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- Cool Websites & Tools – Screen Dimensions, Secure Web, & View Algorithms
- How To Live Like A Fortune 500 Leader
- Gaming Greats: 5 Classic Consoles We Remember Fondly [We Ask You Results]
- What Is Fanbox And Can People Really Make Money With It?
- Windows XP Update: More Tools To Keep You Safe
- Droool Brings Social Media Photos To Your Mac Desktop
- 4 Things You Must Know About Those Rogue Cellphone Towers
- 5 Secrets Of The Steam Client That You Should Be Using
- 3 Tools For Turning Your USB Drive Into A Secure Unlock Key For Your PC
- 10 Unique Ways To Use Microsoft OneNote
- Be The Master Of Your Passwords On Any Device With RoboForm [Giveaway]
- Video Game Rentals: Where Can You Borrow Your Fun?
- Microsoft Buys Minecraft, How To Delete U2 From iTunes, And More… [Tech News Digest]
| Cool Websites & Tools – Screen Dimensions, Secure Web, & View Algorithms Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:31 PM PDT  Dimensions – is a tool for designers to measure screen dimensions. Measure between the following elements: images, input-fields, buttons, videos, gifs, text, icons. You can measure everything you see in the browser. You can also set a keyboard shortcut in the Extension Settings to quickly enable and disable Dimensions. Places – has been designed to offer a totally secure and private alternative of the Web. It uses the highest encryption standards available. Therefore, your content is securely encrypted on your device before it even goes on the Internet. Open source and currently free, Places is in beta. Just apply to... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Screen Dimensions, Secure Web, & View Algorithms |
| How To Live Like A Fortune 500 Leader Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:30 PM PDT  How’s your time management? Is it good enough to compare with a Fortune 500 business leader? Over a period of two months, an email survey was carried out by the International Center for Management and Organization Effectiveness. It was sent to 267 C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies to determine their typical work day. Leaders from Google, Kellogg’s and Adobe responded, and this infograph collectively represents the way they spend their time. Are you spending your time effectively enough to be a leader at work? Click to enlarge. Read the full article: How To Live Like A Fortune 500 Leader |
| Gaming Greats: 5 Classic Consoles We Remember Fondly [We Ask You Results] Posted: 16 Sep 2014 06:30 PM PDT  With the first games console having been released over 40 years ago — the Magnavox Odyssey in 1972 — there is a long line of games consoles we can look back on fondly. However, some games consoles are more fondly remembered than others, and thanks to the MakeUseOf readership we can focus on five of the absolute greats. Can you guess which five came out on top? The Greatest Games Consoles Of All Time We asked you, What Is Your Favorite Games Console Of All Time? A fair few of you chose to take part in the discussion, and we... Read the full article: Gaming Greats: 5 Classic Consoles We Remember Fondly [We Ask You Results] |
| What Is Fanbox And Can People Really Make Money With It? Posted: 16 Sep 2014 11:00 AM PDT  What is Fanbox? To answer that question requires an understanding of human psychology, and a basic background in how online scams work. Fanbox first entered the radar of possible scams during my own personal research into some of the Internet’s most dangerous email scams. Fanbox wasn’t at the top of the list, but it lingers along the edges as a strange aberration. Reports from people across the net as far back as 2010, say that Fanbox claims that users owe them some fee, which will in return entitle them to some large cash payout. These days Fanbox bills itself as a “social experiment”, where... Read the full article: What Is Fanbox And Can People Really Make Money With It? |
| Windows XP Update: More Tools To Keep You Safe Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:00 AM PDT  Windows XP has been without support since April this year. While its market share is declining (~24% in August), many users can’t afford to upgrade their computer and are stuck with a vulnerable operating system. If you are not yet ready to migrate to Linux, here are two more ways to keep Windows XP safe, especially after a reinstallation. Update Windows XP With Unofficial Service Pack 4 The unofficial SP4 (USP4), which we introduced recently, has been developed since September 2013. USP4 is a cumulative update rollup for Windows XP x86, containing all post-SP3 updates distributed via Windows Update. It... Read the full article: Windows XP Update: More Tools To Keep You Safe |
| Droool Brings Social Media Photos To Your Mac Desktop Posted: 16 Sep 2014 09:00 AM PDT  Droool ($9.99) is a one-of-a-kind social experience for OS X that allows you to view recent Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, RSS and Finder images in a single location. Any content posted without an image to these networks won’t appear in your Droool feed. Droool is available for a free 14-day trial via a limited version on the Mac App Store. Let’s see why you might want to upgrade to the full version. How It Works While image files are viewable in other social network applications like Twitter’s own TweetDeck, Droool appears to be the only application that allows for browsing attached images on your social networks in a single place, and... Read the full article: Droool Brings Social Media Photos To Your Mac Desktop |
