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• Cool Websites & Tools – Keep Your Social Life In Overview, Amazon Glacier Calculator, & Quality Content
• The History Of Media Storage
• Facebook Is For Friends, Google+ Is For Strangers [We Ask You Results]
• Track, Compete, Socialize, Explore With Strava Running & Cycling For Android
• Create Impressive Diptychs & Triptychs On Your iPhone or iPad
• Pimp Your Mac’s Menu Bar With The Best Tweaks & Apps
• 5 Best Free Sports Apps For Your Windows 8 Device
• Control Your Mac Using iOS Apps BTT Remote & FullControl
• How To Disable OneDrive / SkyDrive With Just A Few Clicks In Windows 8.1 Pro
• Microsoft Office For Android vs. Google Docs: Which Is Better?
• What Are Celebrity-Endorsed Headphones And Why You Should Avoid Them
• Ubuntu One Is Doomed; Try These 5 Linux-Friendly Alternatives
• Kickstart Storium and Tell Cool Social Stories Today
• Amazon Shopping For Twitter, Lenovo Chromebooks, Secret Apple EarPods [Tech News Digest]

Cool Websites & Tools – Keep Your Social Life In Overview, Amazon Glacier Calculator, & Quality Content Posted: 06 May 2014 09:31 PM PDT Feedient – Keep your social life in one simple overview. Feedient connects seamlessly with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and your YouTube subscriptions. No need to refresh or click on an update button – it will automatically send you the new posts as they arrive. The universal notification center gathers all the notifications for your accounts in one single place. ContentMatters – is a site that showcases quality content from the web. It is divided up into videos and articles, but what makes it unique is that it also showcases the agencies behind those videos and articles. Videos are divided into United... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Keep Your Social Life In Overview, Amazon Glacier Calculator, & Quality Content

The History Of Media Storage Posted: 06 May 2014 07:30 PM PDT Believe it or not, there was a time when disks could only store slightly more than 1 megabyte. Now, you probably have 64 gigabytes strapped to your keychain, don’t you? Not to mention endless cloud storage that you can access anywhere in the world. But have you ever wondered how it all began? Click to enlarge. via webuydvds.co.uk Read the full article: The History Of Media Storage

Facebook Is For Friends, Google+ Is For Strangers [We Ask You Results] Posted: 06 May 2014 06:30 PM PDT Google spent the last couple of years ramming Google+ down everybody’s throats. If you have a Google account then you have a Google+ profile, whether you know about it or not. And then there was that whole nasty YouTube business, which didn’t go down too well. Now, things seem to be changing. The main man behind Google+ has left the company, and there is talk of the social network being scaled back or even broken up into smaller fragments. Does anyone care? We learned the truth during an epic We Ask You discussion all about G+. Love, Hate, Utter Contempt... Read the full article: Facebook Is For Friends, Google+ Is For Strangers [We Ask You Results]

Track, Compete, Socialize, Explore With Strava Running & Cycling For Android Posted: 06 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT Telling someone you rode your bike 80 miles is one thing, but showing them what you did and the route you took is a complete different story – a much more entertaining one, too. Now imagine being able to instantly show the photos of the amazing views you saw that made that last grueling climb so worth it. You can do this, and more, with Strava. Strava is an Android app (included on our Best Android Apps page) that records and tracks your running and cycling habits. The idea of tracking how far and where you go with GPS is... Read the full article: Track, Compete, Socialize, Explore With Strava Running & Cycling For Android

Create Impressive Diptychs & Triptychs On Your iPhone or iPad Posted: 06 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT Once upon a time, you had to know some Photoshop tricks to create your own diptychs and triptychs. From the booming presence of these collages on Instagram and other networks, you can gather this is no longer the case. Own an iOS device and want to create some beautiful collages in minutes? The apps below are the best and quickest tools for the job. For The Serious: Diptic ($0.99, In-App Purchases) Being one of the best collage creators around, we’ve already mentioned Diptic in a previous article about awesome iPad photo editors. Despite the fact that it’s been around for a while, it... Read the full article: Create Impressive Diptychs & Triptychs On Your iPhone or iPad

Pimp Your Mac’s Menu Bar With The Best Tweaks & Apps Posted: 06 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT Those icons at the top-left of your computer? You’re not using them enough, and that’s too bad. This area of your Mac can be a great way to quickly find information or even get work done. If you never click icons, maybe you just don’t know about the right apps to use – or haven’t tweaked the menubar to work well for you. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Manage Your Calendar With Fantastical Using Calendar on your Mac is great, but most of the time you’re just quickly checking what’s up, or adding an entry. Do you... Read the full article: Pimp Your Mac’s Menu Bar With The Best Tweaks & Apps

5 Best Free Sports Apps For Your Windows 8 Device Posted: 06 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT The World Cup is coming. It’s now less than fifty days until the tournament’s opening game between Brazil and Croatia kicks-off in Sao Paulo, with this summer’s showpiece event promising to be FIFA’s most spectacular extravaganza to date. We’ve already looked at some of FIFA’s official World Cup apps. Let’s look at some of the best free sports apps available in the Windows Store. Goal.com Football lovers will already be familiar with Goal.com’s website. Extensive football coverage of all major European, Latin American and North American leagues combined with high-quality writers has made their site one of the go-to destinations for... Read the full article: 5 Best Free Sports Apps For Your Windows 8 Device

