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- 5 Ambient Noise Smartphone Apps To Help You Relax
- Is An Open Office Really Better Than A Closed One?
- 9 Awesome Ways Facebook Can Improve Your Vacation [Weekly Facebook Tips]
- A History of Keyboard Layouts, Is QWERTY Lagging Behind?
- Getting A 4K Monitor? Which Browser Should You Use?
- Learn Almost Anything Online; Find Out Where With SlideRule
- Stop! Thief! Prevent Your Camera Being Stolen With Lenstag
- 3 Sites (and One App) to Complete Your Destiny Experience
- How To Read Non-Fiction Books In Record Time
- Why Penny Auctions Are Not The eBay Alternative You’re Looking For
- Track Your Mileage, Fuel Costs And More With A Free OBD2 Device
| 5 Ambient Noise Smartphone Apps To Help You Relax Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:31 PM PST  We live in a stressful world these days, in a jungle where survival of the fittest rules. Grocery shopping, doctors appointments, picking the kids up from school, walking the dog, work overtime, family commitments, lack of sleep, nagging spouse… I could go on. By the end of the day, you are crawling into your bed, hoping to be left alone, so your shattered nerves can get a rest before round two tomorrow. Before the kids come through screaming, the alarm clock is going off, the dog is barking — what a wonderful world! That’s why you need an ambient noise... Read the full article: 5 Ambient Noise Smartphone Apps To Help You Relax |
| Is An Open Office Really Better Than A Closed One? Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST  Is your company talking about switching to an open floor plan? It’s a big change if you are used to having an closed space in which to work. You might be wondering if going with an open office is actually beneficial, or if it’s just a bunch of fluff. This image digs deep into the pros and cons of having an open floor plan in an office. After reading it over, you’ll have an immense understanding of whether or not it’s right for you, and you might even be able to convince the powers at your company to go one... Read the full article: Is An Open Office Really Better Than A Closed One? |
| 9 Awesome Ways Facebook Can Improve Your Vacation [Weekly Facebook Tips] Posted: 03 Nov 2014 02:30 PM PST  You’re travelling the world, but you don’t know what’s worth seeing. Have you ever been on a vacation somewhere interesting only to find out later you’d missed some of the best destinations? Well, Facebook can make sure you never miss out again. Facebook has dozens of great tools to use that will make your next vacation your best ever. Follow Travel-Related Pages The easiest way to begin is to find Facebook pages related to your destination and travel in general. Collect them together in an Interest list by heading to Home > Interests > Add Interests. You can make the... Read the full article: 9 Awesome Ways Facebook Can Improve Your Vacation [Weekly Facebook Tips] |
| A History of Keyboard Layouts, Is QWERTY Lagging Behind? Posted: 03 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST  Did you know that modern QWERTY keyboards are inefficient and encourage the onset of repetitive stress injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome? QWERTY is over 100 years old. It’s outdated and outclassed by several alternatives, yet it’s still the most popular keyboard layout in the world. How did we get here? What can we do about it? Let’s take a look at the evolution of the keyboard as well as the pros and cons of QWERTY’s competitors. Before we start, do note that we’re only looking at Latin-based layouts that are optimized for English. QWERTY Back in the 1860s, an inventor... Read the full article: A History of Keyboard Layouts, Is QWERTY Lagging Behind? |
| Getting A 4K Monitor? Which Browser Should You Use? Posted: 03 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST  A 4K monitor can be a huge boon to productivity. The large, pixel-dense space provides plenty of room to open windows, so it’s quite possible to work with four or five programs simultaneously. One of those will probably be a web browser, but there lies a problem. Not all browsers handle 4K resolution with equal grace. Scaling of both the interface and the content rendered by the browser is important. I’ve taken a look at the three most popular browsers – Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer – to see which one works best with a shiny new Ultra HD monitor.... Read the full article: Getting A 4K Monitor? Which Browser Should You Use? |