| 4 Things You Must Know About Those Rogue Cellphone Towers Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Whenever you use your cell phone, you assume that it is connecting to a secure, trusted tower, and that nobody is intercepting your phone calls. Well, excluding the NSA and GCHQ, of course. But what if that wasn’t the case? What if your phone had connected to a cell tower operated by a rogue individual, and that person was intercepting every SMS. Ever call. Every kilobyte of data sent? It’s more likely than you think. Welcome to the weird and frightening world of rogue cell phone towers. How Many Of Them Are There? The mobile market in the US is... Read the full article: 4 Things You Must Know About Those Rogue Cellphone Towers |
| 5 Secrets Of The Steam Client That You Should Be Using Posted: 16 Sep 2014 08:00 AM PDT  Gabe Newell and the rest of the Valve team have been so good to us with Steam. Not only have they used it to push out some of the best PC games in history, but it’s now the library shelf that every gamer uses to organize their collection. However, are you sure that you’re getting the most out of your Steam client? If you aren’t careful, there are some really useful features and tools that you could be looking over. In this article, I’d like to show off five that are particularly important. Backup and Restore Games If you’re like... Read the full article: 5 Secrets Of The Steam Client That You Should Be Using |
| 3 Tools For Turning Your USB Drive Into A Secure Unlock Key For Your PC Posted: 16 Sep 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Have you ever wanted a physical key for your computer? Now that passwords are becoming obsolete, a tangible key would be more than a tricky gimmick. Indeed, requiring a physical component to unlock your PC may just be the most secure option right now, and if you have a spare USB thumb drive lying around, you can set up a key in just a few minutes. It would be even better if these USB keys could replace all forms of password entry (e.g., websites) but for now they can only handle the locking and unlocking of PCs. Perhaps we’ll see... Read the full article: 3 Tools For Turning Your USB Drive Into A Secure Unlock Key For Your PC |
| 10 Unique Ways To Use Microsoft OneNote Posted: 16 Sep 2014 06:00 AM PDT  OneNote is one of Microsoft’s most underrated apps. Not only can you jot down notes or keep to do lists, you can use a stylus to do it, convert handwritten notes to text or organise your recipe collection. OneNote is available on almost every platform, making this ridiculously useful app even more relevant. Although OneNote is available with good functionality on mobile devices, the tips below are mainly intended for running OneNote 2013 on Windows and Mac OS X. Managing Your Shopping List Ever arrived at the supermarket and found that you forgot what you went for? Even on a paper-based list, it’s easy... Read the full article: 10 Unique Ways To Use Microsoft OneNote |
| Be The Master Of Your Passwords On Any Device With RoboForm [Giveaway] Posted: 16 Sep 2014 05:30 AM PDT  A password manager is a great asset — perhaps even essential — for any computer system. Not only does it help increase the overall security of your system, it can make everyday interactions a lot more convenient as well. Security and ease of use; it’s a win-win situation. With so many options out there, the only question remains which password manager suits you best. RoboForm RoboForm is one of the most established password managers and a major player in the field. For the past couple of years, a renewed interest in privacy and security has given birth to many alternative... Read the full article: Be The Master Of Your Passwords On Any Device With RoboForm [Giveaway] |
| Video Game Rentals: Where Can You Borrow Your Fun? Posted: 16 Sep 2014 05:00 AM PDT  Gaming is a fantastic hobby, but unfortunately, it doesn’t always come cheap. While most games offer a cheap hourly rate when compared to the price, some players may not have much money to spare. Because of this, it’s easy to get behind on the latest releases, which quickly becomes overwhelming. Justin has shared great tips on how to score premium PC titles for free, but you won’t find brand-new titles in this way. One solution to this issue has seemingly gone out of style, but it’s actually still an attractive option for budget-conscious gamers. Renting video games instead of buying... Read the full article: Video Game Rentals: Where Can You Borrow Your Fun? |
| Microsoft Buys Minecraft, How To Delete U2 From iTunes, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 16 Sep 2014 04:30 AM PDT  Also, Microsoft teases Windows 9, 4 million iPhone 6 preorders, Kickstarter expands, Surge is back, and you can text Groot from Guardians of the Galaxy. Microsoft Buys Minecraft Maker Mojang Microsoft has bought Mojang for $2.5 billion. Mojang is famous for creating Minecraft, the insanely popular gaming phenomenon which has captured the hearts and minds of adults and children alike. Mojang was founded in 2009 and employs around 40 people. While the acquisition will undoubtedly bring changes, Microsoft has promised to “continue to make Minecraft available across platforms – including iOS, Android and PlayStation, in addition to Xbox and PC.”... Read the full article: Microsoft Buys Minecraft, How To Delete U2 From iTunes, And More… [Tech News Digest] |
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