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- Cool Websites & Tools – Email Footers, Binge On XBox One, & Deep Freeze Files
- Benefits Of Taking A Tech-Free Vacation
- 11 Of The First Websites You Ever Encountered [We Ask You Results]
- 8 In 10 Desktop Computers Runs Windows And So Should You
- iPad/iPhone Video Editors And Tools: These Are Your Best Options
- Hold That Thought: 5 Reasons You Need A Clipboard Manager
- Edubuntu Vs UberStudent: Return To College With The Best Linux Distro
- Top 10 Tips And Tricks For Google Chromebooks
- Save Energy & Extend Your Battery Life With Custom Windows Power Plans
- How Does A Drive-By NFC Hack Work?
- Google Is Coming For Your Children, Facebook Starts Tagging Satire, And More… [Tech News Digest]
| Cool Websites & Tools – Email Footers, Binge On XBox One, & Deep Freeze Files Posted: 19 Aug 2014 09:31 PM PDT  Email Footer App – is a Chrome extension that adds contextual footers to the important e-mails you send. It extends Gmail by allowing you to include custom footer templates to e-mails. Email Footer App works great for the following use cases – sales emails, partnership emails, investor emails, and personal emails. Vatler – Drop-off your car at the office from $20/day parking included. A Vatler will be waiting for you at your office. Your Vatler parks your car in a nearby lot. Your vehicle is always covered by their insurance policy. Your car is returned and payment is made through... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Email Footers, Binge On XBox One, & Deep Freeze Files |
| Benefits Of Taking A Tech-Free Vacation Posted: 19 Aug 2014 07:30 PM PDT  I’ll admit — I’m guilty of taking my work along with me on holiday. Sadly, that’s one of the pitfalls of being a freelancer. Being a hard worker is an admirable trait, but sometimes you just need to take a break, free from emails and unnecessary stress. via Modis Read the full article: Benefits Of Taking A Tech-Free Vacation |
| 11 Of The First Websites You Ever Encountered [We Ask You Results] Posted: 19 Aug 2014 06:30 PM PDT  The Web has been with us for 25 years and counting, and it has changed an incredible amount in that quarter of a century. However, it’s still young enough that many of us remember our first travels around this series of tubes. You never forget your first time, right? First! We asked you, What Is The First Website You Remember Viewing? This question came after we saw a phenomenal response to our poll looking at what year the MakeUseOf readership first headed online. Buoyed by this nostalgia-fest we decided to find out which websites our readers first remembered seeing. The... Read the full article: 11 Of The First Websites You Ever Encountered [We Ask You Results] |
| 8 In 10 Desktop Computers Runs Windows And So Should You Posted: 19 Aug 2014 11:00 AM PDT  Maybe this is happening as you’re buying a new computer: One devil urges you to buy a Mac or at least get a Chromebook, while the other insists you try Linux. And here’s me explaining why you should stick with good old Windows. Windows remains the dominating desktop operating system. Windows 7 is found on more than half of all PCs and Windows XP still runs on almost a quarter of home computers. Overall, more than 8 out of 10 desktop computers is a Windows machine and notebook sales are recovering; guess why. You Already Know How Windows Works If you don’t like change or learning... Read the full article: 8 In 10 Desktop Computers Runs Windows And So Should You |
| iPad/iPhone Video Editors And Tools: These Are Your Best Options Posted: 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM PDT  Ten years ago, it took a fairly powerful computer in order to edit video, but now you can do everything on your iPhone or iPad. Provided you have the right tools at your disposal, shooting, processing, and editing your masterpiece with iOS is an increasingly valid option. We’ve talked about getting better video from your smartphone before and even took a look at some of the accessories that can help, so now it’s time to see what iOS has to offer once your production moves into the post-production phase. Video, iOS, And Me In all likelihood, the video you will end up editing on your iPad or iPhone also originated on... Read the full article: iPad/iPhone Video Editors And Tools: These Are Your Best Options |
