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• Cool Websites & Tools – Record Desktop, Cost of Living, & Shazam for YouTube
• How To Make Your Headlines POP
• Where Are All The Quality Kickstarters? [We Ask You Results]
• How To Stop Facebook From Selling Your Browsing Data [Weekly Facebook Tips]
• DIY Soylent: Food For the Masses or Toxic Sludge? People Chow 3.0
• 4 Failed Video Game Mascots You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
• The Linux Advantage: 5 Websites You Should Head To For Learning Linux
• How To Go Off-The-Record With Your Facebook Chats
• Apple Rolls Out 2-Step Verification Worldwide, Protect Your Account Now
• Linux In Overdrive: How To Get Every Drop Of Performance Out Of Your System
• How To Print Out Bitcoins (aka Making A Paper Wallet)
• From N64 To Wii U: The Story Of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros.
• Apple Is Spying On You, Facebook Launches Pocket Rival, And More… [Tech News Digest]

Cool Websites & Tools – Record Desktop, Cost of Living, & Shazam for YouTube Posted: 22 Jul 2014 09:31 PM PDT RecordIt – Screencasting software has its many uses, such as making screencasts to highlight a particular issue or to teach someone how to do something. But which screencasting software to use? One possible option is RecordIt which has both a free and a paid option. The paid option for $29 offers a faster frame rate, and password protection on the recordings. Cost of Living – The cost of living can vary wildly depending on where you go on the map. If you are planning a move, it helps to know if you will be hit in the wallet or helped.... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Record Desktop, Cost of Living, & Shazam for YouTube

How To Make Your Headlines POP Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:30 PM PDT Do you want your article to be read by more people? The solution is simple: work on your headline. 80% of people will judge the article by the headline. So make it count. Writing is hard, so why let your efforts go to waste? By coming up with a great headline, you’ll encourage your visitors to read the whole article. If you’re new at writing, here are 7 essential tips to follow. When you’re done with that, move on to the more advance stuff and learn to write successfully. After you’ve bagged that skill, read these 5 tips to do... Read the full article: How To Make Your Headlines POP

Where Are All The Quality Kickstarters? [We Ask You Results] Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:30 PM PDT Having previously listed the worst Kickstarters that have ever graced the crowdfunding website, we thought it was time to seek out some of the best Kickstarters of all time. That didn’t go so well, leading us to believe quality Kickstarters are becoming harder to find. Two’s Company, Three’s A Crowd We asked you, What Is Your Favorite Kickstarter Of All Time? This question spectacularly failed to generate a discussion, with just three readers taking the time out to name their favorite Kickstarter campaign. Three may, in the words of De La Soul, be the magic number, but such a small... Read the full article: Where Are All The Quality Kickstarters? [We Ask You Results]

How To Stop Facebook From Selling Your Browsing Data [Weekly Facebook Tips] Posted: 22 Jul 2014 03:30 PM PDT Did you plan on sharing your browser history with advertisers? Because if you have been sharing your browsing history with Facebook – and basically everyone who stays logged in has been sharing this with Facebook – then that’s exactly what’s going to happen. Facebook has never really been big on keeping your data private, but this time they may have gone too far. They plan to sell your browsing history to advertisers. Of course, Facebook has put a user-friendly spin on things, saying they are “giving people more control over the ads they see“. They even created a great video... Read the full article: How To Stop Facebook From Selling Your Browsing Data [Weekly Facebook Tips]

DIY Soylent: Food For the Masses or Toxic Sludge? People Chow 3.0 Posted: 22 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT When a Kickstarter launched for a nutritious slurry designed to replace normal food requirements, they laughed. After some reviewers praised Soylent (named after the eponymous film “Soylent Green”), they sat, dumb-struck. Before long, clones appeared. Now, user-sourced recipes are starting to take off – of these, my favorite is the home-brewed People Chow 3.0, the creation of Soylent.me user max. […] Read the full article: DIY Soylent: Food For the Masses or Toxic Sludge? People Chow 3.0

4 Failed Video Game Mascots You’ve Probably Never Heard Of Posted: 22 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT When you hear Nintendo, what’s the first thing you think of? Probably Mario. When somebody talks about the good old days of Sega, what comes to mind? Likely, Sonic. Mascots are a huge way that companies sell their brands and stand out from one another, and video games are no exception. Nowadays, loyalty to one system or publisher isn’t as big as it used to be, but back in the console wars of the 1990s, a mascot could mean everything to sales. Everyone knows about Sonic and Mario, but even less prevalent historic mascots such as Crash Bandicoot, Bubsy, and... Read the full article: 4 Failed Video Game Mascots You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

