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• Cool Websites and Tools – Site Change Notifications, Twitter Emergency Alerts, & Hacker Retreats
• 10 Amazing Nature & Wildlife Photographers That You Should Follow
• Pick Your Nominations For The First Ever YouTube Music Awards
• 35 Secrets To Being Productive
• Action Launcher, Reviewed: An Android Launcher That Tries To Be Truly Different
• Google Starts Analytics Academy To Teach People About Google Analytics
• What Does “Beta Software” Really Mean?
• Completed GTA V? 7 More Open Worlds To Play Through
• Find Free Birthday Gifts for Family and Friends
• 5 Ways Social Media Makes The World A Better Place
• Problems with Hulu on Android? Fix it With Two Simple and Easy Apps
• How To Play Arcade Games On Your Mac With MAME & QMC2
• Google News: Color On Google Drive & The Launch Of Google Web Designer
• The Social Frontier: Great Ways To Explore Space On Social Networks
• How To Spell Check A Document Without A Word Processor

Cool Websites and Tools – Site Change Notifications, Twitter Emergency Alerts, & Hacker Retreats Posted: 03 Oct 2013 03:01 PM PDT Faceless.me – is a Virtual Private Network service which enables you to browse the Internet anonymously and with ease. With the recent revelations of internet spying by the NSA, privacy online has suddenly become a very important topic for everyone and one of the ways you can cover your tracks is by using an encrypted VPN connection. VisualPing – not every website has a RSS feed, which can be a bit frustrating if you want to keep up with new content, and there’s no way to sign up for instant updates. VisualPing is the solution to this problem. Simply type... Read the full article: Cool Websites and Tools – Site Change Notifications, Twitter Emergency Alerts, & Hacker Retreats

10 Amazing Nature & Wildlife Photographers That You Should Follow Posted: 03 Oct 2013 02:00 PM PDT Nature and wildlife photography, from a close-up of a honeybee to a herd of elephants, has a way of enticing practically every human being. And that’s a good thing — it shows an appreciation for this great planet that we all share. But what about the people behind that camera lens? Often, it’s the subject in the photo, or the photo itself that gets all of the praise and not the one who took it. The photographers who get some of those incredible shots likely went through a lot to snap them. I enjoy images of nature and wildlife. But... Read the full article: 10 Amazing Nature & Wildlife Photographers That You Should Follow

Pick Your Nominations For The First Ever YouTube Music Awards Posted: 03 Oct 2013 01:15 PM PDT The first ever YouTube Music Awards will be live-streamed on November 3. The show on the ground will be held in New York and it will be an “event honoring the artists and songs that you have turned into hits over the past year”. The show promises to be big, and setting the stage on fire will be the opening acts from Lady Gaga, Eminem and Arcade Fire among others. YouTube's homegrown stars like Lindsey Stirling and CDZA will also be some of the performances that will go into the mix. It's going to be a global event leading up... Read the full article: Pick Your Nominations For The First Ever YouTube Music Awards

35 Secrets To Being Productive Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:15 PM PDT In today’s busting world, riddled with distractions, social media and constant communication; being productive isn’t easy. But of course, if you’re persistent and disciplined, it’s definitely possible. To guide you, Anna Vital designed this useful mindmap-style productivity cheat sheet to show you exactly how to be productive in specific areas of your life. Click to enlarge. Some may seem rather trivial, but I did manage to find a few useful tips: Assume you’re right when in doubt. Decisive is productive. Sleep more. You will get more done. Prioritise one item per day. Learn to ignore. No need to respond to... Read the full article: 35 Secrets To Being Productive

Action Launcher, Reviewed: An Android Launcher That Tries To Be Truly Different Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT Tap tap, swipe swipe, goes your Android launcher. No matter how “unique” and “alternative” most launchers try to be, they end up looking pretty much the same. And that makes sense, because the basic launcher design just plain works. You’ve got your home screens, your widgets, and your app drawer — what more do you need? While mainstream launchers like Nova emphasize getting those basics polished to a high sheen, newcomers have to find other ways to stand out. So Buzz Launcher tries to do it with eye candy, while Action Launcher Pro goes for unique and interesting interface elements... Read the full article: Action Launcher, Reviewed: An Android Launcher That Tries To Be Truly Different

Google Starts Analytics Academy To Teach People About Google Analytics Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:15 AM PDT If you are a website owner, you know that understanding who has been visiting your site, where they are from, and what pages they looked at (and for how long) is absolutely essential if you are to have any hope of growing and developing your online presence. If you have no idea who your site visitors are, then you are walking blindfolded. The tool that most people turn to, in order to achieve this knowledge, is Google Analytics. But I can attest from personal experience that Google Analytics is not the easiest site to understand and navigate. If you are... Read the full article: Google Starts Analytics Academy To Teach People About Google Analytics

What Does “Beta Software” Really Mean? Posted: 03 Oct 2013 11:00 AM PDT Every once in a while, you’ll hear people talking about “beta releases”, “beta versions”, and “beta software”. Up until about five to ten years ago, beta releases weren’t as common as they are today. Nowadays, you can find beta releases all over the place: operating systems, video games, web apps, music players, etc. But what does it mean for a project to be in beta and should you care? Long story short, the term “beta” refers to a product’s stage of development. I like to compare it to the life cycle of insects, which typically goes through multiple phases: eggs,... Read the full article: What Does “Beta Software” Really Mean?

