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• Caption Contest: You May Now Text The Bride
• Android Apps on Sale, 4 April: Humble Bundle 9 And Games You Need To Touch
• 4 Simple YouTube Music Players For A Swim In The Stream Of Free Music
• 5 Amazing IFTTT Recipes For WordPress Users
• Dogecoin: How A Meme Became the 3rd Largest Digital Coin
• 4 Tips To Increase Smartphone Charging Speeds
• How to Use the PS4 Controller on your Mac or PC
• Learning A New Language Gets Easier With Lingua.ly On Android
• 10 Interesting Comic Book Writers You Should Follow On Twitter
• Android Tablets Galore Plus a Staples Special and More [Tech Deals]
• Smash and Loot With Your Friends for Free in Pocket Legends
• Tawkers Attempts to Bring Meaningful Conversation Back To The Internet
• Invert Your Colors, And Other Tricks For Night-Friendly Mac Usage
• How Secure Are Your Documents In Google Drive?
• Goat Simulator Is Here and It’s Everything You Dreamed It Would Be

Caption Contest: You May Now Text The Bride Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:30 PM PDT Wait, you’re just checking in now? Caption this cartoon, will ya? Enter your captions in the comment section and you’ll be in the running to win a free MakeUseOf t-shirt! Every comment counts as one entry, and there may be more than one winner! Paul Harris won the Water Cooling contest with his caption: “I said use water to cool it, not cool it in water.” Congratulations, Paul! We’re still accepting submissions for Glassastrophe, so head over there and think of a great caption. The winner will be announced tomorrow. Read the full article: Caption Contest: You May Now Text The Bride

Android Apps on Sale, 4 April: Humble Bundle 9 And Games You Need To Touch Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:30 PM PDT Each week we scour current Google Play promotions and cherry-pick the best of the best. This week we have the Humble Bundle, as well as two games you simply have to touch. 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! First Things First: Humble Bundle PC 9 For PC and Android The most important sale you have to know about this week is the Humble Bundle 9. Pay what you want and get Broken Sword 2, Bridge... Read the full article: Android Apps on Sale, 4 April: Humble Bundle 9 And Games You Need To Touch

4 Simple YouTube Music Players For A Swim In The Stream Of Free Music Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT YouTube is for watching videos, right? No arguments there. But YouTube is also an unlimited source of restriction-free music anyone in the world can listen to. While it’s easy enough to find and listen to it on YouTube itself, there are other, easier ways. These services will turn YouTube into your own personal streaming service. Streamus (Chrome) Streamus is probably the easiest way to play YouTube songs in your browser. Streamus is a Chrome extensions that lets you find songs and tracks from YouTube and start listening to them without ever visiting the YouTube website. Or any website, for that... Read the full article: 4 Simple YouTube Music Players For A Swim In The Stream Of Free Music

5 Amazing IFTTT Recipes For WordPress Users Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:00 PM PDT IFTTT is the power-user’s automation tool of choice and WordPress is the ultimate blogger's Swiss army knife. Just imagine the kind of world domination you could achieve by combining the two!Imagination not up to scratch? Don't worry, I've done that bit for you.  Here are five powerful recipes for automation involving WordPress. Note: These recipes should also work with WordPress.com, though I've written this from the perspective of a self-hosted WordPress install. Promote All The Things! The “Any new post” WordPress trigger will fire, as the name suggests, whenever you have a new post published. This is an incredibly powerful... Read the full article: 5 Amazing IFTTT Recipes For WordPress Users

Dogecoin: How A Meme Became the 3rd Largest Digital Coin Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:00 PM PDT What happens when a joke turns into a currency with a market cap over $30 million? You get Dogecoin. If you browse sites like Reddit and 9GAG, you’ve most certainly run into the doge meme and its iconic Shiba Inu, but you may not know that that same Shiba Inu is now the mascot of a digital coin. Wow, such money. What Is Dogecoin? Dogecoin is a derivative of Litecoin, which is a cryptocurrency inspired by Bitcoin. Don’t let the term cryptocurrency frighten you, though; just think of it as digital currency and you’ll be fine. While the technology behind... Read the full article: Dogecoin: How A Meme Became the 3rd Largest Digital Coin

4 Tips To Increase Smartphone Charging Speeds Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:00 PM PDT Faced with a low battery warning right before you need to leave? These neat tricks can help you charge your smartphone faster than usual so you aren’t left with a brick in your hand. Now, these hacks are not going to get you more battery life out of the phone. We are going to concentrate only on the speed of charging, so that when you have a plug point nearby, you’ll know what to do! Switch It Off Or Switch Off The Right Settings It’s simple logic. If you switch your phone off, it doesn’t have to look for Wi-Fi... Read the full article: 4 Tips To Increase Smartphone Charging Speeds

How to Use the PS4 Controller on your Mac or PC Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:00 AM PDT Sony made a host of improvements to their controller, with the PlayStation 4′s DualShock 4. It seems slightly smaller, but the handholds are thicker, giving it a markedly more comfortable grip. The joysticks have been modified too, now convex and with a button click that’s easier to trigger. These and other changes make the DualShock 4 controller a joy to use. While we wait for PlayStation 4 games to grow in number, we’ll also show you how to use the DualShock 4 on your Mac or PC. 1. Connect the DualShock 4 to a PC Using your DualShock 4 on... Read the full article: How to Use the PS4 Controller on your Mac or PC