Control Your Mac Using iOS Apps BTT Remote & FullControl Posted: 06 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT If you want to control your Mac from your iOS device there are two very powerful solutions: FullControl ($1.99) and BetterTouchTool’s BTT Remote ($1.99). We have reviewed useful VNC software that remotely display your Mac’s desktop directly on your iOS device, but FullControl and BTT Remote provide more direct actions for launching and quitting applications, controlling iTunes and the speaker volume, taking screenshots, and much more. Both of these solutions require some time setup, but if you want to control your Mac from the comforts of your sofa, recliner, or bed, then it’s worth the effort. Both apps require that your iOS device and Mac share the same... Read the full article: Control Your Mac Using iOS Apps BTT Remote & FullControl

How To Disable OneDrive / SkyDrive With Just A Few Clicks In Windows 8.1 Pro Posted: 06 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT One Microsoft product I’m not a fan of is OneDrive (formerly known as SkyDrive). It’s not a particularly bad product, it’s just that I feel Dropbox does better work of the same job. Another thing that I’m not a fan of is having things forced upon me, or installed without my permission. I’m sure many of our readers feel the same way, and this is OneDrive’s situation after an upgrade to Windows 8.1. We previously demonstrated how you can disable SkyDrive by downloading a registry file from a third-party forum. That may not be everyone’s cup of tea, so I’m here to... Read the full article: How To Disable OneDrive / SkyDrive With Just A Few Clicks In Windows 8.1 Pro

Microsoft Office For Android vs. Google Docs: Which Is Better? Posted: 06 May 2014 08:00 AM PDT Microsoft, who has been trailing in the recent mobile arms race for a while, has been taking major steps to make up the gap recently, garnering attention for the  introduction of Cortana (a Siri / Google Now competitor) and the launch of Office for iPad, which we covered in detail. One move that might have slipped under the radar, however, is Microsoft making Office for Android free late last month. Prior to the change, Office for Android required an Office 365 Subscription (which, while free to students, is still a barrier for a lot of people), Microsoft's cloud service for Office documents. Following the... Read the full article: Microsoft Office For Android vs. Google Docs: Which Is Better?

What Are Celebrity-Endorsed Headphones And Why You Should Avoid Them Posted: 06 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT Celebrity endorsements are nothing new. Late night show hosts shill for Microsoft, directors show up at product announcements and movie stars appear at product unveilings. There is one type of product, however, that’s become notorious for its epidemic of endorsements; headphones. You’ve probably heard of some already. Beats by Dr. Dre. Soul by Ludicrous. House of Marley. These are just the most common of what’s become a burgeoning business. While these headphones may seem attractive at first glance, savvy buyers should be cautious. They’re usually not worth the (often inflated) price. The Beats That Started It All Celebrity headphones weren’t... Read the full article: What Are Celebrity-Endorsed Headphones And Why You Should Avoid Them

Ubuntu One Is Doomed; Try These 5 Linux-Friendly Alternatives Posted: 06 May 2014 06:00 AM PDT Ubuntu One, the cloud storage and music service made specifically for Ubuntu users, is shutting down. Here are the best alternatives. Canonical decided it’s not worth running Ubuntu One anymore, but they’re leaving ample time for users to get their data off of Ubuntu One before it goes offline on June 1. Ssers can download their data until July 31. In the meantime, it’s important to know what your alternatives are. Here are the top 5 choices for Linux-friendly cloud services that can replace Ubuntu One. Dropbox Dropbox is the most obvious choice when it comes to cloud storage. It’s... Read the full article: Ubuntu One Is Doomed; Try These 5 Linux-Friendly Alternatives

Kickstart Storium and Tell Cool Social Stories Today Posted: 06 May 2014 05:00 AM PDT If you’ve ever played a tabletop RPG campaign in a game like Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder, you know that finding the time to play all of those hours can be tough. Even if you use digital tools to play RPGs without driving to somebody’s house, there’s still the struggle of scheduling several continuous hours around jobs, homework, childcare, and errands. As your life gets busier, it’s natural to decide that collaborative storytelling just has to become a thing of the past. But what if you could somehow get a compelling storytelling experience asynchronously, so that all of those schedules... Read the full article: Kickstart Storium and Tell Cool Social Stories Today

Amazon Shopping For Twitter, Lenovo Chromebooks, Secret Apple EarPods [Tech News Digest] Posted: 06 May 2014 04:30 AM PDT Today in Tech News Digest, #AmazonCart shopping on Twitter, Lenovo Chromebooks, new DuckDuckGo, Apple EarPods hoax, Rakesh Agrawal tweets, Oculus Rift MMO, Amplitude remake, and Star Wars auditions. #AmazonCart Lets You Shop On Twitter Twitter may well be flatlining, but that isn’t stopping companies building new features designed with the social networking site in mind. Amazon is the latest company to do so, launching #AmazonCart (#AmazonBasket in the UK). #AmazonCart is a simple idea that allows anyone who has linked their Amazon and Twitter accounts to shop via Twitter. You simply reply to any tweet containing a link to a... Read the full article: Amazon Shopping For Twitter, Lenovo Chromebooks, Secret Apple EarPods [Tech News Digest]

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