15 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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• Cool Websites & Tools – Send Emails Later, Enhance Your Online Shopping, & Get Your Own Caricature
• The Gamification of Business
• Biting Satire: The 20 Best Tweets About Luis Suarez’ World Cup Bite [Weird & Wonderful Web]
• How To Use Facebook On Android Without All The Invasive Permissions
• How To Buy A Laptop On A Budget
• Kinkoo Infinite One Portable Battery Bank Review and Giveaway
• Cool Websites & Tools – Cloud Coding, Conference Calls, & Google Remove Requests
• 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Internet
• Grab A Bargain On iPad Music Apps & True Skate is Free [iOS Sales]
• What Is The Turing Test And Will It Ever Be Beaten?
• What’s The Difference Between An E-Reader and A Tablet?
• Customize Google Play Music For Android With This Xposed Module
• Writing The Wrongs: 7 Essential Tips For New Authors
• Move Over Mario: You Need To Play These 3 Other Kart Racers
• Bandicam, Tune Sweeper And Microsoft Office Arrive In July [Rewards]

Cool Websites & Tools – Send Emails Later, Enhance Your Online Shopping, & Get Your Own Caricature Posted: 28 Jun 2014 09:31 PM PDT Gridplay – gives even the most experienced filmmakers a new experience, with a feature allowing users to select and combine or divide screens at will. The creative grid screen changes your normal day into a masterpiece. Make a music video by combining performances with your own music or show your friends how you make that special recipe, while making your life into a dramatic cartoon. SndLatr for Gmail – Sends emails at a later time, reminders and more. Works with GMail. With SndLatr, you can schedule emails to be sent automatically at a later time. Just write the email in... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Send Emails Later, Enhance Your Online Shopping, & Get Your Own Caricature

The Gamification of Business Posted: 28 Jun 2014 07:30 PM PDT What is gamification? It’s a system which harnesses people’s desires for competition, achievements and status, and rewards them for getting things done. James Bruce thinks our entire society should be gamified. Justin Pot tries to gamify every aspect of his life. But what about business? Gamification for business follows the same basic principles, allowing customers to earn points and achieve statuses. Your regular loyalty program is an example of how businesses use gamification to their advantage, and yours — to a certain extent. Designed by ClickSoftware, this infograph depicts the brief history of gamification in business. You may also download... Read the full article: The Gamification of Business

Biting Satire: The 20 Best Tweets About Luis Suarez’ World Cup Bite [Weird & Wonderful Web] Posted: 28 Jun 2014 06:30 PM PDT Whether you love or hate football, you will have no doubt heard that one player bit another player in the shoulder during the FIFA World Cup. The biter being Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who decided to gnaw at Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. The referee missed the incident, but the cameras caught it perfectly. It was the bite that spawned a million tweets, or at least what felt like a million tweets, and we have compiled the best reactions to Luis Suarez’ moment of madness just for you. The great thing is you don’t even need to be a football fan... Read the full article: Biting Satire: The 20 Best Tweets About Luis Suarez’ World Cup Bite [Weird & Wonderful Web]

How To Use Facebook On Android Without All The Invasive Permissions Posted: 28 Jun 2014 02:00 PM PDT Are you concerned about your privacy? With all the talk about the NSA and sharing of private user data these days, it’s natural to be worried about what happens to your information online. Even your smartphone tracks you in more ways than you probably know. Facebook is one entity that’s infamous for sharing your information, but if you’re already using it, it’s hard to remove the social network from your life. It’s common knowledge that Facebook is tracking everything you do online, but even if you can’t accept the idea of permanently deleting your account, you can still use alternate... Read the full article: How To Use Facebook On Android Without All The Invasive Permissions

How To Buy A Laptop On A Budget Posted: 28 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT Most consumers today view laptops as a tool; it needs to do a job and do it at a fair price. Manufactures know this, so there are many systems available for around $500 or less. But how do you choose the right laptop, and what can you expect from its performance? Bang for your buck Restricting your budget also restricts your choice of hardware. There are certain things you simply won’t be able to obtain. A discrete GPU is out of the question, and you’ll struggle to get more than four gigabytes of RAM or a solid state drive with... Read the full article: How To Buy A Laptop On A Budget

Kinkoo Infinite One Portable Battery Bank Review and Giveaway Posted: 28 Jun 2014 05:30 AM PDT The Kinkoo Infinite One portable power bank offers a stylish, high quality exterior — with premium pricing at $69.50 from the Kinkoo website or Amazon. Power banks – also known as portable batteries – charge smartphones, tablets and other micro-USB equipped devices, while on-the-go. Recharging while traveling fits squarely into the One’s market niche. The Infinite One’s sleek, angular profile makes it easy to toss in a purse, backpack or even your front pocket. It manages to offer an 8,000 mAh battery, despite its petite size. However, the competition in the power bank market is both inexpensive and diverse. We’re... Read the full article: Kinkoo Infinite One Portable Battery Bank Review and Giveaway

Cool Websites & Tools – Cloud Coding, Conference Calls, & Google Remove Requests Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:31 PM PDT CodeBurner – enables you to code with the same editor on your desktop and in the cloud. This app turns any Chromebook or PC into a full-blown development environment for opening local and cloud projects. Create powerful development environments in the cloud with a collaborative, online/offline IDE for your collaborators and your teams. GTA File Downloader – Analyze webpages using built-in filters. Download PDF files, HTML, images, and video. Download images in gif, png, ico, jpg, bmp formats. Download html files in html, css, js formats. Download archives (rar, zip, 7z, jar, tar), doc files (doc,xls), exe and msi. Download... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Cloud Coding, Conference Calls, & Google Remove Requests