Learning A New Language Gets Easier With Lingua.ly On Android Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:30 AM PDT Lingua.ly took a different route with its language learning Chrome extension. It combined self-learning with a daily habit – browsing the Web. Now, Lingua.ly has added another feather with its freshly launched Android app. Download the app from the Google Play Store and collect foreign words as you go around with your Android smartphone. And just to whet all the iOS users’ interest, the iPhone version is coming soon. We have talked about the language learning assistant before in an earlier review of Lingua.ly. It is not a language learning tool that takes you from scratch to fluency, but gives... Read the full article: Learning A New Language Gets Easier With Lingua.ly On Android

10 Interesting Comic Book Writers You Should Follow On Twitter Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT As a wise man once said, the geek shall inherit the Earth. Let’s just accept this as a fact. The geek has already taken over Twitter, and we’re a friendly lot. Whether you want news, previews, or tips to improve your own work, show your geeky allegiance with pride by following these 10 brilliant comic book writers. Stan Lee Well, duh. It’s Stan Lee. He’s probably the most famous comic creator ever. Certainly his 1.1 million followers love him and I doubt there’s anyone in America, Canada, Asia or Europe who hasn’t heard of the iconic characters he’s created, including... Read the full article: 10 Interesting Comic Book Writers You Should Follow On Twitter

Android Tablets Galore Plus a Staples Special and More [Tech Deals] Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:30 AM PDT Looking for an Android tablet, $20 off $100 at Staples or a laptop that comes with a free Windows 8.1 tablet? If so, you’ve come to the right place! This week you’ll find some rather steep discounts on excellent hardware. Tablet Users Tablet users rejoice – this week, we’ve got literally a plethora of tablets at steep discounts. 2013 Nexus 7 32GB Price: $229; compare to $269.99 MSRP Retailer: eBay – Read the full article: Android Tablets Galore Plus a Staples Special and More [Tech Deals]

Smash and Loot With Your Friends for Free in Pocket Legends Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:00 AM PDT When you find yourself absolutely enamored with an MMORPG, it’s not uncommon to long for a way to keep the adventure going when you’re far from your PC or laptop. Unfortunately, most games in the genre are far too complex and resource intensive to offer a comparable mobile experience. Spacetime Games’ Pocket Legends for and does a remarkable job of squeezing down the essentials of the MMORPG experience onto your mobile device. It brings the hack and slash dungeon crawling of games like Diablo III to iOS, Android, and even Google Chrome. With online instanced gameplay that teams you up... Read the full article: Smash and Loot With Your Friends for Free in Pocket Legends

Tawkers Attempts to Bring Meaningful Conversation Back To The Internet Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:00 AM PDT Do you find that social networks are bloated with links and mundane chatter, without not enough social conversation? A website called Tawkers seeks to bring meaningful conversations back to the internet, by allowing two people to have a public instant message conversation. After launching the web service last year, Tawkers recently released a free iPhone app to encourage mobile discussion. Conversations play out via text-based chat live between two parties, while other Tawkers members can participate with comments and questions. Getting Started Tawkers hosts conversations on a wide range of topics, ranging from health and wellness to popular culture, music, religion – even... Read the full article: Tawkers Attempts to Bring Meaningful Conversation Back To The Internet

Invert Your Colors, And Other Tricks For Night-Friendly Mac Usage Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:00 AM PDT Is your Mac too bright in dark places? Whether you need to work in the dark without being noticed or want your screen to be easier on your eyes, we’ve found apps for that. If your eyes hurt when you use your Mac, it might be because you’re staring a bright light in a dark room. Turning on some lights around you is a good idea, but it also might help if you make your Mac less bright. The first step, of course, is to simply turn down the brightness. But if that’s not enough, there are apps and tricks... Read the full article: Invert Your Colors, And Other Tricks For Night-Friendly Mac Usage

How Secure Are Your Documents In Google Drive? Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:00 AM PDT I use Google Drive every day. While Word is still my go-to for writing, Drive is my home base for storing documents and cataloging the test results I collect while reviewing computer hardware. There are literally thousands of documents in my drive, and I take it for granted that they’ll be available whenever I need them. Is that wise? Or is Google Drive’s security not as robust as it may seem? Recent events, including NSA spying and an incredibly convincing phishing scam, have some users worried. Here’s what you need to know about Drive’s security. Terms Of Service Security threats... Read the full article: How Secure Are Your Documents In Google Drive?

Goat Simulator Is Here and It’s Everything You Dreamed It Would Be Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:00 AM PDT What happens when a joke video posted on the Internet generates so much hype that it actually becomes a real video game? Goat Simulator happens. And as if it could be released on any other day of the year, it’s released on April 1st. It’s a simple game that sees you moving around the map as a goat destroying as many things as possible to earn points. There’s more though, as the game features a surprising amount of hidden goodies and fun stuff. It’s buggy, it’s filled with easter eggs, it’s dumb, and it’s so incredibly fun that you simply... Read the full article: Goat Simulator Is Here and It’s Everything You Dreamed It Would Be

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