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- How The Internet Is Making The Whole World Richer
- Homestar Runner & Strong Bad Are Back After Four Long Years [Stuff to Watch]
- What Is The Best News Reader App For Android?
- 10 Best Shortcuts To Add To Your Right-Click Menu
- Want A Mac OS Look With Linux Power? Have It All With Zukimac, A GTK Theme
- The iGuardian: A Smart Way to Protect Your Home Network
- Stranded In A Career Rut? 10 Ways To Reboot Your Work Focus Today
- Pros & Cons Of A Windows 8 Tablet Vs. A Touchscreen Laptop
- Should I Use Linux Or Windows? 3 Deal-Breaker Questions You MUST Answer
- Hewlett-Packard Breaks In Two, Redbox Instant Shuts Down, And More… [Tech News Digest]
| How The Internet Is Making The Whole World Richer Posted: 06 Oct 2014 07:30 PM PDT  The Internet has revolutionized many businesses. Rather than jumping in the car and driving to a store, we can simply order what we need online. Because of that, a lot more money is changing hands. The image below breaks down how the Internet is making the world richer. We often think of the web as a place to kill time and learn something new, but it’s quite fascinating to see how it has actually changed the financial state of the world in which we live! Via WhoIsHostingThis Click To Enlarge Read the full article: How The Internet Is Making The Whole World Richer |
| Homestar Runner & Strong Bad Are Back After Four Long Years [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 06 Oct 2014 06:30 PM PDT  If there’s one Macromedia-powered website that ushers in waves of millennial nostalgia like no other, it’s Homestar Runner. What began life as a hand-drawn parody evolved into one of the early Internet’s best-loved animated series, before everything went a bit quiet in 2010. This week saw the first major update to the project’s website in four years, with a brand new short to watch and flurry of activity on the official YouTube channel. Hopefully we won’t have to wait four more for the next. Scroll down to see what’s new, or read on for some background on this piece of Internet history. Homestar What Now? Homestar Runner is... Read the full article: Homestar Runner & Strong Bad Are Back After Four Long Years [Stuff to Watch] |
| What Is The Best News Reader App For Android? Posted: 06 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT  Struggling to get over Google Reader? Need an alternative to Feedly? There are many news reader apps for Android that enable you to catch up with the latest news in your area of interest. Here we look at five great apps that offer curated content and customizable news sources for your phone or tablet. Find out which we think is the best of the bunch! What To Look For In A News Reader App RSS is dying. While it might hang around as a service used by website editors to manage newsletters or keep up to date with other sites,... Read the full article: What Is The Best News Reader App For Android? |
| 10 Best Shortcuts To Add To Your Right-Click Menu Posted: 06 Oct 2014 10:00 AM PDT  You may have noticed that your context menu (the menu which appears when you right-click an item on the desktop) is not a static entry. Instead it changes based on the software you add or remove. To a layman it appears you have relatively little control over this, but you can in fact customize the context menu as you’d like with third-party software. Here’s how to do it – and a handful of awesome shortcuts to add. How To Edit The Context Menu Context menu items can be changed by directly editing the Windows Registry, which is how they appear in... Read the full article: 10 Best Shortcuts To Add To Your Right-Click Menu |
| Want A Mac OS Look With Linux Power? Have It All With Zukimac, A GTK Theme Posted: 06 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT  It’s OK if you enjoy the power of Linux but the aesthetics of Mac OS X — you can get your Linux installation to look more like Mac OS X with the Zukimac theme. One of the great benefits of Linux is that you can customize it however you’d like. And while some customizations can be completely unique, others can be oddly familiar to other operating systems. We’ve already shown you how you can make a Lubuntu installation look like Windows XP. About Zukimac Zukimac is a simple GTK theme that supports the latest versions of GTK 3. In other... Read the full article: Want A Mac OS Look With Linux Power? Have It All With Zukimac, A GTK Theme |
| The iGuardian: A Smart Way to Protect Your Home Network Posted: 06 Oct 2014 08:00 AM PDT  Our recent smart home articles have revealed our readers’ preoccupation with security: people are worried about the risks inherent in adding connected devices throughout their home. We’ve written a bit about the security risks inherent in the IoT, but the conversations centered around a few of my own articles inspired me to seek out some experts to get more details on the risks of smart homes and what can be done about them. A Surprisingly Small Market When I set out to research this article, I immediately ran into an interesting problem: there aren’t many companies who are pushing smart... Read the full article: The iGuardian: A Smart Way to Protect Your Home Network |
| Stranded In A Career Rut? 10 Ways To Reboot Your Work Focus Today Posted: 06 Oct 2014 07:00 AM PDT  The longer you feel like you’re stuck in a career rut, the harder it can be to escape. Here are a few methods to bring focus, excitement and purpose back to your work-life. Back in 2013, Gallup’s State of The American Workplace Report showed that a whopping 70% of American workers were far from engaged in their work. These are people who simply (for whatever reason) aren’t satisfied, fulfilled or excited with how they’re spending a frightful chunk of their waking hours. The report suggested myriad ways in which employers could encourage and improve employee engagement and satisfaction, yet in all honesty,... Read the full article: Stranded In A Career Rut? 10 Ways To Reboot Your Work Focus Today |
| Pros & Cons Of A Windows 8 Tablet Vs. A Touchscreen Laptop Posted: 06 Oct 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Windows 8, with its fancy new modern interface, is obviously intended to be used with a touchscreen — but there are so many options out there for Windows 8 devices! In addition to traditional laptops, the market has been flooded with tablets and 2-in-1 laptop/tablet hybrids. Which option is right for you? It depends on what exactly you’re looking for. Why A Touchscreen? It is possible to still find some non-touchscreen devices out there, but the industry is largely moving towards touchscreens-only for Windows 8 devices — and for good reason. Windows 8 is a million times easier to use with... Read the full article: Pros & Cons Of A Windows 8 Tablet Vs. A Touchscreen Laptop |
| Should I Use Linux Or Windows? 3 Deal-Breaker Questions You MUST Answer Posted: 06 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT  Linux. Windows. Which is better? The debate has long been driven into the ground and we’re almost to the point where further discourse can add nothing of value. We aren’t here to tell you which one is better; rather, we’re here to help you decide which one is better for you. Linux is great and more people should use it. That being said, not ALL people should use Linux. These three questions will help you choose the more appropriate operating system for you. Q. Are You Using Special Proprietary Software? If there was ever a reason not to use Linux,... Read the full article: Should I Use Linux Or Windows? 3 Deal-Breaker Questions You MUST Answer |
| Hewlett-Packard Breaks In Two, Redbox Instant Shuts Down, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 06 Oct 2014 04:30 AM PDT  Also, Microsoft RoomAlive, Jimmy Kimmel malware, free Instapaper, Windows 95 on a smartwatch, and Destiny’s honest game trailer. Hewlett-Packard Splits In Two Hewlett-Packard is set to be split into two separate companies; one focused on selling PCs and printers, the other focused on corporate hardware and services. HP is expected to announce the plan today (Monday, Oct. 6), but at the time of writing this is a rumor based on “people familiar with the plan.” If successful, the split would create two publicly traded companies each bringing in more than $50 billion every year. The PC and printer business will... Read the full article: Hewlett-Packard Breaks In Two, Redbox Instant Shuts Down, And More… [Tech News Digest] |
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