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- Cool Websites & Tools – Build Social Media Campaigns, Instant Music, & Lock Your Child’s Mobile Phone
- A Field Guide To Fanboys
- What Is The Worst Clickbait You Have Ever Seen? [We Ask You]
- Learn The Art Of Web Interviewing & Help Your Career Or Business
- Dog Owners: 5 Android Apps To Help With Your Furry Friend
- Find The Best Music To Boost Your Productivity Online
- Easily Clone Your SD Card For Trouble-free Raspberry Pi Computing
- Here Is What You Should Know Before Buying Used Cars Online
- How To Make a WiFi Network That Only Transmits Cat Pictures With A Raspberry Pi
- Technophilia Episode 118 With Jonathan Siddharth, CEO of Flipora
- 2015!? No Way Microsoft! How To Get Your Windows 8.1 Start Menu Now
- Facebook Paper Updated With Trending Section, Mentions, Hashtags, And More
- Long Drive This Summer? Your Phone Can Help Keep You Safe On The Road
- How To Activate Windows 8 After An Installation Or Hardware Upgrade
- How To Find Your Android Phone Or iPhone In A Room Even On Silent Mode
| Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:31 PM PDT  *SPONSORED SUBMISSION* – Social Intents – Gather feedback, ideas, email addresses, likes, tweets, and followers. Build social media and email list campaigns. Increase sales and campaign impact with targeted social and email list building that feeds into your existing outbound marketing. Gather feedback and ideas, and offer social incentives. Poetica – Get clear feedback, wherever you're writing, whether it is in Gmail, WordPress, MS Word, or Google Drive. When you need help with your words, use the Poetica Button for Chrome to import and share with your team for feedback. Using Poetica's simple interface, you can work together to make... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Build Social Media Campaigns, Instant Music, & Lock Your Child’s Mobile Phone |
| Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:30 PM PDT  This is what I call “an oldie but a goodie”. Originally published by PCWorld in 2010, this cheat sheet perfectly describes every type of tech fanboy, and does so hilariously. You might have heard of Apple fanboys, and Microsoft fanboys. But there are quite a few other terms in circulation. This guide will teach you to carefully spot them in the wild. Admittedly, it’s a little old, but still pretty fun. Would you change anything in this field guide? Tell us! Click to enlarge. Read the full article: A Field Guide To Fanboys |
| What Is The Worst Clickbait You Have Ever Seen? [We Ask You] Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:30 PM PDT  Clickbait is a growing problem, and it’s one that could spiral out of control unless people start seeing through the bogus headlines an increasing number of websites are using to get traffic. It’s time for us to take a stand. It’s time to share examples of clickbait with each other. For all our sakes. Calamitous Clickbait Collusion We want to know, What Is The Worst Clickbait You Have Ever Seen? This is a simple question which gives every single one of you reading this the chance to call out the worst offenders when it comes to clickbait. And if you’re... Read the full article: What Is The Worst Clickbait You Have Ever Seen? [We Ask You] |
| Learn The Art Of Web Interviewing & Help Your Career Or Business Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:00 PM PDT  Would you mind if I interview you? Those are seven words that no one ever minds being asked, and if you’re the one doing the interviewing, the experience can provide you with some of the most valuable life skills you’ll ever gain. Interviewing is definitely a natural gift for many, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be developed from scratch organically. Even the most shy person can learn to become an expert online interviewer, and in the process of learning to interview – that person will gain skills that can be put into practice in their career and in many... Read the full article: Learn The Art Of Web Interviewing & Help Your Career Or Business |
| Dog Owners: 5 Android Apps To Help With Your Furry Friend Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT  Dogs are a man’s best friend, or so the saying goes. Studies suggest they are good for your physical health, mental health, and emotional well-being — meaning that today more than 75 million are kept as pets in the US alone. A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than it loves itself, but you can still make Fido love you a little bit more with these great Android apps for dog owners. If you don’t own an Android device, check out some other online resources for dog owners. petMD Symptom Checker – Free Who doesn’t... Read the full article: Dog Owners: 5 Android Apps To Help With Your Furry Friend |
| Find The Best Music To Boost Your Productivity Online Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT  Listening to music helps you focus and get more done, according to music therapists. A 2005 study saw IT specialists listening to music during work, and compared their productivity to others without tunes. The results? “Those who listened to music completed their tasks more quickly and came up with better ideas than those who didn't,” said Teresa Lesiuk, an assistant professor at the University of Miami. Why does this work “Because the music improved their mood,” says Lesuik. The question: what kind of music will improve your mood, and make you more productive? The answer: it depends. There’s probably no... Read the full article: Find The Best Music To Boost Your Productivity Online |
| Easily Clone Your SD Card For Trouble-free Raspberry Pi Computing Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT  How many SD cards do you use with your Raspberry Pi? One? Two? Perhaps you don’t even have an SD card, and rely instead on a microSD with an adaptor to boot your Pi into Raspbian or whatever your preferred OS is. Using multiple SD cards is more convenient than using just one, enabling you to easily switch between different operating systems for different projects. For instance, you might have an SD card dedicated to running your RaspBMC media centre and one for your RetroPie gaming system. A third SD card may be just the basic Raspbian, optimised to handle... Read the full article: Easily Clone Your SD Card For Trouble-free Raspberry Pi Computing |
