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Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Giveaway of the Day


LAN audio monitoring software monitors the sound which is played on remote computer in real time.

Posted: 17 Feb 2015 12:00 AM PST

LAN audio monitoring software monitors the sound which is played on remote computer in real time. You can set it to monitor the sound around the remote microphone. It is widely used when an alarm system was installed on a computer, but the user is currently absent. With the voice monitoring software, the sound can be transmitted to another computer which is used more often.

Share your speaker with other computers which are in the same network with yours.

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Monday, February 16, 2015

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Apple Developing Electric Car, Amazon Prime Air Gets Grounded [Tech News Digest]

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:30 AM PST

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Apple’s electric dreams, Amazon gets grounded, Google feels charitable, Google Helpouts stop helping, Apple iWork works for all, and an Android Chorus brings harmony to the world. Apple is Developing an Electric Car WSJ reports that Apple is working on an electric car. All I can say is it better last longer than the iPhone’s battery. — Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) February 13, 2015 Apple is rumored to be working on an electric car, at least according to The Wall Street Journal [Paywall]. There are hundreds of people working on the car, internally known as Project Titan, which in its current...

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9 Ways to Promote Your Blog and Get More Readers

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST

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Promoting a blog can feel like just as much work as writing the posts in the first place. Writing awesome content is only half of the battle, as you need readers to come read the content that you produce if you want your blog to be successful. So, how are you to promote your blog? It’s going to take some time and effort, but if you follow the tips outlined on the infographic below, you’ll be moving in the direction of getting people to read your blog, and you’ll be getting them to come back for more! Via ReferralCandy Click...

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How to Create More Free Time By Gamifying Your Schedule

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST

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There is nothing more rewarding than accomplishing a task that’s on your schedule ahead of time. So, why do you insist on punishing yourself for completing tasks, rather than giving yourself your just reward? Developing an effective time management system is extremely difficult, but at the heart of that system is the schedule. In my own system, the schedule is the final “output” of the time management system, assigning an exact day and time when you’re committed to getting that task done. Rob Nightingale outlined one of the best ways to manage scheduling called Time Blocking. This is a good method...

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How Do You Discover New Apps? [MakeUseOf Poll]

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 04:30 AM PST

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There’s an app for everything these days. At least everything which has a function that can be fulfilled by a piece of mobile software. This is obviously a boon for all of us who own smartphones, but it makes discovering new apps difficult. Especially new apps actually worth installing. We want to know how you personally discover new mobile apps for your platform of choice, whether it be Android, iOS, Windows Phone, etc. Welcome to this week’s MakeUseOf Poll. All The iDevices To answer this week's question please scroll down the page until you see the poll staring back at...

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No Hidden Cost: 7 Free-To-Play Games That Are Actually Free

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 04:00 AM PST

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Mobile gaming has a problem. You download a game, you start playing, but you hit a roadblock and the only solution seems to be paying for some token or power-up in the in-game shop. From Angry Birds to Candy Crush, almost every game has in-app purchases. Almost. Even when we round up fantastic free games, we have to state up front that there’s an in-game store where you might want to spend real money. But wait, you can still get your game on without incurring any cost. Such games are ideal for parents who need to make sure their kids...

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Giveaway of the Day

Giveaway of the Day


Undelete files and folders from FAT and NTFS disks with Recovery Mechanic!

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 12:00 AM PST

Undelete files and folders from FAT and NTFS disks! Recovery Mechanic makes it possible to recover all types of files from healthy and damaged media such as hard drives, flash memory, SSD drives, memory cards, and digital cameras.

Documents, pictures, music, video, archives, email, and many more types of files can be rescued from disks that were badly damaged, reformatted, or that are plain inaccessible. Recovery Mechanic comes with full preview of recoverable files. You can preview documents with objects, email with attachments, play back audio and video files, and enter compressed archives before Recovery Mechanic attempts to recover them. Live preview works in all versions of Recovery Mechanic.

