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- Cool Websites and Tools – Learn Skills, Disappearing Tweets, & World Geography
- 8 Free Thought-Provoking Documentaries To Watch On YouTube [Stuff to Watch]
- The Phone System Designed for World War 3
- Become A Boss On Craigslist With These Apps And Services
- Caption Contest: Computer Parts
- These Small Social Networks Have A Big Impact – Get To Know Them!
- 5 Lightweight Music Players That Don’t Sacrifice Features
- 3 Games You Probably Never Knew Were Created By Metal Gear’s Hideo Kojima
- 3 Potential Raspberry Pi Successors
- 5 Unusual IFTTT Recipes You May Not Have Thought Of
- What Do Gaming Routers Do And Does It Really Matter
- 3 Android Apps That Help You Work With Color On The Go
- What Are Facebook Embedded Posts And How Can You Use Them?
- Looking For A Beautiful, Easy To Use Linux Distro? Try Elementary OS Luna
- 3 Best Third-Party Uninstallers & Why You Need Them
| Cool Websites and Tools – Learn Skills, Disappearing Tweets, & World Geography Posted: 09 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT  Marinara Timer – In a world of distractions, time management is a real challenge. Emails, texts, phone calls and even snack breaks prevent us from focusing on – and effectively executing – a single task at a time. Marinara is a Pomodoro-style time management tool that is customizable to fit your needs. You select the length of periods based on what works for you. Reduce distractions and limit interruptions. Skillshare – is a global community where you can learn real-world skills from incredible teachers. Learn online, anytime, anywhere. Classes never expire and fit into your schedule. Learn at your own... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – Learn Skills, Disappearing Tweets, & World Geography |
| 8 Free Thought-Provoking Documentaries To Watch On YouTube [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT  You’ve no doubt watched a movie or two on YouTube by now. Whether it was uploaded by the original studio or a miscreant sharing someone else’s hard work; the streaming video behemoth is full of them. While many of the freely released feature films are just awful (no, really), there are a surprising amount of quality documentaries to sift through. Many documentary filmmakers and the studios behind them are simply happy to have their films shown, and what better audience to mass-consume them than the Internet. If there’s nothing on TV, and you don’t fancy shelling out for a rental,... Read the full article: 8 Free Thought-Provoking Documentaries To Watch On YouTube [Stuff to Watch] |
| The Phone System Designed for World War 3 Posted: 09 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT  During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union dueled not with military muscle but brain power. Developed in the 1960s, the AUTOmatic Voice Over Network was a product of its time. Because of the constant threat of strategic areas being blown off the map, the U.S. Military sought to decentralize communications networks. Decentralized computer defense networks later evolved into the civilian Internet. While Voice over IP telephony was in its nascent stage, being tested in labs and universities, the military was using a decentralized, though still circuit-switched, phone network called the Autovon. Designed to withstand a nuclear attack,... Read the full article: The Phone System Designed for World War 3 |
| Become A Boss On Craigslist With These Apps And Services Posted: 09 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT  Don’t just browse Craigstlist from time to time – be notified every time something you want to buy is listed. Sellers on Craigslist usually want to sell as quickly as possible, meaning if you find an item before anyone else you’re more likely to actually get it. Job searches, similarly, offer an advantage to the quick. So be the quick. A variety of apps give you super powers when it comes to Craigslist, sending you notifications when something you’ve searched for is available – meaning you’ll be the first to call when a listing you’re interested in comes up. If... Read the full article: Become A Boss On Craigslist With These Apps And Services |
| Caption Contest: Computer Parts Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT  Looks like Bill and Cindy’s online order has just arrived! Caption this image! What do you think is going on? Send us your most hilarious captions and be in the running to win a free MakeUseOf t-shirt! Only one winner will be chosen, so put on your thinking caps, everyone. Read the full article: Caption Contest: Computer Parts |
| These Small Social Networks Have A Big Impact – Get To Know Them! Posted: 09 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT  Nearly every article you see here on MakeUseOf that relates to social media features Facebook and Twitter (and occasionally — but ever so rarely — Google+). But is that really all there is? What about the smaller social networks? What about the niche markets? Are they even out there? Is there something beyond the world of Facebook? Simple answer: yes. We’ve found a few that you — our most amazing readers — may be interested in. Take a look at them, share what you think, and if you happen to know of a few other similar sites, tell us about them! Dribbble Freelancers,... Read the full article: These Small Social Networks Have A Big Impact – Get To Know Them! |
| 5 Lightweight Music Players That Don’t Sacrifice Features Posted: 09 Sep 2013 11:30 AM PDT  Over the past year or so, I've made a conscious effort to search around the web and find the best free music players out there. Time and time again, I find myself coming back to my tried and trusty Foobar2000, but every once in a while I wonder if there might be anything even better. In terms of sheer power, yes, there are great programs like MediaMonkey and MusicBee, but is there anything both awesome and lightweight? Let me first define what I mean by lightweight: good performance even on older systems, does not suck up loads of CPU while... Read the full article: 5 Lightweight Music Players That Don't Sacrifice Features |
