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- Cool Websites & Tools – Clipboard Manager, Open Source Data Manager, & Android PDF Scanner
- Caption Contest: Cans-O-Mania
- Famous Audio Interviews Brought To Life With Animation [Stuff to Watch]
- Four Great Assistive Technologies for Disabled People
- Between Is A Digital Space Just For Two, With Chat, Calendar, Photos & Notes
- How To Boot Into Safe Mode In Windows 8
- 4 Reasons We’ll Never Really Want To Give Up Facebook
- Your Next Convention Souvenir? A 3D Printed Statue of You!
- 17 Techy Travel Tips for Globetrotting Freelancers
- Windows XP Security Risks: They’re Real And Heading Your Way In 2014
- Getaway Dreams: 6 Ways You Can Volunteer And Travel The World Cheaply
- These 8 Tips Will Help You Get Noticed On Instagram
- 5 Essential Online Script Libraries For Wannabe Screenwriters
- Basis B1 Health Tracker Smartwatch (2014) Review and Giveaway
- Make Your Linux System More Responsive with Ulatencyd
| Cool Websites & Tools – Clipboard Manager, Open Source Data Manager, & Android PDF Scanner Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:31 PM PDT  CopyQ – is a clipboard manager with searchable and editable history. Features include support for Linux and Windows, experimental support for OS X 10.9+, store text, HTML, images and any other custom format, save items in tabs or tree, advanced command-line interface and scripting, and much more. Do One Thing – When you think about all the changes you could make to be healthier, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. Eating better, getting in shape, countless lifestyle choices — where do you start? The Do One Thing App works to turn cancer patients into cancer survivors. TagSpaces – is an open... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Clipboard Manager, Open Source Data Manager, & Android PDF Scanner |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2014 07:30 PM PDT  Truman combined two of his favourite pastimes into his latest invention: music and neck exercises. Submit a witty caption for this image and you’ll be in the running to win a fabulous MakeUseOf t-shirt! And the best comment from Ejection Protocol goes to our very own Saikat B. The winning geeky caption is: The New Pomodoro Timer! Read the full article: Caption Contest: Cans-O-Mania |
| Famous Audio Interviews Brought To Life With Animation [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 21 Apr 2014 06:30 PM PDT  Are some of the most interesting audio interviews ever recorded just not visual enough for you? No sweat, Blank on Blank takes famous interviews with iconic figures and slathers them in beautiful animation. It’s sad but true – our online selves are easily distracted, excellent at scan-reading and in constant need of visual stimulus. Luckily for us, the visual stimulus comes in the form of gorgeous digitally inked animations, set to what is normally an audio-only interview, recorded on cassettes, reels and dictaphones in an age before smartphones. Each is accompanied with a transcript as well as the location, date and... Read the full article: Famous Audio Interviews Brought To Life With Animation [Stuff to Watch] |
| Four Great Assistive Technologies for Disabled People Posted: 21 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT  The onset of modern technology has brought great benefits to able-bodied users, but these benefits pale into insignificance when compared with the way computers have revolutionised the way disabled people can interact with the world around them. We recently looked at how disabled gamers can play any game of their choosing by using sophisticated voice control software – but this article aims to look at how the disabled can take advantage of technology from a broader perspective. Assistive Technology The British Institution ‘The Royal Commission for Long Term Care’ defines the term ‘assistive technology’ as “any device or system that... Read the full article: Four Great Assistive Technologies for Disabled People |
| Between Is A Digital Space Just For Two, With Chat, Calendar, Photos & Notes Posted: 21 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT  If you are in a relationship, the person you talk to the most is your significant other. In case both of you use Android or iOS phones, then download Between now to make your communication simpler and easier than ever. Between is many things rolled into one. It’s a chat app for the two of you, it’s a shared calendar, and it’s a place to quickly send each other those everyday things like a photo or a shopping list. Everything is saved, everything is searchable. It’s an app that just works. Connecting Between Setting up Between is easy. Download the... Read the full article: Between Is A Digital Space Just For Two, With Chat, Calendar, Photos & Notes |
| How To Boot Into Safe Mode In Windows 8 Posted: 21 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT  Safe Mode is an essential troubleshooting tool for Windows users. When you enter Safe Mode, Windows loads a minimal environment without third-party hardware drivers and software. If your computer is blue-screening or infected by malware, booting into Safe Mode will often give you a stable Windows system. From Safe Mode, you can remove crashing hardware drivers, uninstall buggy third-party software, and scan your computer for malware without the malware running in the background. No More F8 Traditionally, Windows users pressed F8 during the Windows startup process to access Safe Mode. This won’t work on Windows 8 PCs. Windows 8 PCs... Read the full article: How To Boot Into Safe Mode In Windows 8 |
| 4 Reasons We’ll Never Really Want To Give Up Facebook Posted: 21 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT  While there are many who would like to see Facebook die, it’s not going anywhere for a very long time, and I’ll tell you why: it fulfills a number of human needs that nothing else has up until now. It drives, it inspires, it irritates, it depresses, and yes, it does all of these things in ways no one yet truly understands. Facebook is changing human psychology. Can this be a bad thing? Can it create pain and depression? Yes. Can it create inspiration and joy? Definitely. This is what is driving social researchers up the wall — because studies surrounding... Read the full article: 4 Reasons We’ll Never Really Want To Give Up Facebook |