10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Internet Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:30 PM PDT Ask anyone what they know about the Internet today. It’s where they go to watch stuff online? It’s used for stalk people on Facebook? It’s used to download porn? Sure, but did you know that humans make up only 49 percent of the total Internet traffic? The remaining is made up by bots. Did you also know that the Internet speed on board the International Space Station is faster than the average speed in Australia? As a resident of Australia, that’s hugely disappointing. via Zanifesto Read the full article: 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About The Internet

Grab A Bargain On iPad Music Apps & True Skate is Free [iOS Sales] Posted: 27 Jun 2014 07:00 PM PDT Not realised the iPad’s potential as a music production platform yet? Maybe this weeks sales can convince you. In addition to Akai’s digital answer to the iconic MPC, we’ve got a $20 Ableton Live controller going for free and an app that makes reshaping your samples a breeze. There’s also the usual smattering of games, productivity and other apps you probably wouldn’t bother downloading unless someone was giving them away for free. Apps Gneo ($9.99, now $0.99) In celebration of the United States reaching the next stage of the World Cup, Gneo’s developers have reduced the price tag on their productivity app by 90%.... Read the full article: Grab A Bargain On iPad Music Apps & True Skate is Free [iOS Sales]

What Is The Turing Test And Will It Ever Be Beaten? Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT Is it possible for artificial intelligence to match human intelligence? It’s a tricky question that involves philosophy, psychology, computer science, and every topic in between. Whenever there’s talk about human-level machine intelligence, the Turing Test is never too far behind. Earlier this month, Internet journalists exploded in a frenzy of excitement when a London-based computer program, named Eugene Goostman, seemingly passed the Turing Test. But what does that mean? Why are people so excited over it? And is it as noteworthy as it might first appear? The Turing Test: What Is It? Despite its name, the Turing Test is not... Read the full article: What Is The Turing Test And Will It Ever Be Beaten?

What’s The Difference Between An E-Reader and A Tablet? Posted: 27 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT The American e-reader market oversaturated itself with locked down Kindle Fires, Nooks and Kobos (read our reviews of the Fire HDX, Kobo Aura HD, and Kobo Arc). For inexplicable reasons, major manufacturers hobbled their wares with barriers. Innovative features were ignored, or hidden, such as 8-inch E-Ink screens or access to vanilla Android. Larger screen sizes allow for ebooks to read like paper books. Android enables the Play Store, the Amazon App Store and more, with their myriad number of applications and customizable features. The locked down experience offered by Amazon, Kobo and the Nook severely limits utility, and value,... Read the full article: What’s The Difference Between An E-Reader and A Tablet?

Customize Google Play Music For Android With This Xposed Module Posted: 27 Jun 2014 12:00 PM PDT Tired of Google Play Music for Android automatically opening up to the Listen Now page? Let’s fix that. Want to open to a different section or different tab? Done. Google Play Music is the best music player for Android, but its default settings can be a little annoying. Listen Now, with its random assortment of playlists, albums, and instant mixes, doesn’t always know exactly what you want to listen to. Wouldn’t you prefer to open the app and have it automatically be exactly where you want? The artist tab of My Library maybe, or the Radio page if you’re subscribed to... Read the full article: Customize Google Play Music For Android With This Xposed Module

Writing The Wrongs: 7 Essential Tips For New Authors Posted: 27 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT The rise of digital platforms for self-publishing mean it’s easier than ever for anyone to write a book. Unfortunately, this increased competition means most books will end up being read by no one apart from family, friends, and a few random strangers. While we cannot guarantee greater success, there are more than a handful of rookie mistakes we can prevent you from making. Avoid the following and you will have put yourself in a better position to sell yourself and your work, and to keep your dream of a literary future alive. Avoid Copying A Popular Formula When a book... Read the full article: Writing The Wrongs: 7 Essential Tips For New Authors

Move Over Mario: You Need To Play These 3 Other Kart Racers Posted: 27 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Mario Kart 8 launched in May, and if you don’t have a Wii U, you may be experiencing some serious kart envy. Mario’s racing career has produced a long line of amazing games, and from one look at the latest title, it’s easy to see why this one is no different. Not interested in purchasing a Wii U to get in on the action? Or have you already beaten Mario Kart 8, and you’re looking to chart a new kart racing course? Either way, there are great games waiting for you on a wide variety of platforms. Snag a power-up... Read the full article: Move Over Mario: You Need To Play These 3 Other Kart Racers

Bandicam, Tune Sweeper And Microsoft Office Arrive In July [Rewards] Posted: 27 Jun 2014 09:30 AM PDT Have you been saving your MakeUseOf Rewards points? If so, get ready to spend them, because July is going to be a great month for the program. Here’s a preview of what’s around the corner. Wait, What’s Rewards? Are you new to the site, or simply haven’t heard of Rewards before? If so, here’s the skinny. If you have a MakeUseOf account, which you can create by logging in via the button in the upper right corner of the site, you’ll earn points every time you share an article with your friends. These points, once they’ve accumulated, can be used... Read the full article: Bandicam, Tune Sweeper And Microsoft Office Arrive In July [Rewards]

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