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• Cool Websites and Tools – Scheduled Messages, Unzip Compressed Files Online, & Picture Password
• 3 Android Apps Full Of Great Parenting Advice
• 4 Steps to Creating a Semi-Automated Curated Blog for Free
• The Best Free RAW Image Processors For Mac OS X
• Are You A Mac Or PC Person? Find Out Now!
• Is It Worth The Switch? What PayPal Users Ought to Know About Skrill
• 3 Ways to Send and Check SMS Messages from Your PC
• RSS Support Returns To Google Alerts After Demise Of Google Reader
• 6 PlayStation Network Games You Need To Play Before Next-Gen Consoles Launch
• How Google Analytics Alerts Can Email Or Text You About Site Problems
• Can You Write A Whole Article Using Voice Dictation on the Mac? Well I Just Did (And This Is It)
• Play It Your Way: Gaming’s Top 10 Most Customizable Games
• Humble Indie Bundle 9 Brings Six New Games For Windows, Mac & Linux
• 10 YouTube Videos Exploring The New iPhone 5s and 5c
• Help Your Inquisitive Child Learn About The Science Of Everyday Stuff

Cool Websites and Tools – Scheduled Messages, Unzip Compressed Files Online, & Picture Password Posted: 13 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT Picword – is a free to use desktop application compatible with computers running Windows. The app comes in an installation package sized at nearly 5.5 MB. Once you install the application, you are able to lock and unlock your computer using a technique by modern smartphones – by clicking variously on an image of any kind you choose (the default image is a frog's face on a plant). Schemes – is a useful app for Android that lets you schedule messages in advance and have them sent to people at a specified time. It lets you schedule messages via SMS,... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – Scheduled Messages, Unzip Compressed Files Online, & Picture Password

3 Android Apps Full Of Great Parenting Advice Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT If you’re a parent of a small child, you probably spend a lot of time rushing around dealing with the day-to-day needs of your kid and not so much time reading those “What To Expect” volumes you swore you’d read. Somehow, you never seem to get the time to read books like that from cover to cover, yet you still need to know all the useful information on the inside. Also, you never seem to have the book with you when you’ve got time to read for 10 minutes or when you’re actually faced with a parenting problem you need... Read the full article: 3 Android Apps Full Of Great Parenting Advice

4 Steps to Creating a Semi-Automated Curated Blog for Free Posted: 13 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT Curation is method of sharing content, and a key way to keep up with content on a specific topic. Whether it’s sites like Techmeme – which highlights links to the biggest stories from the tech blogosphere for the day – or sites like BrainPickings – where a little bit of original writing accompanies the curation – there’s no denying the success of these kinds of blogs. We’ve already taken a look at four ways you can curate your way to a significant Internet following, but if you’ve been thinking about starting your own curated blog, but don’t want to spend any... Read the full article: 4 Steps to Creating a Semi-Automated Curated Blog for Free

The Best Free RAW Image Processors For Mac OS X Posted: 13 Sep 2013 01:00 PM PDT Photoshop is expensive, and while many are happy to fork out a monthly fee for Adobe’s revised Creative Cloud system, others will always turn to free software first. One thing is for sure: if you’re the proud owner of a camera that shoots raw, you really should be taking advantage of it. I’ve trawled the Web for the best free raw processors for Mac OS X, though many of these have Windows versions too. Be aware that though these are designed to edit raw image files, that doesn’t make them good all-round image editors in general. This software is simply... Read the full article: The Best Free RAW Image Processors For Mac OS X

Are You A Mac Or PC Person? Find Out Now! Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT The advertisements Apple used to air – dissing the PC – have some truth to them. According to an unscientific analysis performed by Hunch, there are some key differences in how Mac and PC people described themselves. So if you were wondering if you should buy a new Mac or a another PC, have a look at this inforgraph and answer the questions. Click to enlarge. Read the full article: Are You A Mac Or PC Person? Find Out Now!

Is It Worth The Switch? What PayPal Users Ought to Know About Skrill Posted: 13 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT High transaction fees can be a serious problem for online workers and stores. Shelling out cash just to accept a payment can eat into profit margins. PayPal, the online shopper’s favorite payment method, earns over 4% per transaction. Surely there’s another way. Skrill, known in another life as Moneybookers, advertises fees and commissions that are often much lower than PayPal’s. The company is aggressively pursuing the EU market and has gained over 30 million customers so far. Beyond the fancy banner ads and sales copy, Skrill likes to keep extra clauses and fees  out of the spotlight. Their services very... Read the full article: Is It Worth The Switch? What PayPal Users Ought to Know About Skrill

3 Ways to Send and Check SMS Messages from Your PC Posted: 13 Sep 2013 11:40 AM PDT If you’re someone who constantly works on a computer, you’ll probably want to stay on that same computer with as few interruptions as possible. The biggest interruption possible is to completely switch devices, which is something a lot of people end up having to do if they’re in the middle of an SMS conversation with a friend. This dramatically inhibits your productivity, and it can get downright annoying when you’re sending 50+ SMS messages back and forth. Ideally, you should be able to see and send text messages directly from your computer, without even having to touch your phone. Lucky... Read the full article: 3 Ways to Send and Check SMS Messages from Your PC

