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- Obama Backs Net Neutrality, Google Fights Ebola, & More… [Tech News Digest]
- Go Behind The Scenes Of Your Favorite Movies With These 5 Resources
- How Does Facebook Hurt Or Help You And Your Relationships?
- Exploring Popular Culture In The Context Of Art & Technology With PBS Ideas [Stuff to Watch]
- First Aid Smartphone Apps Save Lives
- 3 Free Games That Can Help You Cope And Understand Depression
- Visualize Your Data & Make Your Spreadsheets User Friendly With An Excel Dashboard
- 3 Of The Most Ridiculous Video Game Expansions Ever
- Cool Research Projects That Could Change the Future
- Is KeyCDN The Content Delivery Solution For Your Website?
- What Is A Website Security Certificate, And Why Should You Care?
- HUB IT USB3 Charger Review and Giveaway
- Get Immersive Mode For All Android Apps – No Root Required
| Obama Backs Net Neutrality, Google Fights Ebola, & More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 11 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST  Also, the Microsoft Lumia 535, edit captions with new Instagram update, The Who goes mobile, and the hour-long World of Warcraft documentary. Obama Wants Broadband To Be A Utility U.S. President Barack Obama has come out in favor of reclassifying broadband as a utility. This is regarded as the surest way to ensure the Internet remains open and free from interference by commercial entities. In other words, it would protect the principle of net neutrality, which is that all traffic should be treated equally. President Obama issued a statement saying, “To put these protections in place, I’m asking the FCC... Read the full article: Obama Backs Net Neutrality, Google Fights Ebola, & More… [Tech News Digest] |
| Go Behind The Scenes Of Your Favorite Movies With These 5 Resources Posted: 10 Nov 2014 08:30 PM PST  Movies have been around for the better part of 100 years, first with the silent movies, and then gradually progressing from black and white to the high-definition CGI blockbusters that we have today. But now movies have gone beyond passive watching, thanks to the Internet. You can take your movie obsession one step further by hunting for movie locations, buying the clothes and props, applying for a job as an extra, and much more. Today on Cool Websites and Apps, we are going to show you 5 Internet resources if you want to take your movie addiction to the next level.... Read the full article: Go Behind The Scenes Of Your Favorite Movies With These 5 Resources |
| How Does Facebook Hurt Or Help You And Your Relationships? Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST  Love it or hate it, Facebook is here to stay. Almost everyone you know probably uses the social network, and it’s hard to stay away from it. But how does Facebook impact your relationships? Is it a positive or a negative? Check out the infographic below for a fascinating look at how Facebook helps and hurts your relationships. Via OnlineDating.org Click To Enlarge Read the full article: How Does Facebook Hurt Or Help You And Your Relationships? |
| Exploring Popular Culture In The Context Of Art & Technology With PBS Ideas [Stuff to Watch] Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:30 PM PST  An entire generation has been raised on Facebook statuses, animated GIFs and the YouTube comments section. This new media influence has seeped into just about every aspect of modern life, including the films we watch, the books we read and the games we play. PBS Ideas explores this phenomenon by taking a closer look at some of the cultural, technological and scientific impacts the Internet has had on our lives – from how we argue, to our values and beliefs. Five Common Logical Fallacies Just about every website (including this one) invites user comments – so is it any wonder the Internet is awash with heated... Read the full article: Exploring Popular Culture In The Context Of Art & Technology With PBS Ideas [Stuff to Watch] |
| First Aid Smartphone Apps Save Lives Posted: 10 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST  Unless you’ve gone through first responder training, you probably have no idea what to do when confronted with a situation in which someone needs first aid. Sure, you can bandage a cut, but can you splint a broken limb? Do you know what to do if someone has sustained a serious burn? Could you save someone’s life with CPR? These apps will help when you’re in an emergency situation. Warning To properly apply first aid in an emergency situation, you should complete a training course. These courses are offered through many organizations, including Red Cross training and certification programs, American... Read the full article: First Aid Smartphone Apps Save Lives |
| 3 Free Games That Can Help You Cope And Understand Depression Posted: 10 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST  The UK’s Office of National Statistics says that one in five British adults suffer from depression. It's an epidemic of massive proportions, comes with a massive societal impact, with depression costing the European economy almost 118 million Euros in lost worker productivity and expenditure on treatment. It's not just a feeling of sadness. It's not laziness. It's a complex, confusing mental illness that impacts people in different ways. It can pull you into a spiral of numbness, anxiety, hopelessness and apathy, and make the simplest things like getting out of bed feel like an excruciating effort. So, where do games... Read the full article: 3 Free Games That Can Help You Cope And Understand Depression |
