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Monday, September 9, 2013

7 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Cool Websites and Tools – Find New Places To Eat, New Kindle Book Email Alerts, & An Online CSS3 Generator

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT

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Randolunch – A US-centric website that enables you to find new places to eat, if you are tired of frequenting the same restaurants and are hunting for something new to try. Simply add your address, city, neighbourhood or zip code to be provided with a random suggestion. Don’t like the suggestion? Hit the button again. You can specify distance and type of food to make the search easier. BookDip – Huge quantities of new ebooks are being published every year in the Kindle store by new and established authors, and huge backlists of books are being digitised. Publishers and authors...

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Adobe Announces Special Photoshop CC Program Offer At $9.99 Per Month

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT

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Adobe announced last week at its Photoshop World conference in Las Vegas a special Creative Cloud subscription membership for $9.99 per month. The special offer is for existing eligible Photoshop CS 3 or higher users who sign up by December 31, 2013. The Creative Cloud subscription will include the following online applications and services: Photoshop CC, Lightroom 5, 20 GB of online storage, Behance ProSite, access to Creative Cloud training resources, and ongoing upgrades and updates. Adobe says Creative Suites and volume licenses don’t qualify for the special offer. The subscription also requires the annual commitment with a monthly billing....

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10 Free Electronic Dubstep Albums To Download [Sound Sunday]

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT

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Sound Sunday caters to all tastes. Apparently, our technologically minded audience most appreciates electronic music, which is reflected in high numbers of shares. Hence we continue to explore this genre with another fabulous dubstep edition. There also is an underlying theme in this edition: Do what you love! In case you didn’t know this secret recipe already, I recommend listening to the Intro track of SniteVille’s In The Mist Of Darkness Vol.1. Like other genres better? Make sure you let us know by sharing or commenting next time I cover it! As always, I’m open to suggestions and feedback, which...

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Bing Video Search Adds Streamlined Navigation & Hi-Res Video Previews

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT

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The Bing video search experience gets better this week, with a redesigned interface that brings in high-resolution video previews, more sources, and filters. The changes hopefully will lead to not only a better video searching experience, but also a better watching experience. One of the underlying changes enables you to watch the videos on a lightbox overlay without leaving your collated search. Bing says that the video search has been designed from the ground up. Once you hit search, videos results come from sites like YouTube, Hulu, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Vevo, MTV, CBS, MSN and more. You don't have to go...

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5 Wicked Minimalist Posters Of Star Wars Fighter Ships

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 09:20 AM PDT

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What goes through your mind when someone mentions Star Wars? Master Yoda? Lightsabers? Darth Vader? Very few people actually go, “Ooh, X-Wing Fighter!” So, DeviantART member WeaponIX decided it was time to dedicate a tribute to the supporting characters from the epic series: the fighter ships.

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Evernote 5 For Windows Desktop Officially Released

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT

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Windows users, you should know that the new update for Evernote is as big as an elephant. App developers released Evernote 5 on Wednesday with a new look and an array of super-fast functions. Riding on this Evernote update is the new “flat” modern interface that cuts away the fat and trims down the elements to make it easier for users to browse and create notes. Developers strived to remove all potential distractions from the older app in an effort to help users have a much cleaner experience. In addition to the sleek interface are some fast new features. Included...

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What Do You Think Of Our New Look? [MakeUseOf Poll]

Posted: 08 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT

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Last week we asked you how many friends you currently have on Facebook. If you thought everyone was crazy over Facebook and had 1500 friends, think again. The results tell a different story, and so do the comments. Have you ever heard of a bell curve? Get a load of these results: Out of 409 votes in total, 2.5% have more than 3000 friends on Facebook, 6% have 1000-3000 friends, 8.5% have less than 20 friends, 10.5% have 500-1000 friends, 14.5% have 300-500 friends, 19% have 20-100 friends, and 21% have 100-300 friends on Facebook, which is the most common...

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