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• 4 Online Relationship Tips That Actually Work
• HTC Nexus 9 Tablet Review and Giveaway
• 5 Basic Principles Of Graphic Design You Take For Granted Everyday
• EBay Now Is No More, Trade Your iPhone For A BlackBerry, & More… [Tech News Digest]
• 5 Tools For The New Online Startup Business
• What Makes Responsive Web Design Tick?
• 3 Daily Habits That Make A Huge Difference To Your Day
• Not The Apple Watch: 9 Other iPhone-Friendly Wearables
• Five Ways To Protect Yourself And Not Get Scammed On Black Friday
• Lock/Unlock Your Android Device Without The Power Button – No Root Required!
• How To Plug Passion Planning Into Your Digital Routines
• IBM’s Watson Created My Thanksgiving Meal – Here’s What Happened
• Streaming Music Secrets: How To Get More Out Of Spotify
• Two Ways Your ISP Is Spying On You, And How To Be Safe [Giveaway]
• How To Share Music On Skype Or Add Sound To Podcasts & Audio Clips Like a Pro

4 Online Relationship Tips That Actually Work Posted: 25 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST Relationships are almost universally difficult, but online relationships and other forms of long distance relationships can add an extra layer of stress on top. The physical element is an important one for communication and affection. How can an online relationship succeed when it’s missing a huge chunk of the process? Fortunately, there are plenty of examples to show that Happily Ever After is attainable for online and long distance relationships. Here are some of the best tips and advice to keep you on the right path. Your Profile Is Your Resumé One unfortunate byproduct of online dating’s growing prevalence is... Read the full article: 4 Online Relationship Tips That Actually Work

HTC Nexus 9 Tablet Review and Giveaway Posted: 25 Nov 2014 04:30 AM PST The Nexus 9 just landed, and it’s hot – both in terms of newness, and temperature. It offers the beefiest specs in the Android world, along with a near doubling of prices over yesteryear’s models – but does the $399 HTC Nexus 9’s cutting-edge components justify its steep price increase? Competition In the tablet world, competition in the ~9-inch tablet space burns fierce – manufacturers have saturated the market with with all manner of devices. The vast selection of high-end tablets covers all operating systems, including Android, Windows 8.1 and iOS. The best of these include the $399 Samsung Galaxy Tab... Read the full article: HTC Nexus 9 Tablet Review and Giveaway

5 Basic Principles Of Graphic Design You Take For Granted Everyday Posted: 25 Nov 2014 04:00 AM PST In the visual age of the Internet it’s relatively easy to create your own graphic designs, but they don’t have to look homemade. Whether you’re designing a logo, an event announcement, a social network banner, a letterhead, or an email newsletter; you absolutely need to know five basic principles of graphic design. Graphic designer and best selling author Robin Williams explains these principles in her classic book, The Non-Designer’s Design Book. Today we will be providing an overview of these principles using a few contemporary examples. Proximity Proximity means grouping elements together so that you guide the viewer/reader to different parts of the message. Notice... Read the full article: 5 Basic Principles Of Graphic Design You Take For Granted Everyday

EBay Now Is No More, Trade Your iPhone For A BlackBerry, & More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 25 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST Also, UK Government starts snooping, Redbox raises prices, Sony pulls PS Vita ad, and the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. EBay Now Disappears From App Store EBay has pulled its eBay Now app from the App Store, but the move doesn’t necessarily mean the end for the same-day delivery service. According to TechCrunch, eBay Now is "moving to core," or, in other words, becoming part of the overall eBay experience rather than an outlier with its own dedicated app. EBay Now offered customers the opportunity to order goods from local retailers, which would then be delivered within... Read the full article: EBay Now Is No More, Trade Your iPhone For A BlackBerry, & More… [Tech News Digest]

5 Tools For The New Online Startup Business Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:30 PM PST These days, anyone with a kitchen table, a fast Internet connection, and a dream, can start up their own online empire. But the devil is always in the small details, which can be surprisingly difficult to navigate. What should we call the business? What will the business do?  What about the design? Finding customers? The psychopathic customers? Today on Cool Websites and Apps, we are going to look at 5 web apps that will cover those areas, and set your mind at ease. Don’t say we never do anything for you. Hipster Business Name — Figure Out The Name Of Your New... Read the full article: 5 Tools For The New Online Startup Business

What Makes Responsive Web Design Tick? Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST If you’re an average Internet user, you may have heard the term responsive design thrown around from time to time. It’s probably not something you think about on a daily basis, but for web designers, building websites that work across all different platforms and on many different screen sizes is something that has a huge impact on their choices. People don’t just browse the web on computers anymore, but instead rely on phones, tablets and other portable devices just as much. So how does responsive web design really work? What makes for a smart, effective responsive website? The infographic below... Read the full article: What Makes Responsive Web Design Tick?

