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You Can Now Finally Get a Vanity URL For Your Google Plus Account - If You're Eligible
Finally, Google+ users can get a vanity URL for their profile. Google Plus has been around since 2011, but you haven't been able to get a proper vanity URL for your profile until now.
Meme Generator: Possibly The Most Amount Of Fun You Will Have On Your iPad
There are lots of ways you can be entertained on your iPad, and I am not just talking about the sheer number of games available for the device.
Microsoft Launches Remote Desktop For iOS & Android
Microsoft have released a Remote Desktop app for iOS and Android. This neat little app brings the world of Windows to your tablets and phones, regardless of platform.
Set Up A VPN On Your iPhone In Minutes With Tunnelbear
For those of you who want to have absolute privacy and no geo-restrictions while browsing the Internet, a Virtual Private Network is the way to go.
Several Lost Doctor Who Episodes Are Now On Apple iTunes
This time the rumours are true. Many of the lost Dr Who episodes have been found, remastered, and are on Apple iTunes right now, ready for you to buy.
Tunnelbear VPN Adds Privacy Protection & "Always On" Security
Tunnelbear have introduced two things which users will greatly appreciate, given recent events about intelligence agencies spying on our Internet usage - Privacy Protection & "Always On" Security.
Watch Out! All Public Facebook Posts Are Now Fully Searchable
Facebook have now announced that all public posts will now be fully searchable, using their cool new Graph Search Engine.
Be Like JJ Abrams With Free App Action Movie FX
Action Movie FX allows you to film a scene with your iPhone or iPad, then have pre-recorded special effects overlaid onto the screen to create your own mini blockbuster.
BazQux Reader - A Worthy Minimalist Replacement To Google Reader
If you are a power RSS reader, I'm sure you mourned the passing of Google Reader. Once we were past the mourning, we began to search for replacements. Mine became BazQux.
FileZilla - Why This FTP Client Triumphs Over Its Competitors
Portable apps make you independent. Stored on a USB stick or in your Dropbox folder, all your essential tools will be at your fingertips wherever you go. You won't have to install anything either.
Google Search Adds Support For Hashtags - But Only From Google Plus
announced that Google Search will be indexing hashtag search terms. But there's only one caveat - it will only pull results from Google Plus, at least for the moment anyway.
How To Add Speech Recognition Capabilities To Your Website Search Engine [Chrome]
These days, the buzzphrase on the streets of cyberspace is "voice recognition". Everyone is going totally bananas about it. Google is racing to integrate speech recognition into as many of their products as possible.
How To Force Chrome To Open iTunes Store Links In The iTunes Desktop App
How do you get Chrome to automatically open up the iTunes desktop app, whenever you click the blue "View In iTunes" button on an Apple page?
Photobucket & Imgur: 2 Underrated & Unloved iOS Image Sharing Apps
These days, when it comes to sharing images, everyone automatically turns to cloud services such as Dropbox or Google Drive. But other simpler free alternatives also exist, and some don't impose any storage limits.
Angry Birds Rio: Still Up There With Rovio's Best
If there is one game which has defined gaming on the smartphone, it is Angry Birds, which is quite possibly the most addictive smash hit since Tetris. Angry Birds is not just one game anymore. Its developers, Rovio, have now branched off into different incarnations of the Angry Birds universe and now you can even get an officially sanctioned (by George himself) Star Wars Angry Birds, as well as Angry Birds Seasons, Angry Birds Space, and Angry Birds Friends. However, the one I am most addicted to is Angry Birds Rio.
Stuff I Found On The Web - Excel Shortcuts, Teabag Ghosts, Crazy Texts & Free Coffee
After a brief hiatus, "Stuff I Found On The Web" is back in business. Today for your viewing pleasure, we have Excel shortcuts, flying teabags, a crazy dude texting people, and a coffee machine that gives out free coffee when you yawn. Do you have any links you want to share? Then send them to me via Twitter and I will check them out. No naughty NSFW stuff though. God is watching.
Stuff I Found On The Web: Explain XKCD, Lego James Bond, Star Wars Logo and more
With the retiring of MUO Directory, I decided there was a sudden niche for a regular article showcasing stuff I find on the web each week. As part of my job, I visit countless websites, test countless apps and install countless pieces of software. But one thing I have noticed while trawling the Web is this - there is a lot of stuff out there that should be highlighted more. Maybe it isn't enough for a full post all on its own, but it should still be mentioned somewhere.
The History Of Microsoft Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]
We all like to bash Microsoft and Windows, but the truth is that they have been around for so long and given us so much software and technology, that we couldn't possibly imagine a computing world without them. Their software is installed by default onto every new PC (whether we like it or not) and who do you know that doesn't know Word or Powerpoint? Or how many young people don't know what an XBox is?