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5 Internet Hoaxes That Went Viral and Almost Fooled You This Year
There were a few convincing hoaxes knocking about the Internet this year; from waterproof iPhones to Christmas Dinner in a tin. Here are some of the best.
Keep an Eye on Your HDD & SSD Health With Hard Disk Sentinel
Have you ever had a drive failure? Sadly, there’s no panacea for preventing hardware damage. But monitoring your HDD or SSD, to act when their death becomes likely, is a first step.
Make The Minutes Work: How To Take Effective Notes During A Meeting
It’s a skill which few people have perfected; the perfect meeting minutes. The record of events saves you headaches further down the line. Here's how you take effective minutes in a meeting.
5 Ways to Get Your Hands on Academic Papers Without Losing Your Mind (or Money)
For a lot of people academic journals are hard to get hold of. They are also expensive. But with the right tools, you can get your hands on any academic journals you want.
What The Windows XPocalypse Means For You
Microsoft is going to kill support for Windows XP in April 2014. This has serious consequences for both businesses and consumers. Here is what you should know if you are still running Windows XP.
4 Tips To Be A Productive Writer And Still Avoid A Blogging Burnout
Writers are particularly susceptible to burnout. You’re no longer on the top of your game. With that in mind, it’s a good idea to have some strategies to avoid burning out.
What Should You Do After Falling For A Fake IT Support Scam?
Search for "fake tech support scam" and you will understand how common it is across the world. Some simple precautions after the event could help you feel less of a victim.
3 Great Facebook Games for Halloween
Why don’t you spend this Halloween playing games with a slightly social twist?
What If Zombies Struck On Halloween? Be Prepared With These Games!
These three games that will teach you the skills you need to ensure that this Halloween is a bite-free one.
CryptoLocker Is The Nastiest Malware Ever & Here's What You Can Do
CryptoLocker is a type of malicious software that renders your computer entirely unusable by encrypting all of your files. It then demands monetary payment before access to your computer is returned.
How Forge Makes It Simple To Publish Your Website
Is there still a need for flat websites that lack a back-end? Forge is platform for hosting sites that consist of only Javascript, CSS and HTML. It could make simple web pages exciting again.
10 Reasons To Give BlackBerry 10 A Try Today
BlackBerry 10 has some pretty irresistible features. Here are ten reasons why you might want to give it a go.
You Got Your Android In My Blackberry - How To Run Android Apps On Blackberry OS 10
Before you side load your Blackberry device with your favorite Android app, there are a few things you need to know.
Love GitHub? 4 Reasons Why You Should Host Your Code On BitBucket
You have to think about where you intend to store your code. It's likely you've have heard of GitHub. That's not surprising. GitHub is used by individuals and enterprises to host code, collaborate on documentation and track issues. It has some pretty big names using it. It's a pretty big deal. But have you heard of BitBucket? You should have.
Opera 15 Is A Faster, Simpler Chrome, And Here Are 3 Great Reasons To Try It
It may seem ridiculous now, but when I was younger, I forked over a great wad of cash for Opera, a revolutionary web browser from Norway. I took it home, excited at finally being able to ditch the slow, clunky web browser that was bundled with my ISP. I remember thinking how amazing it was and how it would dominate the web browsing world. Years have passed. Firefox and Google Chrome have burst onto the scene and Opera's luster has dulled somewhat. Opera is fighting back though, with a radical overhaul. But is it any good?
CoffeeScript Is JavaScript Without The Headaches
I've never really liked writing JavaScript all that much. From the day I wrote my first line using it, I've always resented that whatever I write in it always ends up looking like a Jackson Pollock painting. Blegh. Despite its power and flexibility, JavaScript is by no means a pretty language. It takes verbosity to an extreme and has so many quirks and idiosyncrasies, even the most famous book about the JavaScript programming language nods to its inherent nastiness with its title 'JavaScript: The Good Parts'. Fortunately, there is a better alternative: CoffeeScript.
Get Started With HTML5
You’ve heard of HTML5. Everybody is using it. It's being heralded as the savior of the Internet, allowing people to create rich, engaging web pages without resorting to using Flash and Shockwave.
iA Writer for Mac & iOS: The Best Word Processor You've Never Used
Be it a school paper or a blog post, all of us at some point find ourselves in the position of having to dump a bunch of characters into a text file. While cell phone operating systems are tripping over themselves to embrace flat, minimalistic design, Microsoft Word looks like the control panel for a space shuttle. Thankfully, iA Writer for Mac and iOS bucks that trend, and is perhaps the most joyously simplistic text editor that you can find on the market today.
Banned: What Happens When Facebook Doesn't Like You [Feature]
When I interviewed Mark S. Zuckerberg, I thought that he was a charming, polite guy. When he talked, he did so with a typically Midwestern drawl. He has raised a large family and has a massively successful bankruptcy law practice in Indianapolis, and is widely regarded as an expert in his field. Searching YouTube with the query 'Mark Zuckerberg Indiana' brings up countless media interviews and appearances. He also has no connection to the Facebook founder, other than his name and his Jewish heritage. And yet, this got him banned from Facebook.