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- Wassup With WhatsApp, Project Tango, Satya Speaks, Xbox Remote [Tech News Digest]
- Cool Websites & Tools – A Genetic Atlas, Russian Travel Tours, & Online Web Clipper
- 10 8-bit GIFs That Geeks Will Surely Get
- Android Apps on Sale for 20 February 2014: OfficeSuite Pro, ROM Toolbox Pro, and Ultimate Backup (Yes, Pro)
- Google+ Meets Gmail: Everything You Need To Know About The Explosive Combo
- 5 Things You Should Do With A New Android Phone
- Way Too Many People Make These 4 Twitter Mistakes
- Watch Your Tweets Scroll By With Free Passive Twitter App Eddy
- Wattpad Gives Its Book-Loving Readers Inline Commenting And Offline Access
- How To Pick A Programming Language To Learn Today & Get A Great Job In 2 Years
- Buff Your PC With SSDs or Nab a Cheap Nexus 7 and More [Tech Deals]
- How Easy Is It To Sync Google Mail, Contacts & Calendar To Your iPad?
- MacPilot Makes Changes To Your Mac You Thought Couldn’t Be Made
- 5 Inspiring Social Media TED Talks You Should Watch
- How To Optimize Data Transfer Speed To & From External Drives
| Wassup With WhatsApp, Project Tango, Satya Speaks, Xbox Remote [Tech News Digest] Posted: 21 Feb 2014 03:30 AM PST  Today in Tech News Digest, everybody is still talking about Facebook buying WhatsApp, Google launches Project Tango, new Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks, Microsoft takes the wraps off the Xbox One Media Remote, Steve Jobs is getting his own postage stamp, and Wikipedia could become a real set of encyclopedias. Facebook Buys WhatsApp: The Aftermath FWIW as soon as the Facebook deal was announced, I uninstalled WhatsApp from my phone. #ProbablyTooLate — Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) February 21, 2014 The Facebook acquisition of WhatsApp was such a massive deal (both figuratively and financially) that it’s still dominating the news. It’s almost... Read the full article: Wassup With WhatsApp, Project Tango, Satya Speaks, Xbox Remote [Tech News Digest] |
| Cool Websites & Tools – A Genetic Atlas, Russian Travel Tours, & Online Web Clipper Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:31 PM PST  My Shoebox – When you install a MyShoebox app on your computer, tablet or phone the app backs up your photos to the secure service. Your photos are encrypted during the transfer and while stored on the service. Only you can access your photos (unless you explicitly share them). MyShoebox uses AES-256 encryption to store your photos. ScissorsFly – is an online web clipper and scrapbook. You can make your own boards with things you find on the Internet, and then share those boards to the world. To collect things, you can crop parts of the screen, or use a... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – A Genetic Atlas, Russian Travel Tours, & Online Web Clipper |
| 10 8-bit GIFs That Geeks Will Surely Get Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:30 PM PST  You can’t call yourself a geek unless you can name every movie depicted by these 8-bit GIFs. Go nuts in the comments. The first person to get all 10 right wins a free MakeUseOf t-shirt! via Dusan Cezek Read the full article: 10 8-bit GIFs That Geeks Will Surely Get |
| Posted: 20 Feb 2014 04:30 PM PST  Each week we scour current Google Play promotions and cherry-pick the best of the best. This week we have a crazy price drop on OfficeSuite Pro 7, as well as nice sales on ROM Toolbox and other utilities. Because app sales are temporary affairs, by the time you read this, these may no longer be on sale. Worry not: Simply check back next week for some more Android deals! Apps OfficeSuite Pro 7($14.99, now $1) Looking for an awesome office suite for Android for free? Well, QuickOffice is entirely free. OfficeSuite Pro, its competitor, still costs money – but this... Read the full article: Android Apps on Sale for 20 February 2014: OfficeSuite Pro, ROM Toolbox Pro, and Ultimate Backup (Yes, Pro) |
| Google+ Meets Gmail: Everything You Need To Know About The Explosive Combo Posted: 20 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST  It’s no secret that Google has been working hard to push its social network into the mainstream. Google has killed off some of its own products — e.g, the late Google Reader — in an attempt to drive more users into the arms of Google+. A more common tactic, however, has been to create bridges between the social network and other popular Google products. Google has connected YouTube comments to Google+ posts (for which we are eternally grateful), but has also connected Google+ to Gmail in various ways, which may not sound as inviting. But rest assured, most of it is not mandatory.... Read the full article: Google+ Meets Gmail: Everything You Need To Know About The Explosive Combo |
| 5 Things You Should Do With A New Android Phone Posted: 20 Feb 2014 12:00 PM PST  Getting started with a new smartphone is always an adventure. You’ll want to familiarize yourself with its capabilities and make the most of it. Small features can make all the difference in day-to-day use and cool apps will tailor the device to your needs. Maybe this is your first Android phone, or maybe you’ve already gone through half a dozen. Regardless, there are many things that need doing when you first start putting your new phone to use. 1. Familiarize Yourself With The Basic Features If this is your first Android phone (or maybe even your first smartphone of any... Read the full article: 5 Things You Should Do With A New Android Phone |
| Way Too Many People Make These 4 Twitter Mistakes Posted: 20 Feb 2014 11:00 AM PST  Everyone makes mistakes. Here are a few that people can’t seem to stop making on Twitter, and how to avoid them yourself. We’ve given you tips for running a business Twitter account, while pointing to mistakes businesses make while using the microblogging service. But you don’t need to be running a business to feel confused about Twitter. Here are some mistakes you might be making, why they’re mistakes, and how to stop making them. Starting A Tweet With A @Username The vast majority of your followers aren’t seeing some of your tweets. This isn’t a bug – it’s part of... Read the full article: Way Too Many People Make These 4 Twitter Mistakes |
