13 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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• Cool Websites & Tools – Online Booking, Remove Facebook Stickers, & Website Language Widget
• Famous Internet Firsts And Where We Are Now
• MakeUseOf’s Technophilia Podcast Episode 135 – Building Legos Off Camera
• 10 Superb Retro Game Soundtracks To Listen To While You Work
• Love Free Games? Here Are 10 You Can Play For Free This Weekend On Steam
• 10 Amazingly Useful Spreadsheet Templates To Organise Your Life
• Is MacBooster 2 The Mac Toolkit You’ve Been Looking For?
• Nexus 6, 9, Player, and Android Lollipop: Everything You Need To Know
• 6 Awesome Subreddits That Deserve More Than 20,000 Subscribers
• How To Improve Your Programming Career Opportunities
• Lighter And Smoother Note-Taking — See What Evernote Has Lined Up For You
• How To Learn Color Theory In Less Than One Hour
• Google Reveals Android Lollipop, HBO Battles Netflix, And More… [Tech News Digest]

Cool Websites & Tools – Online Booking, Remove Facebook Stickers, & Website Language Widget Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:31 PM PDT Flindle – is an online booking system that is accessible at any time by both you and your customers. Never miss another booking by giving your customers the means to book online 24/7. Flindle enables you to spend less time answering phones and putting pen to paper in order to organise your customers and staff. KeepTrack – Don't change what you post – just change how you post it. Yovo is a new way to create and share photos and messages in a more playful, fun and interactive way, regardless of what service your friends are using. Send selfies, photos,... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Online Booking, Remove Facebook Stickers, & Website Language Widget

Famous Internet Firsts And Where We Are Now Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:30 PM PDT Relative to the wheel, the Internet is still a pretty new invention. Email, Twitter, and websites are all things we take for granted because they are part of our lives on a daily basis. There was a time, however, when they weren’t. It wasn’t long ago that the first email was sent, the first domain was purchased, and all of the other Internet firsts were taking place. This infographic provides a fascinating look at some of the most famous first occurrences on the Internet and where we are today. Everything starts with a first, and before you know it, you’re... Read the full article: Famous Internet Firsts And Where We Are Now

MakeUseOf’s Technophilia Podcast Episode 135 – Building Legos Off Camera Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:30 AM PDT Hey you. Yeah you. What are you doing? Well, you should totally be watching the new episode of the Technophilia Podcast. We’ve edited the gems of wisdom from Dave, James, and Justin into beautiful high-definition, and you don’t want to miss out. We’d love to hear your feedback on the show in the comments section! If you want to make sure you never miss an episode, subscribe to MakeUseOf’s YouTube channel, and subscribe to the video feed for the Technophilia Podcast. If you prefer audio podcasts, head on over MakeUseOf.tv, subscribe to Technophilia on iTunes, or just add the RSS feed to your favorite podcast client to... Read the full article: MakeUseOf’s Technophilia Podcast Episode 135 – Building Legos Off Camera

10 Superb Retro Game Soundtracks To Listen To While You Work Posted: 16 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT Some games are instantly forgettable. Those that are not invariably feature an excellent soundtrack. Usually the only way to enjoy these tunes is to play the game, but thanks to YouTube, we can enjoy them anytime! Here we’ve collected 10 of the best retro video game soundtracks that you can listen to now. Turrican (1990) Turri-what? Released in 1990 on the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari St (among others) this game proved revolutionary and gave the C64 a second wind thanks to the revolutionary use of an altered colour palette (up to this point programmers had been using the same... Read the full article: 10 Superb Retro Game Soundtracks To Listen To While You Work

Love Free Games? Here Are 10 You Can Play For Free This Weekend On Steam Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:30 AM PDT Everyone loves a freebie, right? And what's better than free games? Steam's largest ever free weekend begins today, and with it brings 10 awesome games to play for free for the next few days. Everything from puzzler, to shooter, to driving games are on offer. And if you love them, you can also purchase them at a steep discount. But what are they? Awesomenauts This game is a curious little beast. Awesomenauts adopts elements from platform games (like the Mario series), as well as fighting games (Like Tekken), and melds them together in a 2D battle arena violence-a-thon. The aim... Read the full article: Love Free Games? Here Are 10 You Can Play For Free This Weekend On Steam

10 Amazingly Useful Spreadsheet Templates To Organise Your Life Posted: 16 Oct 2014 10:00 AM PDT Is your life a hotch-potch of missed deadlines, forgotten shopping and reneged commitments? Sounds like you need to get organized. Where better to start than with hard numbers and figures? For this, you might want to take advantage of the many spreadsheets available on Vertex42 that allow you to keep track of your time, belongings, projects and money. Here are 10 of the best. Excel Money Management Template If you’re anything like me, your finances are scattered around a smattering of savings and checking accounts, with the odd credit card thrown in. Perhaps you’ve even got a mortgage. This makes... Read the full article: 10 Amazingly Useful Spreadsheet Templates To Organise Your Life

