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- Cool Websites & Tools – Share Real-Time Location, Learn To Drive, & Create a Stashbox
- The Evolution of Arcade Games
- What Gadget Do You Really Want Right Now? [We Ask You]
- How To Avoid Those Annoying Game Of Thrones Spoilers On Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips]
- Voice Dream Reader: The Perfect Reading and Study Tool for iOS
- Heartbleed Isn’t Just a Desktop Problem – Your Android Could Be A Risk
- Anyone Can Download Apps From The US App Store: Here Is How
- Why You Shouldn’t Trust App Ratings on Google Play
- Teach Yourself So That You Can Teach Others With The Help Of Mozilla’s Webmaker Training Course
- Linux Users: Get This Album As A Kernel Module
- 7 Tools to Make Android Compatible with Apple Gear
- Start A Smooth Hands Free Conversation With The Improved Google Search App For iOS
- 7 Awesome Online Company Blogs You Should Read For Personal Productivity
- Technophilia Episode 113 Live
- Switching From Windows To Mac? Ensure You Can Still Access Your Data!
| Cool Websites & Tools – Share Real-Time Location, Learn To Drive, & Create a Stashbox Posted: 14 May 2014 09:31 PM PDT  Routeshare – is the easiest way to safely share your location in real time. Recipients receive a link to view your ETA (estimated time of arrival) and location. Routeshare automatically stops updating your location when you’ve arrived. Recipients don’t need to download Routeshare. The advantages of Routeshare include real time location sharing, and sharing over Whatsapp, iMessage, etc. MakeSpace – Schedule a pickup online or by phone and they’ll bring high quality bins right to your door. Pack your bins, gather your oversized items and they’ll pick it all up. They’ll take your stuff to their secure storage facility, and... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Share Real-Time Location, Learn To Drive, & Create a Stashbox |
| Posted: 14 May 2014 07:30 PM PDT  Did you know that when pinball machines were invented in 1933, they were originally banned because they were referred to as controversial games of chance, and therefore considered gambling? The addition of flippers in 1947 legalised pinball machines, turning them into a game of skill. Just a bit of trivia. With tablets, you can enjoy a game of pinball anywhere you go. However, if you’re a fan of arcade games, this infograph takes you through the evolution of the much-loved pastime. Click to enlarge. via M&P Amusement Read the full article: The Evolution of Arcade Games |
| What Gadget Do You Really Want Right Now? [We Ask You] Posted: 14 May 2014 06:30 PM PDT  We’ll assume everybody reading this is a geek. Otherwise, what are you doing here at MakeUseOf, which prides itself on demystifying the geekiest of geeky pursuits? As geeks, you likely covet many more gadgets than you can actually purchase. Some you want, some you need, and some you dream about owning but never quite find the money or the excuse to pull the trigger on making a purchase. This week’s We Ask You is about those gadgets you would give up an arm to own. Or a leg. Your choice. Gimme Great Gadgets We want to know, What Gadget Do... Read the full article: What Gadget Do You Really Want Right Now? [We Ask You] |
| How To Avoid Those Annoying Game Of Thrones Spoilers On Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips] Posted: 14 May 2014 04:35 PM PDT  How to Avoid Game of Thrones Spoilers on Facebook & Twitter [Weekly Facebook Tips] How to Avoid Spoilers on Facebook & Twitter [Weekly Facebook Tips] Use Spoiler Shield To Avoid Game of Thrones Spoilers on Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips] Spoiler Shield Will Block Game Of Thrones Spoilers On Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips] Avoid Spoilers On Facebook Using Spoiler Shield [Weekly Facebook Tips] ———– Is your ability to watch Game of Thrones at the same time as the rest of the world hampered by your moral stance against piracy? And does that leave you rather desperate to avoid spoilers on Facebook... Read the full article: How To Avoid Those Annoying Game Of Thrones Spoilers On Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips] |
| Voice Dream Reader: The Perfect Reading and Study Tool for iOS Posted: 14 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT  If your read later account is filled to the brim with unread articles, or you’re looking for app to help you study better, you might want to check out an advanced read aloud app like Voice Dream Reader. Text-to-speech technology has improved greatly over the years, and though you can enable the Speak Selection feature in iOS (Settings >General >Accessibility >Speak Selection), Voice Dream Reader ($9.99, universal) offers more features, especially for longer text documents and the ability to customise the type voice you want to hear. How It Works Quite simply, Voice Dream is like listing to articles being read on your music player.... Read the full article: Voice Dream Reader: The Perfect Reading and Study Tool for iOS |
| Heartbleed Isn’t Just a Desktop Problem – Your Android Could Be A Risk Posted: 14 May 2014 01:00 PM PDT  Most of us know Heartbleed as a bug that affected websites and web servers, but Android 4.1.1 also uses the vulnerable version of OpenSSL. In other words, some Android smartphone and tablets are vulnerable to Heartbleed attacks. What’s the Risk? Heartbleed has been used to attack various web servers. In a nutshell, servers running the vulnerable version of OpenSSL have a bug in their encryption that can be exploited. By sending specially crafted packets, attackers can force the web server to respond with chunks of its working memory. This working memory can contain sensitive passwords, private encryption keys, and other... Read the full article: Heartbleed Isn’t Just a Desktop Problem – Your Android Could Be A Risk |
| Anyone Can Download Apps From The US App Store: Here Is How Posted: 14 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT  Many developers target the US App Store first and foremost, and due to licensing restrictions, sometimes it’s the only place you can download new apps for a long time. To get access to those apps, you’ll want a US iTunes account – but that’s trickier than it sounds as Apple is not eager to accept international PayPal accounts or credit cards. You need to jump through some hoops to create a US iTunes account and add funds to it, but if you know how, anyone can download and enjoy apps from the US App Store. Why You Can’t Just Change Your Account’s Country Maybe your... Read the full article: Anyone Can Download Apps From The US App Store: Here Is How |