| Learn Almost Anything Online; Find Out Where With SlideRule Posted: 03 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST  Congratulations: You’re alive in 2014, a staggering bit of good luck. Even better: it seems like you have Internet access. Because of this, you – unlike literally billions of humans across time – can access college-level courses, free of charge. Seriously: what do you want to learn? Because you can. Web design, world history, physics, psychology – it’s all within grasp, if you’re willing to work at it. And, of course, if you know where to look. Which brings me to SlideRule. This site acts as a search engine for online classes, with over 18,000 courses indexed. Some happen in... Read the full article: Learn Almost Anything Online; Find Out Where With SlideRule |
| Stop! Thief! Prevent Your Camera Being Stolen With Lenstag Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:30 AM PST  Earlier this year Lenstag reunited their first photographer with his stolen gear. When Philip Martin checked his recently purchased lens against Lenstag's database he found it was stolen. He contacted Lenstag and returned it to the original photographer. Since then, we’ve learned that a second photographer has recovered stolen camera equipment using Lenstag. Gary Fraley is a Lenstag user and was alerted when photos taken with his stolen equipment were posted on 500px.com. Fraley contacted the police who recovered his camera, two lenses, a flash and battery grip and are now investigating the theft. Lenstag is a free security service,... Read the full article: Stop! Thief! Prevent Your Camera Being Stolen With Lenstag |
| 3 Sites (and One App) to Complete Your Destiny Experience Posted: 03 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST  If you already spend too much time playing and thinking about Destiny, don’t read this article. It’s easy to get totally caught up in the game and dedicate your life to it, just like other MMOs like World of Warcraft. But if you’re willing to risk a few more minutes (or hours) of time lost to Destiny, here are four places to supplement your experience. Destiny Companion App Did you know that there’s a Destiny companion app for iOS and Android? Most companion apps aren’t super exciting, but this one is actually really great. You can read the latest news from Bungie, see your Guardian... Read the full article: 3 Sites (and One App) to Complete Your Destiny Experience |
| How To Read Non-Fiction Books In Record Time Posted: 03 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST  If you’re like the rest of us, your ‘to read’ list outstrips what you can ever hope to go through. Fortunately, there is a method (other than speed reading) that will enable you to sail through that reading list at a pace you never thought possible. This article will attempt to show how you can understand the main premise, arc and arguments of a non-fiction book without actually having to read it. Why Would You Want to Skip Reading a Book? First of all, why doesn’t this apply to fiction? I prefer to read fiction books in their entirety to absorb the voice, subtleties... Read the full article: How To Read Non-Fiction Books In Record Time |
| Why Penny Auctions Are Not The eBay Alternative You’re Looking For Posted: 03 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST  Getting sick of eBay’s repeated security breaches? You’ve probably considered some alternatives, one of which might have been the penny auction site Madbid.com. Amazing prizes at remarkably low prices are available, but is winning an auction at this site really possible, or is it just one step away from gambling? What Is A Penny Auction? The idea of the penny auction is simple: each time you make a bid, the price of the item increases by a penny. When the clock finally makes it to zero, you win. Offering low prices prices to the winner is an interesting gimmick; an... Read the full article: Why Penny Auctions Are Not The eBay Alternative You’re Looking For |
| Track Your Mileage, Fuel Costs And More With A Free OBD2 Device Posted: 03 Nov 2014 04:00 AM PST  Nowadays, everything seems to be smart – except our cars. This free ODB2 device and app change that, allowing you to track how far you’re driving, how much you’re spending on gas, the health of your car, where you parked, and more. The device is the Metronome, a device developed by Metromile that plugs into the OBD2 port of any car manufactured after 1996, and it’s accompanied by free Android and iOS apps. Unfortunately, this venture is currently limited to the US only. Residents of Washington, Oregon, California, and Illinois can receive a Metronome for free, while residents of other states will... Read the full article: Track Your Mileage, Fuel Costs And More With A Free OBD2 Device |
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