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• Cool Websites & Tools – Deblur Photos, Reddit AMA’s, & Short Science Videos
• Please Let This Be The Next-Gen Apple TV!
• DIY Dammit! Makes Terrible Pinterest Crafts So You Don’t Have To [Stuff to Watch]
• 8 Pinterest Alternatives You May Not Know About
• 10 Funniest Video Games Of All Time
• Compress PDFs & Reduce File Size With Free Windows Tools & Tricks
• Rock The Small Talk: 3 Fun Ways To Pick Up Cool Conversation Starters
• Document Your Life with These Android Apps
• Not Just For Microblogging: 3 Innovative Uses For App.net
• Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here’s How To Set It Up.
• Skype Updates On XBox One & Also Includes Captain America Emoticons
• Is 16GB Enough Storage For Your Next iPad?
• 5 Sites and 7 Rules To Craft More Engaging Facebook Content
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review and Giveaway
• Dumb Ways To Die For Android: Mini Games To Keep You Alive On The Metro

Cool Websites & Tools – Deblur Photos, Reddit AMA’s, & Short Science Videos Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:31 PM PDT SmartDeblur – do you have blurry photos? Now you have a chance to restore it. Just download SmartDeblur and open your photo – the rest will be done automatically. Get the “Enhance” tool from CSI at home. Just load your image and click on the “Analyze Blur” button. Interviewly – This site is a side project created by Dan Drabik out of a love for Reddit AMA’s. Reddit is great, but the format isn’t conducive to interviews. So AMA’s end up a bit ugly and hard to follow. This site makes them neater and easier to read. Primalogik – makes... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Deblur Photos, Reddit AMA’s, & Short Science Videos

Please Let This Be The Next-Gen Apple TV! Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:30 PM PDT At first, we thought this would be the next AppleTV but it seems designer Martin Hajek changed his mind as to how Apple’s next generation media streamer will look like. Hajek did a full one-eighty, and together with German tech website Curved, he “upgraded” the current AppleTV to a far superior product. Admittedly, I’m a little disappointed with his change of heart, but gosh, these are beautiful. And wireless charging remote? Are you trying to kill me? Read the full article: Please Let This Be The Next-Gen Apple TV!

DIY Dammit! Makes Terrible Pinterest Crafts So You Don’t Have To [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 17 Mar 2014 06:30 PM PDT Have you ever seen those seemingly simple how-to craft guides on Pinterest, the types that inspired blogs dedicated to their poor results? DIY Dammit is the antidote to such bad Internet craft advice, overcoming failure with comedy and a steadfast sense of apathy. The results are funny, entertaining and somewhat educational – even if the lesson you learn is of the “never try it yourself” variety. Hosted by Joselyn Hughes and her canine companion Jones, the show appears on the Nerdist with a new episode airing every Wednesday. Being the Internet, you should be prepared for a few naughty words –... Read the full article: DIY Dammit! Makes Terrible Pinterest Crafts So You Don’t Have To [Stuff to Watch]

8 Pinterest Alternatives You May Not Know About Posted: 17 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT Pinterest has garnered a reputation (whether incidentally or intentionally) as a website geared mostly towards females who need ideas for weddings, home décor, and recreation. Maybe you like the idea of Pinterest but not its subject matter. Maybe Pinterest just isn’t for you. Is there hope for you? Yes, there is. As it turns out, there are many sites out there that have taken the core concept of Pinterest and spun it in unique ways. Looking for a Pinterest for men? It’s out there. A Pinterest for food? It exists. A Pinterest for memes? You’re in luck. Keep reading to... Read the full article: 8 Pinterest Alternatives You May Not Know About

10 Funniest Video Games Of All Time Posted: 17 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT Video games are serious business, but that doesn’t mean game-makers and their fans take it too seriously. YouTube is full of hilarious game-related videos and gaming trolls who’ll crack you up. Game developers also have their own sense of humour and aren’t afraid to infuse their creations with it. Some are subtle, some are in-your-face slapstick, while others make a tense situation lighter with some well-timed comedy. No matter what, these video games are bound to tickle your funny bone. The Monkey Island Series I tried to pick one, but man, the entire Monkey Island series of video games is... Read the full article: 10 Funniest Video Games Of All Time

Compress PDFs & Reduce File Size With Free Windows Tools & Tricks Posted: 17 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT PDFs can be very large, especially if they contain high-resolution images of scanned documents or other graphics. You may need to compress a PDF file to email or upload it somewhere. You can shrink PDFs in a variety of ways. You may be able to compress a PDF without any loss in quality, but you can also trade image quality for a smaller file size. If the PDF has pages you don’t need, you can cut them out of the document. And, if you’re creating PDF files in Office, there’s a quality setting you can select while exporting to PDF.... Read the full article: Compress PDFs & Reduce File Size With Free Windows Tools & Tricks

Rock The Small Talk: 3 Fun Ways To Pick Up Cool Conversation Starters Posted: 17 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT Small talk is a way to break the ice. Everyone’s got something to say about the weather. But if you want to engage people in a conversation for more than a few seconds, you need to follow up with something more interesting, something they care about. Strategy For Starting A Conversation When you chat someone up, start with a very simple topic. This could be a comment on the notorious weather or your surrounding. Is there something to say about the venue, the other people in the room, the music, the food, or the occasion? Your starter depends on the... Read the full article: Rock The Small Talk: 3 Fun Ways To Pick Up Cool Conversation Starters

