Around MakeUseOf, we love finding apps and other online motivators to stay fit and healthy. After investigating these fitness apps time after time, RunKeeper always proves itself to be one of the very best. It’s not surprising that it’s popular, since it’s available for Android, iPhone and also links into Facebook. Sociability is a big part of what makes RunKeeper fun and keeps users accountable to their goals. And THAT is what will keep you on track and healthy.

Have you ever travelled abroad and sat down in an Internet café only to find that you can’t work out how to type anything on the foreign keyboards? Well, you’re not alone. This happens to many travellers and is a huge source of frustration – especially considering how much Internet cafés can cost! No-one wants to waste time searching for a key that must be typed.

So, you made a Facebook group but there’s hardly anyone in it? Or maybe you made a group for a specific bunch of people, but can’t seem to get anyone to be active within the group? Or have you started a Facebook page and want to get some attention over there? What you need is a little marketing, a little viral magic and just enough push from you to get other people creating some of the content and keeping it alive.

You’ve probably heard of Audacity. It’s a free cross-platform application for recording and mixing, which also happens to be incredibly powerful and versatile. You can use it to record vocals, instruments and other sounds, mix them up into something useful and then create a music file to share. Many people use Audacity for podcasts or music mixing, but that’s not all it’s good for.

If you’ve been wondering how one goes about setting up an online radio station then you’re in luck. There are a number of simple ways to make an online radio station involving nothing more than some free software and a microphone attached to your computer. There’s also a lot of variety in costs and radio types depending on whether you’re a professional or a hobbyist – or somewhere in between.

For many Facebook users, it’s good to occasionally brush up on your security knowledge and see if there’s a better way you could be doing things. Despite Facebook’s tendency to expose your information as publicly as possible, they do take your login security seriously – and you should too. Do you know how to log out of Facebook remotely? Have you authenticated certain devices with Facebook so that you can be notified if someone tries to log in on another device?

I’m sure that more than a few of you readers have a half-written book or useful guide you’ve put together to help people learn something. You’ve probably wondered if it would be possible to make money off of your book, or at least gain some exposure, by selling it as an eBook on Amazon. As long as you have already created something worth reading, the process of getting it into Amazon as an eBook isn’t that onerous.

If you’ve not yet decided to use a password manager for your myriad logins online, it’s time you took a look at one of the best options around: LastPass. Many people are cautious about using a password manager, while others are often just undecided about which services are safe enough to use. LastPass is one of the safest password managers around and it is made especially useful by being available as a plugin for a wide variety of browsers.

Have you ever wanted to make a real hard-copy book of the things you have in Facebook? Maybe you have relatives who aren’t on Facebook but would love to see the pictures you’ve put in there. Or maybe you’re keen to preserve a snapshot of what your life was like this year. Did you realise that it’s really easy to make a book of your Facebook?

The fact is, what the place looks like matters. The vibe of the place, the decor and the mood that sets is vitally important in setting the tone for your night out. If it’s right you’re going to be pleased, but if it’s off then you may as well have stayed at home. This is the problem Hoppit has come to solve for you: How to find the best bars and restaurants by what they look like and what sort of vibe they have.

If you’re about to go international with your smartphone, tablet and/or laptop there are a few things you should know before you go. You might need extra peripheral devices and plugs, entertainment and maps pre-downloaded, a new SIM card for data, and to prepare for a few important security scenarios. Wherever you go and whatever your trip will involve, these tips will prepare you for things as best as possible.

If you’ve ever wanted the perfect game to entertain a child for hours on end, it’s time you took a look at 4 Elements. The casual game by Playrix is both incredibly easy to play and strangely addictive for kids and adults alike. We’re giving away free copies of 4 Elements to lucky readers this week valued at $500 (it normally retails at $19.95 for the premium PC/Mac version). So, find out more about the game by reading this article and head to the bottom of the post for details on how to enter the giveaway.

Facebook page owners often find that Facebook severely limits their ability to be creative with their page. Without knowing the ins and outs of coding your own applications, sometimes it can seem impossible to get anything set up. But there’s hope for certain things, such as slideshows. Since Facebook doesn’t seem to want you to be able to host slideshows you put on your Facebook page, we’ve uncovered a handful of other ways you can do it.

If you’ve looked into Amazon cloud storage before and found it to be too costly, now’s the time to get excited. Amazon have just announced a new low-cost alternative cloud storage going by the name of Glacier. Glacier is designed to service clients with small needs and matching budgets: customers can store data for as little as $0.01 per gigabyte per month. Amazon keeps the costs low by optimizing the access to the data, meaning that the service is best for users who need infrequent access to the data and are happy to wait several hours to retrieve it.

A new draft standard for video has been agreed upon by delegates of the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) which will revolutionise video for the digital streaming age, since the new standard will halve the size of video files while maintaining the quality. The new standard was decided in order to make bandwidth and download requirements for digital video streaming more manageable.