| 3 Games You Probably Never Knew Were Created By Metal Gear’s Hideo Kojima Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT  Hideo Kojima is one of my favorite video game designers. He is responsible for the Metal Gear Solid series, which is one of the best and most enjoyable franchises out there. The level of cinematic entertainment in those games is incredible. Much of that is because of Kojima’s incredible vision and creativity. Of course, while he is known for Metal Gear, Kojima has worked on plenty of other games throughout his illustrious career. Although the quantity of games is no where near some of the other greats, the quality is there. As you might expect, these games come with his... Read the full article: 3 Games You Probably Never Knew Were Created By Metal Gear’s Hideo Kojima |
| 3 Potential Raspberry Pi Successors Posted: 09 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT  It’s a fantastic little device, a low-spec computer available for under $30 – but how long will the Raspberry Pi dominate the small PC hobbyist market? Are there any competitors ready to take its place? Available with 512 MB of RAM (258 MB on older models) and a 700 MHz GPU, the Raspberry Pi is one of the most astonishingly versatile pieces of kit on the market today. Offering the flexibility to build a media centre, retro gaming system, NAS box or even a desktop computer – along with the stated aim of providing a platform for children and students... Read the full article: 3 Potential Raspberry Pi Successors |
| 5 Unusual IFTTT Recipes You May Not Have Thought Of Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT  For a while there, a bunch of MUO writers went on an IFTTT binge. Tim gave a pretty good overview of how to create IFTTT recipes to get the latest information from your favorite sites or RSS feeds. Other writers have been much more specific, using IFTTT for things like integrating social networks, integrating your favorite sites with Google Calendar, and even using IFTTT to save or make money! One thing that’s clear from all of this is that IFTTT makes it easy to integrate all of your online activities, and automating them in ways that you probably never dreamed... Read the full article: 5 Unusual IFTTT Recipes You May Not Have Thought Of |
| What Do Gaming Routers Do And Does It Really Matter Posted: 09 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT  Hardware companies target gamers with all kinds of special gaming hardware. There are gaming mice, keyboards, headsets, sound cards, and more. There are now even “gaming routers” — routers specially marketed towards gamers offering an improved online gaming experience. But what exactly do these gaming routers do differently from standard routers, and do their features really matter? We’ll also cover the “Gaming Mode” included on many D-Link routers, which is different from a gaming router. Gaming Mode is an option included on many D-Link routers, even the cheapest ones, and has nothing to do with improving your gaming performance. Quality... Read the full article: What Do Gaming Routers Do And Does It Really Matter |
| 3 Android Apps That Help You Work With Color On The Go Posted: 09 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT  Color is important: We’re practically surrounded by it. Real-life objects are an obvious source of inspiration for color schemes, and it turns out that with an Android phone, it’s pretty easy to convert anything around you into a beautiful set of colors you can use on any design project. This is nice, because you can use specific objects to convey emotion: If you’re designing a theme for a blog that’s all about desserts, you could use a box of chocolates or a fancy cake as a very direct source of inspiration. Here are three apps to help you work with... Read the full article: 3 Android Apps That Help You Work With Color On The Go |
| What Are Facebook Embedded Posts And How Can You Use Them? Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT  For about as long as I can remember, Twitter has offered the capability to embed tweets into websites quickly and easily. The same hasn’t applied to Facebook posts — until recently. Now, just about anyone can take a post and embed it into a website. This way, you or your friends can show off a funny moment to others, or post other cool content that is usually only found on Facebook. What’s “Embedding A Post”? Embedding a post is the act of adding a box onto a website that displays the tweet or post in question. This is done using HTML... Read the full article: What Are Facebook Embedded Posts And How Can You Use Them? |
| Looking For A Beautiful, Easy To Use Linux Distro? Try Elementary OS Luna Posted: 09 Sep 2013 07:00 AM PDT  If you use Linux, you’ve heard of Elementary. They started out as a group of people that created a beautiful theme for Linux-based operating systems, but soon progressed to creating a number of small apps that were based around simplicity and beauty – like Geary, for email. Since those days the Elementary team have progressed a lot. In fact, they just released the second version of their complete operating system, dubbed Elementary OS Luna. It’s beautiful, elegant and possibly the best Linux experience out there right now. Back in 2011, Justin reviewed the original Elementary OS, Jupiter – which was then merely... Read the full article: Looking For A Beautiful, Easy To Use Linux Distro? Try Elementary OS Luna |
| 3 Best Third-Party Uninstallers & Why You Need Them Posted: 09 Sep 2013 06:00 AM PDT  Uninstalling a Windows program is not nearly as simple as it should be. On Android or Mac, all you need to do is remove or delete the program from the Applications folder. On Windows, you can't just hit ‘Delete' — you need to run the software's uninstaller. Yet, you might be surprised to learn that the ‘Uninstall a program' option in the Windows Control Panel does not always completely remove it from your system. Traces like registry files or program folders may remain. To get rid of an app once and for all, you need to use uninstallers that analyse... Read the full article: 3 Best Third-Party Uninstallers & Why You Need Them |
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