Document Your Life with These Android Apps Posted: 17 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT Writing a journal is not the only way to keep a running record of your life. Journals are awesome – some people swear by them, but they can be time-consuming to maintain. Here are four ways to log your life without interrupting their flow, so that you can later recall what happened when. You’d be surprised. One thing that’s cool about all of these tools is that your data doesn’t stay on your device, so it doesn’t die or get stolen with your device, either. Evernote Food I’m a big fan of Evernote Food. I’ve used it as a general-purpose... Read the full article: Document Your Life with These Android Apps

Not Just For Microblogging: 3 Innovative Uses For App.net Posted: 17 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT I was recently inundated with emails and tweets from the App.net community, who were none too pleased with the fact that a previous article I wrote focused almost exclusively on the microblogging features of the main App.net website. App.net, they tell me, is much more than that. It's a platform which has empowered developers to create innovative consumer-facing products. I was skeptical at first, but I checked it out. Turns out it's true. App.net is the engine humming inside of a lot of interesting websites and apps. Here’s some of the best. Wait, What’s App.net? We've covered App.net in the... Read the full article: Not Just For Microblogging: 3 Innovative Uses For App.net

Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here’s How To Set It Up. Posted: 17 Mar 2014 08:00 AM PDT Reddit always finds the best videos; XBMC is the best media center. Here’s how you can combine these two things, then browse the best videos on the web right now, from your couch. I showed you 5 amazing add-ons for XBMC, and mentioned Reddit in passing. But there’s a new Reddit addon for XBMC, and it’s a lot more powerful (see install instructions below). You can pick any subreddit to watch videos from, or just browse all. You can set the service to play every top video consecutively, or just pick the videos you want to watch. It’s like channel... Read the full article: Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here’s How To Set It Up.

Skype Updates On XBox One & Also Includes Captain America Emoticons Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:30 AM PDT Skype has made some important updates on XBox One, as well as revealing a limited-time special promotion set of Captain America emoticons for the upcoming movie. First, the emoticons. The Captain America sequel, “Winter Soldier” is out next month, and as part of a special promotion, Skype is introducing some new emoticons based on the main movie characters (I am totally digging the Scarlet Johanssen emoticon). These emoticons will not be around for long so make the most of them while they last. To find out how to reveal these icons, just go here, and you will be told what... Read the full article: Skype Updates On XBox One & Also Includes Captain America Emoticons

Is 16GB Enough Storage For Your Next iPad? Posted: 17 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT Solid state storage is awesome. Besides its speed, which far outpaces mechanical drives, solid state offers packaging benefits. The drives are small and can be assembled in different configurations to fit different devices. Tablets and smartphones as we know them today simply couldn't exist if mechanical drives were the only choice. There is a downside, however. Solid state storage is expensive, so devices usually don't offer much. The cheapest iPad Air, though priced at $499, still provides only sixteen gigabytes of space, which leaves some buyers wondering if that's really enough. Let's see what a 16GB iPad can handle. How... Read the full article: Is 16GB Enough Storage For Your Next iPad?

5 Sites and 7 Rules To Craft More Engaging Facebook Content Posted: 17 Mar 2014 06:00 AM PDT Whether we’re updating our personal Facebook profile, company page, or Facebook group, starting a dialogue and encouraging engagement is usually at the forefront of our minds. Despite that, a majority of Facebook posts go largely unnoticed. Why? By the end of this post, you’ll hopefully have a better understanding of what makes a Facebook post engaging, and where to find content that’s interesting, entertaining, and of high enough quality to publish to your audience. What Makes Facebook Content Engaging? Before we look at how to find interesting content to post, it’s important to realize what actually goes into crafting an engaging status... Read the full article: 5 Sites and 7 Rules To Craft More Engaging Facebook Content

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review and Giveaway Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:31 AM PDT This is, perhaps, the first credible iPhone competitor to emerge on the Android scene in recent memory. Small, waterproof, packing a 20.7 megapixel camera and a beastly Snapdragon 800 chipset, the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is a different take on what a small Android phone should look, feel, and cost like. While we’ll get to its impressive internal specifications in a moment, the most noticeable thing about the Z1 Compact is, indeed, the size. Unlike virtually every other premium device in the market today, the Z1 Compact is just a skosh larger than the iPhone 5s. It is easy to... Read the full article: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review and Giveaway

Dumb Ways To Die For Android: Mini Games To Keep You Alive On The Metro Posted: 17 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PDT Have you ever found a game you just loved, and later found out that it actually began as a Public Service Announcement? Well, me neither, at least until I ran into Dumb Ways To Die. There are a lot of amazing Android games out there, but none with a story quite like this. What began as a simple YouTube video quickly went viral thanks to its unorthodox method of talking about train safety. Developed by the folks at McCann Erickson, the campaign was an attempt to prevent accidental deaths by the Metro Train system in Melbourne, Australia. After its viral success, however,... Read the full article: Dumb Ways To Die For Android: Mini Games To Keep You Alive On The Metro

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