Is MacBooster 2 The Mac Toolkit You’ve Been Looking For? Posted: 16 Oct 2014 09:00 AM PDT Are you finding that your Mac isn’t running as smoothly as it once was? After having spent over $1,000 on a computer, poor performance shouldn’t be tolerated. The best option for boosting the speed of your Mac permanently is to upgrade its hardware, as nothing will speed up a computer like more RAM, a better processor, or an SSD. However, that’s not a practical solution in all cases, and that’s where software like MacBooster 2 comes into play. The important question is: does MacBooster 2 actually speed up an ailing Apple computer, or is it just a bunch of unnecessary tools?... Read the full article: Is MacBooster 2 The Mac Toolkit You’ve Been Looking For?

Nexus 6, 9, Player, and Android Lollipop: Everything You Need To Know Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:30 AM PDT October 15th just became one of the biggest dates in 2014’s tech calendar. In a slightly low-key announcement on Google’s official blog, they unveiled the latest refresh to the Android operating system — codenamed 5.0 Lollipop — as well as three new Nexus devices running the platform. Both Lollipop and Google’s Nexus devices are expected to drop at the end of the year. But can’t wait until then? Read on to find out what you can expect from them. What To Expect From Android 5.0 Lollipop The Android operating system has come along leaps and bounds since it was first released in... Read the full article: Nexus 6, 9, Player, and Android Lollipop: Everything You Need To Know

6 Awesome Subreddits That Deserve More Than 20,000 Subscribers Posted: 16 Oct 2014 08:00 AM PDT Reddit is home to tens of thousands of the most involved communities on the Internet. There’s a subreddit for just about anything, but the hard part is finding them. Not every subreddit appears on /r/all frequently. Some are hiding away from you, waiting for you to discover them. Thankfully, Reddit’s new Explore feature is making that a little easier on us. Before this, it was all word of mouth and mashing the Random button. Still, there are plenty of subreddits that float under the radar and go relatively unnoticed. Here are six of those unique subreddits that deserve to notch up... Read the full article: 6 Awesome Subreddits That Deserve More Than 20,000 Subscribers

How To Improve Your Programming Career Opportunities Posted: 16 Oct 2014 07:00 AM PDT If you’re hoping to start, restart, or otherwise improve your programming career, it isn’t easy. I’m finding myself in the middle of this right now — I only have a few years left in college, and I need to make the most of it in order to have better chances at a great job once I graduate. After doing a lot of research, I’ve found a treasure trove of useful tips that I believe can help others too. It’s very hard to be able to actually do all of these things (although accomplishing these will give you the advantage). But even... Read the full article: How To Improve Your Programming Career Opportunities

Lighter And Smoother Note-Taking — See What Evernote Has Lined Up For You Posted: 16 Oct 2014 06:00 AM PDT Ever wished Evernote had a simpler, easier-to navigate Web interface? Your wish has been granted. Evernote Web just had a makeover, and it appears refreshingly zen in its latest avatar. In his keynote address at the EC4 conference of 2nd Oct, 2014 in San Francisco, Evernote CEO, Phil Libin, revealed the redesign of its flagship app, Evernote Web, and a few other interesting developments besides. Before we get around to discussing the revamp, here’s how you can try the new interface firsthand, for free. Click on the notification that comes up when you log into the web app. Alternatively, navigate... Read the full article: Lighter And Smoother Note-Taking — See What Evernote Has Lined Up For You

How To Learn Color Theory In Less Than One Hour Posted: 16 Oct 2014 05:00 AM PDT Basic knowledge of color theory can mean the difference between an “amateur” aesthetic and a “professional” one. This applies to nearly every visual medium on the planet: digital photography, painting, website design, video games, fashion (both male and female) – and that’s just scratching the surface. Many creative types have skipped learning about the fundamentals of color, or they’ve forgotten what they’ve already learned. The result? Sub-par products that appear flat and lifeless to the eye. Don’t be one of them! Color Theory For Web Design These days, color is arguably most important in web design. Your choice in scheme and shade might be so bold... Read the full article: How To Learn Color Theory In Less Than One Hour

Google Reveals Android Lollipop, HBO Battles Netflix, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 16 Oct 2014 04:30 AM PDT Also, Google Glass is addictive, Facebook Safety Check, webOS begone, Will.i.am finds his Puls, and a working iPhone is created in Minecraft. Google Reveals Lollipop, New Nexus Devices Google has revealed Android L, which is Android 5.0, with the L standing for Lollipop. Android Lollipop features a newly redesigned user interface called Material Design, as well as improved battery life (up to 90 minutes extra), multiple user accounts and more besides. Lollipop is designed to “work on all your devices and to be customized for you the way you see fit.” Android Lollipop will make its first public appearance on... Read the full article: Google Reveals Android Lollipop, HBO Battles Netflix, And More… [Tech News Digest]

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