| Here Is What You Should Know Before Buying Used Cars Online Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT  How awesome is it that you can buy anything you want without ever stepping outside your home? Online shopping has blown up and it is becoming clear that it’s the way of the future. Online purchases aren’t just limited to supplies and devices, either. Nowadays, you can even purchase your next vehicle right on the Web. But before you do, there are some things you should know. The process for buying new and used cars is slightly different. For now, we’ll explore the latter. Why buy a used car online? No slimey salesmen trying to push you to spend more than you want. The ability to... Read the full article: Here Is What You Should Know Before Buying Used Cars Online |
| How To Make a WiFi Network That Only Transmits Cat Pictures With A Raspberry Pi Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT  It’s a common use case scenario: you want to broadcast a public WiFi network for anyone to use, but you’ve got strict requirements that only cat images be permitted. Great news: your Raspberry Pi is a perfect transmoggification machine. Intrigued? Read on. What You’ll Need Raspberry Pi model B (New to Raspberry Pi? Here’s everything a beginner would need to know, in video form) 4GB or larger SD card Ethernet cable Compatible WiFi adapter MicroUSB power cable and adapter The Theory This project starts out identical to the Onion Router we built a few weeks back. We’ll make the Raspberry... Read the full article: How To Make a WiFi Network That Only Transmits Cat Pictures With A Raspberry Pi |
| Technophilia Episode 118 With Jonathan Siddharth, CEO of Flipora Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:45 AM PDT  Facebook is tracking your web browsing to show you ads, which is probably what those "Like" buttons were intended for all along. YouTube is removing the music videos of artists who didn't sign on for Google's streaming service. "Don't Be Evil" is officially a joke. Cryptic YouTube Channel Webdriver Torso turns out to be a quality control tool. Bloomberg is working on using the Oculus for work. The mayor of Peoria sent the cops to raid the house of a guy who ran a parody Twitter account. Xbox ad demonstrating the voice commands keeps turning on people's Xboxes Sunlight Foundation... Read the full article: Technophilia Episode 118 With Jonathan Siddharth, CEO of Flipora |
| 2015!? No Way Microsoft! How To Get Your Windows 8.1 Start Menu Now Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:00 AM PDT  In April, Microsoft demonstrated a Start Menu mock-up, which fueled speculations that this much-demanded feature would make a return with Windows 8.1 Update 2. Recently, however, Microsoft clarified that the Start Menu won’t be rolled into a new version of Windows until 2015. Well, you certainly don’t have to wait that long. Whether you’re on Windows 8 or have upgraded to Windows 8.1, you can get your Start Menu back right now. Third Party Start Menus As soon as it became clear that the Start Menu was missing from Windows 8, developers got busy and released third party software that emulates... Read the full article: 2015!? No Way Microsoft! How To Get Your Windows 8.1 Start Menu Now |
| Facebook Paper Updated With Trending Section, Mentions, Hashtags, And More Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Remember Facebook Paper? It’s the application released for iPhone recently by the social networking giant that is aimed at changing the way users browse content on their smartphones by featuring themed sections based on different interests and topics. Facebook just released a large update for the application that is designed to make it a little more functional for users. The first new feature, and one that brings more of the core Facebook experience to the app, is the ability to edit your profile photo directly from the application. Another feature designed to bring more of the standard Facebook stuff to... Read the full article: Facebook Paper Updated With Trending Section, Mentions, Hashtags, And More |
| Long Drive This Summer? Your Phone Can Help Keep You Safe On The Road Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:00 AM PDT  Going on a road trip? Preparation and staying safe on the roads go hand in hand to ensure you have a fantastic time on your summer adventure. Whether it’s Route 66 or a trip down to Cornwall, all you need is great music, great scenery, and even better company, right? But to make the journey go as smoothly as possible, you need to know you’re in safe hands. That’s where your smartphone comes in. Plan your trip on the computer first, certainly, but your phone can also keep you worry-free on your relaxing break if you have these apps. The... Read the full article: Long Drive This Summer? Your Phone Can Help Keep You Safe On The Road |
| How To Activate Windows 8 After An Installation Or Hardware Upgrade Posted: 18 Jun 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Windows 8 requires an online activation with Microsoft before every features is available to you. If you’re installing Windows yourself or upgrading your PC’s hardware, you have to re-activate Windows. Some hidden options can be launched via the Run dialog. Activation 101 You may need to reactivate Windows 8 after upgrading your PC’s hardware. Windows detects changes to the motherboard, hard disk, CPU, and other system components. It deactivates itself after noticing a few too many changes — in that case you have to re-activate it afterwards. We covered this when we looked at how to make a Windows 7 PC genuine again... Read the full article: How To Activate Windows 8 After An Installation Or Hardware Upgrade |
| How To Find Your Android Phone Or iPhone In A Room Even On Silent Mode Posted: 18 Jun 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Here’s the situation: Your phone is in the room, but you don’t know where. There isn’t another phone around to call it. How do you find your handset? Two neat apps let you yell or whistle to get your phone back. Marco Polo is a paid app for the iPhone and iPad, while Whistle Finder is free to download (albeit with some ads) for Android devices. Both apps have the same base purpose: you make a sound, the phone detects it and responds with its own sound so you can find it. It’s basically like making a call, except you... Read the full article: How To Find Your Android Phone Or iPhone In A Room Even On Silent Mode |
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