| Hold That Thought: 5 Reasons You Need A Clipboard Manager Posted: 19 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT  When you think about it, copy paste is kind of weird. You copy stuff, but there’s no way to see it. And if you copy over what you had, it’s gone – forever. Clipboard managers address this by giving you a place to see all the things you’ve copied, and to restore an older item for pasting. But a clipboard manager isn’t just a way to avoid losing things: it can also become a key part of your workflow. We’ve shown you incredibly useful clipboard management utilities and what we think are the best clipboard managers for Windows; here are... Read the full article: Hold That Thought: 5 Reasons You Need A Clipboard Manager |
| Edubuntu Vs UberStudent: Return To College With The Best Linux Distro Posted: 19 Aug 2014 08:00 AM PDT  School is almost back in session! For Linux users, there are two top-notch distributions out there specifically aimed towards education: Edubuntu and UberStudent. While you could easily take a look at both of them to see which one’s better for you, we bet you don’t have a lot of time as you’re busy getting ready for the new school year. So instead, we’ll compare them for you. After reading this, you’ll be able to easily pick the distribution that best suits your needs. Downloading and Installing Getting and installing both Edubuntu and UberStudent is easy. Simply get the ISO for... Read the full article: Edubuntu Vs UberStudent: Return To College With The Best Linux Distro |
| Top 10 Tips And Tricks For Google Chromebooks Posted: 19 Aug 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Google Chromebooks are becoming increasingly popular. The market intelligence firm ABI Research have predicted an annual growth rate of 28 percent through to 2019, meaning an expected 11 million units per year will be shipped by the turn of the decade. If you are one of the latest converts to Chromebooks and are looking for some of the best tips and tricks to get you started, then read on for some great hints… Create Folders In Your App Launcher The app launcher has come a long way from its initial inception. Today it represents Google’s version of the much-debated Windows... Read the full article: Top 10 Tips And Tricks For Google Chromebooks |
| Save Energy & Extend Your Battery Life With Custom Windows Power Plans Posted: 19 Aug 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Windows battery life has rocketed forward in the last few years thanks to new processors from Intel that provide strong performance on a fraction of the power previously required. Even inexpensive laptops can often hit five or six hours, and models specifically designed for portability frequently exceed eight. Yet these improvements have made the way you use your PC more relevant to endurance than ever before. Modern processors do everything they can to reign themselves back to a low-power state quickly, but changing settings or even your usage can defeat all the good work Intel has done. Here’s what you must... Read the full article: Save Energy & Extend Your Battery Life With Custom Windows Power Plans |
| How Does A Drive-By NFC Hack Work? Posted: 19 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT  Remember the security dangers of using your phone’s NFC features? It’s been a few years since NFC gained in popularity and Android phone makers, especially Samsung, continue to push the technology with each new model. Yes, there are many wonderful uses for NFC, but they all come with a price. Consider the drive-by mobile attack. Are you at risk? Have you been compromised? It’s possible if you use NFC regularly. For those who are unfamiliar, NFC stands for near-field communication. It’s a newer type of wireless communication utilized mostly by smartphones in order to perform quick data transfers between NFC-tagged devices. Coloquially, phones are “bumped” or... Read the full article: How Does A Drive-By NFC Hack Work? |
| Google Is Coming For Your Children, Facebook Starts Tagging Satire, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 19 Aug 2014 04:30 AM PDT  Also, the HP Stream 14 is revealed, YouTube Music Key is teased, Murdoch compares Google to the NSA, Reddit lands on Xbox One, and Flappy Bird makes way for Swing Copters. Google Aiming To Become Child-Friendly Google is trying to make itself more child-friendly so that it can legally bring kids aged 13-or-under into the fold. The Information [Paywall] claims Google is making concerted efforts in a number of different areas to ensure under-13s are allowed to use its services. In the U.S., the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) protects the collection of data about all persons... Read the full article: Google Is Coming For Your Children, Facebook Starts Tagging Satire, And More… [Tech News Digest] |
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