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- 5 Location-Based Reminder Apps For The Forgetful
- How To Negotiate A Higher Salary At A Job Interview
- How Would You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? [We Ask You]
- 7 Household Items Our Smartphones Replaced That Maybe They Shouldn’t Have
- No Sign-up Required — Create Free Invoices Quickly
- Falcon Pro 3 Is Here, But Read This Before You Pay For It
- Is Internet Explorer Making A Big Return In 2015?
- Oculus Rift VR Simulations You Have To See To Believe
- MSI 21.5 Inch All-In-One Gaming PC Review And Giveaway
- Meet Journey, A Beautiful Journal App For Chrome And Android
- Obama Plans Faster Internet For All, Facebook Pushes AMBER Alerts [Tech News Digest]
| 5 Location-Based Reminder Apps For The Forgetful Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:30 PM PST  Smartphones have become so smartypants these days that they are now virtually holding our hand every day, making sure that we successfully navigate the hazardous minefield known as life. From making sure that we don’t miss any important birthdays, anniversaries, or dinner dates, phones these days can also give you reminders when you reach a certain place. These are called “location-based reminders” and they require that you switch on your GPS. The most famous app which does location-based reminders, is of course Apple’s Siri (my girlfriend). But there are other apps which are vying for a piece of the location... Read the full article: 5 Location-Based Reminder Apps For The Forgetful     |
| How To Negotiate A Higher Salary At A Job Interview Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:30 PM PST  You want to get paid what you’re worth. You go into a job interview with confidence in your skills and experience, and you want to make sure that you’re payed accordingly. But how are you to convince the hiring manager that you’re worth it? Showing them your experience on a résumé is certainly helpful, but you’ll need more than that if you want to haggle for higher pay. Don’t worry though, because we’ve found a helpful infographic that provides you with 10 tips that you can use to negotiate a higher pay. Via JobCluster Click To Enlarge Read the full article: How To Negotiate A Higher Salary At A Job Interview  |
| How Would You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? [We Ask You] Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:30 PM PST  The zombie apocalypse is going to happen. It’s an inevitability we all know in our heart of hearts. I don’t have the foresight needed to know when, where, or how it will happen, just that it will happen, eventually. Are you prepared? Or are you, like so many other ignoramuses, completely blanking the impending danger from your mind? Wake up and smell the corpses, dear boys and girls. And when you have finished, take part in this week’s We Ask You. Survival At All Costs We want to know, How Would You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? We are especially interested... Read the full article: How Would You Survive The Zombie Apocalypse? [We Ask You]  |
| 7 Household Items Our Smartphones Replaced That Maybe They Shouldn’t Have Posted: 14 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST  Do you find yourself rubbing your eyes from looking at the same screen all day? Are your friends and family complaining about you always being distracted? Is your phone the first and last thing you check every day? These days we spend more of our time staring at our smartphones and tablets than ever, and that’s because they have replaced an increasing number of household products over the years. Here are some that maybe, just maybe, you might want to start using again. Alarm Clocks Many of us started using our mobile phones as our primary alarm clocks the moment... Read the full article: 7 Household Items Our Smartphones Replaced That Maybe They Shouldn’t Have  |
| No Sign-up Required — Create Free Invoices Quickly Posted: 14 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST  So you want to create an invoice. Simple, right? Not so much. If you are a freelancer, you may already know how difficult it can be to find decent, let alone customizable, invoice templates on the web. Aside from searching and sifting through copious amounts of results on Google for a free invoice website, you have to try many of them out, only to find most of them are free trials, like the one that Freshbooks tricked me with. Upon researching this idea for the best way to quickly create free invoices online, I discovered 22 different websites. I narrowed... Read the full article: No Sign-up Required — Create Free Invoices Quickly  |
