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Monday, February 17, 2014

8 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Siri Truth, Flappy Ban, Titanfall Beta, Kickstarter Hack [Tech News Digest]

Posted: 17 Feb 2014 03:30 AM PST

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Today in Tech News Digest, Apple is cleared of misrepresenting the capabilities of Siri, Google and Apple stop the Flappy Bird clones, the Titanfall beta is opened to all, Kickstarter gets hacked, Barack Obama isn’t tweeting, Ken Burns documentaries arrive on the iPad, and Sesame Street Fighter is revealed. Court Rules Siri Works As Advertised iPhone = Eye Phone = Illuminati Phone. And even ”Siri” spelled backwards is ”Iris” which means Eye. They’re Watching You. — Stewie Griffin (@tbhstew) February 15, 2014 Apple has had a lawsuit claiming it misrepresented the capabilities of Siri dismissed with prejudice. According to Apple...

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Cool Websites & Tools – The Secret Handshake, Weekly Bread Delivery, & Suggestions For Going Out

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 08:31 PM PST

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Learn The Secret Handshake – is an online resource for student designers and young creatives (18-25) looking for insider insight, honest answers and solid solutions to help you go pro. They ask professional designers what it would take for their application to have a chance of success, such as the resume, the application process, and the portfolio. Hemingway – makes your writing bold and clear. Hemingway highlights long, complex sentences and common errors; if you see a yellow highlight, shorten the sentence or split it. If you see a red highlight, your sentence is so dense and complicated that your...

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15 Items Every Geek Should Have At Home

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 06:30 PM PST

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This is Interior Design 101, for geeks. Every item listed here is available for purchase. Which will you be buying for your geeky home? Legend of Zelda doormat Periodic Table Wood Carving Nintendo Controller Soap Computer Circuit Board Cushion Cover Periodic Table of Elements Door Sign Super Mario Bros. Piranha Plant Sculpture Periodic Words – Bacon – Wood Carving Floppy Disk Coasters Lumos Nox Copper Standard Light Switch Plate 8-bit Pixel Art Paintings Lighted Pac-Man Ghost Wall Art Zombie Cookie Cutter Kit 4 Star Wars Themed Etched Shot Glasses Bat Signal placemats Pac-man Cushion Cover

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Free Music & Nature Sounds To Relax, Sleep, Meditate, Study & Concentrate [Sound Sunday]

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 05:30 PM PST

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The brain determines how you feel. Select what it picks up through your senses, and you’re half way on the path to happiness. The music in this edition of Sound Sunday can help you set the right atmosphere to relax and fall asleep. Some of the tunes are a great musical backdrop if you would like to concentrate, stay focused, or meditate. Not too long ago, a study determined the most relaxing song ever. It’s an 8 minute ambient, electronic piece. Discover more such music below. Melodic Ambient Drone Genre: ambient, drone, loop, guitar Talk Midway is a New York...

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Signed Up for SSH-only Web Hosting? Don’t Worry – Easily Install Any Web Software

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 01:00 PM PST

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So, you've chosen your domain name. You have a killer idea for a project. You're fired up, and ready to unleash your latest and greatest creation upon the internet. After scouring the internet looking for the best web hosting, you've landed yourself a sweet deal on a VPS. There's one problem though. You don't know the first thing about operating Linux through its powerful command line. Well, worry no more. I'm about to drop the know-how of how to install two incredible web applications. One is blogging-platform extraordinaire WordPress, which powers a huge swathe of the internet, including this very...

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MakeUseOf Plays: Watch Dave & James Play The Titanfall Beta

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 11:55 AM PST

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Everyone on the web is talking about Titanfall, with the beta rolling out to players all weekend. Dave and James are playing on the Xbox One today from 3PM to 6PM EST, and they are going to stream it live on Twitch. Come hang out and watch them play, as well break the things they like and don’t like about the game. Join the chat, which they will be monitoring while they play. Watch live video from W0lfiesmith on www.twitch.tv (Note for Chrome users, the embedded Stream might not show up. If it’s not, go directly to the Twitch page...

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YouTube Lists All The Top Songs & Tracks When You Search By Artist Name

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 06:30 AM PST

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YouTube isn’t known for making discovery of songs from one particular artist or band easy. Now, that changes with a small but important addition when you type in a search – a long list of the top tracks and albums all linking to the videos YouTube has on their site. Click on any of the tracks, albums, or the large thumbnail on the top and you immediately jump into a custom playlist. Then lean back and listen to your favorite artist without any further intervention. The new playlist feature makes it a much more organized YouTube. A small selection of...

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Which Is The Best Desktop Browser? 2014 Edition [MakeUseOf Poll]

Posted: 16 Feb 2014 04:30 AM PST

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What do you think of Chromebooks? That’s the question we asked you last week, and we got a fair amount of answers. While your votes are not entirely straightforward, it seems there’s a clear trend when it comes to Chromebooks. There were 5 possible answers in this poll, and the votes divided almost equally among them. This is not something you see every day! Out of 622 votes in total, 5% tried Chromebooks and didn’t like them, 21% plan on getting a Chromebook as their next laptop, another 21% are not giving it a chance, 24% already own a Chromebook,...

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