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How To Control Your Privacy With The Facebook Timeline
While the new Facebook timeline looks fantastic, there are a few privacy concerns worth keeping in mind. For most people, certain things will need adjusting before you can be completely sure that your posts aren't being exposed to the public unintentionally. We'll take you through some of the major things you should check.
3 Awesome Tools to Download Flickr Photos & Sets
Although many people now use Facebook or Google's Picasa to share and backup photos online, there are still plenty of people who prefer to keep on using Flickr for one reason or another.
Minecraft Available Soon On Many Android 2.3+ Devices [News]
Minecraft - Pocket Edition for Android is about to be re-released with support for a wider range of Android devices. Until now, the game was optimised for the Xperia Play and was not guaranteed to work well with other Android phones. This long-awaited Android application update is great news for Minecraft fans everywhere.
How To Set Up A Group Tumblr Blog
When looking for a blogging platform for group blogging, simplicity and style will usually come into the equation somewhat. But Tumblr now offers another great opportunity - a huge potential audience. Using some advanced Tumblr tips to ensure your posts get seen by multiple eyeballs, you'll usually be able to get readers for your Tumblr blog pretty quickly.
Students Can Now Create Wi-Fi Hotspots For Free With Connectify [News]
Connectify is offering free accounts until October 15th to students with .edu addresses, allowing them to set up free Wi-Fi hotspots for their devices. Students can sign up for the service for free and receive their Connectify Pro license by using their .edu email address.
The BitCoin Dilemma: Can We Trust It?
You've probably heard of BitCoin, the Internet's recent attempt at independent currency. It's been all over the news for reasons both positive and negative - it's a useful way of transferring funds anonymously, but the currency itself remains volatile and prone to abuse. Many people have been watching BitCoin developments enthusiastically, trying to see whether the system really will work.
Easily Convert YouTube Video to GIF Animations Online
There are often times when you wish you could turn a video into a GIF file. Maybe you want to pass a short clip around the office without getting anyone fired for looking at YouTube. Perhaps you want to create an awesome icon for an avatar. Or maybe you want to create the perfect GIF for your Tumblr. There are lots of reasons to want to try it, but most people just don't realise how easy it is.
How To Chat On Twitter Hashtag Topics With Joint
If you've been on Twitter a while and tried out all of the toys, you might have noticed one little tool missing - group chat. While some of you might be wondering how on earth that works or why you'd want it, some of you will already be itching to know more. Essentially, Joint is a service which lets you turn a Twitter hashtag into an off-Twitter chatroom.
How To Sell Your Used Stuff Through Amazon
Most of us like to make a little cash every now and then by selling off unwanted things. Maybe we hold a garage sale, a car boot sale, take things to a flea market or sell things online. Whatever the method, the theory is the same - get rid of that old stuff and increase the amount of cash we have instead.
How To Get Around Tethering Charges Using EasyTether [Android 1.5+]
Many Android users have noticed that their service providers are trying to squeeze more money out of them. Most notably, many service providers have decided that tethering is no longer free and included in your contract. They prefer to charge an extra fee for the privilege of tethering, even though tethering is an expected right of an Android user.
Two Great Interactive eBooks For Kids [Android / iPad]
Are you one of those geeks with dozens of awesome gadgets and a secret passion for books? Did you love reading as a kid and want your kids to enjoy books as well? Despite the obvious attraction to real paper-based books, the digital world has begun to create some really special adaptations of great stories.
Browse Gorgeous Recipes StumbleUpon-Style With Gojee
Could you stare at food-porn all day? Do you love finding new recipes? Are you always on the lookout for a new way to search great recipes with certain ingredients in or out? My opinion is that there can never be too many ways to do this. Gojee is a curated selection of great recipes with drool-worthy photos.
24 Symbols - The New "Spotify For Books"
Do you sometimes find the Internet to be too much noise and not enough signal? Would you prefer to get stuck into a decent length book? Finding the books is only half the fun. What if you want to recommend books to friends, see what your friends recommend and keep your reading in sync between devices? This is what 24 Symbols offers.
Hang Out On Console.fm To Hear Great New Tunes
You may have heard of Turntable.fm before - it's a service which lets a bunch of people hang out in a virtual venue and take turns to DJ while everyone gets to listen to the tunes. But sadly, Turntable.fm is restricted to US listeners only. Fortunately for those of us outside the US, Console.fm has come along.
TamperMonkey Finally Brings Greasemonkey to Android [2.1+]
If you spend a lot of time online, you've probably come across Greasemonkey before, which allows you to run little scripts which affect the pages you're browsing. These scripts can do all sorts of useful things and you can now use them on your Android phone. TamperMonkey is the tool you need to get your favourite Greasemonkey scripts working on your Android.
Facebook Introduces Video Calls Using Skype [News]
Facebook has just announced new video chat features using its long-awaited Skype integration. The announcement come hot on the tail of Google's Google Plus release, which features group video hangouts. Facebook users can try the new feature straight away, by clicking on "Get it now" in this video calling preview.
How To Turn Off GPS In Private Places Using Tasker [Android]
With the plethora of amazing gadgets people own these days, it's really easy to overlook privacy concerns which, upon reflection, are quite obvious. One of the simplest of these is geotagging photos. While it's an incredibly handy tool for sight-seeing and worldwide data collection, it can be a pretty serious privacy threat.
Pocket Casts - An Awesome New Podcast App [Android & iPhone]
If you love your podcasts and love your smartphone, you may have noticed that this should be a perfect meeting of technology and that there's just not a lot of great applications out there that can do the trick. Well, there wasn't. Not until recently, anyway. Pocket Casts by Shifty Jelly has now jumped on to the scene with an incredibly feature-filled application.
OpenStudy - A Collection Of Online Study Groups On All Subjects
Are you a current student? A homeschooler or homeschooling parent? Have you decided to keep learning and to always be a student? Have you ever dreamed about the ideal study group? Well, OpenStudy has too, and they're determined to make it happen. It is a collection of study groups based on topic and it's an ideal way to meet your peers from all corners of the world.
Access Your Preference Panes From the Mac Menu Bar With MenuPrefs
Does Apple's System Preferences generally just annoy you? Well, there's a way out. The coders at iThink Software also got annoyed with Apple Preferences and decided to write MenuPrefs in order to make it more manageable. Now, instead of click after click, you can now access all of your favourite Apple Preference Panes via the Menu Bar. It's all just there.