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MediaMonkey 4: An Extremely Powerful Music Management Program [Rewards]
I recently got my hands on a copy of MediaMonkey Gold, the premium version of the free music player, MediaMonkey. This full-featured music manager was once known as Songs-DB back when it first hit the scene in 2001. Since then, MediaMonkey has seen a number of evolutions that have transformed it into a powerful program.
Qustodio: Free Parental Control Software For Internet Access [Windows]
Having parental control over the Internet is an extremely difficult undertaking. You can try tampering with your operating system’s host file, or you can fiddle with browser extensions. Just a few months ago, I wrote about a DNS-based web filtering service by OpenDNS. But if none of those solutions seem right for you, you might want to try Qustodio.
Postbox 3: Top Quality Email Client for Windows and Mac [Giveaway]
We’ve done Postbox 3 giveaways in the past, but here we go with another one because it’s that good. Postbox 3 is available for $9.95 for Windows XP, Vista, 7 as well as Mac OS X (Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion). This week, we’ll be giving away 25 copies of Postbox 3 worth a total of $250 for FREE!
Samsung ES6500 40-inch 3D 1080p Smart TV Review and Giveaway
Over the past decade or so, there's been a mad rush to purchase the biggest, flattest, and prettiest television you can get in order to show it off to all your friends and neighbors. And for a while, size was the most important factor. That's not true anymore. Nowadays, we have to worry about something called a Smart TV. And so we're reviewing Samsung's ES6500 40-inch 3DSmart TV, a brand new product that launched in March of 2012. We're giving it away to an extremely lucky MakeUseOf reader. Yes, that's right -- we're giving away a high-definition smart television valued at $900! Keep reading to find out more.
No DVD Drive? No Problem! Create And Mount ISO Files For Free With These Tools
My computer doesn’t have any optical drives anymore. That means CD drives, DVD drives, Floppy drives--they’ve all been cut out and done away with forever. If a particular piece of peripheral gear doesn’t have a USB interface, then it won’t be dealing with my PC. But luckily, even if you don’t have a CD or DVD drive, you can still find use in a disc by using the ISO format. Most ISO manipulating programs are extremely straightforward and easy to use. Here are some of the best ones.
Omea Reader: Free RSS Client And Newsgroup Aggregator [Windows]
For blogs, which are still on a popularity rise, RSS is one of the best ways to aggregate news updates. For web-based RSS aggregation, my go-to site is Google Reader. But just as some people prefer to use Outlook and Thunderbird instead of Gmail’s web interface, it may please you to use a desktop client instead of a web-based solution. For that, Omea Reader is one of the best on Windows.
Download and Record Music For Free Using Audials One 9
Music is one of the most traded forms of media on the Internet. But what’s the best way to get your hands on your favorite albums? If you’re tapped into an online radio station or streaming music through a service like Youtube, you can actually record it directly and save it to your computer. How can you do it? By using a program like Audials One 9.
Flick Note: Jot Down Notes With Speed and Ease! [Android]
As a writer, I need to be taking notes on a 24/7 basis. Notes just make it so easy to track my errands, duties, and obligations. If it weren’t for all the notes that I jot down, there would be an entire void of forgotten thoughts and lost ideas. How many thoughts have you lost because you couldn’t jot them down? Note-taking apps on mobile devices are extremely helpful, especially in our age of fast information flow.
AIMP3: An Excellent Music Library And Player - Lightweight & Free! [Windows]
Music players come and go. Yesterday, a particular player might’ve been the #1 music library manager. Tomorrow, a new music player could come out and decimate the current competition. The cycle has always been true and will always stay true. Does AIMP3 offer enough to be that music player?
Looking For A Space & Universe Simulator? Try Universe Sandbox! [Windows]
If a picture speaks a thousand words, then how many words would an entire simulated reality speak? All we know about our universe is gleaned from photographs (granted, not only of the visual light spectrum kind) and first-hand accounts from rovers, probes, and astronauts. But what if you could explore the universe through a surprisingly accurate simulation - for free? Universe Sandbox is the self-proclaimed "interactive astronomy software for everyone".
