Profile: Angela Alcorn


Ange is an Internet Studies & Journalism graduate who spends way too much time messing with social networks (see AngelaAlcorn.com or @smange).

Latest from Angela Alcorn

  • Can’t Read It Now? Pocket Read It For Later [Android]

    November 23, 2012

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    It’s always while you’re extremely busy that you find all the great content online, isn’t it? It never seems to be quite so interesting at 3am when you can’t sleep or when you have a long train journey to get through. This is why apps that let you save things to read later are so popular. So, would an app that lets you save articles, images and video for later all at once sound good to you? You bet!


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  • Get Your Delicious Bookmarks On Your Droid With DeliciousDroid [Android]

    November 22, 2012

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    So, if you’ve got yourself an Android phone and all your bookmarks are in Delicious, which app do you use? For many Android users, the answer is DeliciousDroid. Why? Because it’s well-thought out, it does the job well and it actually looks really good. What more could you want? If you’re not sure why you’d want access to all those links, consider being able to have a widget that lets you view all your links with a particular tag.


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  • A Few Things You Might Not Know About Timeline [Weekly Facebook Tips]

    November 20, 2012

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    Facebook is becoming such a huge, complicated website that it’s really easy for knowledge about certain things you can do with the site to pass you by completely. Only recently, I realised that photos on your timeline can be repositioned. Until then, I’d thought you were just stuck with the automatic positioning. It seems that these tools can be sitting right under your nose and yet you won’t necessarily notice it.


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  • The Rise And Fall And Rise Of Apple: A Brief History

    November 16, 2012

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    The success of Apple indeed lies with their attitude of “Thinking Differently”. While the company may not have always been heralded as a success, their strength over the years has come from great vision and not always doing the same things as the competition. They have been bold and occasionally put a few noses out of joint, but that’s the price paid for thinking outside the box. Though many of us are fans of the Apple products, not all fans are well versed in the history of the company.


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  • Amazing Ways To Experience Railway Journeys Online

    November 15, 2012

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    There are so many great reasons why you might want to take in a railway journey from the comfort of your own home. Whatever the reason for wanting to view railway journeys online, the trick is being able to find the best ones. So, in order to make your life a little easier, we’ve compiled this list of great virtual railway journeys you can take right now. Happy travels!


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  • How To Use Facebook Places Location Tagging Safely [Weekly Facebook Tips]

    November 13, 2012

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    If you’re on Facebook a bit, you’ve probably noticed people adding a location to their posts and photos, tagging their friends in locations and generally making it clear that they’re out and about having a great time. Maybe you have had a go at this yourself or perhaps you’ve never managed to get around to it. What is clear about Facebook location tagging though, is that it’s easy and it’s good fun. Here’s how you can get started with Facebook Places.


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  • So, You Think You Can’t Write? Let’s Get You Back On Track

    November 9, 2012

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    Stumped? Lost for words? Are you often in the position of being unable to get yourself to write anything, even though the deadline is fast approaching? Yeah, writer’s block sucks – and it happens to all of us. Most writers, after suffering a few days where it got really bad, make plans to get around the problem as best as possible. Now is your time to do the same.


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  • 7 Reasons To Get A Raspberry Pi

    November 8, 2012

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    I’m sure you’ve heard of the Raspberry Pi by now. If not, you’re in for a treat. It’s a tiny little computer that’s dirt cheap and incredibly customisable. Here at MakeUseOf, along with most geeky places online, we’ve fallen in love with the Raspberry Pi. Many of us have one or more and have come up with some fantastic ways to use them for play or for work.


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  • How To Spot a Fake Facebook Account & Stay Safe [Weekly Facebook Tips]

    November 6, 2012

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    According to a fairly recent estimate by Facebook, there are around 83 million fake accounts on the social network. Sure, a few of these are duplicate accounts or businesses using personal accounts instead of pages, but that still leaves a huge amount of outright fake accounts. And these accounts are out there trying to weasel in as your friend, probably so they can spam you or perform some elaborate phishing scams down the track.


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  • How To Look Good On a Webcam

    November 2, 2012

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    Here’s a little something many of us dread – webcam meetings. It’s one thing to chat with friends and family using Skype or Google Hangouts, but it’s another thing completely to try to look good and maintain a professional image for a webcam meeting. The same sense of dread can apply to anyone who has to record video for a presentation or for a show they’re hosting.


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  • Give Clothes Twice The Life: Buy Or Sell Fashion Items At Twice

    November 1, 2012

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    Are you feeling the pinch of the recession, yet not willing to sacrifice your style too much? Well, there’s a brand new site waiting to inspire you with the best quality second-hand clothes around. Twice is the hottest new thing in clothing sales and well worth checking out! The prices will astound you, but the quality will be no less than top-notch. And if you’re looking to sell your clothes, Twice is also the place to go.


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  • How To Ensure You’re Not Outed On Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips]

    October 30, 2012

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    You may have heard recently that two gay college students were outed on Facebook because of a public group they were added to. Now, many people are crying out for Facebook to change their ways, but in the meantime there’s plenty you can do to protect yourself and your friends from a similar fate. Do you want all your acquaintances knowing about your political preferences? Who should know where you stand on some of the bigger moral debates?


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  • StumbleUpon For Firefox – It’s Still Awesome

    October 26, 2012

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    Where do you get your fix of fun, interesting sites to look at? These days, it’s probably Reddit, Twitter or Facebook. But do you remember the time when the best site to find new interesting content was StumbleUpon? You might be pleased to know that it never really went away. People have continued to Stumble cool content all this time, so with a few tweaks it’s now actually better than ever.


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