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Saturday, September 28, 2013

15 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Cool Websites and Tools – Calculate Your Earnings, Dynamic Mathematics, & Online Educational Courses

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT

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Stand To Make – is an interactive visual tool for calculating your earnings potential. Do you have an idea for an awesome eBook? Are you designing a killer icon set, UI Kit, or WordPress theme? Whatever the product, Stand to Make can help you answer the question “What do I stand to make?”. If you specify the sales price and volume, you will be given the final amount, minus fees. Simplenote – is an easy way to keep notes, lists, ideas and more. Your notes stay in sync with all your devices for free. The Simplenote experience is all about...

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Take Google Task Management And Scheduling To A Whole New Level With GQueues

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 02:00 PM PDT

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Task management is about as exciting as getting a health exam. The truth is, task management is as important to your work health as a health exam is to your physical health, so it’s important to get it right early before you drown in all the chaos. A Google Task replacement called GQueues may be one of the best solutions around. We’ve explored a steady stream of time and task management apps through the years. One good example is Bakari’s review of Wunderkit, or Azim’s review of Chaos Control. I’ve personally tried a number of those recommended here at MUO...

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The 8 Best Rockstar Games Of All Time

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Rockstar Games is one of the best video games developers in the world. After being founded in 1998 Rockstar has produced some of the biggest and best game series this art form has ever seen. It is, of course, most famous for the Grand Theft Auto series, which has evolved over its lifetime from the top-down 2D action of the original to the open-world epic that is GTA V. However, Rockstar Games is more than just Grand Theft Auto, and its back catalog of titles deserves a closer look. What follows is a list of the best titles Rockstar Games...

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Google Search Adds Support For Hashtags – But Only From Google Plus

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 01:15 PM PDT

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We all know what the “hashtag” is – it’s that invention by Twitter where you start with a # and can have really long tags such as #thisisareallyreallyreallylongtag. Some people love using hashtags, while some others absolutely hate them and want them gone. Well, Google has ensured that the hashtag will be around for much longer, as it announced that Google Search will be indexing hashtag search terms. But there’s only one caveat – it will only pull results from Google Plus, at least for the moment anyway. Take that Twitter! Of course, with all things Google, this is only...

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How To Remove Duplicate Photos From Your Mac

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT

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Amassing a large iPhoto library and folders of digital photos can quickly eat up memory space on your computer. Thanks to some creative developers, there are a some great easy to use applications that can locate duplicate or similar images on your Mac and allow you to preview them before they are trashed. The most important thing to remember about using these types of applications is that you want to be sure to back up your Mac hard drive (Time Machine being one of the easiest backup systems) before using a duplicate finder program, just in case you remove something by...

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5 Major Video Game Trends That Emerged From This Console Generation

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT

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Each generation of video game consoles features trends that emerge. These are things that start with one developer, and then snowball out of control as more and companies pick them up and run. With the original PlayStation, we saw the rise of the joysticks. With the Super Nintendo, it was all about the massive, sprawling RPG. This generation was no exception. In fact, there seems to actually be more trends from the seventh generation than any previous time in history. Some observable trends are smaller, and only change certain genres of games, but others are so massive that it shapes the...

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Powerful Python IDE PyCharm Community Edition Now Available For Free

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 11:15 AM PDT

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Developer JetBrains is well-known for their sophisticated IDEs (integrated developer environments), but their tools usually cost money to use. That is not always the case, however. The company has recently released a new version of their PyCharm IDE in two different flavors, one of which is entirely free. Aimed at helping developers create scripts and applications using the Python programming language, PyCharm is now offered in a Professional Edition (starting at $99 for a personal license), as well as in a Community Edition which anyone can download and just use to their heart’s content under the free and open-source Apache...

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Bookmark This: Us Vs Th3m Is The Best Website You’ve Never Heard Of

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT

As you may have noticed already, the Web is vast. Scrub that, it’s epic. There are hundreds of millions of active websites out there waiting to be explored, and that number is growing all the time. This is why the Internet section of MakeUseOf is so important, as part of our mission is to pare that colossal number of websites down by sorting the wheat from the chaff. This is usually done by organizing websites into collections around a certain theme or topic. But just occasionally a website crops up that deserves its own entry into the MakeUseOf hall of...

