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• Cool Websites & Tools – Earth Pollution, Faster Customer Service, & Complete Your Digital Legacy
• Caption Contest: Convenience Station
• Android Apps on Sale, 25 April: Batman meets Apparatus
• Still Waiting For Half-Life 3? 4 Alien Invasion Dystopic Alternatives
• How to Experiment With JavaScript on Your iPad
• 5 Insider Secrets Of Buying Used Electronics
• Refresh for iPhone is The Ace Up Your Sleeve at Business Meetings
• 10 Common Web Tasks You Can Do Without Signing Up
• Travel Back In Time With Google Street View
• 6 Games to Waste Time at the Office
• Get Cheap Solid State Drives, Apple Laptops, Windows Tablets and More [Tech Deals]
• How to Bypass Web Filtering and Censorship In The UK and Turkey
• Digging Through The Hype: Has Heartbleed Actually Harmed Anyone?
• Be A PC Hero: 7 Tools & Facts To Make Someone’s Day
• 7 Places Where You Can Download Premium PC Games Free & Legally

Cool Websites & Tools – Earth Pollution, Faster Customer Service, & Complete Your Digital Legacy Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:31 PM PDT How Much Have We Polluted? – is an eye-opening map which shows the extent to which we have polluted the earth from 1960 to 2008. Simply choose two countries you want to compare, pollution-wise, and choose the date you want to look at (from 1960 to 2008). You will then be presented with information showing how much those countries have polluted. CallRed – lets you send a private, complete message directly to a company’s executive customer service team. It’s fast, private, and they usually get back to you quickly, especially if you have a case history to refer to and... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Earth Pollution, Faster Customer Service, & Complete Your Digital Legacy

Caption Contest: Convenience Station Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:30 PM PDT It’s a trap! Can you think of a witty caption for this cartoon? Put your thinking cap on, it’s time for another Caption Contest! Submit your entries in the comment section, and you’ll be in the draw to win an uber geeky MakeUseOf t-shirt, delivered anywhere in the world for free! Read the full article: Caption Contest: Convenience Station

Android Apps on Sale, 25 April: Batman meets Apparatus Posted: 24 Apr 2014 06:30 PM PDT Each week we scour current Google Play promotions and cherry-pick the best of the best. This week Batman makes an appearance, as does classic physics game Apparatus, epic match-three RPG game 10000000, and more. Because app sales are temporary affairs, by the time you read this, these may no longer be on sale. Worry not: Simply check back next week for some more Android deals! The Dark Knight Rises ($6.99, now $0.99) This is one franchise that needs little in the way of introduction — and at 86% off, it’s even harder to resist. Note that it’s paid but also... Read the full article: Android Apps on Sale, 25 April: Batman meets Apparatus

Still Waiting For Half-Life 3? 4 Alien Invasion Dystopic Alternatives Posted: 24 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT What if I told you that Half Life 3 was coming? Well, I could tell you that, for sure, but unfortunately, I’d be lying to you, and that’s just not in my nature. Half Life 3 is one of the most anticipated games ever, and it seems like Valve has no intentions of dropping it any time soon. The company is releasing plenty of other sequels to its other franchises, but Half Life remains stagnant with only the occasional tease coming from Gabe every now and then. While you sit patiently, longing for the day that Half Life 3 graces... Read the full article: Still Waiting For Half-Life 3? 4 Alien Invasion Dystopic Alternatives

How to Experiment With JavaScript on Your iPad Posted: 24 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT Love it or hate it, JavaScript is a language every modern-day programmer should be familiar with. While I’ve previously discussed ways to learn JavaScript interactively, sometimes a great book is essential for getting a firm grounding in the subtleties of the language. But reading isn’t enough: You have to experiment, too. If you’re sitting in front of your computer and learning, a cutting-edge JavaScript interpreter is always just a click away, tucked into your browser’s Developer Tools. But let’s say you’re lying in bed late at night with your Kindle Paperwhite, reading an in-depth overview of some intricate language features.... Read the full article: How to Experiment With JavaScript on Your iPad

5 Insider Secrets Of Buying Used Electronics Posted: 24 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT Used electronics can be an amazing deal. Consumer technology moves at a blistering pace, which leaves a lot of people with old devices and hardware to sell because they’d like the next big thing. You can often snag two or three year-old device for one-half to one-quarter of its original price. You can also end up screwed, though, which is why it’s important to know what to look for when buying used electronics. Does It Boot? Strictly speaking, the term “boot” is only relevant to computers, of course, but it’s important to make sure that whatever you’re going to buy... Read the full article: 5 Insider Secrets Of Buying Used Electronics

Refresh for iPhone is The Ace Up Your Sleeve at Business Meetings Posted: 24 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT Keeping track of business associates is demanding, particularly when there are so many of them. Nobody can be expected to remember everything, or keep track of everyone, but Refresh (free) is an app that can do it for you. The app analyses your schedule, contacts relevant information from Facebook, LinkedIn and others, providing an at-a-glance profile that allows you to quickly catch up with associate’s latest happenings. You can even add your own notes, and the app will follow-up with you when your next meeting rolls around. Smalltalk has never been so effortless. Getting To Know You Refresh is an app... Read the full article: Refresh for iPhone is The Ace Up Your Sleeve at Business Meetings

