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Sunday, May 25, 2014

5 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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Cool Websites & Tools – Turn Gift Cards Into Cash, Grocery Delivery, & Paragliding Sites

Posted: 24 May 2014 09:31 PM PDT

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Coinstar – Coins in a jar. Gift cards in your wallet. Coinstar and Coinstar Exchange kiosks turn them into things you want. That change you toss in a jar? Coinstar kiosks turn it into cash. No fee eCertificates for popular brands, PayPal funds, and charitable donations. The choice is yours. And those unused gift cards stuffed in your wallet? Instantly exchange them for cash at any Coinstar Exchange kiosk. Cur.to – is the smartest way to follow any topic on social networks. Check real-time everything that is posted on the social networks on any subject. For example, enter cur.to/football in...

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40 Ways To Stay Creative

Posted: 24 May 2014 07:30 PM PDT

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Do you feel your creative juices running low? Is your imagination limited of late? As humans, it’s natural for us to run out of steam, and when that happens, it’s really up to you to do what’s necessary to refill the tank, so to speak. If your job involves coming up with ideas and generally being creative, there are certain things you can do to keep the momentum. We’ve touched on this subject before – Saikat taught us how to spark passion in order to add a new dimension to our thinking skills. Being creative makes you unique, whether it’s...

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Learn New Words With The Collins Twictionary [Weird & Wonderful Web]

Posted: 24 May 2014 05:30 PM PDT

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New words are being invented all the time, both online and offline. The Internet is responsible for a host of new words and phrases, many of which end up making it into dictionaries. Having previously looked at 10 Internet phrases we would like to see die in a fire, it’s high time we balanced things out with a look at a collection of new words currently vying for inclusion in the next Collins English Dictionary. This is the Twictionary. Drumroll, please… Collins Twictionary Which new word should go into the new print edition @collinsdict? Voting closes 28 May so choose...

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Low Disk Space? 5 Native Windows Tools To Free Up Storage Space

Posted: 24 May 2014 02:00 PM PDT

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The size of PC hard drives has been increasing at an exponential rate over the last years. Whereas ten years ago you were lucky if you had 40 GB of disk space, today 1 TB of storage is almost common. Nonetheless, it is still possible to run out of memory. Application sizes are growing, and if you are using an older machine or a small netbook, you could quickly hit your memory limit. Even if you’re not close to filling your hard drive, freeing up some disk space might help your computer’s overall performance. Lots of third party tools can free up disk space, but...

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Smart TVs Are A Growing Security Risk: How Do You Deal With This?

Posted: 24 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT

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“Your TV has been hacked.” Just a few years ago, this nonsensical statement would’ve been enough to render most of us confused. On top of computers and mobile phones, you’re telling me that my television can be hacked now, too? If you have a Smart TV, then yes, it can be hacked. The good news is that it isn’t a rampant phenomenon… yet. The day is soon coming, however, when you may need to install anti-virus and anti-malware software onto your TV to keep it safe. Sounds weird, I know, but don’t brush it aside. Now is the best time...

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