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• Cool Websites & Tools – Smooth Video Footage, Gmail Notes, & Unlock Your Brain
• 10 Surprising Social Media Facts You Never Knew
• Deals: UpWord Notes & True Skate Are Free For A Limited Time [iOS Sales]
• Got Shared Hosting And Worried About Security? Here’s What You Need To Know
• Top Six Best Features Of The OnePlus One — And One Drawback
• Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays With Absolute Ease With MakeMKV [Cross-Platform]
• 5 Reasons Snapchat Is Excellent For The Workforce
• 15 CMD Commands Every Windows User Should Know
• Building The Internet of Things, With Tessel: The Node.js Development Board
• Lifetime Access To Over 5,000 Adobe Authorised Training Videos For $79, Ends Aug 7
• Top 5 Football (Soccer) Games You’ve Probably Never Played But Should
• What Is Solar Energy And Why Hasn’t It Taken Off?
• Google Wants To Map Your DNA, Download OS X Yosemite Now, And More… [Tech News Digest]

Cool Websites & Tools – Smooth Video Footage, Gmail Notes, & Unlock Your Brain Posted: 25 Jul 2014 09:31 PM PDT Steady Camera – Record action videos, with cinematic stabilization and slo-mo. Shoot while walking, running – and get cinema quality, smooth footage. Record and share slo-mo clips, set when slo-mo starts and ends. Export square videos for Instagram, Vine or Replay. Preview stabilized videos instantly, and save to the Camera Roll. Notes for Gmail – is a seamless way for taking Notes in Gmail. Annotate emails, add beautiful looking sticky notes to your inbox, and set reminders. Notes for Gmail is a web browser extension that offers a seamless way to add notes to your emails. Annotate your Gmail emails... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Smooth Video Footage, Gmail Notes, & Unlock Your Brain

10 Surprising Social Media Facts You Never Knew Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:30 PM PDT Did you know that Twitter has six different networks? Did you know that the best day for engagement on Facebook is Friday? Did you know that Pinterest has specific themes for certain days of the week? Some of you might have learnt never to trust social media because it (apparently) has a negative impact on society. One thing experts can all agree on: social media is essential to your business. Just don’t let social media be the reason you get robbed. Click to enlarge. via Mainstreethost Read the full article: 10 Surprising Social Media Facts You Never Knew

Deals: UpWord Notes & True Skate Are Free For A Limited Time [iOS Sales] Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:00 PM PDT Developers put their apps on sale for a variety of reasons – to encourage user reviews and feedback, to give back to fans or in celebration of a particularly big update. Of course, we don’t really care why these apps are on sale – we’re just happy to grab a bargain. This week we’ve got the usual array of productivity, games and miscellany with UpWord Notes, True Skate and a magnetometer available for free. Apps UpWord Notes ($0.99, now free) UpWord Notes puts a unique spin on the to-do list and note-taking organiser. You “type” an UpWord list looks just like a note, using... Read the full article: Deals: UpWord Notes & True Skate Are Free For A Limited Time [iOS Sales]

Got Shared Hosting And Worried About Security? Here’s What You Need To Know Posted: 25 Jul 2014 12:00 PM PDT Shared hosting. It’s the cheap option, isn’t it? And for a huge swathe of the population, it’s all they’ll ever need to host their website or web application. And when done well, shared hosting is scalable, fast and secure. But what happens when it’s not done well? Well, that’s when dangerous security issues start to […] Read the full article: Got Shared Hosting And Worried About Security? Here’s What You Need To Know

Top Six Best Features Of The OnePlus One — And One Drawback Posted: 25 Jul 2014 11:00 AM PDT The OnePlus One has been causing quite a stir in the recent months, and it’s just beginning to arrive at the doorsteps of eager customers. I received my OnePlus One (OPO) about three weeks ago, and I’ve come to love the phablet-sized device. But that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Let’s run through some of the great things about this device, and one not-so-great thing. That Gorgeous Screen OnePlus has been hyping the screen on this thing for a while now, and it was clearly for good reason. The screen is gorgeous. As someone who generally prefers AMOLED displays over LCDs,... Read the full article: Top Six Best Features Of The OnePlus One — And One Drawback

Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays With Absolute Ease With MakeMKV [Cross-Platform] Posted: 25 Jul 2014 10:00 AM PDT A while ago, I began a huge project to rip my DVDs and Blu-Rays, and make a media center on my computer. The digital copies would also serve as a backup, in case the original disk was damaged, stolen, or lost. The MakeUseOf lawyers, who had a collective seizure reading this article, have asked me to insert the following to cover my ass. In my view, if you legally bought the disk, it’s yours to do with, as you please. If you want, you can make as many digital copies as you want. I have been asked to refer to Exhibit... Read the full article: Rip Your DVDs & Blu-Rays With Absolute Ease With MakeMKV [Cross-Platform]

