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• Where Might We Be Going In The Far Future?
• Best Places To Buy And Sell Used Android Phones
• Kickstart Your Smart Home With 4 Easy Projects
• Forget USB: 8 Thunderbolt Accessories For Your Mac
• Excel Vs. Access – Can A Spreadsheet Replace A Database?
• The Entrepreneur Toolkit Lifetime Access 99% Off For A Limited Time
• Who Really Needs A Mac Pro?
• 5 Oculus Rift Gaming Experiences That Will Blow You Away
• Amazon Echo Is The New Siri, Free Microsoft Office Mobile, & More… [Tech News Digest]

Where Might We Be Going In The Far Future? Posted: 07 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST Do you sit back and wonder about the future? No, I am not talking about where you’ll be in ten years, I am talking about where humanity might be in a million years or more. It’s daunting to even think about, because the possibilities are unlimited. Things we can’t even begin to imagine might become a reality. Or, nothing might exist at all. This image attempts to put everything into perspective. It’s an intimidating look at where we could be millions of years from now. No one can predict the future, but it’s definitely fascinating to think about. Via BBC... Read the full article: Where Might We Be Going In The Far Future?

Best Places To Buy And Sell Used Android Phones Posted: 07 Nov 2014 09:00 AM PST Upgrading to a new phone is expensive, but you can offset some of that cost by selling your old Android phone on the used market. Phones are durable (unless you drop them!) and can last for years, so there’s no shortage of demand. In fact, there’s a number of websites that act as exchanges for phones. Are these worth your time, or are you better off sticking with Amazon? Glyde One of the older names in the business, Glyde is about five years old and is one of the more widely recognized sources of used phones. It’s the website some folks will... Read the full article: Best Places To Buy And Sell Used Android Phones

Kickstart Your Smart Home With 4 Easy Projects Posted: 07 Nov 2014 08:00 AM PST Creating a smart home might sound like a huge undertaking, and it can be difficult to know where to start. But it’s not as hard as you might think! There are a lot of projects that you can do in just a few minutes or over the course of an afternoon to get started. These four will introduce you to some of the principles of creating a connected home and add a bit of cool factor to your house. Install a Nest Thermostat The Nest thermostat kicked off a huge amount of interest in smart home technology, and paved the way for... Read the full article: Kickstart Your Smart Home With 4 Easy Projects

Forget USB: 8 Thunderbolt Accessories For Your Mac Posted: 07 Nov 2014 07:00 AM PST Thunderbolt is the flagship interface on Apple computers. It’s an interface that’s codeveloped by Apple and Intel and heavily outperforms even USB 3.0. With the amazing bandwidth and opportunity for daisy-chaining, it’s Thunderbolt that deserves all the spotlight. About Daisy-Chaining Most peripherals in the store will only need a small fraction of the speed and throughput that Thunderbolt has to offer. Daisy-chaining is a technique to use this remainder and connect several devices to a single Thunderbolt port. Daisy-chaining starts by connecting a single Thunderbolt device to your computer. If this device supports daisy-chaining, it may offer an additional Thunderbolt port that can be used to... Read the full article: Forget USB: 8 Thunderbolt Accessories For Your Mac

Excel Vs. Access – Can A Spreadsheet Replace A Database? Posted: 07 Nov 2014 06:00 AM PST Or should you be using both? Access and Excel both feature data filtering, collation and querying, but which program is suited to your work requirements, and how do you get the best of both worlds? Understanding What Each Tool Is For The above table should provide you with an outline to the key comparisons between using MS Access or MS Excel for your data requirements. In an ideal world we all use Excel and Access interchangeably, one for its advanced mathematical calculations and statistical comparisons, the other for its ability to organise and display rafts of data in a structured... Read the full article: Excel Vs. Access – Can A Spreadsheet Replace A Database?

The Entrepreneur Toolkit Lifetime Access 99% Off For A Limited Time Posted: 07 Nov 2014 05:30 AM PST If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own business, but don’t feel you have the knowledge you need to make it a reality, we have a deal for you. The Entrepreneurial Toolkit features unlimited lifetime access to over 100 courses in Finance, Business, Development, & IT Training. This will give you the knowledge you need to get your business off the ground. Best of all, you can get access to these courses for only $49, which is over 99% off the $5000 price you’d need to pay without this deal. It’s only available for a limited time, so don’t wait... Read the full article: The Entrepreneur Toolkit Lifetime Access 99% Off For A Limited Time

Who Really Needs A Mac Pro? Posted: 07 Nov 2014 05:00 AM PST Not to be confused with the Macbook Pro, the Mac Pro is Apple’s high-end desktop model built for power and performance. It’s in the big brother to both the Mac Mini and the iMac but aims for a different and specific audience. If you’ve thought of buying a Mac Pro, you may want to reconsider. Let’s take a look at what it offers and whether or not you would benefit from it. Mac Pro Overview & Specs There are a lot of customizations available to tailor-fit the Mac Pro’s configuration to your needs. The absolute lowest-end model starts at $2,999 and... Read the full article: Who Really Needs A Mac Pro?

5 Oculus Rift Gaming Experiences That Will Blow You Away Posted: 07 Nov 2014 04:00 AM PST In the beginning, Oculus Rift content was rather scant, it must be said. But now that the second generation of Oculus Rift development kit is out and in the hands of developers the world over, let’s look at some of the best stuff that’s hit the Rift so far. MineCrift Many people lamented the fact that Minecraft would never be made Oculus Rift compatible, after it's creator Notch saw the Facebook buyout as literally the worst thing that could ever happen. We were in talks about maybe bringing a version of Minecraft to Oculus. I just cancelled that deal. Facebook creeps me... Read the full article: 5 Oculus Rift Gaming Experiences That Will Blow You Away

Amazon Echo Is The New Siri, Free Microsoft Office Mobile, & More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 07 Nov 2014 03:30 AM PST Also, Taylor Swift hates Spotify, CBSN goes online, Scribd adds audiobooks, and riding the world’s first ice bike. Amazon Echo Is Listening Amazon has launched the Amazon Echo, an always-on, smart speaker which owes a considerable nod of appreciation to Siri. Amazon Echo is a small speaker with a big sound, capable of playing music from Amazon Music Library, Prime Music, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio, as well as any device connected via Bluetooth. More interesting than the speaker are the virtual assistant elements built into Amazon Echo. As can be seen in the video above, Echo will respond to questions, answering... Read the full article: Amazon Echo Is The New Siri, Free Microsoft Office Mobile, & More… [Tech News Digest]

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