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- Cool Websites & Tools – Linux Commands, Digital Currency Stock Exchange, & Cloud-Based File Sanitization
- Twitter Adds Embedded Images & Profiles To Official Mac App
- 9 Geeky Greeting Cards You Should Be Sending Out!
- What Are Your Predictions For Technology In 2014? [We Ask You]
- Skype 4.5 for Android Gets Picture-In Picture Windows
- The Perfect Modern Notetaking App: OneNote For Windows 8
- Super Fast Browser: The Android Browser That Lives Up to Its Name
- 8 Creative Uses for Google’s Chromecast
- Touchpal X for Android: A Rising Alternative for Swype and SwiftKey?
- 5 Awesome Kickstarter Funded Games That Actually Released in 2013
- How To Choose A Smartphone For Trouble-Free Unlocking & Flashing
- Dropbox Adds Support for PDF Annotations and iWork
- 4 All-Time Classic 4X Games To Lose Yourself In
- Technophilia 93 Much iPod. Such Waterproof. Wow
- Catch An Aurora! 5 Of The Best Tools To Spot The Magical Polar Lights
| Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:31 PM PST  Linux Command Examples – is a site which explains various Linux commands and what they do. If you install Linux, you have a lot to learn if you want to dive into all the various commands, and this site is a handy reference point that should be bookmarked. Below the search engine is a big list of Linux commands that you might be interested in. Just click on them for an explanation. Crypto-Currency Market – everything is going online and digital these days, and money is no exception. Bitcoin is the most well-known of the digital currencies, but we also... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Linux Commands, Digital Currency Stock Exchange, & Cloud-Based File Sanitization |
| Twitter Adds Embedded Images & Profiles To Official Mac App Posted: 18 Dec 2013 07:30 PM PST  Twitter committed to its Mac app users last week, bringing a number of updates to their best desktop client. Users can now preview images in the timeline, check out a user’s profile and quickly see more details about any Tweet – all without leaving the app. Mac users can be forgiven for moving on from the official Twitter app: for years it seemed like the program was abandoned. Earlier this year, however, Twitter released their first Mac update since 2011 with a visual refresh. The company then finally added the “Connect” page to the app during the summer. The latest update, announced... Read the full article: Twitter Adds Embedded Images & Profiles To Official Mac App |
| 9 Geeky Greeting Cards You Should Be Sending Out! Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:30 PM PST  It’s not too late to send out these greeting cards and chuck those boring ones away. Curse those thieving, silent Jedi Knights (and on Christmas too!) The loudest carollers in Middle Earth Season’s Geekings – Star Destroyer Season’s Geekings – Sleigh Merrily Go Merry Force Be With You Super Ugly Christmas Sweater + Card Arcade Retro Christmas Tree of Old Skool Gaming Red Christmas Sweater + Card Read the full article: 9 Geeky Greeting Cards You Should Be Sending Out! |
| What Are Your Predictions For Technology In 2014? [We Ask You] Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:30 PM PST  Technology isn’t an industry that stands still. Instead, each year brings new innovations, new gadgets, and new inventions. Existing tech companies and products also change and evolve, though not always for the better. For us geeks, the end of the year is a time to look forward rather than back; to imagine what the tech world will look like in 12 months time. Which is our challenge to you, dear reader, in this edition of We Ask You. In 2014, I Predict… We want to know, What Are Your Predictions For Technology In 2014? Just tell us at least one... Read the full article: What Are Your Predictions For Technology In 2014? [We Ask You] |
| Skype 4.5 for Android Gets Picture-In Picture Windows Posted: 18 Dec 2013 04:30 PM PST  Skype has recently introduced some huge improvements to their app on Android, particularly if you have an Android tablet. Most notably, Android users can now see a Skype window within other apps they are using. In a blog post, introducing Skype version 4.5, the company claims that they are: The first Android application to offer a picture-in-picture window that lets you see your video call even when you switch away to other applications. It is seemingly similar to Windows 8′s Snap View, but “with an Android twist”, and will now allow you to multitask while you’re on Skype video calls.... Read the full article: Skype 4.5 for Android Gets Picture-In Picture Windows |
| The Perfect Modern Notetaking App: OneNote For Windows 8 Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:00 PM PST  One of the most convenient parts of having a Windows 8 tablet is the ability to quickly scribble notes in it just like a notebook, and Microsoft’s OneNote application is perfect for that. Even if you’ve got a Windows 8 laptop, OneNote also supports typing notes, as well as a host of other features like Camera Scan, Optical Character Recognition, and a Share Charm. Let’s take a closer look at this modern notetaking app. Creating Notes The basic structure of OneNote’s organization involves three layers: Notebooks, Sections, and Pages. Below, you can see that I have two notebooks, one for... Read the full article: The Perfect Modern Notetaking App: OneNote For Windows 8 |
| Super Fast Browser: The Android Browser That Lives Up to Its Name Posted: 18 Dec 2013 02:00 PM PST  Tired of sluggish apps bogging down your phone and bringing it to a crawl? Who doesn’t want a faster phone with faster apps so we can accomplish our tasks faster, faster, fast? Mobile browsers can sometimes be packed with unnecessary features, resulting in lag and frustration while surfing the web. Super Fast Browser attempts to fix that. There is, of course, the danger of swinging to the other side of the spectrum. Even if we didn’t want a fat and bloated browser, a barebones browser without any features would be just as frustrating. Super Fast Browser understands this and strives... Read the full article: Super Fast Browser: The Android Browser That Lives Up to Its Name |
