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- Opera: My Way To Store, Organise and Share Bookmarks [MacBook Air and Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Giveaway]
- You Won’t Believe The Things You Can Do With A Microwave
- 10 Incredibly Geeky Things You Could Be Doing Right Now
- Gift Guide For The Ultimate PlayStation 4 Fan
- The Best All-In-One Messaging & Calling App For Android: Google Hangouts
- 6 Christmas Stories Brought To Life On The iPad
- How To Identify A Facebook Scam Before It’s Too Late
- LinkedIn Gets More Social To Battle Upcoming Facebook At Work
- Edit Photos Just Like In Photoshop: You CAN Do That On A Chromebook!
- Everything You Need To Know About Wikipedia And More
- The Quickest Way To Install Windows Software: From The Command Prompt
- How 3 Popular Minimalism Projects Inspire You To Do More With Less
- Skype Offers Universal Translator, Facebook Stops Accepting ‘Users’ [Tech News Digest]
| Opera: My Way To Store, Organise and Share Bookmarks [MacBook Air and Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Giveaway] Posted: 16 Dec 2014 07:00 PM PST  I’ve always been interested in the latest shiny thing so when I was asked to review Opera’s feature-filled latest release, Opera 26, I jumped at the chance. Opera, like it’s musical counterpart, has always been the choice of aficionados. It doesn’t come included with your operating system and nor is it peddled by the world’s largest search provider. You have to make the conscious choice to be an Opera user. And oh are you rewarded for that choice. In countless performance tests, Opera comes out ahead. Opera is often the first of the major browsers to implement new features —... Read the full article: Opera: My Way To Store, Organise and Share Bookmarks [MacBook Air and Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro Giveaway]     |
| You Won’t Believe The Things You Can Do With A Microwave Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:30 PM PST  A microwave is great for certain kinds of foods. For example, when you want to make some frozen pizza rolls, a microwave will do the job very well. But what if you want to make scrambled eggs? A microwave couldn’t possibly do that. You can’t use a microwave to make garlic easy to peel. right? Wrong, your microwave can do all that and more! Need more cooking tips? Check out these YouTube channels where chefs share their secrets! Via PartSelect Click To Enlarge Read the full article: You Won’t Believe The Things You Can Do With A Microwave  |
| 10 Incredibly Geeky Things You Could Be Doing Right Now Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:30 PM PST  Each and every one of us has probably done something that could be considered geeky. But some people take this to the next level, achieving things so truly geeky that their exploits leave other geeks with no choice but to applaud their efforts. Today, we’re applauding those uber-geeks that have gone above and beyond. They have surpassed the achievements of us ordinary, everyday, run-of-the-mill geeks. They have journeyed to the geeky underworld and survived to tell the tale. Bow down to your geek superiors. The Geekiest Of Geeky Achievements What follows is a list of the geekiest things our readers... Read the full article: 10 Incredibly Geeky Things You Could Be Doing Right Now  |
| Gift Guide For The Ultimate PlayStation 4 Fan Posted: 16 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST  The PlayStation 4 is an awesome console, and having been out for over a year, lots of people are likely to own one now. There are lots of accessories and other goodies you can get to go along with the system. If you have someone in your life who loves their PS4, and don’t consider yourself well-versed in games, here’s a handy list of gifts you can buy that they’re sure to love. Note: Retail prices are given for each item. Sometimes, an item on Amazon may sell out temporarily and third-party sellers will be offering the item for much... Read the full article: Gift Guide For The Ultimate PlayStation 4 Fan  |
| The Best All-In-One Messaging & Calling App For Android: Google Hangouts Posted: 16 Dec 2014 10:00 AM PST  Keeping in contact with people takes a lot of forms nowadays: text chat, video calling, and regular audio calling. There are a good number of fantastic messaging apps for Android, SMS/MMS alternatives, video calling apps like Skype, and even alternative Dialer apps – but what if there was one app that could take the place of all of those? Meet Google Hangouts for Android. Send SMS and MMS messages, send Hangouts-to-Hangouts messages for free, make Hangouts-to-Hangouts video calls for free, and with the magic of integrated Google Voice support, you can even make phone calls to anyone in the US for free (though you’ll... Read the full article: The Best All-In-One Messaging & Calling App For Android: Google Hangouts  |
| 6 Christmas Stories Brought To Life On The iPad Posted: 16 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST  There are a few traditions that are crucial to the full Christmas experience: listening to Christmas music, putting up Christmas lights, making your favorite Christmas desserts, and, of course, reading Christmas stories. The following six stories are sure to make your family smile at Christmas — especially now that they’ve been brought to life like never before on the iPad. So sit around the fire, pour yourself some mulled wine or hot chocolate, and enjoy these Christmas classics! A Charlie Brown Christmas ($5.99) Charles M. Schultz’s wonderful story about the Peanuts gang and their Christmas antics is one of the most beloved Christmas stories... Read the full article: 6 Christmas Stories Brought To Life On The iPad  |
