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- Cool Websites & Tools – Arrange Your Subscriptions, Share Campus Images, & Markup Gmail Attachments
- 25 Words Every Scrabble Player Must Memorize
- GSM Vs. CDMA: What Is The Difference And Which Is Better?
- Windows 3.Fun: Getting Really Old Software Running On A 64-Bit PC
- The Gmail Panopticon: The End of Privacy As We Know It?
- 4 Announcements From GamesCom That Blew Us Away
- Here’s What Google Search Will Look Like in 10 Years
- Let’s Put A Stop To Pop-Up Browser Ads Once And For All!
- Too Lazy to Skim? Get The Gist With These Top 3 Summarization Tools
- Asustor AS-202TE NAS Review and Giveaway
- 5 Smart Hacks To Save Electricity In Your Smart Home
- Google Tackles Piracy Problem, Buy An iPhone For Under A Dollar, And More… [Tech News Digest]
| Cool Websites & Tools – Arrange Your Subscriptions, Share Campus Images, & Markup Gmail Attachments Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:31 PM PDT  10at10to10 – Capture and report on those three simple events. What you did yesterday (Done), what you’re going to do today (Doing) and what’s stopping you getting stuff done (Blocker). The service is very Twitter-friendly. Fire off a Twitter Direct Message to @10at10to10 with the hashtag of #done and you’ll see it in your done list. Unroll.me – identifies your subscription emails and neatly lists them for you. Do you remember signing up for that newsletter? Chances are, you’re drowning in unwanted email subscriptions. Unroll.me gives you the option to unsubscribe from junk emails right off the bat. Then you... Read the full article: Cool Websites & Tools – Arrange Your Subscriptions, Share Campus Images, & Markup Gmail Attachments     |
| 25 Words Every Scrabble Player Must Memorize Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:30 PM PDT  If you’re a Scrabble fanatic, you’d be pleased to know that there are 5 ways to play scrabble online. Not to mention loads of unusual tools to help you be a better player. But this list is key — memorise them for the win! via Wordplays Read the full article: 25 Words Every Scrabble Player Must Memorize  |
| GSM Vs. CDMA: What Is The Difference And Which Is Better? Posted: 21 Aug 2014 11:00 AM PDT  Most cell phone owners around the world only have to worry about a single carrier technology called the Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM for short. As its name implies, this standard was developed for, and has been adopted by, almost the entire globe as the way to communicate via cellular calls. But not everyone has jumped on the GSM train. An alternative cellular standard known as Code Division Multiple Access, or CDMA, is used by many carriers around the world. It is most popular in the United States and Russia, but it’s also used in some Asian and African countries,... Read the full article: GSM Vs. CDMA: What Is The Difference And Which Is Better?  |
| Windows 3.Fun: Getting Really Old Software Running On A 64-Bit PC Posted: 21 Aug 2014 10:00 AM PDT  Bit by bit, Windows’ reverse compatibility is fading. Here's how to fight that – and get incredibly old 16-bit software and games like Chip's Challenge running. In case you didn’t know: 64-bit versions of Windows can’t run software from the 16-bit era. This isn’t going to be a problem for most people: Windows 3.1, the last 16-bit version of Windows, was released way back in 1992. But if you’ve got an ancient piece of software you want to run on a new computer, are you simply out of luck? Not completely. Let’s go through your options for running 16-bit Windows... Read the full article: Windows 3.Fun: Getting Really Old Software Running On A 64-Bit PC  |
| The Gmail Panopticon: The End of Privacy As We Know It? Posted: 21 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT  It sounds like something from George Orwell’s 1984: a man sends a private e-mail and finds himself arrested for it. The e-mail wasn’t intercepted by an investigating police officer; the man wasn’t even under suspicion before his arrest. The e-mail was analyzed by an automated system that few people know about, and the offending e-mail was brought to the attention of the authorities. Does this sound like a world you want to live in? That world is already here—and that system was used to catch a guy sending child pornography. Caught Red-Handed So how did it happen? John Skillern was sending indecent... Read the full article: The Gmail Panopticon: The End of Privacy As We Know It?  |
| 4 Announcements From GamesCom That Blew Us Away Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:30 AM PDT  Usually, E3 is where all the best stuff gets announced for gamers, but this year, developers, publishers and platform holders went huge in Cologne, Germany for Gamescom. It truly is a great time to be a gamer! Rise of the Tomb Raider Only On Xbox One, At Least Temporarily We’ve seen a lot of video game reboots over the years, but few have seen the level of success that Tomb Raider did. Sure, Square Enix has said that it wasn’t happy with the sales numbers, but critics loved it, and the Xbox One and PS4 re-release served as a reminder... Read the full article: 4 Announcements From GamesCom That Blew Us Away  |
