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Sunday, January 25, 2015

5 New Articles on MakeUseOf

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The Do’s and Don’ts Of Making A Strong Résumé

Posted: 24 Jan 2015 06:30 PM PST

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When you’re searching for a job, making sure to knock the interview out of the park is important. But before you can even sit in front of the hiring manager’s desk for an interview, you need to develop an impressive résumé. Without that impressive piece of paper, you’ll never get an interview in the first place. So how can you make your résumé impressive? Of course, you need to have some strong work experience, but you also need to make the actual document itself stand out. How can you get started? Follow these handy Do’s and Don’ts and you’ll be well on...

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Dissecting the 25 Worst Passwords in the World [Weird & Wonderful Web]

Posted: 24 Jan 2015 05:30 PM PST

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Choosing a password used to be so easy. You would pick a word that’s close to your heart, maybe add a couple of numbers to the end to throw cybercriminals off the scent, and you were set. Now, that’s no longer the case. If you want to stay safe online you’re not only expected to choose complex strings of letters and numbers, you’re also expected to use different passwords on different sites. No wonder so many people choose to use password managers instead. But not everybody got that memo. Which means many people are still using passwords even your dumb...

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Elon Musk vs. Richard Branson: The Race For Cheap Satellite Internet

Posted: 24 Jan 2015 12:00 PM PST

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Over four billion people don’t have Internet access. That’s more than half the population of Earth. How do we fix that? The answer lies over our head. Two billionaires are in a battle to create a network of tiny satellites that can bring cheap Internet access to the masses. In November 2014, Elon Musk confirmed rumours that he was building a fleet of satellites to provide affordable Internet. He officially announced the project this January, but was beat to the punch by Richard Branson of Virgin, who is launching the world’s largest satellite constellation in collaboration with Qualcomm and OneWeb. Neither of these...

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Three YouTube Stars Interviewed President Obama, Here’s What Happened

Posted: 24 Jan 2015 10:00 AM PST

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World leaders don’t often take interviews from YouTube stars known for science education, make-up tutorials, and eating cereal out of a bathtub while swimming in it. But make no mistake: Hank Green, Bethany Mota, and GloZell Green didn’t waste their chance to interview President Barack Obama, live on YouTube. Read on to find out what happens when #YouTubeAsksObama. Background The White House welcomed three prominent YouTube creators and vlog personalities to interview President Obama on January 22nd – two days after his State of the Union speech. It’s not the first time that President Obama has taken to YouTube to reach out to to public...

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WhatsApp Web: Everything You Need To Know

Posted: 24 Jan 2015 07:30 AM PST

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WhatsApp is one of the best messaging clients around, and it just got better. Apart from supporting all mobile platforms, WhatsApp has now launched a web-based client, so you can finally use WhatsApp on your PC and sync with your phone. “Our web client is simply an extension of your phone: the web browser mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device — this means all of your messages still live on your phone,” WhatsApp said in their official blog. How To Use WhatsApp Web (And What You Need) WhatsApp Web is super simple to use, although it has some...

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