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- Cool Websites & Tools – Email The FCC, Rip YouTube Music, & See News Scoops On The Map
- The Toys Dad Played With As A Kid
- Lynch, Gilliam & Fellini: Famous Directors Make The Best Adverts [Stuff to Watch]
- Here’s How We’ll Get to a World Filled With Driverless Cars
- Add Beautiful Widgets To Your Mac Desktop With Übersicht
- 6 Human Jobs That Computers Will Never Replace
- The Best Free & Cheap Audio Editors For Mac OS X
- How To Get An iOS-like Colorful Status Bar On Any Android Device
- Protect Your Mac Browsing With CyberGhost For OS X
- Samsung Galaxy S5 Review and Giveaway
- Replace Your Paper Filing System With FileThis for iOS & Web
- Chrome Is Killing Your Battery, Chatroulette For Stoners, And More… [Tech News Digest]
| Cool Websites & Tools – Email The FCC, Rip YouTube Music, & See News Scoops On The Map Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:31 PM PDT  Dear FCC – The FCC has asked for public comment on new rules about net neutrality, and it is vital that you tell the FCC your feelings on the subject, before a final decision is made. The Electronic Frontier Foundation has provided you with a ready-made template where you can enter your details and your feelings on the subject. It will then be sent directly to the FCC. Peggo – YouTube is increasingly becoming the must-go-to destination if you want to listen to music videos or rips of albums. But what if you want to get it off YouTube and... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Email The FCC, Rip YouTube Music, & See News Scoops On The Map |
| The Toys Dad Played With As A Kid Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:30 PM PDT  “When I was your age, all I had to play with was…” Sound familiar? Back in the day, your old man probably played with a stick and mud when he was a kid. That must’ve been a long time ago — things have changed. Today, some children are playing with tablets before they can even talk. Do you remember what your dad used to play with as a child? It depends how old he is, right? Well, this handy timeline will bring back some memories. via Sphero Read the full article: The Toys Dad Played With As A Kid |
| Lynch, Gilliam & Fellini: Famous Directors Make The Best Adverts [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 21 Jul 2014 06:30 PM PDT  Sometimes even famous directors have to pay the bills, which means even the most non-commercial of directors has dabbled in advertising. For fans of film and the cinematic greats, these periods of downtime offer a little more perspective into the workings of a director in a day job. The results will surprise you. The names will probably surprise you too. David Lynch Picture a David Lynch advert for a pregnancy test in your head. Got it? Now click play on the video above. I’m pretty confident the vision didn’t match the outcome, though there are hallmarks of Lynch here. This was produced in 1997, and Lynch... Read the full article: Lynch, Gilliam & Fellini: Famous Directors Make The Best Adverts [Stuff to Watch] |
| Here’s How We’ll Get to a World Filled With Driverless Cars Posted: 21 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT  Driving is one of those tasks that is so tedious, dangerous, and demanding that it almost screams to be handled by robots. Recently, the technology has finally begun to to catch up with common sense. The elevator pitch for self driving cars is a no-brainer. 1.2 million people die in car accidents every year, and 50,000 are maimed. We could save almost all of those lives. Millions of people waste billions of hours commuting . Now they can work, watch Netflix, or read a book. Robot cars would let us get rid of parking lots and traffic jams. Blind people, the... Read the full article: Here’s How We’ll Get to a World Filled With Driverless Cars |
| Add Beautiful Widgets To Your Mac Desktop With Übersicht Posted: 21 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT  Übersicht aims to replace the likes of Geektool, letting you add the output of any console command to your desktop – formatted with HTML5. We've shown you how Geektool, can help you make your Mac truly your own by adding command-based widgets to your desktop. We've also covered Nerdtool, an easy to use alternative to Geektool. With these options, why bother with Übersicht at all? Because Übersicht is so much easier to work with. Even better: if you know how to write HTML – or are confident enough to copy, paste and tweak code until it works the way you want – it's... Read the full article: Add Beautiful Widgets To Your Mac Desktop With Übersicht |
| 6 Human Jobs That Computers Will Never Replace Posted: 21 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT  Computers can drive cars now. What does that mean for us as a society? As technology advances and computers learn to perform human tasks with greater efficiency than even humans themselves, how many of us will be left in the dust? Is there a way to ensure that we remain irreplaceable as workers? The threat is still far in the future, so there’s no need to panic about it yet. However, the younger you are, the more you should be concerned. Which career paths should you choose to guard against automation takeover? Creative Arts It’s one thing for technology to... Read the full article: 6 Human Jobs That Computers Will Never Replace |
