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The Top 5 Sites For Playing Retro Games In Your Browser [MUO Gaming]
With the new Disney/Pixar film Wreck-It Ralph coming out, I've been on a little bit of a retro gaming kick. What's my personal favorite? As cliché as it sounds, that would have to be Super Mario Bros. (with Joust at a close second). However, I recognize that there are several retro games floating around, and actually, I'd love to play them all! As you might be able to guess, there are quite a few sites out on the Internet that are filled to the brim with retro games.
How To Achieve The Film Effect In Video With Color Correction
However, there's a current trend today with video in which shadows tend to have deep blue look and highlights have a warmer, yellowish-red hue added. For those of you who are video hobbyists with a decent editor this will be a piece of cake. Below, we're going to give you an idea of how to make all this work.
5 Ways to Use Your Blog as Your Online Work Portfolio
Sure, you could go out and get a fancy website with all sorts of zip-zaps and ding-dongs that supposedly would wow your potential clients. But then again, you don't have to. What if you just used your personal blog? I know blogs may seem a little unprofessional at times, but this isn't to say you can't make it professional.
How To Make Use Of The Canon Camera CineStyle Setting
Have you ever wanted to have those fancy picture styles from westerns and action movies for your own videos, made with a Canon DSLR? Have you actually tried to pull it off time and time again, only to fail? Well, let me tell you folks – to get these styles, you need to start with the shooting process.
5 Post-Apocalyptic Short Films on YouTube You Have to Watch
As I've discussed before, there seems to be a something about fictional post-apocalyptic worlds that draw modern viewers in. Perhaps it's the notion of a world with limited technology. Maybe it's the idea of actual danger. These are two things that most of us reading MakeUseOf do not necessarily have to face, and with a post-apocalyptic world, we can view these possibilities at a safe distance.
How To Download The Canon EOS Utility If You Lose Your Installation CD [Mac]
Losing the software CD accompanying your brand new camera is way to easy to do. The exhilaration of cracking open that brand new toy tends to overpower the thought of "well, maybe I will need that software later..." Such is the case with Canon cameras, and if you have a Mac, you'll know that you'll need the Canon EOS Utility if you ever want to use your DSLR camera via USB.
4 Reasons I Feel Terribly Awkward When Sending Emails
Social anxiety often seeps into my virtual life, and it causes me issues with sending email. You might have some of them yourself. After reading this, ask yourself - what other reasons make you feel awkward when sending emails? What's the worst email encounter you've ever had?
6 Ways to Spark a Music Career Through YouTube
In my opinion, YouTube is the best market for putting your music into the public eye. There are so many opportunities that it provides, ranging from building a raw personal fan base all the way to being discovered by a major record label. Also, if the record label thing doesn't work out, there's always the chance of being picked up as a YouTube partner.
Have You Lost Your Camera? Then Find It Again With IFoundYourCamera
Have you ever lost your camera while on vacation? Has one of your friends? Have you ever found a camera that someone has obviously lost? If only there was a way to reunite lost cameras with their likely distraught owners...actually, there is. IFoundYourCamera is a blog devoted to exactly these types of reunions for people all over the world.
6 Kindle Book Classics You Can Download for Free
Very recently, we gave away a Kindle Fire, but did you know that you can start reading on Kindle right away without spending any more money? Fortunately, Amazon has provided quite a few classic books totally free of charge for the general public. The best part of all is that none of them are abridged! Below, we have six classics that you may or may have not been able to read on the Kindle, so don't hesitate.
Cringe With 5 Websites for Awkward Personal Stories
There are several sites out on the Internet devoted to the publishing of awkward stories from all over. Some are kind of funny, and some are incredibly cringe-worthy. Moving right along the lines with sites such as Awkward Family Photos, these sites are all worth taking a quick look at.
Enter The Twilight Zone With The SCP Foundation
Are you a fan of the unknown? Do you tend to investigate strange encounters that have unexplainable results? In that case, the SCP Foundation may be perfect for you. It's a site the crosses Kolchak: The Night Stalker with the Men In Black. A place where reality and the ethereal meet. Right along the lines of Creepypasta, the SCP Foundation is a wiki featuring articles about strange, unusual, and seemingly supernatural entities.
Show Off Your Creativity With These 8 Subreddits
One of the hardest things about taking on a creative project is not having anyone to share it with when all is said and done. Although there's enough reason to just make stuff for fun, sometimes it's great to get other people's opinions. As we've said before, Reddit is an excellent place to share links and discuss topics with people from all over the world.
5 Online Sources For Digital Art Tutorials
Every so often, I believe that everyone has some sort of creative urge. Whether it turns into a beautiful painting on canvas or simple bathroom graffiti, it's all driven by the same fire. Fortunately, with all the technology that surrounds us, we have an easy outlet to carry forth our desires to create, and that comes in the form of digital art. What is digital art? It could be a painting, a model, a graphic design, or even a photo composition.
How To Create Your Own Basic Music Video
There are lots of musical artists waiting to shine, but you are forced to have some form of video to accompany your music. Thankfully, it's not hard to make your own online video content.
Experience The Perfect Combination Of Mario & Portal With Mari0
Do you ever see Nintendo and Valve getting together to create something beautiful? No? Me neither. Thankfully, the kind folks at Stabyourself manufactured this hypothetical gaming lovechild all on their own, and it has come in the form of of Mari0, the perfect combination of Mario and Portal. It's a crazy little game, but it actually works. Not only that, but it works quite well.
Live Out Your Operating System Nostalgia With The Restart Page
Here on the Internet, you'll see a whole lot of nostalgia – old movies, old music... Pokémon. It's all here, and if it doesn't affect the rest of your life too much, there's nothing wrong with living in the past (just don't get too carried away, now). With all that said, a little site called The Restart Page is definitely worth taking a looksie if you have a few minutes of your time.
6 of the Most Unusual Products on Vat19
We've briefly talked about Vat19 on MakeUseOf, so you may know a little about it already. Basically, the site sells very interesting items and gifts. On top of that, they make a video of each item that is typically quirky, and although it is pretty much a commercial, it's worth watching. Here on MakeUseOf, we like the unusual.
7 of the Strangest Services Offered on Fiverr
I recently found out all about Fiverr – a website that offers odd jobs to people for only five bucks a pop (with the occasional paid extras) – and as you may be able to guess, a site like this is going to offer a lot of similarly strange services. So I did what anyone would do, and I jumped right into finding some of the weirdest stuff that Fiverr has to offer.