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How To Control Your Windows 8 PC From Your Mobile Device
Sometimes it's nice to just plug your laptop into an HDTV and watch some Netflix — until you have to pause it or adjust the volume. Then you have to get up and walk across the room to click around on your computer. There just has to be a better way to do it. Apps like Team Viewer or Pocketcloud come to mind, but you don't always need complete remote access to your computer; sometimes you just need an easy to use remote for your computer. That's where Windows 8 Controller comes in.
Roguelikes: A Unique & Challenging Spin On The RPG Genre
In 1980 a game called Rogue was released that spawned a whole sub-genre of role-playing games, aptly named roguelikes. The dungeon crawling game procedurally generated in-game content, providing infinite replay value by guaranteeing a different game every time. A chess-like turn-based system accompanied the ASCII graphics, and when you died, you really died. Permanently. And so the roguelike genre was born, bearing characteristics like permanent death, turn-based gameplay and games that rely more on your imagination than pretty graphics. These days there are an immeasurable number of roguelikes, a lot of them free to play, and many blending other genres into their gameplay. I've assembled a short list of roguelikes to get you up to speed with what might become your new favourite genre.
5 Beautiful Web Apps to Browse Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, and Instagram
Bored of how the Twitter website looks? Want to get rid of all the clutter on Facebook or YouTube? Is there a more beautiful way to browse Reddit? And can the already minimal Instagram look any prettier? Oh yes! There are no shortage of third-party web apps that take popular web services and give them a stunning new skin. Here are some of our favourites.
How to Set Up a Projection-Based Home Theater, Step by Step
Watch movies on the big screen, at home, with the perfect home cinema set up for any budget. Nothing beats the big screen experience for movies or gaming, but home theater is an expensive hobby to get into. This is the guide you're looking for, so get out your shopping list and tape measure as I walk you through every aspect of planning your own home theater, from layout to choosing curtains and the most important part of the set, the projector itself.
SurfEasy Private Browser: Portable USB VPN-Enabled Browser On A Card [Giveaway]
Email, social networks, banking: many of the things we do online require some level of security. This is relatively secure on your own devices, but what if you need to use these services on a public computer? It's a good idea to avoid doing so at all, but sometimes that's not practical. And that, my friends, is where SurfEasy's Private Browser comes in.
9 Free Music Albums: The Electronic Dance Edition [Sound Sunday]
Following a series of down-to-earth genre editions, this installment of Sound Sunday is prepared to lift you up. In this article you will find a collection of energetic albums to get you moving. Throw a party and get all your friends to dance with you. Sound Sunday is a weekly MakeUseOf column promoting free music downloads from independent artists from around the world. Enjoyed the music in this edition? Or caving something else? I take suggestions and listen to feedback. Post your comments and expect a response!
Could You Land A Job With The NSA?
If you were to apply for a job at the NSA, would you be a successful recruit? What sort of questions do you reckon they'd ask during the interview? And would you know how to answer correctly in order to land the job? Well, just for fun, Nitrozac and Snaggy published this hilarious flowchart designed to mock the NSA. What else could possibly be funnier?
How To Remove Ads From Native Windows 8 Apps
In-app adverts have become a bit of a problem for Windows 8 users, particularly for those native Microsoft apps that you’ve already paid for. With third party apps you get the option of upgrading to remove the ads; this isn’t the case with apps like Bing News. Ads can be distracting and disruptive, and when found within apps that you’ve already paid for, their presence can become pretty galling. Fortunately, there is a very good chance that you are able to remove the adverts from native Microsoft apps.