| Falcon Pro 3 Is Here, But Read This Before You Pay For It Posted: 14 Jan 2015 07:30 AM PST  One of the most popular Twitter clients on Android, Falcon Pro, has come back to the Play Store. The app was removed after problems with Twitter’s token limit, but the new v3 update promises to have dealt with that issue. Falcon Pro has always been hailed as one of the most gorgeous Android apps, and Falcon Pro 3 (FP3) lives up to its billing with a complete overhaul following Android Lollipop’s material design guidelines. The app looks gorgeous, but several features are still missing, so you might not want to pay for it just yet. Download: Falcon Pro 3 for... Read the full article: Falcon Pro 3 Is Here, But Read This Before You Pay For It  |
| Is Internet Explorer Making A Big Return In 2015? Posted: 14 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST  Microsoft no longer has to offer EU Windows users a choice of browsers. Meanwhile, Internet Explorer has improved and Microsoft is working on a new browser. Nevertheless, we’ll show you how to install your favorite browser without touching Internet Explorer. In 2009, the European Commission passed a directive, which prevented Microsoft from bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. Over the years, Internet Explorer lost significant market shares. Last month, the European Commission has decided to release Microsoft from its obligations, allowing the software giants the opportunity to focus its energies into Internet Explorer promotion however it sees fit. Has the EU directive worked, and will... Read the full article: Is Internet Explorer Making A Big Return In 2015?  |
| Oculus Rift VR Simulations You Have To See To Believe Posted: 14 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST  The Oculus Rift has drifted in and out of tech news for the past two years and the information that filters out is more and more promising every month. Think the Rift is only for gaming? You may be pleasantly surprised. While it’s true that the Oculus Rift is going to revolutionize the gaming industry, there’s so much more to it than that. The technology is poised to revolutionize a number of non-gaming fields, including medicine, education, and tourism. Not a gamer? Not a problem. The Oculus Rift is for you, too. As virtual reality continues to mature, it’s going... Read the full article: Oculus Rift VR Simulations You Have To See To Believe  |
| MSI 21.5 Inch All-In-One Gaming PC Review And Giveaway Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:30 AM PST  PC gamers are a very discerning bunch, but they’re willing to spend large sums of money to have high-end hardware that can run all of their favorite games at a high resolution and framerate. Performance is key in the gaming world. With that in mind, we’re looking at an all-in-one gaming PC today, which is not a combination that usually goes together. Essentially, we’re seeing laptop hardware running on a larger screen. Does it stack up to a desktop gaming PCs? Is it better to get a gaming laptop? Keep reading the review to find out! Best of all, we have... Read the full article: MSI 21.5 Inch All-In-One Gaming PC Review And Giveaway  |
| Meet Journey, A Beautiful Journal App For Chrome And Android Posted: 14 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST  For a long time, Android and PC users have had to look on jealously while Mac and iOS users get beautiful journaling apps like Day One. Journey, a new app for Android and Chrome, ends the forlorn looks. A Brief Introduction To Journaling Journals are basically digital diaries. It’s a healthy habit you can adopt in 30 days, and it will serve you well for the rest of your life. Journaling has been shown to have several benefits, including helping you track your moods and to finally stop procrastinating. Our own Bakari Chavanu has written extensively about the practice and... Read the full article: Meet Journey, A Beautiful Journal App For Chrome And Android  |
| Obama Plans Faster Internet For All, Facebook Pushes AMBER Alerts [Tech News Digest] Posted: 14 Jan 2015 03:30 AM PST  President Obama wants faster Internet, Facebook adds AMBER Alerts, Microsoft ends Scroogled, Grand Theft Auto V on PC gets delayed again, Ship Your Enemies Glitter, and why you should consider disconnecting from Facebook & Twitter. Obama Wants Speedier Broadband U.S. President Barack Obama wants all Americans to have access to affordable, high-speed Internet. In order to achieve this goal, he plans to take executive action to increase competition and end the broadband inequality that currently exists across the United States. The White House will be filing a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) demanding an end to the restrictions... Read the full article: Obama Plans Faster Internet For All, Facebook Pushes AMBER Alerts [Tech News Digest]  |
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