| How To Identify A Facebook Scam Before It’s Too Late Posted: 16 Dec 2014 08:00 AM PST  Scams are everywhere. You’ve got PayPal scams, eBay scams, Craigslist scams, email scams, wire transfer scams, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Even “safe” sites like Facebook are flooded with scams every day. Can you tell whether that link you’re about to click is a scam or not? If you think you’re too smart to fall for a scam, you may want to reconsider. A recent study by Bitdefender concluded that so many people are falling for these scams that no particular “type” of person is vulnerable. Anyone can become a victim simply because these scams are engineered... Read the full article: How To Identify A Facebook Scam Before It’s Too Late  |
| LinkedIn Gets More Social To Battle Upcoming Facebook At Work Posted: 16 Dec 2014 07:30 AM PST  LinkedIn, the professional’s social network, is redesigning its homepage in an effort to get workers to participate more. The idea seems to be to separate content from social events important to people you are connected with. If you aren’t already using LinkedIn, there are plenty of good reasons to. The revamp, however, seems to be aimed at tackling the upcoming rumoured launch of Facebook’s entry into the workplace, dubbed “Facebook At Work”. Most news organisations, including The Financial Times and Forbes, reckon it will launch in January, so LinkedIn is getting ready to take on the competition. While some suggest... Read the full article: LinkedIn Gets More Social To Battle Upcoming Facebook At Work  |
| Edit Photos Just Like In Photoshop: You CAN Do That On A Chromebook! Posted: 16 Dec 2014 07:00 AM PST  Chromebooks are fantastic machines. As the quality of the apps in the Chrome Web Store improves they’re becoming increasingly capable of doing everything that your primary PC or Mac can do, but for a fraction of the cost. Their security, ease of use, and portability is rapidly making them a popular choice for schools, businesses, and university students – all of whom are taking note of their advantages. In the previous piece in this series we looked at how, contrary to some people’s opinions, Chromebooks can play Google Play movies and television shows when offline. The latest installment in our mini-series looks... Read the full article: Edit Photos Just Like In Photoshop: You CAN Do That On A Chromebook!  |
| Everything You Need To Know About Wikipedia And More Posted: 16 Dec 2014 06:00 AM PST  Wikipedia is one of the most famous sites on the Internet. The world’s favorite encyclopedia made a humble beginning in 2001. Today, it’s informative, as well as controversial, and having a page there is highly sought after. It’s quite simply the Encyclopedia Britannica on steroids, covering every conceivable subject. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia in which anybody can start a page, or edit one, on any subject. The page is then examined by an editor who decides whether or not the page stays. The site is currently available in many languages, so you don’t have to speak English to use the site. It... Read the full article: Everything You Need To Know About Wikipedia And More  |
| The Quickest Way To Install Windows Software: From The Command Prompt Posted: 16 Dec 2014 05:00 AM PST  Installing software on Windows is easy, right? You just need to Search for the program you want to download Download an installer Run that installer Click “Next” several times, all while Making sure to uncheck unwanted toolbars and other crap. Not difficult, but annoying – and somewhat time consuming. Now imagine if you could install software just by typing three words and hitting “Enter”. No waiting for the download to finish, no clicking “Next”, and no toolbars – just tell your computer to install something, and it will. A package manager is coming to Windows 10 via the PowerShell. Meanwhile, check out Chocolatey.... Read the full article: The Quickest Way To Install Windows Software: From The Command Prompt  |
| How 3 Popular Minimalism Projects Inspire You To Do More With Less Posted: 16 Dec 2014 04:00 AM PST  You have succeeded in life when all you really want is only what you really need. ~ Vernon Howard Frustrated with the demands and dictates of our consumerist culture, many people have opted out of it. They have embraced simpler lifestyles, even minimalist ones, to rediscover what makes them happy. Some of these people have gone a step ahead and shared their minimalism experiments online. They’re not the first ones to embark on these kinds of projects. But unwittingly, they have sparked off widespread, unprecedented interest with their lifestyle changes. Today we bring you three such experiments that took off... Read the full article: How 3 Popular Minimalism Projects Inspire You To Do More With Less  |
| Skype Offers Universal Translator, Facebook Stops Accepting ‘Users’ [Tech News Digest] Posted: 16 Dec 2014 03:30 AM PST  Also, Indiegogo Life launches, Valve bans Hatred, Google Wallet splits the bill, and teens react to Mega Man. Skype Translator Helps You Communicate Microsoft is rolling out a new version of Skype which includes real-time translation options. The previously teased Skype Translator will translate conversations on the fly, delivering translated audio and text for those signed up to the preview program. Skype Translator will initially only translate conversations between English and Spanish speakers, with the video above providing a demonstration of the technology in action. The software is designed to improve over time, learning as it goes. More languages will... Read the full article: Skype Offers Universal Translator, Facebook Stops Accepting ‘Users’ [Tech News Digest]  |
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