| 8 Creative Uses for Google’s Chromecast Posted: 18 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST  Google’s Chromecast, which was announced last July, came into a crowded scene of gadgets that let you watch web-content on your TV. From the Roku to Smart TVs, there are lots of ways to get online videos onto your TV screen. What’s really cool about the Chromecast is that it goes far beyond just letting you watch online videos on your TV. With the ability to cast any tab from your Chrome browser onto your TV, or even cast your entire desktop, the Google Chromecast becomes more than just a way to watch online videos on your TV – it... Read the full article: 8 Creative Uses for Google’s Chromecast |
| Touchpal X for Android: A Rising Alternative for Swype and SwiftKey? Posted: 18 Dec 2013 12:00 PM PST  The big breakthrough in touchscreen text entry was, without a doubt, swipe-style input. Being able to slide your finger on the screen and have words materialize feels almost magical at first. But the market seems to be cornered by Swype, SwiftKey, and whatever keyboard came with your phone (more often than not, a variant of Swype itself, because the company works with phone makers). Back in January, I wrote up an extensive test to determine which is best: Swype, SwiftKey, or SlideIT (A third, less known contender). Had I written that post today, I would have included TouchPal X, a... Read the full article: Touchpal X for Android: A Rising Alternative for Swype and SwiftKey? |
| 5 Awesome Kickstarter Funded Games That Actually Released in 2013 Posted: 18 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST  Crowdfunding is still a relatively new way to make a project happen, but it's been around long enough to be tested. Thousands of projects have been put up, funded, and were then released, and many of them just happen to be video games. While most of the big-money titles, like Double Fine Adventure and Project Eternity have not yet been release, some small projects have made their way into player's hands, and proven that crowdfunded games can be a hit. Shadowrun Returns Nerds the world over have waited for decades to enjoy a game based of Shadowrun, a pen-and-paper RPG... Read the full article: 5 Awesome Kickstarter Funded Games That Actually Released in 2013 |
| How To Choose A Smartphone For Trouble-Free Unlocking & Flashing Posted: 18 Dec 2013 10:00 AM PST  Smartphones are extremely capable, but the bloatware from their manufacturers and/or carriers limits them from their full potential. To get the absolute most out of your phone, you need one that can be easily flashed with a custom Android ROM or jailbroken for the case of iOS devices. Not every phone is made equally for these purposes, so you need to make the right choice ahead of time if you ever plan to perform these modifications. Notes Before we begin, it’s important to know what “unlocking” and “flashing” mean. Unlocking in this article refers to the act of unlocking the... Read the full article: How To Choose A Smartphone For Trouble-Free Unlocking & Flashing |
| Dropbox Adds Support for PDF Annotations and iWork Posted: 18 Dec 2013 09:30 AM PST  Dropbox just released another iOS app update that includes support for viewing annotations in PDF documents, support for exporting documents with more iWork formats, as well as assorted bug fixes. With the 3.0.2 update, annotations added to PDF documents can now be viewed in the iOS version of Dropbox. This new annotation support is great for iOS users who annotate and sync PDFs between Dropbox and PDF readers like iAnnotate. Note, however, that annotations added to PDFs do not appear when those PDFs are opened in the web browser version of Dropbox. Dropbox does not strip the document of the annotations,... Read the full article: Dropbox Adds Support for PDF Annotations and iWork |
| 4 All-Time Classic 4X Games To Lose Yourself In Posted: 18 Dec 2013 09:00 AM PST  Strategy games are the perfect genre to just lose yourself in and have a great time. It’s easy to lose hours working your way around the battlefield and manipulating your units. If you are looking for a little more than just pointing and shooting, or mindlessly blowing through hordes of enemies, strategy games, and specifically those of the 4X variety, are perfect for you. What is a 4X game? Technically, 4X means explore, expand, exploit, exterminate. Almost any strategy game of this type will feature goals that revolve around these four objectives. However, almost all strategy games actually feature these elements, so... Read the full article: 4 All-Time Classic 4X Games To Lose Yourself In |
| Technophilia 93 Much iPod. Such Waterproof. Wow Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:01 AM PST  This week: Facebook plans on putting autoplay video ads in your timeline. Will this be the last straw for Facebook users? No! But we'll still complain. Twitter changes how blocking works, then changes its mind when users complain. Backpedaling on a policy because your users don't like it? "That's weird," said a statement from Mark Zuckerberg. And, in what can only be called bad decision making, the people at Underwater Audio sent us a waterproof iPod. In the mail. We're giving one away to a live listener, but only if they do part of our work for us. This week's... Read the full article: Technophilia 93 Much iPod. Such Waterproof. Wow |
| Catch An Aurora! 5 Of The Best Tools To Spot The Magical Polar Lights Posted: 18 Dec 2013 08:00 AM PST  This winter is one of the best times to see polar lights. The next best time is in about 10 years, so you better catch them now. To stand a good chance of a polar light sighting, you need to be in the right place at the right time. An understanding of how Aurorae work and forecasts can help. This article provides the resources for both. What Is An Aurora? An Aurora, also known as polar lights, is a natural phenomenon caused by electrically charged particles from the sun that enter Earth’s atmosphere. Aurorae are best visible close to the... Read the full article: Catch An Aurora! 5 Of The Best Tools To Spot The Magical Polar Lights |
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