Completed GTA V? 7 More Open Worlds To Play Through Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT So you’ve put all your spare time into beating GTA V, but still have that open world itch? Good news, we’ve assembled 8 of our favorite GTA-alikes to play through next. The first round of DLC probably won’t land for a few months yet, so why not dip into a few older open world classics? They might not quite compare to Rockstar’s modern marvel in terms of visuals, depth and story, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still be enjoyed. Grand Theft Auto IV (Plus DLC) If there’s one thing I caught myself thinking while ferrying passengers to Los Santos... Read the full article: Completed GTA V? 7 More Open Worlds To Play Through

Find Free Birthday Gifts for Family and Friends Posted: 03 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT Free. That’s my favourite brand of anything! It’s probably your favourite too. You know what’s even better than plain old free stuff? Free stuff on YOUR BIRTHDAY! Around where I live, there are a couple restaurants that offer a free meal or dessert on your birthday. I know, they just want you and and fifty of your closest friends to eat there, so you get a big whopping bill, but hey, free sundae! Silly restaurants assume that I have friends! Joke’s on them – I’m going to be there stuffing my face with their free food, listening to my custom... Read the full article: Find Free Birthday Gifts for Family and Friends

5 Ways Social Media Makes The World A Better Place Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:30 AM PDT Social Media is often spoken of as a frivolity. Beyond its ability to get to breaking news first, it’s more often than not associated with narcissistic updates about what we’re eating, where we’re going, or other things that might be of interest to no one else but ourselves. However, it only takes a little bit of digging under the surface, or going out beyond the confines of our friends and online circles, to realize that social media can actually make the world a better place, lead social revolutions, and even help us in our day-to-day activities, improving productivity Social media can... Read the full article: 5 Ways Social Media Makes The World A Better Place

Problems with Hulu on Android? Fix it With Two Simple and Easy Apps Posted: 03 Oct 2013 09:00 AM PDT Hate how Hulu blocks users from getting free content from mobile devices? You can force Adobe Flash onto your device and enable “desktop” mode, but it still won’t help you. Fortunately a hack exists, originating from XDA-Developers.com that solves this problem. In theory, it should work on any Android device with root access. In reality, it works on many, but not all devices. Want to get started? Just gather a few simple applications, root access and a bit of time: Requires: Script Manager app; An Android device; Root access: If you don’t know what root is, here’s a quick discussion... Read the full article: Problems with Hulu on Android? Fix it With Two Simple and Easy Apps

How To Play Arcade Games On Your Mac With MAME & QMC2 Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:30 AM PDT Mac OS X isn’t the hotbed of gaming and emulator action many of us wish it was, but the hardware inside your iMac or MacBook is more than capable of running classic coin-op games. It’s not necessarily an easy process, in fact it’s rather fiddly to tell the truth, but with the right software and some patience you can enjoy the classics on OS X. You can even bring your gamepad or joystick along for the ride too! Download & Install Everything This shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, but your Mac needs a few extra bits of software... Read the full article: How To Play Arcade Games On Your Mac With MAME & QMC2

Google News: Color On Google Drive & The Launch Of Google Web Designer Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:15 AM PDT A few things to look forward to on Google. Your files on Google Drive will get a more colorful and cleaner look thanks to a little update. The more interesting announcement is reserved for the public beta launch of a new Google tool – the Google Web Designer. First things first: launch into Google Drive and you should see a band of color with the product icon on the top-left  of your Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms and Apps Script windows. Each product has a different color. Clicking on the product icon takes you back to the Google Drive files... Read the full article: Google News: Color On Google Drive & The Launch Of Google Web Designer

The Social Frontier: Great Ways To Explore Space On Social Networks Posted: 03 Oct 2013 07:50 AM PDT Space: the final frontier. Yet Colonel Chris Hadfield was still able to tweet from it… Yes, social media has already found its way to space, and by doing so, it’s helped those of us here on earth to connect with the big black void. But what are the best social media accounts to follow when it comes to space travel and technology? For all you techie star-gazing wanderers out there, we’ve compiled a list of the best social media accounts you should follow for exploring space without having to leave your own home. NASA: Instagram & Flickr NASA offers a visual representation... Read the full article: The Social Frontier: Great Ways To Explore Space On Social Networks

How To Spell Check A Document Without A Word Processor Posted: 03 Oct 2013 07:30 AM PDT Still copying text into Word so you can check your spelling? Stop. It’s 2013, and spell check is built into everything from browsers to PDF readers. Old habits die hard, and when it comes to computers, it might mean you’re working harder than you need to. For a long time word processors like Word were the only programs on a computer to feature built-in spell check, meaning copying text to and from them was the quickest way to check for obvious mistakes. That’s been over for a while, however. Here’s how to check your spelling in your browser, PDF files... Read the full article: How To Spell Check A Document Without A Word Processor

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