3 Daily Habits That Make A Huge Difference To Your Day Posted: 24 Nov 2014 10:00 AM PST Life’s good at blindsiding you every now and then. With a few simple strategies, like the ones outlined below, you can become adept at handling all of life’s uncertainties with aplomb. What’s important is to turn these strategies into habits, and the sooner you do that the better. Live By Your Body Clock Your body is more intelligent than you give it credit for. Its functions are circadian, which roughly means that they follow an in-built 24-hour cycle and can be adjusted to adapt to the local environment through external stimuli. The circadian rhythm is what accounts for phenomena like jet lag,... Read the full article: 3 Daily Habits That Make A Huge Difference To Your Day

Not The Apple Watch: 9 Other iPhone-Friendly Wearables Posted: 24 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST The announcement of the Apple Watch was big news, but it’s far from the only wearable device designed to be used with an iPhone. A lot of other companies are making wearables, which provide additional information about Here are nine options that will work well with your iPhone, whether you’re looking for a watch, a fitness tracker, or just something to stand out from the crowd. Pebble Smart Watch If you’re looking for a smart watch, but don’t want to spend $350 or more on the Apple Watch, the Pebble is a fantastic way to go. It’s gotten as much or more positive... Read the full article: Not The Apple Watch: 9 Other iPhone-Friendly Wearables

Five Ways To Protect Yourself And Not Get Scammed On Black Friday Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:30 AM PST Black Friday will very soon be with us. Over the next month, everyone will be scrabbling for Christmas presents. And we’re perfect targets for scammers. Don’t worry: several methods to protect yourself exist: simple but effective tips to keep in mind whenever you’re browsing the Internet for bargains, but especially in the mad rush to buy your loved ones the best gifts for 25th December. Pay By Credit Card Credit cards are, without a doubt, the safest way to purchase items online – and yes, more secure than debit cards. Credit card companies are jointly liable with the trader if... Read the full article: Five Ways To Protect Yourself And Not Get Scammed On Black Friday

Lock/Unlock Your Android Device Without The Power Button – No Root Required! Posted: 24 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST Whether your power button is broken or you just don’t want to press it constantly, there is a way to turn your Android smartphone or tablet on and off without using it. Some devices, like the LG G Pad 8.3 and other LG smartphones and tablets, come with a “double tap to wake” feature that allows you to turn on the device using a simple double tap on the screen. As most devices nowadays are forgoing physical home buttons in favor of onscreen keys, you’re putting a lot of reliance on that small power button to hold up for the years... Read the full article: Lock/Unlock Your Android Device Without The Power Button – No Root Required!

How To Plug Passion Planning Into Your Digital Routines Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:30 AM PST The Passion Planner Kickstarter project has been an incredible success. While pen and paper are powerful tools for unleashing creativity, they have limits when it comes to implementing actions for working towards your passion-related goals. This article shows you how you can combine the power of analog passion planning with digital tools. What Is Passion Planner? Passion Planner is a paper notebook that works as a goal setting guide, journal, sketchbook, calendar, to-do list, and progress log. A personal planner that not only lets you organize your schedule, but also helps you focus on what you want out of life... Read the full article: How To Plug Passion Planning Into Your Digital Routines

IBM’s Watson Created My Thanksgiving Meal – Here’s What Happened Posted: 24 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST IBM’s artificial intelligence, known mononymously as ‘Watson,’ can do a lot of things.  It can school the human species at Jeopardy.  It can delve deep into case law as a lawyer.  It can diagnose that lump.  It can also make a pretty mean curry. Let’s back up a little.  A couple of months ago, IBM announced a new project: Chef Watson.  It’s a web app that takes in a little information about desired ingredients, dish, and style, and funnels it into the Watson cloud service, which they’ve been training on a steady diet of recipes and gastronomic data. By analyzing... Read the full article: IBM’s Watson Created My Thanksgiving Meal – Here’s What Happened

Streaming Music Secrets: How To Get More Out Of Spotify Posted: 24 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST Spotify is an absolutely amazing tool for lovers of music. It matters little what genre(s) you love, or on what device you prefer listening to your favorite artists, Spotify has something for everyone. Or at least 99.9 percent of the population. However, as startlingly brilliant as the standard Spotify experience is, it can be improved via the use of websites and apps. Apps for Spotify are no longer going to be featured within the Spotify app, and will now reside in their own web apps, accessing Spotify with the Web API. This means you need to find and keep track... Read the full article: Streaming Music Secrets: How To Get More Out Of Spotify

Two Ways Your ISP Is Spying On You, And How To Be Safe [Giveaway] Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:30 AM PST It’s a bad time to be a Verizon customer. The telecommunications titan has been caught injecting ‘perma-cookies’ into their customer’s network traffic. This privacy-unfriendly move could see Verizon subscribers’ browsing activity accurately tracked across the Internet by third parties. And there’s little they can do about it. The attack works by modifying HTTP traffic to include an element which uniquely identifies a user. This is then transmitted to every unencrypted website visited through their mobile data connection. Users are not given the option to turn off these perma-cookies. Furthermore, neither deleting the browser cookies or surfing in a private browsing... Read the full article: Two Ways Your ISP Is Spying On You, And How To Be Safe [Giveaway]

How To Share Music On Skype Or Add Sound To Podcasts & Audio Clips Like a Pro Posted: 24 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST How do you share music on Skype? The usual way is to click the + icon, browse for the file and send it. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to actually play a tune to someone while you chat, altering the volume so that you can discuss it? I’m not talking about playing the track in the background and letting your friend hear it through your microphone, rather actually sending the audio to them through Skype with your voice. In fact, it might not even be music you share. You could be playing a video game, or plan to... Read the full article: How To Share Music On Skype Or Add Sound To Podcasts & Audio Clips Like a Pro

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