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- Cool Websites & Tools – Algorithm Music Tracks, Games On YouTube, & Share A Secret On Your iPhone
- Instagram For Android 5.1 Update Makes It Faster; iOS Gets Slider For Lux Effect
- How To Troubleshoot Google Penalties And Get Your Traffic Back
- Is Apple The Best Company In The World? [We Ask You]
- Day One Journal Now Includes Web and Social Network Publishing
- How To Develop The Skilled Writer Inside You For A Successful Life
- How to Easily Bypass YouTube’s Regional Filter
- Three Tiny, Silent and Green PCs That You Can Build Now
- MarginNote Offers Unique Approach To Annotating & Reviewing Documents
- Everything You Need To Know About Arduino, In A Video
- Open For All: Linux Foundation & edX Launch Course For Learning Linux
- Stay Protected From Every Type Of Malware With Avast Free Antivirus
- Fun and Frantic: 5 Free Infinite Runner Games For Mobile Devices
- Technophilia Episode 104 Live
- First Generation Kindle Paperwhite Gets Second Generation Software Update
| Cool Websites & Tools – Algorithm Music Tracks, Games On YouTube, & Share A Secret On Your iPhone Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:31 PM PDT  Random App Videos – If you look on YouTube, you will find countless videos showing games. Random App Video is a video viewer where you can flip from one game to another, in different categories such as iPhone, iPad, PC, Android, and more. Simply choose your category, watch, then flip. Computoser – is an algorithm that turns the computer into a music composer. Each track you hear is algorithmically generated. You can configure your preferences to hear what you want to hear, including the mood, tempo, drums, and much more. You can also download the track, and link to it.... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Algorithm Music Tracks, Games On YouTube, & Share A Secret On Your iPhone     |
| Instagram For Android 5.1 Update Makes It Faster; iOS Gets Slider For Lux Effect Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:30 PM PDT  Popular photo and video sharing tool Instagram has released a major update for its Android app which the company claims will make it faster and simpler to use. The v5.1 update’s sleek interface is the ideal time to get involved in the Instagram movement on Android. The app’s size has been cut in half, profiles load twice as fast, and several design changes have been made. For instance, the buttons of in-app settings and editing photos appear in different places now, Mashable reports. The Verge spoke to engineering manager Philip McAllister who says that the new version is much easier... Read the full article: Instagram For Android 5.1 Update Makes It Faster; iOS Gets Slider For Lux Effect  |
| How To Troubleshoot Google Penalties And Get Your Traffic Back Posted: 12 Mar 2014 07:30 PM PDT  Google updates hit webmasters hard (see all of Google’s updates and algorithm changes), and sometimes causes drastic decline in traffic that’s seriously difficult to recover from. Organic traffic is what drives websites, and generates revenue. A drop in traffic means severe reductions in advertising revenue and can cause some websites to go broke. If your website has been slapped with a Google penalty, this handy infographic by Promodo might help you get back on your feet. Click to enlarge. Read the full article: How To Troubleshoot Google Penalties And Get Your Traffic Back  |
| Is Apple The Best Company In The World? [We Ask You] Posted: 12 Mar 2014 06:30 PM PDT  Apple is admired the world over. Not by everyone, obviously, but by enough people that it’s doing rather well for itself, thank you. Apple is often described as the best company in the world… but does it deserve that accolade, or is there another company more deserving of it? Fanboy Fracas We want to know, Is Apple The Best Company In The World? If you’re a fanboy (or fangirl, obviously) of any particular flavor – whether Apple or another – now is your chance to come out and admit it. We want each and every one of you reading this... Read the full article: Is Apple The Best Company In The World? [We Ask You]  |
| Day One Journal Now Includes Web and Social Network Publishing Posted: 12 Mar 2014 05:30 PM PDT  The developer of the popular Mac and iOS journal app, Day One, just released a much anticipated update feature called Publish, that allows users to post their journal entries directly to the web and social networks. For now, the Publish update is only available in the iPhone version of Day One. Users can select new and past journal entries to post to their free Publish account, from which links to individual entries can be shared. Published entries mirror the elegant and minimalist design of the UI in the app itself. Published entries are by default hidden from search engines and... Read the full article: Day One Journal Now Includes Web and Social Network Publishing  |
| How To Develop The Skilled Writer Inside You For A Successful Life Posted: 12 Mar 2014 03:00 PM PDT  Writing is not important…communication is. Someone said it wrong. Good writing is good communication. Like all useful things, it doesn’t come overnight. It takes practice, perseverance, and some more practice. You might ask why. It is simply that everyone can write, but not every one is a writer. Audio-visual modes of communication, emoticon-full text messages, and social updates have sandbagged the soft skill of writing. But even as wearable tech and voice interfaces pour into the future, this “old-fashioned” art remains the crux for success. It’s not about writing the next great novel. It’s not about crafting business letters. It... Read the full article: How To Develop The Skilled Writer Inside You For A Successful Life  |
| How to Easily Bypass YouTube’s Regional Filter Posted: 12 Mar 2014 02:00 PM PDT  Do you often find yourself firing up an interesting YouTube video only to be greeted with the message: “The uploader has not made this video available in your country.” Some YouTube videos are restricted by location — BBC’s content is only available to UK residents, while US cable channels are only available online if you’re in the US, and so forth. Luckily, there are a few tricks to bypass this regional filter, and watch any YouTube videos you want to, regardless of your location. Earlier, you could adjust the YouTube URL to bypass a regional filter. Since that no longer... Read the full article: How to Easily Bypass YouTube’s Regional Filter  |