| Here’s What Google Search Will Look Like in 10 Years Posted: 21 Aug 2014 08:00 AM PDT  From its meager beginnings as a student search engine project called BackRub at Stanford University, to the powerhouse search engine that is both a noun and a verb in one, Google’s path has been one of growth and constant adaptation with the times. Examining the path of that history provides some interesting insights into what the world’s most popular search engine will probably look like in 10 years. Why 10 years? Because 10 years encompasses nearly the entire lifetime of Google, from the moment of its first major algorithm update in 2003 called “Boston”. In 10 years, the search engine... Read the full article: Here’s What Google Search Will Look Like in 10 Years  |
| Let’s Put A Stop To Pop-Up Browser Ads Once And For All! Posted: 21 Aug 2014 07:00 AM PDT  Chances are that you have encountered a pop-up advertisement at some time in your online life. These pop-ups can appear out of nowhere and surprise you, and if you panic you may make a stupid mistake. Often, these ads offer fake free goods, threaten you, falsely tell you of required updates, or redirect your browsing. None of these are behaviors you want to experience, so it’s wise to protect your browser of choice against these pop-up ads. Read on to find out how. General Tips To Avoid Shady Websites Be Careful Where You Visit Even with an adequate, free antivirus... Read the full article: Let’s Put A Stop To Pop-Up Browser Ads Once And For All!  |
| Too Lazy to Skim? Get The Gist With These Top 3 Summarization Tools Posted: 21 Aug 2014 06:00 AM PDT  Ever looked at a long piece of writing and thought how convenient a quick summary would be? Felt too lazy to bother even skimming? Curious what the key points of your own writing are? I tested a number of different free online summarization tools so you don’t have to. Just pick your favourite and off you go, ready to be lazier more efficient than ever at the click of a button. Testing The Online Summary Tools I tested each online summarizer tool by summarizing Vox’s 1700 word article arguing why cyclists should be able to roll through stop signs and ride through... Read the full article: Too Lazy to Skim? Get The Gist With These Top 3 Summarization Tools  |
| Asustor AS-202TE NAS Review and Giveaway Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:30 AM PDT  Every perfect home media center needs a network attached storage. How else are you going to store your favourite TV shows and movies? We’ve looked at several NAS devices in the past, but none function quite like Asustor’s AS-202TE. Built with multimedia in mind, this 2-bay network attached storage has two very unique features that lift it up over its competition: HDMI connectivity, and IR remote support. Does this mean that you can use the AS-202TE as a media streamer and player without the need for a set-top device or home theater PC? There’s only one way to find out.... Read the full article: Asustor AS-202TE NAS Review and Giveaway  |
| 5 Smart Hacks To Save Electricity In Your Smart Home Posted: 21 Aug 2014 05:00 AM PDT  Have you started on a smart home? It’s a neat concept that can simplify the way you live and keep home maintenance as convenient as possible, but there’s another benefit to installing smart products in your house: saving energy, saving money. The trick to saving electricity is in knowing where most of your energy is consumed. There’s no point in shelling out a few hundred dollars in home improvements if it’s only going to save you a couple of dollars by year’s end. To get the most in savings, you have to find your main energy leaks. Where Does All... Read the full article: 5 Smart Hacks To Save Electricity In Your Smart Home  |
| Google Tackles Piracy Problem, Buy An iPhone For Under A Dollar, And More… [Tech News Digest] Posted: 21 Aug 2014 04:30 AM PDT  Also, SoundCloud starts selling advertising, Oculix brings Netflix to the Oculus Rift, Secret dinner parties get exposed, the reason Google’s self-driving cars can exceed the speed limit, and why two fish are playing Street Fighter right now. Google Hits Piracy Milestone You call it piracy. We call it freedom. — trutherbot (@trutherbot) August 17, 2014 Google has a huge piracy problem, and it’s growing on a daily basis. According to TorrentFreak, Google is now asked to remove 1 million links every day, with copyright holders swamping the tech giant with DMCA takedown notices. In 2008, Google received one request every... Read the full article: Google Tackles Piracy Problem, Buy An iPhone For Under A Dollar, And More… [Tech News Digest]  |
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