| Your Next Convention Souvenir? A 3D Printed Statue of You! Posted: 21 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT  There is awesome artistic potential in the future of 3D printing digital models, but with the price points of 3D printers where they are at the moment, you may not have the money in your budget to bring the needed hardware into your home as a hobbyist. Luckily, some small businesses are rising to the occasion, offering custom 3D printing services for those who want unique sculptures today. Zero Point 3D is one such business carving out a niche at geeky conventions. They offer to scan cosplayers (here are 8 awesome Tumblr blogs you should follow if you are a... Read the full article: Your Next Convention Souvenir? A 3D Printed Statue of You! |
| 17 Techy Travel Tips for Globetrotting Freelancers Posted: 21 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT  I just got back from an amazing, month-long European adventure. My travels in Iceland aimed to circle the perimeter of Iceland, followed by a race through Oslo, Norway. And finally terminated in Germany. But the break-neck pace caused tremendous damage to my productivity. Dead laptops, weak batteries and the hazards of the road can make your life miserable. Even worse, the perils of travel can crush your professional life. But how did I manage to not get fired from my job? Productivity on-the-go requires the right gear and applications. For writers and other kinds of mobile professionals traveling abroad, you... Read the full article: 17 Techy Travel Tips for Globetrotting Freelancers |
| Windows XP Security Risks: They’re Real And Heading Your Way In 2014 Posted: 21 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT  With plenty of press coverage about the impending end of support for Windows XP, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s all just hype. But without security updates, the aging operating system becomes a Trojan horse in your home or business. How Unsafe Is XP, Really? Let’s be honest – Windows XP isn’t going to cut you, set fire to your house or kidnap you. However, it could be indirectly responsible for deleting your important data, hacking your bank account or holding your computer to ransom. There has been a lot of talk over the past few months about Microsoft... Read the full article: Windows XP Security Risks: They’re Real And Heading Your Way In 2014 |
| Getaway Dreams: 6 Ways You Can Volunteer And Travel The World Cheaply Posted: 21 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT  The world isn’t as tiny and homogenous as our everyday lives may lead us to believe. People live in vastly different conditions around the world, and volunteering while traveling can not only make it cheap to see the world, but also allow you to help out in places you may never have imagined having an influence. Now, volunteering around the world is easier and cheaper than ever, and it can really help you gather a global perspective on what it means to be human. Aside from volunteering, you can also offer your experiences to help others. Be sure to take advantage... Read the full article: Getaway Dreams: 6 Ways You Can Volunteer And Travel The World Cheaply |
| These 8 Tips Will Help You Get Noticed On Instagram Posted: 21 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT  If you’ve been using Instagram for a while, yet only have a handful of followers to show for it, or are rarely receiving likes and comments on your photos, these tips should help. In the past, we’ve told you how you can get tons of likes on Instagram. These tips included using hashtags, taking part in community activities, and engaging with other people, among other ideas. Today I’d like to throw a few more tips your way so you can really take your Instagram account to the next level. Don’t Post Too Often When you don’t have any followers, you... Read the full article: These 8 Tips Will Help You Get Noticed On Instagram |
| 5 Essential Online Script Libraries For Wannabe Screenwriters Posted: 21 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT  The best way to learn screenwriting is to read scripts – as many as possible, by many writers in many genres and dealing with many mediums. Screenwriting is the art of telling stories, and every single one of us has been touched by a story. It’s no wonder a lot of people want to turn their hand to screenwriting. To get started, all you need is a software like CeltX (check out our guide) and inspiration. The best way of learning isn’t going on a college course, as odd as that sounds: instead, the Internet can educate you and entertain... Read the full article: 5 Essential Online Script Libraries For Wannabe Screenwriters |
| Basis B1 Health Tracker Smartwatch (2014) Review and Giveaway Posted: 21 Apr 2014 05:30 AM PDT  Want to lose weight and think clearer? You might find help from the $199 Basis B1 Health Tracker Carbon Steel Edition smartwatch or its $179 functionally identical predecessor. While wearable tech hasn’t yet provided much more than notification and health-oriented devices, the Basis B1 Health Tracker currently offers the most sophisticated readouts of your body’s data. But can the average consumer take advantage of the B1′s advanced design and feature-packed web app? Update: Intel purchased Basis recently. Intel made inroads into the wearables market with several gadgets — this latest purchase (rumored to be around $100 million) represents a validation of... Read the full article: Basis B1 Health Tracker Smartwatch (2014) Review and Giveaway |
| Make Your Linux System More Responsive with Ulatencyd Posted: 21 Apr 2014 05:00 AM PDT  A few years ago, a magical “200-line patch” was added to the Linux kernel. It aimed to increase the responsiveness of programs running at the same time on your Linux system. While it was effective, developer Daniel Poelzleithner thinks he can do better. To achieve ultimate responsiveness on your Linux system, you may want to take a look at Ulatencyd. Warning: In order to try out Ulatencyd, you’ll need to get your hands deep into the terminal, compiling the program from scratch. In other words, this isn’t the best choice for beginners. If you want, you can brush up on some... Read the full article: Make Your Linux System More Responsive with Ulatencyd |
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