| Visualize Your Data & Make Your Spreadsheets User Friendly With An Excel Dashboard Posted: 10 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST  Ever feel like you would have more use for Excel if you had a better way to present your data? Excel can be a very powerful program in the right hands, but sometimes a simple spreadsheet format isn’t engaging enough to make your data accessible to a reader. One way around this is producing a Dashboard; an environment that takes all the most important information from your document and presents it in an easy-to-digest format. What Can I Use An Excel Dashboard For? The main function of an Excel Dashboard is to transform a great deal of information into one manageable screen. What... Read the full article: Visualize Your Data & Make Your Spreadsheets User Friendly With An Excel Dashboard |
| 3 Of The Most Ridiculous Video Game Expansions Ever Posted: 10 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST  Expansions and DLC are normally just more of the same. It's rare that the developers let loose and make dramatic changes to how the original game played and felt. When they do though, the results can be spectacular. Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Red Dead Redemption is an open world action-adventure game set during the final days of the Wild West. John Marston, a former outlaw has to hunt down members of his old gang in exchange for his family's freedom. Set on both sides of the US-Mexico border, you are free to roam around a gorgeously realised world filled... Read the full article: 3 Of The Most Ridiculous Video Game Expansions Ever |
| Cool Research Projects That Could Change the Future Posted: 10 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST  It’s 2210 A.D. There is no scarcity of food because energy is plentiful. There is no disease because humanity is pushing the right genetic buttons. There is no global warming because geo-engineering is the hot career of the day. That just might never come true if Hollywood is the oracle. Script doctors paint a dystopian picture of man battling apes, or man-made viruses turning everyone into walking zombies. For a change, let’s paint a more utopian picture, with some of the futuristic projects outlined below. Question – Will mega-corporations like Google, Microsoft, IBM, and Intel go on to give future generations the world... Read the full article: Cool Research Projects That Could Change the Future |
| Is KeyCDN The Content Delivery Solution For Your Website? Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:30 AM PST  If you’re finding that your website is slowing down through regular visitors and your budget doesn’t stretch to a faster server, the answer might be a content delivery network. Such a service will host your media files, reducing your site’s bandwidth and server load, hopefully resulting in improved overall speed and uptime. There are many CDN services available, each offering a good selection of features, so what makes KeyCDN special? Features You Can Expect With KeyCDN KeyCDN can be looked upon as the next generation of content delivery networks, offering high performance, better value for money, a global network of... Read the full article: Is KeyCDN The Content Delivery Solution For Your Website? |
| What Is A Website Security Certificate, And Why Should You Care? Posted: 10 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST  Ever seen the error, “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” and wondered what it meant? I’ll explain what a security certificate is, and how it works – so you can get back to your browsing – without the worry. Internet security is quite complex, so this article gives only a simple overview of the topic for non-technical readers, and tips for what to do when you encounter security errors. Why Security Certificates Matter When you access a website where you need to log in and manage an account, it’s important that your account details stay between you... Read the full article: What Is A Website Security Certificate, And Why Should You Care? |
| HUB IT USB3 Charger Review and Giveaway Posted: 10 Nov 2014 04:30 AM PST  HUB IT is a modular USB3 hub and charger which takes a fresh approach and is full of potential. Unlike traditional chargers which will simply provide the USB ports with a bring-your-own-cables policy, HUB IT have created a line of enclosed modules that cater for all smartphones, as well as some more obscure devices like Nintendo DSi. The HUB IT from Eggtronic is on sale for $56 at the time of writing and faces stiff competition from a number of fronts, none of which match the specifications exactly. The Bolse 7-port charger ($36) for instance offers a superior charge-only product that works with existing... Read the full article: HUB IT USB3 Charger Review and Giveaway |
| Get Immersive Mode For All Android Apps – No Root Required Posted: 10 Nov 2014 04:00 AM PST  Immersive Mode was one of the cooler features introduced in Android KitKat, but it was only introduced for certain apps. Now you can get Immersive Mode across all your apps if you’re running Android 4.4 KitKat or later, and it doesn’t require root access. (Though it is just one of many great KitKat features you can get on any device.) Care to learn how? Read on. What Is Immersive Mode? Immersive Mode simply hides the status bar and navigation bar when not in use. This allows for a more immersive experience while in the app, maximizing your screen real estate... Read the full article: Get Immersive Mode For All Android Apps – No Root Required |
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