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Sunday, February 15, 2015

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Want to Start a Business? Where will the Funding Come From?

Posted: 14 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST

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You have a great idea, and you’re ready to start your own business. That’s awesome, but where will the funding come from? After all, if you want to use that great idea and start your own business, you’ll need money. So how are you to fund your dream business with your fantastic idea? Take a look at the image below, which breaks down seven ways that most business get their funding. If you were going to start a business, which funding method would you use? Hit the comments section below and let us know! Via Wrike Click To Enlarge

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Giveaway of the Day

Giveaway of the Day


EaseUS EverySync is an easy-to-use files sync and backup tool, it can sync and backup data within computer, network, FTP and cloud storage like OneDrive, Google Drive etc.

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 12:00 AM PST

EaseUS EverySync is an easy-to-use files sync and backup tool, it can sync and backup data within computer, network, FTP and cloud storage like OneDrive, Google Drive etc. Users can choose the two-way or one-way synchronization mode, according to different demand. Unlike image backup, we can directly open a file or visit its location in Windows Explorer without leaving EverySync’s interface.

Key features:

  • Complete and secure solution for file sync and backup;
  • Simple-to-use and intuitive UI makes synchronization simple, no training required;
  • Automatically sync and backup files in real time if any changes happen.

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Saturday, February 14, 2015

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The 5 Best OCR Tools for Extracting Text from Images

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:30 PM PST

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I have written before about the benefits of a paperless office, the zen feeling of being able to walk into the room and not somersault headfirst over a stack of paper and break your neck. But when you have reams of paper, how do you get all of that printed text converted into something that a digital program will be able to recognize and index? Yes, that’s right, you use an OCR service or app. Text extraction with OCR is a subject which we have covered endlessly, since MUO’s birth back in 2006. But the OCR apps in this area...

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Own a Business? These Website Mistakes Could Cost You Money

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:30 PM PST

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In a lot of cases, the first thing a customer sees from your business if your website. They type your name into Google, and land on a homepage that tells them about your company. First impressions stick, and if your website isn’t good, then they probably won’t seek out the product or service you are selling. But if you offer them a well-designed website with the right information, you could end up with a new customer on your hands! So how can you make sure not to lose customers to poor website design? Just avoid the mistakes on the infographic...

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Women in Tech: What Future Tech Companies Need to Know

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST

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For tech companies to thrive today, there’s no getting around the need to fix the “gender gap” —  not just for equality’s sake, but to protect the bottom line. Few reasonable people suggest that women under-perform in tech. This list from the Huffington Post is just the tip of a large, expanding iceberg of influential women in tech, including: Gina Bianchini, CEO and Founder of Ning Mary Hodder, Founder of Dabble.com Lynne D. Johnson, Director of Social Media, Fast Company Rebecca Moore, Director of Outreach, Google Earth Rashmi Sinha, Co-Founder SlideShare Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM Another excellent example is Sandy Lerner,...

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Programming Burnout: How to Regain Your Lost Motivation

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST

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Have you lost the passion that you once had for programming? Is it affecting your motivation to get things done? Are you falling behind on all of your projects and finding it difficult to catch up? If yes, here’s the good news: it happens to everyone at one point or another so don’t despair. Imagine that your campfire has just died. Instead of fretting about how it went out or what you could have done differently, the best thing to do is to sit back and take a deep breath. The fire is already dead. The only thing that matters...

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Keep A Portable Ubuntu Installation With You Wherever You Go

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 09:00 AM PST

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There’s so much you can do with an Ubuntu installation. But what if you could take that same Ubuntu installation and make it portable so you can have it with you wherever you are? We’ve looked at several options where you can use Linux with your USB drive, but now we’re going to take a look specifically at keeping a portable Ubuntu installation with you so that you have access to all your apps, settings, and files wherever you go. Prerequisites All you need to have is a USB drive that’s as large as you need it to be. If...