RSS Support Returns To Google Alerts After Demise Of Google Reader Posted: 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT You can once again use RSS feeds to have all Google Alert notifications delivered to your feed reader of choice. Google Alerts has reactivated the option, which had disappeared following the shuttering of Google Reader a few months back. Coupled with the usual email digests, this returns to you the RSS option that was favored by many who wanted to keep their inboxes decluttered. Google Reader was the vehicle of choice for catching all feeds. When it was discontinued, Google Alerts followed suit in removing the RSS feature. It's difficult to pinpoint the exact reason but as a message on... Read the full article: RSS Support Returns To Google Alerts After Demise Of Google Reader

6 PlayStation Network Games You Need To Play Before Next-Gen Consoles Launch Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT PlayStation Network, like the Xbox Live Arcade, is a fantastic place for players to consume downloadable games on command. While Sony has plenty of big-box retail games available for download on the service, where it really shines is in the smaller game department. PSN has some true gems, and with the PlayStation 4‘s November 15 release date rapidly approaching, many gamers will putting their PS3s away in favor of the shiny new model. Before that happens, there are some games that absolutely need to be experienced from the service. There is nothing not to love about these games. Each comes... Read the full article: 6 PlayStation Network Games You Need To Play Before Next-Gen Consoles Launch

How Google Analytics Alerts Can Email Or Text You About Site Problems Posted: 13 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT Google Analytics offers a special alert feature that gives you the ability to receive an email or an SMS alert when any critical event happens on your site. If you run a website, you know by now that it’s like trying to walk on a tightrope and juggle, while reciting the Gettysburg Address. It can be a very nerve-racking and stressful experience, and given the sheer volume of data and information that goes into properly tracking the performance and health of a website, it’s far too easy to miss important stuff. Spending time digging through your site with Google Analytics is... Read the full article: How Google Analytics Alerts Can Email Or Text You About Site Problems

Can You Write A Whole Article Using Voice Dictation on the Mac? Well I Just Did (And This Is It) Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT What you’re reading right now is an example of Apple’s dictation and speech program in action. This in the next paragraph [and the following paragraphs] will be written using [voice] dictation, and will be left on edit it [unedited]. For clarity purposes, anything I manually correct or change will be put into square brackets, while comments made outside of dictation (like this) will use italics. For the most part as you can see, the sentences are pretty much grammatically correct, and all the words are spelled correctly. However, it is very difficult to compose sentences using the feature. If you have... Read the full article: Can You Write A Whole Article Using Voice Dictation on the Mac? Well I Just Did (And This Is It)

Play It Your Way: Gaming’s Top 10 Most Customizable Games Posted: 13 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT While most gamers find plenty of fun in playing games, some want to go beyond interacting with a world and dive head-first into creation. Customization of levels, characters, items and more can, if available, give creative players hundreds of hours of enjoyment. Sadly, most games don't indulge the whims of those who want to customize their experience. There are, however, a few titles that don't just give players some power to customize, but embrace the concept fully, giving players the power to change almost everything in the game world. Minecraft This game became famous for its procedural sandbox world that... Read the full article: Play It Your Way: Gaming's Top 10 Most Customizable Games

Humble Indie Bundle 9 Brings Six New Games For Windows, Mac & Linux Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-want cult favourite to grab independent games and support charity, is back in its 9th iteration with six DRM-free games for Windows, Mac and Linux, all of which come with a Steam key if you pay $1 or more. By default, you get four titles: Eets Munchies, Brutal Legend, Mark Of The Ninja, and Trine 2: The Complete Story. Spending more than the average buyer unlocks Fez and FTL: Faster Than Light. Humble Bundles are a great way to get quality games at low prices. Here’s a little about this time’s titles. Eets Munchies is all about... Read the full article: Humble Indie Bundle 9 Brings Six New Games For Windows, Mac & Linux

10 YouTube Videos Exploring The New iPhone 5s and 5c Posted: 13 Sep 2013 08:00 AM PDT Assuming you haven’t been living under a rock, located deep in a forest, surrounded by a very tall wall; you’ll be aware that Apple has unveiled its latest smartphone. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise, the Cupertino crew have been doing the exact same thing for the last seven years. Literally. There was a big change this year: for the first time Apple announced not one but two new iPhones. The iPhone 5s is the new premium product, and is available in a range of shiny colors, including gold. The iPhone 5c, meanwhile, is the (ever so slightly) cheaper... Read the full article: 10 YouTube Videos Exploring The New iPhone 5s and 5c

Help Your Inquisitive Child Learn About The Science Of Everyday Stuff Posted: 13 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT A never ending curiosity about commonplace things is what gives birth to a scientist. The scientific spirit needs to be nurtured early, and today's parents and teachers can play a big role in creating the Newtons, Einsteins, and Feynmans of tomorrow.  As Albert Einstein so memorably said – you should never stop questioning. Thankfully, the parents of today don't have to spend money on the Encyclopedia Britannica to quench the inquisitiveness of their kids. They can point them to the right places on the web. Online encyclopedias for kids could be one. Kid-safe search engines are definitely another. But how... Read the full article: Help Your Inquisitive Child Learn About The Science Of Everyday Stuff

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