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- Stop Twitter Tracking Your Apps, GoPro Is Developing Drones, & More… [Tech News Digest]
- 5 Useful Apps For All Smartphone Owners
- Do You Know What All Of These Brand Names Mean?
- What Is The Last Thing You Googled? [We Ask You]
- The Best Waterproof Android Phones Available
- 9 Video Game Themed Comics Books You Should Read
- Are Your Home Security Cams Being Streamed Online Without Your Knowledge?
- 10 Ways To Dig Yourself Out Of Task Backlogs
- Are E-Cigarettes Harmful To Your Computer’s Health?
- Will 3D Printed Food Remove Humans From The Kitchen?
- I Think My Mac Has A Virus! 3 Ways You Can Tell
- Keep Your Android Device Fast And Squeaky Clean With The Cleaner
- How Procedural Generation Took Over The Gaming Industry
- Control Your Mac With Voice Commands & Better Dictation In OS X Yosemite
| Stop Twitter Tracking Your Apps, GoPro Is Developing Drones, & More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 27 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST  Also, Obama signs the E-Label Act, 100 free music albums, get Torchlight for free, and a Keyboard Waffle Iron comes to Kickstarter. Opt Out Of Twitter’s New BS twitter i will leave in that new tracking thing that tracks what apps i install if my twitter stock doesn’t fall below what i bought it for — darth™ (@darth) November 26, 2014 Twitter will soon start tracking what apps you have installed on your phone. Anyone installing the latest update to the Twitter app for iOS or Android will automatically be opted into the feature, although it’s relatively simple to opt... Read the full article: Stop Twitter Tracking Your Apps, GoPro Is Developing Drones, & More… [Tech News Digest] |
| 5 Useful Apps For All Smartphone Owners Posted: 26 Nov 2014 08:30 PM PST  There’s always something new and exciting for smartphone owners to install and look at. The smartphone market changes in the blink of an eye, and when one app disappears into the black hole of cyberspace never to be seen again, another ten apps pop up and take its place. So what you need is a high quality tech website to help you find the gems among all the coals. That’s where MakeUseOf comes in, and below are 5 smartphone apps and services which caught our eye recently. Search Through The World’s Notifications With Batch When you have a smartphone, notification... Read the full article: 5 Useful Apps For All Smartphone Owners |
| Do You Know What All Of These Brand Names Mean? Posted: 26 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST  You hear about your favorite brands all of the time. Nintendo, Sony, Apple and others are mentioned every day, but do you actually know where the company names come from and what they mean? It’s probably something you never even think about, but it’s actually quite fascinating. Check out this infographic, and you might never look at these popular brands the same way again! Via 7Brands Click To Enlarge Read the full article: Do You Know What All Of These Brand Names Mean? |
| What Is The Last Thing You Googled? [We Ask You] Posted: 26 Nov 2014 05:30 PM PST  We all need to search for something online sooner rather than later. Whether it’s to learn more about a news story, discover the latest gossip on a celebrity, define a word, or find the best website for a certain task. Whatever you searched for last, we want to know all about it. MakeUseOf Is Watching You! OK, we’re not really watching you, but we are interested in what you get up to when you’re not reading MakeUseOf. We want to know, What Is The Last Thing You Googled? Unlike the NSA and other governmental spy agencies around the world, we’re... Read the full article: What Is The Last Thing You Googled? [We Ask You] |
| The Best Waterproof Android Phones Available Posted: 26 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST  Waterproof smartphones haven’t become the norm yet, but there are still some great handsets that can brave a walk in the rain or a drop in a pool. You’re out of luck if you want an iPhone with these abilities, but Android has plenty of options. The term “waterproof” is contentious. A truly waterproof phone would keep all the water out no matter what. Most phones are water-resistant, in that they can withstand a certain amount but will buckle under extreme circumstances. Think of it like the term “scratch-free glass” — yes, in most day-to-day cases it works, but if... Read the full article: The Best Waterproof Android Phones Available |
| 9 Video Game Themed Comics Books You Should Read Posted: 26 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST  It’s time to switch off and go to bed. But you’re still itching to play your favourite game. Well, as you’re in bed and you need to wind down, why not read your favourite game instead? Many top titles have been adapted from your PC or games console into comic book form, with results that are invariably good, if not always as immersive as the original. Where should you start? Borderlands: Origins With its humorous take on the space western genre and refreshing combination of RPG and FPS, the Borderlands games have proven one of the most successful games series... Read the full article: 9 Video Game Themed Comics Books You Should Read |
| Are Your Home Security Cams Being Streamed Online Without Your Knowledge? Posted: 26 Nov 2014 08:30 AM PST  Reports broke earlier this month about a website that was live streaming footage from more than 70,000 Internet connected security cameras. In the past few days, the media reports have gotten hysterical with the Daily Mail reporting — and I use that word loosely — that Russians spy on UK families via their webcams. This particular website has now been removed but the security threat is not gone. I’ve looked into it, talked to a security expert and worked out some of how the supposed hack occurred. Were The Cameras Hacked? All the cameras on the website were broadcasting their feed... Read the full article: Are Your Home Security Cams Being Streamed Online Without Your Knowledge? |