| The Best Free & Cheap Audio Editors For Mac OS X Posted: 21 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT  There are a healthy number of free or budget video editors available for Mac OS X, but what if you only need to edit audio? The selection might not be quite as hearty, but if you need to slice up a WAV or merge a couple of MP3 files then you’re in luck. Considering Apple’s media-savvy approach with free apps like iMovie, it’s surprising that there’s not a simple audio editor bundled with OS X. We’ve found a few that won’t break the bank. Audacity (free) If you’re looking for a completely free audio editor that eats uncompressed audio for breakfast, Audacity is... Read the full article: The Best Free & Cheap Audio Editors For Mac OS X |
| How To Get An iOS-like Colorful Status Bar On Any Android Device Posted: 21 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Want a status bar that matches the color of the app that you’re using? Thankfully, there’s a quick and easy way to do this on Android. iOS 7 already has this feature for many apps, and so do the custom skins on the LG G3 and HTC One M8. Wherever you turn, it seems that colorful status bars are the way of the future — even Android L is supposed to bring more colorful status bars along with it. But if you’re impatient for the awesome new look, you’ll want to try out this method. Before And After On the left... Read the full article: How To Get An iOS-like Colorful Status Bar On Any Android Device |
| Protect Your Mac Browsing With CyberGhost For OS X Posted: 21 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT  CyberGhost is one of the world's most well-known and trusted VPNs. The company's simple, secure service, which operates via client software, helps keep your browsing sessions private by routing data through VPN servers before hitting the net. You can also use the service to circumvent browsing restrictions implemented by your local network administrator. OS X users haven’t been able to use CyberGhost until recently, but now the new Mac client provides the same features Windows users enjoy. Let's take a closer look. Getting Started Downloading and installing CyberGhost for Mac is as easy as you'd expect. Just visit the company's website and hit the "Free download"... Read the full article: Protect Your Mac Browsing With CyberGhost For OS X |
| Samsung Galaxy S5 Review and Giveaway Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:30 AM PDT  Few smartphones are as aggressively marketed as Samsung’s Galaxy S5. The S5 can no longer be considered brand-new — but it is Samsung’s flagship, at least for the next few months. With a gorgeous screen, a capable camera, a waterproof build, and a user-replaceable battery, the Galaxy S5 has a lot to offer… at least on paper. Let’s find out how good it really is. What Makes This Review Different There are about a million Galaxy S5 reviews out there. Why should you read this one? Two keys points make our review different: We bought our own device. Unlike many... Read the full article: Samsung Galaxy S5 Review and Giveaway |
| Replace Your Paper Filing System With FileThis for iOS & Web Posted: 21 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT  If you manually download and manage your web receipts, bank statements, legal forms and other documents, you would probably benefit from the iOS app and paperless service FileThis. Currently only available only in the US, FileThis can act as a digital file drawer by retrieving all of your available online documents and receipts, and saving them in your own personal space in the cloud. Available as an online service, FileThis also works as an iPhone and iPad app. How It Works FileThis uses bank-level, 256-bit SSL security and encryption and can be used to track correspondance from US companies like Amazon, Comcast, Paypal, Target, Wells Fargo, Citibank, AT&T and many others. After registering an account with FileThis,... Read the full article: Replace Your Paper Filing System With FileThis for iOS & Web |
| Chrome Is Killing Your Battery, Chatroulette For Stoners, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 21 Jul 2014 04:30 AM PDT  Also, Google finds success in schools with Chromebooks, Netflix hides your embarrassing taste in movies, Fonhandle is a handle for your phone, David Mitchell tells a tale via Twitter, and Push Me Pull You features mad multiplayer. Google Chrome Is Hungry For Power I’m not sure why this is happening but Google Chrome is really beginning to mess up. Has Google finally gone the Microsoft way? — Harsh Sabale (@HarshSabale) July 14, 2014 If you’re running Google Chrome on a Windows laptop then your Web browser of choice could be killing your battery. This is due to a problem with... Read the full article: Chrome Is Killing Your Battery, Chatroulette For Stoners, And More… [Tech News Digest] |
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