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Sunday, November 3, 2013

6 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Cool Websites & Tools – Checkout Coupons, Twitter Bookmarking, & Compressing JPG Images

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 03:01 PM PDT

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Coupons at Checkout – saves you money at thousands of ecommerce stores, automatically. Wherever you see a ‘Coupon Code’ box on a retailer's checkout page, Coupons At Checkout will find all the latest coupons for you. Just click on the box to see them, and select a code to apply it to your order. No more searching for coupons. No more copying and pasting codes. Packrati.us – provides a simple bookmarking service. It follows your Twitter feed, and whenever a status you tweet or re-tweet contains URLs, they add them to your favorite bookmarking service – Delicious, Pinboard, Diigo, Historious,...

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Learning Photography? Join 8 Flickr Groups For Eye-Opening Lessons

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PDT

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I know the feeling. You unboxed your camera and thought that taking pictures would be just about pointing it and clicking the button. Technically – yes, you are right. Creatively – wrong. Taking great, nay even good pictures is understanding what makes a photo standout. That could involve a lot of reading, fiddling around the controls, and of course moving your feet while you take a few thousand pictures to begin with. You can be sure that quite a few of those pictures will find their way to Flickr. Flickr has been a home for serious photographers, and you will...

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Don’t Be A Dropbox Jerk: Cloud File Sharing Etiquette You Should Know

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 12:00 PM PDT

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Are you annoying the people you share files with services like Dropbox? Maybe; here are some things you do that may bug others, and some rules you can use to avoid doing so. Some people think “online etiquette” is a contradiction in terms, but it really isn’t. Since the early 90′s web users have agreed on rules about what is and isn’t appropriate online. For example: CAPS LOCK IS LIKE YELLING, AND GENERALLY CONSIDERED IMPOLITE. You should research before asking a question online. And there’s the strict Bittorrent etiquette, which can help you avoid being banned from private trackers. As...

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How To Create An Automated PC Health Reporting System

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PDT

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Imagine a future world, where you’re having lunch with some friends and suddenly your phone makes an SMS ding. You recognize the sound as the alert tone you set for your computer issues. Checking the note, you read: “Computer Alert: Your home computer system has had 3 hacking attempts.” The whole concept of having systems in place that could alert you to any and all issues with your computers isn’t really in the science fiction realm anymore. We’ve covered all kinds of useful remote techniques to monitor your computers, like setting up Growl notifications, monitoring computer health with SpeedFan, or simply connecting to...

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Thor Discovers Social Networking

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 09:15 AM PDT

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How would the God of Thunder use social networks to his advantage? Let’s take a look. Thor on Tumblr Thor on Facebook Thor on Pinterest Thor on Twitter Thor on Instagram Thor on LinkedIn Credits to Teampwnicorn

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Groupon Shifts Focus From Daily Deals To Marketplace With A New Website

Posted: 02 Nov 2013 08:15 AM PDT

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Groupon has been serving up deals to buyers since 2008, and in that time it has never done a complete redesign of its website. That’s all changed now, as the company has given it a full overhaul. It’s changed more than the look, as the new site actually shifts the focus from daily deals to more of a marketplace. This is a major shift in thinking from Groupon, and it will be interesting to see how its massive user base responds to the differences. When users first visit the new site they will see a deal placed in the spotlight,...

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