The Linux Advantage: 5 Websites You Should Head To For Learning Linux Posted: 22 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT It’s never too late to learn Linux. Sure, it’s been around for over twenty years, but the good news is that Linux has yet to hit its peak. Every year, the number of users continues to grow and there’s no sign that it’s going to stop any time soon. Whether you’ve been putting off Linux for years or you’re just hearing about it for the first time, there are ample reasons to start today. Want to try now? These resources will get you started. Why Learn Linux? Linux isn’t for everyone. If you’re tied to Windows for some reason or... Read the full article: The Linux Advantage: 5 Websites You Should Head To For Learning Linux

How To Go Off-The-Record With Your Facebook Chats Posted: 22 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT Facebook chats are a great way to communicate with a major drawback: Facebook keeps a record of everything. Unless you delete chats manually, they will remain on Facebook for years to come. I have always found it strange and honestly, quite troubling that a social media juggernaut like Facebook has no provision to turn off chat recording or at least provide some self-destruct functionality. If you have used Google Hangouts, then I’m sure you are familiar with the “off the record” feature that allows you to chat without leaving any trace of the conversation. This is one area where Hangouts... Read the full article: How To Go Off-The-Record With Your Facebook Chats

Apple Rolls Out 2-Step Verification Worldwide, Protect Your Account Now Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT Apple has finally rolled out 2-step verification worldwide, so secure your Apple ID by enabling it right now. The security feature also known as 2-factor authentication uses two forms of ID – something you know and something you have in your possession (like your iPhone) – to prove your identity before granting access to your account. Those with an Apple account will know how valuable it is to them. Aside from the fact that your personal details and credit card information is in there, access to your account means access to your music, movies, TV shows, and apps too. Lose your account and you could lose... Read the full article: Apple Rolls Out 2-Step Verification Worldwide, Protect Your Account Now

Linux In Overdrive: How To Get Every Drop Of Performance Out Of Your System Posted: 22 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Although Linux is slim and speedy by default, you might still feel like you could get a few more drops of performance out of your system. Have no fear, these four tips can give you that little extra boost you’re looking for. This isn’t about making your Linux installation even leaner (although it does make a difference), No, this is all about forcing your hardware to go full-throttle. Note: Since this article is all about getting more performance, there should be no expectation of reasonable power usage. If you value power savings more than performance, this article is not for... Read the full article: Linux In Overdrive: How To Get Every Drop Of Performance Out Of Your System

How To Print Out Bitcoins (aka Making A Paper Wallet) Posted: 22 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT Printing out electronic currency sounds like a pretty backwards thing to do – bringing us full circle around to this thing called “cash”. But actually, there are a few reasons why you might want to store your Bitcoins in a physical format. Read on to find out why, and how, to make a Bitcoin paper wallet. What is a Paper Wallet? To be clear, making a paper wallet doesn’t literally mean you print out some Bitcoins. You can’t: Bitcoins don’t actually exist either in a physical sense or even as a block of code. To understand a paper wallet, you need to understand... Read the full article: How To Print Out Bitcoins (aka Making A Paper Wallet)

From N64 To Wii U: The Story Of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. Posted: 22 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT Super Smash Bros. has been one of Nintendo’s best series to date, and for good reason. Take a bunch of popular characters from various games and have them fight each other — what’s not to love? So far, we’ve seen three iterations of the popular franchise. A fourth, Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS, will be coming out in October, and a fifth, Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U, is expected this holiday season. But Smash’s journey to where it is today hasn’t been a smooth one. An enormous community has grown around these games, and they faced both... Read the full article: From N64 To Wii U: The Story Of Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros.

Apple Is Spying On You, Facebook Launches Pocket Rival, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 22 Jul 2014 04:30 AM PDT Also, Netflix hits 50 million subscribers despite price hike, the Windows 9 Start menu is revealed, the Dota 2 gamers worth a cool $5 million, a sidewalk lane just for smartphone users, and the first trailer for The Imitation Game. Security Researcher Finds iPhone Backdoor In the classic sense, Apple has kind of admitted to having back doors in iOS, only are claiming they’re back doors for “diagnostics”. — Jonathan Zdziarski (@JZdziarski) July 22, 2014 A security researcher by the name of Jonathan Zdziarski claims to have found backdoors built into every iOS device. The accusation is that Apple put... Read the full article: Apple Is Spying On You, Facebook Launches Pocket Rival, And More… [Tech News Digest]

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