5 Reasons Snapchat Is Excellent For The Workforce Posted: 25 Jul 2014 09:00 AM PDT Professional environments typically go one of two ways: they are either uptight and task-oriented or laid-back and easy-going. Neither one is necessarily good or bad, but it’s just the nature of the beast. However, as with any business, communication is key. However, communication doesn’t have to be all memos and emails – why not make it a little more interesting? Snapchat, the app that allows users to take a photo or video, add some text to it, and send it to a friend, isn’t just for inappropriate images or goofy videos. You can use it for business purposes as well! Below are a few scenarios... Read the full article: 5 Reasons Snapchat Is Excellent For The Workforce

15 CMD Commands Every Windows User Should Know Posted: 25 Jul 2014 08:00 AM PDT Microsoft has slowly but surely pushed the command line aside in the Windows interface. This is not without reason, as it’s an antiquated and mostly unnecessary tool from an era of text-based input that has long passed. But there still are some commands that remain useful, and Windows 8 even added new features. Here are the commands every Windows user needs to know. In case you’re not sure how to access the command prompt, forgot basic commands, or would like to know how to see a list of  switches for each command, you can refer to our beginners guide to the Windows command line for instructions. ASSOC... Read the full article: 15 CMD Commands Every Windows User Should Know

Building The Internet of Things, With Tessel: The Node.js Development Board Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:00 AM PDT Tessel is a new breed of development board that runs entirely on Node.js, and after a successful Kickstarter, they’ve now the reached the point of being available to everyone. What is it exactly, how does it differ from other hobby boards, and what potential uses does it have? What is Tessel? Tessel is a pure Node.js development board, so everything is written in JavaScript and run using a super fast Node engine developed by Google. It’s $99 including your choice of a basic module, or $125 with an advanced module like RFID. In terms of hardware, Tessel has: 180 MHz ARM... Read the full article: Building The Internet of Things, With Tessel: The Node.js Development Board

Lifetime Access To Over 5,000 Adobe Authorised Training Videos For $79, Ends Aug 7 Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:30 AM PDT Like it or not, only one company monopolises the digital creativity application sphere, and that’s Adobe. Photoshop and Illustrator are just two of Adobe’s widely-used industry-standard applications, so it helps to fully understand them if you’re even slightly involved in the field. Train Simple is an Adobe-authorized tutor, and for a limited time, you can grab lifetime access to all 5000 of their training videos for just $79. Access includes all training courses and videos, exercise files, quizzes, and when you’re done, certificates of completion for each module. Even if you’re only interested in just one application — say, InDesign... Read the full article: Lifetime Access To Over 5,000 Adobe Authorised Training Videos For $79, Ends Aug 7

Top 5 Football (Soccer) Games You’ve Probably Never Played But Should Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:00 AM PDT By the time you read this, the World Cup in Brazil has happened. You’ll have a few weeks of emptiness before the football season in Europe and America gets underway – but what can you do until then? If you feel as though you’ve played the latest, high-profile titles to death, there are alternatives for the armchair pro tired of FIFA, PES, Football Manager, and the rest. We’ve compiled a list of superb football (soccer) games for Windows that you’ve probably never played but definitely should. Awesome Soccer World In my opinion the greatest football game ever was Kick Off... Read the full article: Top 5 Football (Soccer) Games You’ve Probably Never Played But Should

What Is Solar Energy And Why Hasn’t It Taken Off? Posted: 25 Jul 2014 05:00 AM PDT What’s the big deal with solar energy? If it’s really as important and necessary as so many claim it to be, why hasn’t it taken over the energy industry yet? How does it even work? If you’ve ever asked yourself these questions before, then keep reading. You may just find the answers you’ve been looking for. “Solar power” has been a buzzword for a long time but there’s still a bit of confusion over what it is and how it works. Here’s a crash course on what solar power is, why we need it, and the obstacles associated with adopting... Read the full article: What Is Solar Energy And Why Hasn’t It Taken Off?

Google Wants To Map Your DNA, Download OS X Yosemite Now, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 25 Jul 2014 04:30 AM PDT Also, Google has (probably) acquired Twitch for $1 billion, the Destiny beta is now open to everyone, Oyster comes to browsers, watching Sharknado 2 will affect your Philips Hue, and Apple fanboys are easily fooled. Google Defines Typical Healthy Human How many times a day does a healthy human being google themselves? — Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) May 20, 2014 Google has begun a new project aiming to define what constitutes a healthy human being. The project, called Baseline Study, is being run by the Google X research arm, previously responsible for Google Glass, Google’s self-driving cars, and contact lenses which... Read the full article: Google Wants To Map Your DNA, Download OS X Yosemite Now, And More… [Tech News Digest]

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