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• These 50 Apps Will Track Everything. And We Mean Everything
• 10 Essential MakeUseOf Articles From 2014 You May Have Missed
• The 7 Best Online Banking Features For Simplifying Your Life
• Worse Than Hitler: Why Do Flamewars Happen?
• Amazing Attire That Protects Your Privacy & Security When You’re Out
• Get Some Work Done: The Best Writing Environments for Mac OS X
• Learn Meditation On Any Device & Don’t Spend A Dime
• Have A Happy Year — How To Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Google Piracy Hits Record High, Join Mark Zuckerberg’s Book Club [Tech News Digest]

These 50 Apps Will Track Everything. And We Mean Everything Posted: 06 Jan 2015 06:30 PM PST When we say these apps let you track anything, we’re not kidding. If you can think of it, your phone can track it. One of the coolest (and creepiest) uses of a device that’s always connected is the ability to keep track of things. We can track our sleep, movement, money, and so much more thanks to these incredibly powerful devices that are at our sides 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Of course, in order to take advantage of all of this tracking, you’ll need the right apps. Here’s 50 apps that track everything you could ever... Read the full article: These 50 Apps Will Track Everything. And We Mean Everything

10 Essential MakeUseOf Articles From 2014 You May Have Missed Posted: 06 Jan 2015 05:30 PM PST We add several thousand more articles to MakeUseOf every year, and 2014 was no exception. The problem is, with so many websites competing for attention, even loyal readers cannot possibly read every article published on the site. Read the full article: 10 Essential MakeUseOf Articles From 2014 You May Have Missed

The 7 Best Online Banking Features For Simplifying Your Life Posted: 06 Jan 2015 09:00 AM PST Does money management stress you out? If so, rather than gritting your teeth from month to month, what if you could effortlessly alleviate some of that stress for good? Online banking offers a lot of benefits that can help to simplify the headaches of money. Let’s dive right in and see how online banking can make your life easier. Easy Account Creation There was a time when the only way to open a bank account was in person. Nowadays, it’s possible to complete the enrollment process from start to finish without ever leaving your home. Depending on the bank, the... Read the full article: The 7 Best Online Banking Features For Simplifying Your Life

Worse Than Hitler: Why Do Flamewars Happen? Posted: 06 Jan 2015 08:00 AM PST Internet comments show the worst side of humanity. If you dare to venture an opinion that differs from someone else’s online, you can expect to be called any of several dozen words I can’t put here. Suffice to say, you can expect to be accused of improbable acts with an array of family members, animals and inanimate objects for simply expressing an opinion that another commenter doesn’t agree with. Why are flamewars so common on today’s web, and is it really a new phenomenon? It seems like if Dante wrote Inferno today, there’d be a tenth circle reserved for anyone who comments on... Read the full article: Worse Than Hitler: Why Do Flamewars Happen?

Amazing Attire That Protects Your Privacy & Security When You’re Out Posted: 06 Jan 2015 07:00 AM PST Personal digital privacy and security get more complex all the time—it used to be that you had to choose a strong password for your email account. Now you need a wide variety of strong passwords, a way to manage them, a passcode for your phone and your tablet, virus protection, and a range of other things. But now there’s a new way to protect yourself: with your clothes. Most of these clothes protect you from having the radio frequency identification (RFID) information from your bank cards and passwords stolen. This is becoming a more popular way of attacking unsuspecting people, so it’s... Read the full article: Amazing Attire That Protects Your Privacy & Security When You’re Out

Get Some Work Done: The Best Writing Environments for Mac OS X Posted: 06 Jan 2015 06:00 AM PST When tackling writing projects, you need the best writing environment possible to get the job done. Fortunately for Mac users, there’s no shortage of writing tools available for long and short form writing projects. A good writing environment provides cross-platform access, collaboration features, and multi-format support. In addition, you may want to use a program that can assist you with all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming, drafting, to final edit. Scrivener ($45) For long form writing projects, such as manuals, research papers, and books, I prefer to work in Literature and Latte’s Scrivener ($45). It provides a format for managing research, outlining content, and drafting and exporting... Read the full article: Get Some Work Done: The Best Writing Environments for Mac OS X

Learn Meditation On Any Device & Don’t Spend A Dime Posted: 06 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST Contrary to popular opinion, you can meditate without a yoga mat, religious guidance, a peaceful personal space, incense candles, and any other apparatus. If you’re new to mindfulness meditation, however, some external tools can help. Stop, Breathe & Think is one such cross-platform (Web, Android and iOS), free app that can put your mind in a better place for 2015. What Is Mindfulness Meditation? Mindfulness meditation is all about developing better self-awareness through tuning into your mind and your surroundings. Essentially, you are training your focus to concentrate on one thing at a time, and slowly get rid of all... Read the full article: Learn Meditation On Any Device & Don’t Spend A Dime

Have A Happy Year — How To Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder Posted: 06 Jan 2015 04:00 AM PST “Happy New Year” wishes can ring false to those who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or “Winter Blues”. It’s a type of depression that impacts individuals during months of little sun. However, there are a number of dimensions of health and wellness, and lacking in any of them can lead to this seasonal depression. That’s why we’ve created this round-up of apps, tools, and websites to help improve quality of your life — including a tool specifically for SAD sufferers at the end! Do remember: If you feel you are suffering from SAD, it is important to seek the help of a... Read the full article: Have A Happy Year — How To Combat Seasonal Affective Disorder

Google Piracy Hits Record High, Join Mark Zuckerberg’s Book Club [Tech News Digest] Posted: 06 Jan 2015 03:30 AM PST Google’s piracy problem, Zuckerberg’s book club, Microsoft’s $29 handset, Netflix’s recommended TVs, Sony’s PlayStation Now subscriptions, and penguins playing with an iPad. Google Allegedly Awash With Pirate Links Piracy percentages really just tell you there’s a small number of people who rip off everyone. Absolute revenue is more interesting. — Benedict Evans (@BenedictEvans) January 5, 2015 Google was asked to remove 345 million links to copyrighted material in 2014. This represents an increase of 75 percent over the previous year, suggesting that either there are more piracy links on Google than ever before or that copyright holders are ramping up... Read the full article: Google Piracy Hits Record High, Join Mark Zuckerberg’s Book Club [Tech News Digest]

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