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20 Micro Jobs to Help You Make Money in Your Free Time

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 08:00 AM PST

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Do you find yourself living paycheck to paycheck? Are you a student or single parent who needs extra income to get by? A little extra cash is always nice, whether or not you are struggling financially. Online opportunities to earn additional income are everywhere and are often relatively easy to implement. However, it can be difficult to sniff out the legit companies from the scams. Below are 20 legit opportunities to easily make some extra income in your free time. Depending on your skills and the amount of free time you have, some of these may be more relevant to...

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Dropbox for Gmail: Why Google Chrome is Now the Best Dropbox Client

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:30 AM PST

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Dropbox, one of the best cloud storage providers, requires a local client installed on your computer to be truly useful. However, if you use Google Chrome, you might not need that any more. Amidst the plethora of useful Chrome extensions, there are a few that give Dropbox users added functionality—almost to the point where Chrome itself can serve as a Dropbox client. Dropbox For Gmail Dropbox itself has just officially launched a new extension that is at the top of these nifty Chrome add-ons. Dropbox for Gmail integrates with the popular email service to attach Dropbox files in any email...

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How To Create Your Own Extensions For Your iPhone & iPad

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST

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For years, iOS was so tightly locked down that apps couldn’t communicate with each other. Simple actions such as uploading a picture to Instagram or sharing it to WhatsApp were not possible from the Photos app. Thanks to iOS 8, those days are now gone. You can now share content between apps with just two taps. The only problem? Developers have to create extensions and these aren’t always top priority for them. The aforementioned WhatsApp and Instagram still don’t have share extensions, which is a major inconvenience. Fortunately there exists a new app that allows you to finally create your own extensions. Meet Workflow ($1.99), a...

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5 Ways to Stay Healthy During a Long Gaming Binge

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 06:00 AM PST

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A few weeks ago, KitGuru reported on a Taiwanese man who died of heart failure and over-exhaustion after going on a three-day gaming binge, the second binge-gaming-related death this year. At least four other deaths have been reported in the past three years. While most people don’t need to worry about their health while they’re playing games, going on long binges does require a bit of forethought to make sure you stay healthy. Here are 5 ways you can make sure you’re not putting yourself at risk. Sleep Not sleeping can have some very serious affects on the brain and body—hallucinations, confusion,...

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Need a Break, but Don’t Want to Get Caught? Check out These Slacker Sites

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST

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Look busy at work without actually doing anything. Here are some sites that let you browse Reddit, play 2048 or even go for a walk without your boss thinking you’re a slacker. A long time ago we showed you how to hide your web surfing from the boss. Many of those links no longer work, but I’m happy to report there has been great strides in the field of not working since then. Let’s go over a few, shall we? Make Reddit Look Like Work Reddit is the ultimate time-wasting site, something bosses everywhere are catching onto. If they see...

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Syma X5C Quadcopter Review and Giveaway

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:30 AM PST

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Let’s get this out of the way: if you’ve any interest in drones but have been put off by the price, buy the Syma X5C. The X5C flies remarkably well, handles smoothly and the drone is surprisingly well built. It’s not without its flaws however: the remote is poorly made, the battery life is pretty short and the camera is barely worth mentioning. The Syma X5C can be purchased on Amazon for around $60, but at the end of this review we’ll be giving ours away! Although the Syma X5C is one of the cheapest quadrocopters with an HD camera, the Juyo...

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How To Find & Change Your WiFi Password

Posted: 13 Feb 2015 04:00 AM PST

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Once your laptop is connected to WiFi, you feel no reason to remember the password. Until you need to connect another device or change your code. What’s the password again? Don’t worry, it’s easy to find out and even change it if the situation demands. It’s not hard to crack a WiFi network, so it’s best practice to change your password often. Make a secure password with lots of special characters and a long string. In fact, security expert Troy Hunt says the best password is the one you can’t remember. But when someone else needs to log in, you...

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