it, why not add wireless Bluetooth... Read the full article: Sennheiser MM 550-X Wireless Travel Headphones Review and Giveaway

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