| Three Tiny, Silent and Green PCs That You Can Build Now Posted: 12 Mar 2014 01:00 PM PDT  Want to build a completely silent, green computer system? It’s not hard and can cost as little as $200. Depending on your power prices, low-wattage machines save lots of money and provide solid performance. After throwing together two eco-friendly machines, I’ve learned a few strategies for keeping your build costs and wattage requirements low. This article covers component selection for assembling silent and green PCs (but you also can buy silent mini PCs premade, too). In particular, it covers low-power variants of standard computer processors, cases specially designed for fanless, low-power operation and other components that allow for silent, eco-friendly computers. Sketching Your... Read the full article: Three Tiny, Silent and Green PCs That You Can Build Now  |
| MarginNote Offers Unique Approach To Annotating & Reviewing Documents Posted: 12 Mar 2014 12:00 PM PDT  The iPad is an awesome device for reading e-books and PDFs, but for studying purposes you will benefit more from a feature-rich app for annotating and reviewing content. MarginNote provides a unique way to view a document and your notes at the same time. We have reviewed useful PDF reader apps for the iOS, including the classic iAnnotate and PDF Expert 5 (reviewed here), but MarginNote takes a different approach to by actually putting notes and annotations directly into the margins of your chosen document. Basic Setup PDFs and ePub documents can be imported into MarginNote from your Mac or PC using iTunes... Read the full article: MarginNote Offers Unique Approach To Annotating & Reviewing Documents  |
| Everything You Need To Know About Arduino, In A Video Posted: 12 Mar 2014 11:00 AM PDT  What is an Arduino and why should you care? In this video, I attempt to answer that question, and more. If you’re an absolute beginner to Arduino, or are just curious about the magical device everyone is raving about, you should watch this. Seriously. Watch it. ) It’s quite a long video, so here’s what you can expect to find: Arduino as a brand name What Arduino actually is Why Arduino is so successful A closer look at the hardware and capabilities The concept of Arduino “shield” upgrades The difference between a fake Arduino and a clone, and how to identify... Read the full article: Everything You Need To Know About Arduino, In A Video  |
| Open For All: Linux Foundation & edX Launch Course For Learning Linux Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:30 AM PDT  Learning all about Linux is about to get easier and more organized with a two pronged push. In a major educational initiative, The Linux Foundation is building a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) program in partnership with edX. The Linux Foundation is also starting a new Authorized Training Partner program with AT Computing, Enea, OlinData and SolutionWare. Access to formal training and high-quality training materials will help to accelerate the adoption of Linux and help expand the community. edX is the nonprofit MOOC platform launched in 2012 by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It is an ideal... Read the full article: Open For All: Linux Foundation & edX Launch Course For Learning Linux  |
| Stay Protected From Every Type Of Malware With Avast Free Antivirus Posted: 12 Mar 2014 10:00 AM PDT  Virtually every computer user understands that they need protection from online threats. But what is still a common misconception is that you must pay loads of money for it. Norton, McAfee or any of the other big name antivirus companies aren’t the only options. In fact, many reputable free antivirus programs are just as effective as the ones you would pay for, and avast! Free Antivirus is definitely one that we feel stands with the best Windows antivirus programs. How Can It Be Free? Great question — avast!, like some of the other popular free antivirus programs such as Avira and AVG,... Read the full article: Stay Protected From Every Type Of Malware With Avast Free Antivirus  |
| Fun and Frantic: 5 Free Infinite Runner Games For Mobile Devices Posted: 12 Mar 2014 09:00 AM PDT  The story of Flappy Bird could be used as evidence that our universe does not run on logic. If you aren’t caught up with the Internet hubbub surrounding this controversial mobile game, check out Dave’s synopsis of Flappy Bird’s rise and fall. “I am sorry Flappy Bird users,” said Nguyen, “22 hours from now, I will take Flappy Bird down. I cannot take this anymore.” Long story short: Flappy Bird is a bad game that became popular because it became popular. The game has few gameplay merits and let me tell you that there are so many better alternatives that... Read the full article: Fun and Frantic: 5 Free Infinite Runner Games For Mobile Devices  |
| Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:59 AM PDT  ) Tech News Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy. Valve open sources its Direct3D to OpenGL translation layer, and puts the code on Github. Could make porting games to Linux a lot easier. Ouya gives up on hardware: now they'll embed their software in everything! Just go away please, Android gaming anything. Seattle wants to limit the number of Uber drivers in the city. BitCoin ATMs are coming, and will require a crap load of verification: "To use it, you must submit your phone number, a PIN, a government ID, a palm vein scan, and let it take your photo." (Are... Read the full article: Technophilia Episode 104 Live  |
| First Generation Kindle Paperwhite Gets Second Generation Software Update Posted: 12 Mar 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Amazon’s first generation Kindle Paperwhite, originally launched back in October of 2012, is finally receiving a software update to bring it up to date with the second generation Paperwhite. The update should be rolling out automatically to all devices over the coming days and weeks, but your device must be connected to WiFi for this happen. If you want to update sooner, it can be downloaded from Amazon’s website. The biggest new features include: Kindle FreeTime, which allows the user to set up personalized profiles for young children that tracks their progress and awards badges for reading; Goodreads, Amazon’s reading-centered... Read the full article: First Generation Kindle Paperwhite Gets Second Generation Software Update  |
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