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- Cool Websites & Tools – Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet, Combined Music Playlist, & Summarize Long Texts Instantly
- WordPress Introduces Version 3.8 With A Smooth New Template & Interface
- Giving 2013 A Last Hurrah!
- MakeUseOf Fails In 2013 [We Ask You Results]
- Stuck For Holiday Ideas? Let Wunderlist Help With Their Curated Lists
- Holiday Shopping List: For The Techy Outdoorsman
- The Complete Teenager’s Guide To Online Privacy [Weekly Facebook Tips]
- The Undiscovered Country: Getting To Grips With Tumblr Etiquette
- Don’t Poke Me! How Internet Slang Words Have Transformed Language
- Etiquette For Phones: Is Your Smartphone Making You Totally Obnoxious?
- The 5 Best Rugged Cameras That Can Take A Beating
- Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct
- 5 Accessories You Should Get To Make Xbox One Ownership Better
- 10 Successful Kickstarter Projects In 2013 For Our Everyday Lives
- Controller Wars: PS3 vs PS4, Xbox 360 vs Xbox One
| Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:31 PM PST  KryptoKit – is an instant Bitcoin wallet and secure instant messaging system that runs right in your browser. KryptoKit is the easiest and fastest Bitcoin wallet to set up and make Bitcoin payments online. Create a Bitcoin wallet instantly, no user-names or passwords required. Simply move the mouse around the extension window to create a new Bitcoin wallet address. Solayo – lets you search for music and videos from YouTube, SoundCloud, and Dailymotion. If you don’t like searching, you can always listen to radio channels. Salayo includes a music and video player where you play your playlists and manage your... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Browser-Based Bitcoin Wallet, Combined Music Playlist, & Summarize Long Texts Instantly |
| WordPress Introduces Version 3.8 With A Smooth New Template & Interface Posted: 17 Dec 2013 07:30 PM PST  WordPress has just released a massive update to its blogging software, making it more useable on tablets, faster-loading and aesthetically more interesting. Along with the new back-end updates, WordPress have released a gorgeous new magazine theme for you to try. I have been using WordPress for years now, but my number one wish on my WordPress Users Wishlist was definitely not “make the dashboard orange”. However, I have to say that I love it. It’s a major overhaul, which will hopefully lure bloggers from other services over to the WordPress platform. Of course the orange dashboard and the standard template... Read the full article: WordPress Introduces Version 3.8 With A Smooth New Template & Interface |
| Posted: 17 Dec 2013 06:30 PM PST  2013 is coming to a close and we have lots to be grateful for. Samsung released the Galaxy S4, Microsoft launched the Xbox One, Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4, Apple revealed the gold iPhone 5s, House of Cards aired on Netflix, it’s pronounced, “JIF,” — the list goes on. It’s really quite astonishing what the world managed to achieve in just 12 short months. It’s time to put it all behind us now and look forward to 2014, but before we do that, let’s give 2013 a last hurrah. BeutlerInk.com came up with a pop-culture-and-news-mashup illustration featuring some highlights from... Read the full article: Giving 2013 A Last Hurrah! |
| MakeUseOf Fails In 2013 [We Ask You Results] Posted: 17 Dec 2013 05:30 PM PST  We’ve had quite the year here at MakeUseOf, with thousands of articles published, dozens of hardware giveaways, a burgeoning collection of rewards for readers, a controversial makeover, new writers joining the team, and new columns increasing the range of content covered. We’re giving ourselves a pat on the back for a job well done, and were hoping you would do the same. We thought we’d had a big enough year that, when prompted to recommend an article from 2013 to a friend, the readers would respond in droves. We were wrong. OK, So We Suck, What Of It?! We asked... Read the full article: MakeUseOf Fails In 2013 [We Ask You Results] |
| Stuck For Holiday Ideas? Let Wunderlist Help With Their Curated Lists Posted: 17 Dec 2013 04:30 PM PST  You can now use Wunderlist to create specially curated lists for things like Christmas wishlists and gift lists. The holidays is a bit of a stressful time for all of us, especially when it comes to buying gifts, and planning social events. So a lot of people view the approaching holiday period with a certain amount of dread, knowing that it will be tough to get through it all (especially if you have young excitable kids). But the free to-do list app, Wunderlist, is offering to help a bit by giving us specially curated lists that we can work from.... Read the full article: Stuck For Holiday Ideas? Let Wunderlist Help With Their Curated Lists |
| Holiday Shopping List: For The Techy Outdoorsman Posted: 17 Dec 2013 04:00 PM PST  Technology and nature are rather conflicting areas of interest, but the lines between the two are blurring as technology advances into outdoor gear. First there was GPS, then waterproof cases for cameras, and soon after, waterproof cameras themselves. Now, we have a wide array of rugged tech gear from Bluetooth speakers to portable water purifying systems, and even compact solar solutions in order keep all of that technology powered while you’re out in the wilderness. You might think, “The whole point of going into the middle of nowhere is get away from technology, isn’t it?” Absolutely! By all means, leave... Read the full article: Holiday Shopping List: For The Techy Outdoorsman |
| The Complete Teenager’s Guide To Online Privacy [Weekly Facebook Tips] Posted: 17 Dec 2013 03:30 PM PST  When it comes to giving teenagers advice about online conduct, many adults have no idea what to suggest in terms of protecting their privacy and making good choices about their public image. And frankly, it’s dangerous to let teenagers figure it out entirely for themselves. All it takes is exposure to a few important scenarios and most teenagers will understand what they need to do to protect themselves. Today we’ll discuss privacy in terms of Facebook, but the lessons will be equally valuable for any social network or activity online. If you know a teenager who needs a bit of... Read the full article: The Complete Teenager’s Guide To Online Privacy [Weekly Facebook Tips] |