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7 Really Simple Tips To Manage Your Files And Folders On Google Drive

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 10:00 AM PDT

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Sometimes it is easy to disregard something that's available and accessible for free. Google Drive fits that bill. It's there connected like a relationship to whatever we do with Google. Just like a relationship, we don’t realize its value till we really make the effort to get close and personal. One of the ways is to understand how to manage files and folders on Google Drive. It is simple stuff really, but still something that needs a few tips to perk up our interest about it. There's a lot you can do with 15GB of free storage. You can do...

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The 10 Most Followed People On Instagram: Should You Follow Them Too?

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT

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This is not our top 10 of Instagram. It’s actually the top 10 accounts based entirely on the amount of followers each one of them has. Data was collected on September 21, 2013, via Webstagram’s Hot List, and while this is subject to change at any time, the current list is a nice portrayal of who is really using Instagram. We have the evidence — these are definitely the top 10 Instagram accounts in the world. Do they merit the hype? Should you follow them too? 10. Kylie Jenner Followers: 5,907,168 / Following: 185 Kylie Jenner is the younger sister of Kendall Jenner and half-sister of the Kardashians,...

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Is Slackware, The Oldest Remaining Linux Distribution, Right For You?

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

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Linux has been around since 1991, but the most famous distros – from Ubuntu to Fedora to Mint – were born in the mid-2000′s. Slackware, by contrast, dates back to 1992. You read that correctly: 1992. Slackware remains the oldest actively maintained distro, and to this day remains true to its (non-user friendly) roots. Think it’s something you might be interested in trying out? Keep reading. History Debian might be the oldest popular distribution that a large number of Linux users directly and indirectly use, but Slackware is ultimately the oldest one still in existence. The project started in 1992,...

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Tired of Instagram’s Effects? Try Repix For Android To Give Your Photos A More Unique Look

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT

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As Android devices grow increasingly more powerful, editing images on your phone becomes something you might actually want to do. Developers seem to be keen on giving you the chance to tweak your photos on the go: From the underwhelming Photoshop Express through the unavoidable Instagram and all the way to the incredibly powerful and enjoyable Snapseed, there is no lack of photo-editing apps. Repix recently joined the fray on Android, coming from iOS, where it enjoyed good success. Looking at the Android version, I can see why: Repix combines a straightforward interface with diverse and powerful editing options, topping...

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Humble Mobile Bundle 2 for Android Brings 6 Games, Debuts Star Command and Time Surfer

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 08:15 AM PDT

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After Windows, Mac and Linux users got to enjoy six games for a pay-what-you-want price earlier this month, it’s now time for Android users to rejoice. The Humble Mobile Bundle 2 has six games running on Android, including two titles that are making their debut: Star Command and Time Surfer. This is the second mobile-only game pack from Humble Bundle, although there have been several cross-platform game packs that included Android. As usual, it’s pay-what-you-want and the process gives the buyer the ability to distribute the wealth among charity, developers and a tip for the Humble guys. The bundle includes:...

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Analyze Your Site Traffic By Day Or Month And Prepare To Be Amazed

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT

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If I asked if you wanted an orange to eat, would you say yes? What if I asked you if you wanted a fresh navel orange, hand-picked from the orange fields of California? You’d be more likely to accept the offer, wouldn’t you?  Information is everything, and having all the information to make an educated decision is one thing that lies at the heart of any successful endeavor. The same is very much true when you are collecting data about your website using Google Analytics. Every day as I try to dig into new areas of Google Analytics, or try...

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Google+ Improves RAW To JPEG Photo Conversion With Support For 70 Cameras

Posted: 27 Sep 2013 07:15 AM PDT

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Google+ now gives photographers more latitude with RAW to JPEG conversions by adding RAW support for 70 camera makes. Google+ has always been a favorite destination for photographers with the feature to store full-size photo uploads. This change helps them to upload large-sized RAW images for backup without converting them to JPEG. But Google+ converts them to JPEG for faster image load times when someone wants to view them. Editing the JPEG is also faster. Google+ does not support RAW post-processing, but the ability to upload RAW file formats and keep them backed up from a cross-section of cameras is...

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