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- Cool Websites and Tools – Do Not Link, Clean HTML, & Cloud Desktops
- Twitter Experimenting With ‘Related Tweets’, DM Recommendations For Users & Content
- Who’s Been Using Your Mac Behind Your Back? Find Out!
- Pansi SMS Makes It Easy to Manage Your Text Messages on Android
- Marvin E-Reader for iOS is Better Than Kindle & iBooks
- Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 Pricing Scheme Ahead Of Schedule
- Awesome Superhero-Themed Apparel That You Can Never Buy
- Coursera And Udacity Gain Competition As FutureLearn Joins The MOOC Bandwagon
| Cool Websites and Tools – Do Not Link, Clean HTML, & Cloud Desktops Posted: 21 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT  Stylify Me – is a site where you can enter a URL, and have that site’s elements, such as the fonts, the colors, and the image dimensions, broken down for you. It will list the exact HEX codes for each color, as well as specify which font the site is using. You can also download a PDF file with this information for later viewing. Do Not Link – When you link to a website, this strengthens its position in search engines. This means that a bad review of a website makes it more popular. When you are discussing or alerting... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – Do Not Link, Clean HTML, & Cloud Desktops |
| Twitter Experimenting With ‘Related Tweets’, DM Recommendations For Users & Content Posted: 21 Sep 2013 02:30 PM PDT  The devs at Twitter like to experiment with new features by launching them quietly for select users and gauging reactions. Well, two new experiments might be signs of things to come — or we hope so anyway. Twitter may be rolling out a ‘Related Tweets’ function to smartly show tweets similar to the one you are reading, and a new service called Magic Recs wants to give you personalized recommendations on content and users. The ‘Related Tweets’ feature was first spotted by The Next Web, which notes that it appears when you visit the unique URL for a tweet through... Read the full article: Twitter Experimenting With ‘Related Tweets’, DM Recommendations For Users & Content |
| Who’s Been Using Your Mac Behind Your Back? Find Out! Posted: 21 Sep 2013 01:30 PM PDT  Suspect someone’s been using your Mac when you’re not around, even though you told them not to? Find out, without the need for special software. You could physically dust your Mac for fingerprints, of course, but if you lack the gear for that don’t worry: there are digital tools you can use for this detective work. You’ll be amazed at what you can find out just by checking logs and looking at recently open documents and applications. Ryan recently showed you how to check if someone’s been using your PC, but it didn’t take long for all of you to... Read the full article: Who’s Been Using Your Mac Behind Your Back? Find Out! |
| Pansi SMS Makes It Easy to Manage Your Text Messages on Android Posted: 21 Sep 2013 12:30 PM PDT  You might not think you need a fancy app for something as simple as texting. That’s what I thought for the past few years and I’m now learning the error of my ways. Sure, it’s not like sending and receiving SMS messages requires anything as complicated as, say, a full-blown Android email apps. However, there are apps out there that transform texting from an everyday chore into an absolute breeze. Pansi SMS is one of those apps. Those of you who follow my app reviews will know that I’m a big fan of high-performance, minimal-clutter design. I absolutely hate bloat.... Read the full article: Pansi SMS Makes It Easy to Manage Your Text Messages on Android |
| Marvin E-Reader for iOS is Better Than Kindle & iBooks Posted: 21 Sep 2013 11:30 AM PDT  If you want to see how much better Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBooks e-book readers could be, check out Marvin, an e-reader for the iPad and iPhone. Marvin doesn’t sell e-books, but it certainly makes reading them a better experience. Marvin contains all the features available in the Kindle and iBooks iOS apps, but you may very well find Marvin’s user interface cleaner and more attractive to use. It offers features like annotation, library management, and the better sharing functionality that Amazon and Apple should incorporate into their own e-readers. Adding E-books Marvin can’t open EPUB books with DRM (e.g.... Read the full article: Marvin E-Reader for iOS is Better Than Kindle & iBooks |
| Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 Pricing Scheme Ahead Of Schedule Posted: 21 Sep 2013 10:30 AM PDT  Are you still bothered by the current incarnation of Windows? You may not have to wait much longer for the next upgrade – Microsoft announced the pricing tiers for the upcoming Windows 8.1 on Tuesday far ahead of its expected October 18th release. Windows 8.1 will be a free update for users who already have Windows 8, but individuals upgrading to Windows 8.1 from an earlier version must pay the given rates. US-based customers can purchase Windows 8.1 for $119.99 and Windows 8.1 Pro for $199.99. An upgrade to Windows 8.1 Pro from a device pre-installed with Windows 8.1 will be... Read the full article: Microsoft Announces Windows 8.1 Pricing Scheme Ahead Of Schedule |
| Awesome Superhero-Themed Apparel That You Can Never Buy Posted: 21 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT  These Justice League hoodies and superhero/villain jackets by deviantART designer seventhirtytwo may look mindnumbindly cool, but sadly, you won’t be able to buy them. But if you could, how much would you be willing to pay for them? Read the full article: Awesome Superhero-Themed Apparel That You Can Never Buy |
| Coursera And Udacity Gain Competition As FutureLearn Joins The MOOC Bandwagon Posted: 21 Sep 2013 08:30 AM PDT  FutureLearn has launched with an open beta website and a roster of free online courses. The UK based program is an alliance of many British educational institutions and also worldwide recognized names like British Council, British Library and the British Museum. FutureLearn is owned by The Open University and its making a foray into the very open space of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOC) with nearly 26 educational partners. While Coursera and Udacity have become recognizable names in the online courses arena, FutureLearn is a late-starter. But the beginning has been made with the launch of its educational portal and... Read the full article: Coursera And Udacity Gain Competition As FutureLearn Joins The MOOC Bandwagon |
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