| 10 Ways To Dig Yourself Out Of Task Backlogs Posted: 26 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST  We’ve all been there. The half-written to-do list stretching the length of your arm. The incessant notifications calling for our attention. The feeling of drowning in a list of never ending tasks — from a computer waiting to be configured, to an unplayed game, to a terrifyingly busy inbox. The backlog, we fear, is here to stay. But here are 10 tips for clawing your way out of this predicament. Mind Dump Your Tasks The point of a mind dump is to achieve tabula rasa. A blank slate. A clean starting board that gives you the clarity to continue with less stress, and more... Read the full article: 10 Ways To Dig Yourself Out Of Task Backlogs |
| Are E-Cigarettes Harmful To Your Computer’s Health? Posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:30 AM PST  It’s been a rough few months for the embattled e-cigarette industry. Although intended to be a safer alternative to tobacco, the devices have been under attack by regulators in the US and Europe who have expressed health concerns about the nicotine-enriched liquid used. And now, there’s a new worry surrounding them that nobody expected. Your e-cigarette might be harmful to your computer’s health. Most electronic cigarettes contain a rechargeable lithium-ion battery which is replenished via a USB connection. That could be from a wall-socket, or, critically, from a computer. There have, however, been reports of some people having their computers... Read the full article: Are E-Cigarettes Harmful To Your Computer’s Health? |
| Will 3D Printed Food Remove Humans From The Kitchen? Posted: 26 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST  You probably know that 3d printers have been used to create everything from mechanical gears and electrical parts to prosthetic limbs and living human tissue. But did you know that they’re also being used to print food? It sounds a bit like the Food-a-Rac-a-Cycle from the Jetsons cartoons—but it’s happening in real life. Why 3D Print Food? 3D printing is quickly becoming one of the most important technologies in recent memory, and it should be no surprise that it’s being incorporated into just about every industry, even into the home—but most people would be surprised to find out that food can... Read the full article: Will 3D Printed Food Remove Humans From The Kitchen? |
| I Think My Mac Has A Virus! 3 Ways You Can Tell Posted: 26 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST  Is your Mac acting kind of…weird? Whether you’re seeing adverts you can’t explain, or your system is unreasonably slow, you might think the problem is malware. And you might be right (but probably aren’t). Back in 2009 my co-worker Jackson asked whether Macs need virus scanners. The common consensus at the time was “no”, but Macs have grown in popularity since then – and not surprisingly, so has Mac malware. This doesn’t mean you should panic: widespread Mac infections are still rare. Odds are your Mac is clean, even if it seems otherwise. What Is Mac Malware Like? Having said... Read the full article: I Think My Mac Has A Virus! 3 Ways You Can Tell |
| Keep Your Android Device Fast And Squeaky Clean With The Cleaner Posted: 26 Nov 2014 05:30 AM PST  Have you been finding your Android device running slow lately? Is it cluttered with apps you don’t use, wasting energy running in the background of your device? The Cleaner helps you get rid of the worst offenders and keep your device running efficiently. Take a few seconds to watch The Cleaner’s entertaining animated mascot girl show you the features of the app (she doesn’t appear much in the app itself though, unfortunately). Which Devices Can Use The Cleaner The Cleaner can be used on any device running Android 2.3 and up, so most relatively-modern devices should be good to go.... Read the full article: Keep Your Android Device Fast And Squeaky Clean With The Cleaner |
| How Procedural Generation Took Over The Gaming Industry Posted: 26 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST  Games used to be hand-crafted and predictable. You played them, you beat them, and if you played them again, the content would stay the same. Nowadays, there’s a trend towards dynamic content: if you play the same game twice, the experience could be radically different the second time through. What’s with the recent interest in procedurally generated content? How did we get here? And is it good for gaming? What Is Procedural Generation? Generally speaking, procedural generation is the creation of content according to the parameters of an algorithm rather than through manual creation by hand. In even simpler terms,... Read the full article: How Procedural Generation Took Over The Gaming Industry |
| Control Your Mac With Voice Commands & Better Dictation In OS X Yosemite Posted: 26 Nov 2014 04:00 AM PST  You once needed expensive software and a lesson in patience to control your Mac with your voice, but now you can do it with little more than Apple’s latest free upgrade to Mac OS X. Over 50 editing and formatting commands were added to the voice dictation feature in Yosemite, and in addition to real-time dictation, dictated text can be selected, formatted, and even copied and pasted. The new updates also make it easier to launch and quit applications, open and save a documents, minimize windows, perform Spotlight searches and more without touching a touchpad or mouse. Tell Your Mac What To Do... Read the full article: Control Your Mac With Voice Commands & Better Dictation In OS X Yosemite |
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