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- Cool Websites & Tools – Generate a Complaint Letter, Application Launcher, & Publish Your Collections
- Cinnamon 2.0 Ditches GNOME, Features Enhanced User and Window Management
- Surgeon Simulator 2013: One Of The Hardest Yet Funniest Simulators
- Demystify SEO: 5 Search Engine Optimization Guides That Help You Begin
- Capture & Share Screenshots In Seconds With Greenshot
- Should You Buy A Wireless 802.11ac Router?
- Google Adds Episode Lists Of Your Favorite TV Shows To Search
- The Movie Monsters Size Comparison Chart You’ve Always Wanted
- Twitter Launches Android Tablet App & @eventparrot Experiment For Breaking News
| Posted: 12 Oct 2013 03:01 PM PDT  Ferro – is a Google Chrome extension that functions similarly to application launchers like Quicksilver, Launchy, and GNOME Do, but it can do much more than just open apps. Using only your keyboard, you can quickly open pages in your history or bookmarks, open extension options pages, and save your current tabs for opening later. You can also perform many other commands. Silk – is a place to publish your collections. A Silk site lets you add structure to your information and gives you many ways to filter and visualize your content. Silk lets you create visualizations, maps and overviews.... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Generate a Complaint Letter, Application Launcher, & Publish Your Collections |
| Cinnamon 2.0 Ditches GNOME, Features Enhanced User and Window Management Posted: 12 Oct 2013 02:45 PM PDT  Cinnamon, the desktop shell using in Linux Mint, has finally released v2.0, which features new window tiling and snapping, along with enhanced user management options. And there are lots of other changes under the hood too, including a new backend that no longer requires GNOME. Prior to version 2.0, Cinnamon was a frontend on top of GNOME desktop, much like Unity. But now, it's an entire desktop environment which no longer requires GNOME to be installed. But don't worry, it's still compatible with all GNOME applications as it uses toolkits and libraries such as GTK or Clutter. On the frontend,... Read the full article: Cinnamon 2.0 Ditches GNOME, Features Enhanced User and Window Management |
| Surgeon Simulator 2013: One Of The Hardest Yet Funniest Simulators Posted: 12 Oct 2013 01:30 PM PDT  Sophistication is often a term thought of whenever you talk about well-made simulators, but sophistication may not be what you think of when you play Surgeon Simulator 2013. This little gem can be one of the most entertaining games you’ve ever played, but it can also be one of the most frustrating if you’re not willing to put in a little practice. About Surgeon Simulator 2013 Surgeon Simulator 2013 is available on Steam for just $9.99. The name of the game is surgery simulation, but don’t expect this to be a serious simulator such as the likes of a flight... Read the full article: Surgeon Simulator 2013: One Of The Hardest Yet Funniest Simulators |
| Demystify SEO: 5 Search Engine Optimization Guides That Help You Begin Posted: 12 Oct 2013 12:30 PM PDT  Most of us know how to use search engines generally. Most of us do not understand how search engines work — actually. In the age of Panda, Penguin, and Hummingbird, it could be a skill failure if one has anything to do with working on the Web. A basic understanding of how to position your work for high web traffic is a much needed skill if you are a freelancer trying to get a blog listed on Google, a social media writer, digital marketer, or an entrepreneur planning to start any sort of business. Search engine mastery takes knowledge, experience,... Read the full article: Demystify SEO: 5 Search Engine Optimization Guides That Help You Begin |
| Capture & Share Screenshots In Seconds With Greenshot Posted: 12 Oct 2013 11:30 AM PDT  How often do you take screenshots? Probably not too often because the whole process of taking one can be pretty annoying. Not that it's hard, because it isn't, but sometimes it just isn't worth the effort. Well, not anymore. With Greenshot, you'll be able to take and share screenshots at the click of one button, whether it's to highlight a funny IM conversation, record a glitch, or just save a snapshot for later. The usual way to take a screenshot, at least on Windows, is to print screen (which essentially copies the screen to your clipboard) and then paste the... Read the full article: Capture & Share Screenshots In Seconds With Greenshot |
| Should You Buy A Wireless 802.11ac Router? Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:30 AM PDT  WiFi has become so prevalent that it’s easy to forget the technology was almost useless just a decade ago. Early versions of wireless networking were hampered by limited range and slow speed, making connections difficult in all but the most favorable environment. Only the debut of 802.11g, which started to see adoption in 2003 and became popular in the years that followed, made WiFi useful for the average consumer. The drive for innovation in WiFi standards didn’t stop with 802.11g, however. The quicker 802.11n standard started to take over in 2010 and now, just three years later, we have another... Read the full article: Should You Buy A Wireless 802.11ac Router? |
| Google Adds Episode Lists Of Your Favorite TV Shows To Search Posted: 12 Oct 2013 10:15 AM PDT  We all like to keep track of our favorite TV shows. Google just made it a bit easier by including episode listings to search results. Now, when you search for your favorite TV shows, you will see the entire list of episodes with season numbers and air dates. Clicking on a specific episode takes you to a different search result page with all the information a Google Search can give you on it. The TV episode listing adds to the Knowledge Graph data that gets displayed as usual like ratings from IMDb, Cast, and related information. Google illustrated the feature... Read the full article: Google Adds Episode Lists Of Your Favorite TV Shows To Search |
| The Movie Monsters Size Comparison Chart You’ve Always Wanted Posted: 12 Oct 2013 09:15 AM PDT  Which is bigger: King Kong or a T-Rex? If you and your pals often argue about sizes of movie monsters – from Godzilla to the Kraken – you’ll enjoy this size comparison chart by DeviantART member lord-phillock. Are any of your favourite monsters missing? Also, don’t miss out on our science fiction starship size comparison chart! Click to enlarge. Read the full article: The Movie Monsters Size Comparison Chart You’ve Always Wanted |
| Twitter Launches Android Tablet App & @eventparrot Experiment For Breaking News Posted: 12 Oct 2013 08:15 AM PDT  While Twitter is getting ready for its IPO, the company is leaving no stone unturned. It has recently rolled out a few experiments like Magic Recs and the newest one delivers breaking news straight to you via DM. Also, the Twitter for Android app is now optimized for tablets, rolling out first on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1-2014 Edition. The latest experiment is an account called @eventparrot, which delivers news to you as a direct message. Of course, you have to be following the account in the first place. The verified account has so far had only one tweet: Hello... Read the full article: Twitter Launches Android Tablet App & @eventparrot Experiment For Breaking News |
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