10 Common Web Tasks You Can Do Without Signing Up Posted: 24 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT Security bugs like Heartbleed make it abundantly clear that your logins and passwords are not safe. But what if you could use the Web for common tasks like uploading photos and videos or chatting with friends, all without signing up for an account? Guarding your privacy is important. There are obvious benefits to having logged into a service like Flickr because it will keep all your albums in one place, but that also means everyone can steal or harm all your albums in one place. And sometimes, you just crave anonymity for your own reasons. Whatever the case may be,... Read the full article: 10 Common Web Tasks You Can Do Without Signing Up

Travel Back In Time With Google Street View Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:30 AM PDT Google Street View has become one of the best tools to travel around the world in eighty seconds. Now, a simple but fun update on Google Street View allows you to roll back time. The timeline of past events has been recreated with the help of historical imagery from past Street View collections dating back to 2007. You can say that Google has dug up its archives to create this digital time capsule of the world. The update is rolling out to Street View in Google Maps for Desktop. It’s the closest thing to time travel we are going to... Read the full article: Travel Back In Time With Google Street View

6 Games to Waste Time at the Office Posted: 24 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT It’s no secret that being productive is in vogue, but what happens when you want to kill those final few hours before the weekend? Research by Salary.com suggests nearly half of all office workers waste time on a Friday, with most time wasted between 3pm and 5pm. Sadly, time wasting is not as simple as loading up your favourite PC game, slinging a few unnecessarily frustrated birds at various obstacles, or logging into a social network to chat about what film to see that night. Bosses lurk around every corner, ready to punish and humiliate those of us who dare... Read the full article: 6 Games to Waste Time at the Office

Get Cheap Solid State Drives, Apple Laptops, Windows Tablets and More [Tech Deals] Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:30 AM PDT This week, we’ve got a several tablets and laptops from Apple at solid discounts. Also, prices on a number of desktop components fell by large amounts, including an Asus 23.8-inch monitor, several solid state drives and more. Smartphones and Tablet Users We’ve got an Apple iPad Air for $70 off and a Lenovo MIIX tablet for cheap! Apple iPad Air 16GB Price: $429.99; compare to $499.99 Retailer: eBay – Buy it Now This is for a new in box, Apple iPad Air with 16GB of storage. It offers the latest A7 processor, along with WiFi, a Retina display and 10 hours... Read the full article: Get Cheap Solid State Drives, Apple Laptops, Windows Tablets and More [Tech Deals]

How to Bypass Web Filtering and Censorship In The UK and Turkey Posted: 24 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT Governments are afraid of the Internet. It is the final medium where people can publish whatever they wish, to an audience of an infinite size. The Internet has brought down governments, unveiled corruption and is one of the most potent forces for freedom and democracy. In Turkey, both Twitter and YouTube have been blocked at the ISP level, after allegations of corruption by Prime Minister Reycep Tayyip Erdogan was unveiled. The ban of Twitter was later overturned by the ruling of a constitutional court, although Erdogan is challenging this ruling. Meanwhile in the UK, the ruling Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition has... Read the full article: How to Bypass Web Filtering and Censorship In The UK and Turkey

Digging Through The Hype: Has Heartbleed Actually Harmed Anyone? Posted: 24 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT The Heartbleed bug has been the subject of much hand-wringing and has been called one of the most serious computer security breaches of all time. But some people aren’t convinced — after all, who has Heartbleed actually harmed? Well, there have been several reported attacks of Heartbleed being used to do real harm. If you think Heartbleed is all hype, think again. 900 SINs Stolen From the Canadian Revenue Agency In Canada, an attacker used the Heartbleed bug against the Canadian Revenue Agency, capturing about 900 social insurance numbers (SINs) belonging to people filing their income taxes. This is basically... Read the full article: Digging Through The Hype: Has Heartbleed Actually Harmed Anyone?

Be A PC Hero: 7 Tools & Facts To Make Someone’s Day Posted: 24 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT Are you “that guy”? You know, the one who everyone comes to for help when their Internet goes down, their laptop fails to boot, or they get weird error messages? It’s always nice to help someone in need, but it can be a frustrating process when you don’t know the proper solutions. Here are some of the most common issues that the average PC user will run into and some tools and tricks to help deal with those issues. Your friends and family might see you as a computer guru now, but after reading this article, you’ll be seen as... Read the full article: Be A PC Hero: 7 Tools & Facts To Make Someone’s Day

7 Places Where You Can Download Premium PC Games Free & Legally Posted: 24 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT Want great games, but don’t want to pay? If you’re looking for the latest, you’re out of luck – assuming you’re not a pirate. But if you’re willing to play something a little older, you just might find something perfect for you. At release, games can cost $60. Wait a few months and that price will go down. Wait long enough and, if you’re lucky, the game might become free altogether. Maybe this will be part of a giveaway, meant to promote a sequel or a service. Maybe this will be the developer wanting to give something back to the... Read the full article: 7 Places Where You Can Download Premium PC Games Free & Legally

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