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Monday, December 16, 2013

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Cool Websites & Tools – Password Guesser, No-Frills Writing Platform, & Online File Unzipping Tool

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 08:31 PM PST

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Identity Mask – it is normal for regular web surfers to have multiple accounts in places like Twitter and email. Although you already have the Incognito tab, Identity Mask is another option for Chrome users to sign into multiple accounts at the same time in different tabs. Telepathwords – Is your password weaker than you thought? To help you find out, the Telepathwords weak-password prevention system will try to guess each character of your password before you type it. If your password has few characters that Telepathwords could not guess, attackers may also find your password easy to guess. Screen2GIF...

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How To Cure Smartphone Addiction (A Smartphone Detox)

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 06:30 PM PST

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Smartphone addiction is real, and you could be affected. Frontrange.com organised a survey in which 800 participants were asked about their smartphone usage. 53 percent admitted to experiencing separation anxiety when they were without their phones, driven primarily by their incessant need to be connected. Can we train our brains to overcome the constant over-stimulation of smartphones and kick the habit? Are you addicted to your smartphone? How long can you be separated from it? via Infographicals.com

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Relax & Sleep Better With These Free Music Downloads [Sound Sunday]

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 05:30 PM PST

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Sound Sunday has been offering free and legal music downloads since 2010. Music is one of the most powerful ways to trick your brain. Its direct connection to the grey matter enables it to trigger emotions, bring back memories, or create moods; just like touch, images, and odors. A well composed dose of music can help you relax, calm down, and get a good night’s sleep. If you have trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or getting good sleep, however, you might want to try something more advanced than music to relax. A change in routines, diet, or exercise can do wonders, as...

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The Secret To Finding The Perfect Writing App That Works For You

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST

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Writing is difficult enough as it is. Stop making it more so by wrestling with an unfriendly writing application. Given that we live in the Digital Age, it’s very likely that you do all of your writing on a computer or some other digital device. It can be a little more complex than simply using a pen and a notebook, because of the wide variety of options available to you. From word counters to idea generators, from fancy timers to writing metrics, there’s plenty to draw your attention away from your writing. Even the choice of distraction-free writing tools is...

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CreativeLIVE Launches Unique 24/7 Live Education Broadcast For Free Classes

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 09:30 AM PST

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CreativeLIVE is taking a lead with its 24/7 live online education broadcast network. What's more noteworthy about the classes on offer is that they will be completely free. CreativeLive will host live classes on five free channels: Art & Design, Business & Money, Maker & Craft, Music & Audio and Photo & Video. The round-the-clock classes, seven days a week, will help you switch on your learning wherever you are in the world. Live broadcasts of instructor led classes is just a step away from prominence. Google recently launched Helpouts with live video as the instructional medium; Google's offering is...

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Build Your Own Google Street View Using An Android Phone Or DSLR Camera

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 06:30 AM PST

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If you have an Android phone or DSLR camera, you can now create your own Street View, which is laid on top of a Google Map. You can even embed the image on your website. To create your street view, all you need to do is make something called a “photo sphere” (which is basically a moving panorama photo). For more detail on this, Google explains how to make photospheres. Once you have made your photo sphere, you have to first put it on your Google+ photo storage, and then upload it to Google Maps. Then on that same page,...

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Which Is The Best & Most Significant Gadget Of 2013? [MakeUseOf Poll]

Posted: 15 Dec 2013 05:30 AM PST

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Last week we gave you a challenge. If you could choose one gaming console to have right now, ignoring the price, which one would you choose? There were only three choices in this poll, the XBox One, the PlayStation 4, and the Wii U. Which do you think won? Out of 773 votes in total, the results were as follows: 22% chose the Wii U, 26% chose the Xbox One, and a full 48% of the voters chose the PlayStation 4! Do these results surprise you? 5% of the voters chose a different console, and according to the comments, these...

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