| The Undiscovered Country: Getting To Grips With Tumblr Etiquette Posted: 17 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST  There are a lot of Tumblr blogs out there that throw etiquette out the window and write and post whatever they want — and they’re allowed to do that. But if you want your Tumblr blog to be read by a growing audience, there are some etiquette guidelines you’ll want to follow. Etiquette is more than simply being kind and polite. It’s about learning the internal, unspoken rules of a community — in this case, Tumblr — and abiding by those rules. Doing so will keep other Tumblr users happy and maximize everyone’s enjoyment of the service. Breaking etiquette, on the other hand,... Read the full article: The Undiscovered Country: Getting To Grips With Tumblr Etiquette |
| Don’t Poke Me! How Internet Slang Words Have Transformed Language Posted: 17 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST  Srsly, did you really just twerk while taking a selfie? OMG what a n00b. Epic Fail. What’s crazy about the sentences above is that they are no longer just strange artifacts of the Internet. Sure, the “selfie”, as Dave Parrack described, is forever a part of the Oxford Dictionary. Quite honestly though, there are many words that have crossed over from the community of the Internet into everyday life. James even took some time to explain what a bunch of those odd Internet words mean. It didn’t start with the selfie for sure. There were different areas of technology that... Read the full article: Don’t Poke Me! How Internet Slang Words Have Transformed Language |
| Etiquette For Phones: Is Your Smartphone Making You Totally Obnoxious? Posted: 17 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST  We’ve gone over the standard smartphone social fare: don’t text during a conversation, don’t ignore friends to take a long phone call, don’t send text messages completely full with abbreviated words. But that’s all we’ve done: don’t, don’t, don’t. Instead, let’s talk about how to function in this smartphone-infused world. It’s been integrated in our daily lives – how do we use it when among friends, co-workers, and family? What are the acceptable uses, and what aren’t the acceptable uses? Taking A Phone Call These days, it’s inevitable that we get phone calls that we just must answer immediately, despite the fact that just a decade ago, if the... Read the full article: Etiquette For Phones: Is Your Smartphone Making You Totally Obnoxious? |
| The 5 Best Rugged Cameras That Can Take A Beating Posted: 17 Dec 2013 10:00 AM PST  When you want to capture life around you, you don’t want to be thinking about whether it’s raining, what will happen if you lose your grip on the camera or any such disasters. If your mind is at ease, you can concentrate all your energy on the perfect shot. And that’s what rugged cameras offer: a stress-free photo experience. Along with the most rugged Bluetooth speakers, here are the best rugged cameras to take on your next adventure. All-Rounder: Panasonic Lumix TS5 ($298.99) The Panasonic Lumix TS5 offers “5-Proof Protection”: waterproof, dustproof, shockproof, freezeproof and pressure resistance. Of all the... Read the full article: The 5 Best Rugged Cameras That Can Take A Beating |
| Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct Posted: 17 Dec 2013 09:30 AM PST  Instagram has just started a chat-like feature called Instagram Direct, allowing users to share photos directly and have conversations about them. Free messaging on mobile devices seems to be the hot thing at the moment, with everyone trying to outdo the other in terms of features. Of course the leader is Facebook with their Messenger service, but even they have stiff competition in the form of Skype, iMessage, WhatsApp, WeChat, SnapChat, Kik, and others. But now Instagram thinks it has a shot at doing well at this gig, so it has announced a new free service for its members called... Read the full article: Instagram Jumps Into The Mobile Messaging Market With Instagram Direct |
| 5 Accessories You Should Get To Make Xbox One Ownership Better Posted: 17 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST  Just dropped $500 on an Xbox One and still don’t feel that it is delivering the optimal gaming experience for you? Don’t worry, you can run out and get some accessories to make things even better. We even now looked at some of the most important accessories for PlayStation 4, so it’s only right that we give the Xbox One its moment in the sun as well. Anyway, without further delay, let’s at five Xbox One accessories that will bring your gaming experience to another level. Extra Controller You just got your Xbox One and you call your friends up... Read the full article: 5 Accessories You Should Get To Make Xbox One Ownership Better |
| 10 Successful Kickstarter Projects In 2013 For Our Everyday Lives Posted: 17 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST  In 2012, a total amount of $319,786,629 was pledged on Kickstarter, with over 18,000 projects successfully funded. While the stats have yet to be released, we imagine 2013 will be even better. With some projects raking in as much as $2.3 million, there has been much success to be had on the crowd-funding platform. In no particular order, we’ve selected 10 of our favourite Kickstarter gadgets that are affordable, and that can make a difference in your everyday lives. Transporter Goal: $100,000 | Total Amount Pledged: $260,453 Transporter was one of the first success stories of 2013, completing its funding last January. Included... Read the full article: 10 Successful Kickstarter Projects In 2013 For Our Everyday Lives |
| Controller Wars: PS3 vs PS4, Xbox 360 vs Xbox One Posted: 17 Dec 2013 07:00 AM PST  Few things factor into the decision to purchase a game console more than the controller. After all, no matter what games you choose to play, you’ll have to interact with them using the controller. Cross-platform games, like the wildly popular Call of Duty series, will play very similarly on both consoles, but the subtle differences in joystick placement, button placement, and trigger sensitivity can make all the difference. The Xbox 360 controller was largely regarded as the best out there, easily outclassing the PS3′s DualShock 3, especially in the realm of shooters due to the clicky triggers and tight joysticks.... Read the full article: Controller Wars: PS3 vs PS4, Xbox 360 vs Xbox One |
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