| Watch Your Tweets Scroll By With Free Passive Twitter App Eddy Posted: 20 Feb 2014 10:00 AM PST  There is a noticeable shortage of quality free Twitter apps for iOS, so it was surprising to stumble upon a freebie like Eddy. Unlike traditional timeline browsers, Eddy is a passive Twitter app which displays each incoming tweet, one-by-one in a full screen view. If it sounds simple, that’s because it is. Eddy doesn’t even have a compose Tweet button, but it’s already my go-to background entertainment while working or watching TV. Passive Twitter Twitter is a noisy social network – it’s by far the most “disposable” of the big three. If you were to post on Facebook with the same... Read the full article: Watch Your Tweets Scroll By With Free Passive Twitter App Eddy |
| Wattpad Gives Its Book-Loving Readers Inline Commenting And Offline Access Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:30 AM PST  Wattpad is a free digital reader and a reading community for those who love a good story. The new Wattpad apps for Android and iOS comes with two new features that should appeal to long-time Wattpad users and anyone who likes to read while on the go. The mobile apps now allow you to take your favorite stories offline. The reading apps have also opened up in-line comments which make for better interaction while reading a story. Offline reading is a much-requested feature. It takes away something from the reading experience if you are stuck in an Internet blindspot. Now,... Read the full article: Wattpad Gives Its Book-Loving Readers Inline Commenting And Offline Access |
| How To Pick A Programming Language To Learn Today & Get A Great Job In 2 Years Posted: 20 Feb 2014 09:00 AM PST  Coding ain’t easy; or at least, learning to code isn’t, especially when starting from scratch. It can take years of dedicated work to become a truly good programmer; so is there a way to choose the right language to start from today, in order to get hired in a couple of years? To find out, I took this question to our panel of resident experts: While we all write, several of us also have coding experience. What ensued was an interesting discussion that you would want to read before embarking on your journey to become a pro coder. A Method... Read the full article: How To Pick A Programming Language To Learn Today & Get A Great Job In 2 Years |
| Buff Your PC With SSDs or Nab a Cheap Nexus 7 and More [Tech Deals] Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:30 AM PST  This week we’ve got some great price drops on SSDs, primarily from Kingston. We’ve also got a ridiculously good deal on the Nexus 7 (2012 edition), a fantastic deal on a Nokia and Apple has restocked their refurbished products. Tablet and Smartphone Users Looking for a cheap Nexus 7 tablet or Windows Phone 8? Keeping reading, there are two deals you must see. 32GB Nexus 7, 2012 Edition (Refurbished) Price: $99 after $50 mail-in rebate; compare to $179.99 Retailer: Newegg — Buy it Now Rebate: Download The 2012 edition of the Nexus 7 still offers good performance, although it will no... Read the full article: Buff Your PC With SSDs or Nab a Cheap Nexus 7 and More [Tech Deals] |
| How Easy Is It To Sync Google Mail, Contacts & Calendar To Your iPad? Posted: 20 Feb 2014 08:00 AM PST  You can use Apple’s iCloud for email and contacts on your iPad, but there’s a good chance you already use Gmail and Google Calendar. iOS offers excellent support for Google accounts, so you can easily add your Google account and your email, contacts, and calendars will automatically sync with your iPad. Your Google account data will be accessible on your iPad’s built-in apps, although Google also offers their own dedicated Gmail app. Here’s what you need to know. Add Your Google Account All you really need to do is add your Google account in your iPad’s Settings app. To get started,... Read the full article: How Easy Is It To Sync Google Mail, Contacts & Calendar To Your iPad? |
| MacPilot Makes Changes To Your Mac You Thought Couldn’t Be Made Posted: 20 Feb 2014 07:00 AM PST  If you want more control over your Mac, Koingo’s powerful and easy to use MacPilot ($29.95) puts over one thousand tweaks at your command. From changing the dock behaviors, showing invisible files, to optimizing your network for broadband connectivity, MacPilot, like preference changing utility Tinkertool, puts you in the pilot seat. Easily change the way different parts of your Mac operate without resorting to lengthy terminal commands or other under the hood changes. Version 4.0 of MacPilot sells for $19.99 in the Mac App Store, but the latest version (6.0) sells for $29.99 on the Koingo website. It’s version 6.0 we’re testing here, which does... Read the full article: MacPilot Makes Changes To Your Mac You Thought Couldn’t Be Made |
| 5 Inspiring Social Media TED Talks You Should Watch Posted: 20 Feb 2014 06:00 AM PST  There’s nothing like a good TED Talk to brighten your day and make you think. Whether you’re itching to be more creative, struggling to find motivation, or wanting to strengthen your social relationships, there’s a TED Talk for that. There are also several amazing TED Talks about social media. Social media has taken over the Internet. Never before has the world been so globally connected, yet the phenomenon is still relatively recent and there are many out there who are actively trying to decipher the power of social media. Some of them have even given TED Talks on the matter.... Read the full article: 5 Inspiring Social Media TED Talks You Should Watch |
| How To Optimize Data Transfer Speed To & From External Drives Posted: 20 Feb 2014 05:00 AM PST  Transferring data between a PC's internal storage and an external drive is one of the most common tasks a user performs. Photos, videos, important files, data backups; they all need to be transferred to and fro, sometimes multiple times. That's why slow transfer speeds can be so frustrating. No one wants to wait ten minutes for a few gigabytes of data to transfer, and it can be particularly troublesome if you're late for a meeting or appointment and need the data now. Fortunately, there are a few easy ways to improve transfer speeds. Set Your USB Drive To Better Performance... Read the full article: How To Optimize Data Transfer Speed To & From External Drives |
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