| Why You Shouldn’t Trust App Ratings on Google Play Posted: 14 May 2014 11:00 AM PDT  You need a new camera app; you open Google Play and find 50. Naturally, you install the highest-rated one. Guess what? You just got tricked. Google Play’s rating system is broken beyond repair, and you need to understand the details to make informed decisions about the apps you install. What’s Wrong With 5 Stars? A five-star rating scale is questionable in the first place because people tend to rate an app either five stars or one. You’ve probably seen this: most positive experiences are given five stars, while one star is given if any problems are encountered, however minor. Instead... Read the full article: Why You Shouldn’t Trust App Ratings on Google Play |
| Teach Yourself So That You Can Teach Others With The Help Of Mozilla’s Webmaker Training Course Posted: 14 May 2014 10:30 AM PDT  Mozilla is a non-profit and every non-profit needs its community. Mozilla Webmaker was launched two years back so that the community could use it to learn while tinkering with web technologies. Here’s an early walkthrough. Webmaker Training is an offshoot in the form of a crash course that hopes to give anyone the skills to teach other people about using and building on the Web. Webmaker Training is an initiative for spreading digital literacy. The free course started on May 12th and comprises of four modules with their own start dates. You can join any module in line with your... Read the full article: Teach Yourself So That You Can Teach Others With The Help Of Mozilla’s Webmaker Training Course |
| Linux Users: Get This Album As A Kernel Module Posted: 14 May 2014 10:00 AM PDT  What’s the geekiest way to release an album? How about as a Linux kernel module? That’s exactly what a small band called Netcat did with their latest album, Cycles Per Instruction. Here’s how to get it. If this sound complex, don’t panic: while certainly quirky, it’s not hard to set up. All it takes is a well-written list of instructions, and you too can be listening to the album via a module for the Linux kernel. Here’s what you need to do, assuming you’re using Ubuntu. This is not the only way to gain access to the music. The album... Read the full article: Linux Users: Get This Album As A Kernel Module |
| 7 Tools to Make Android Compatible with Apple Gear Posted: 14 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT  Although Apple has always intended for their products to form a closed ecosystem, a lot of people have Android phones and want to use them with Apple products. From streaming video to syncing music and contacts, these apps make it a breeze. Transfer Files Between Mac and Android: AirDroid AirDroid is a free service that allows you to move files to and from your phone from your web browser. You can even send and receive text messages from your computer. To get started, just download AirDroid 2 (free) from the Google Play Store and go to airdroid.com on your Mac. Sign... Read the full article: 7 Tools to Make Android Compatible with Apple Gear |
| Start A Smooth Hands Free Conversation With The Improved Google Search App For iOS Posted: 14 May 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Google Search app for iOS jumped to version 4.0.0, with several new features and improved “conversational” functions. The significant update resembles the natural voice recognition facility of Google Now. You can tap the microphone icon or can trigger it by saying “OK, Google”. For example, a conversation could sound like this… “Ok Google” – (to start a conversation), “What’s the weather like?”, “What about this weekend?”. You can ask questions in succession without needing to tap the icon again or prompting it with an “Ok Google”. It feels more natural because as you can notice in the third successive query,... Read the full article: Start A Smooth Hands Free Conversation With The Improved Google Search App For iOS |
| 7 Awesome Online Company Blogs You Should Read For Personal Productivity Posted: 14 May 2014 08:30 AM PDT  There is nothing wrong with navel gazing. After all, every company worth its salt loves to plug its own products and services. Every good online company has an official blog that is not only the official mouthpiece but also the stomping ground for the community. Blogging is a powerful tool for startups. A company uses a blog for its broader social media strategy. But not all blogs are good or designed for the greater good. Most blogs go one-way with their branding, but some genuinely take it beyond and create interesting content. Here are seven blogs from well-known online brands... Read the full article: 7 Awesome Online Company Blogs You Should Read For Personal Productivity |
| Posted: 14 May 2014 07:45 AM PDT  Tech News Apple might be buying Beats By Dre, causing lots of people to say perfectly reasonably things. Apple buying Beats was an April Fool's Joke just a month ago. Now it's actually happening. Joel outlined some lesser-known gaming subreddits. What are your favorite subreddits, guys? EU Court: Google must delete personal data when that's requested. UK ISPs will reluctantly start sending letters to pirates. Toothless though – no action to be taken after 4 letters, or information passed on to rightholders. We asked readers: should Apple cut its prices? Gaming News Microsoft announces $399 Kinect-less Xbox One. Netflix no... Read the full article: Technophilia Episode 113 Live |
| Switching From Windows To Mac? Ensure You Can Still Access Your Data! Posted: 14 May 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Whether you’re trying to avoid Windows 8 or just considering something new, you might be thinking about switching to a Mac. One thing bothers you, though: can you keep your data? Basically: yes. While there are certainly some Windows programs that you can’t take with you to a Mac, that’s not true of the software most people use regularly. And if you’re a typical computer user, most of the files you have on your PC will open on a Mac, without the need for any additional software. A reader contacted us with an article idea, and it’s one we hadn’t... Read the full article: Switching From Windows To Mac? Ensure You Can Still Access Your Data! |
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