The Energy of The Future, Today: How Do Solar Panels & Heliostats Work?
Renewable resources. It’s a problem that we face every day whether we realize it or not. With every pump of a gas handle, with every press of a car’s accelerator, with every plug of our smartphone chargers, we’re consuming fuel. And one day, that fuel’s going to run out. So why don’t we use the one energy source that won’t run out - the sun? The sun is a magnificent entity. It provides the world with enough energy to power all of civilization.
Inside 5 Of The World's Biggest Data Centers [Stats & Pics]
The “data center” has become one of the most important aspects of our computer culture’s existence. Without it, we’d be plunged once again into a world of faces and physical contact. There are hundreds, even thousands, of data centers all over the world. But which ones are the biggest? After all, the bigger the data center, the more data can be processed and stored. Size does matter, so get out your rulers and follow me as we take a look at the world’s 5 largest data centers.
Satisfy Your Sudoku Cravings With Andoku Sudoku! [Android]
Puzzle games are all the rage these days. As with all things related to technology, puzzle games have been evolving - and quite rapidly, too. Have you seen the new Alchemy game? Yet even as they continue to change and improve, the classics will always remain, and what greater classic is there than Sudoku? It’s extremely easy to play, though hard to master.
How To Kickstart An Online Community Around Anything
Online communities are all the rage these days. Blog popularity is still on the rise. Social networks are booming with activity. Social media is only getting started. Some sources report that approximately 1 in 4 people spend more time online than they do sleeping. What does this all mean? Online communities are more relevant and prevalent today than they ever were before. Listen up. I’ve got some good news and bad news for you.
How Exactly Websites Track and Stalk You With Their Ads
Privacy, privacy, privacy. The Internet is known for its anonymity. Without personal privacy, it would be a very dangerous place. But are these companies infringing on privacy rights? How exactly does a website track its users? And what do companies do with that data? Let's look into it here.
Use TED Downloader v3.0 To Download TED Talks With Ease [Windows]
If you spend any time scouring the Internet for videos of any kind, you’ll find that there are loads of different video sites that serve a number of different purposes: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, etc. Sometimes you’ll come across a particular video that you want to save for later. For the popular sites, e.g. YouTube, there are many downloader tools available. And then you have sites, like TED, that use their own web video formats.
How To Install & Use The Amazon Appstore To Get Awesome Free Apps! [Android]
How many apps do you currently use on a daily basis? The phenomenon of mobile apps has truly changed the way we operate when it comes to customization of our devices. Years ago, you would buy a phone based on the features it came with - there was no way to add programs and tools that weren’t there to begin with. Nowadays, we sometimes take apps for granted.
HedgeWars: A Multiplayer Worms-Like Game With Hedgehogs [MUO Gaming]
Games are so prevalent nowadays. There are games for the hardcore and competitive types, and then there are games for the casual crowd. But more recently, I’ve seen a trend where developers have been incorporating both competitive and casual elements into their games - the best of both worlds. As an avid gamer, it’s always nice to see something that comes out of nowhere and blasts you into the past with a large dose of nostalgia.
4 Excellent Free Time-Tracking Tools [Android]
No matter who you are, time is an incredibly important commodity. We’re all allotted the same amount of time - 86,400 seconds every day - and it’s up to us how we spend that time. Do you feel like you waste your day away, not knowing where all of your minutes go by the time your head hits your pillow? If so, you aren’t the only one.
5 More Free Launchers You May Not Have Heard About [Android]
One of the great things about the Android community is that modifications and changes are always being made. Android technology is always changing, and thus, there are always new avenues to explore--and so many more launchers to discover. Here are five more launchers for Android devices that you may not have heard about--and they’re all free!