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8 Evernote Upgrades You Should Know About
It seems like every other month, Evernote gets additional upgrades. A few are quietly released, while others are highly anticipated by heavy Evernote users. Since I wrote my last article about Evernote's new design and file storage upgrades, the popular notebook has gotten important new features, including Reminders, a highlighter and tighter security for subscribers, among others, and today I'm taking a look at what's made it into the latest versions for Mac OS X and iOS.
6 Apps to Take to the Game
Whether your sport of preference is American football, baseball, football (soccer), or whatever else is out there, going and watching a game live can be an incredible experience. Even if your budget only permits sitting in the nosebleed section, there is just something about the joy of being at the game that nothing else rivals. But did you know that you can make the live sports experience even better with the help of some mobile apps? Whether iPhone or Android, there are some apps you can download that will make watching the game even more fun.
Pica Pic Brings Classic Handheld Electronic Games To The Web
Before the original Game Boy arrived on the scene as the 1980s gave way to the 1990s, all eager gamers had to play while out of the house were handheld electronic games that came as part of a single unit. There was no swapping games in and out, you bought the unit, and you were stuck playing that game until such time as you (or, more likely, your parents) bought a replacement. I don't particularly miss those days, but because they happened during my childhood I have an occasional yearning to revisit them for a dose of nostalgia. Which is where a website called Pica Pic proves its worth.
How To Make Sure You Get The Best Deals On Back To School Tech
Going back to school can be stressful, not only because it's school but also because students often find themselves having to spend money they don't really have. After tuition and books, there's often very little to no money left to buy a replacement laptop or a new phone. Many companies extend special offers to students that can slash the price of your back-to-school shopping list, which in turn means you might be able to afford what you actually want rather than resort to whatever is affordable.
How To Select The Best Educational Apps As Kids Go Back To School
Edutainment is a multi-billion dollar industry. But how do you as a parent judge if the educational app you downloaded is the right one? It's impossible to tell without drilling down if a particular app is right for the child or not. So, it's time to bring the specialists into play even as your kids prepare to head back to school.
Caption Contest: Tech Support
Do you often feel like your head's going to blow off when helping others to troubleshoot their PC problems? Don't just you just feel like yelling, "Turn it off and on again!"? Caption this image! Share your wittiest captions with us in the comments and you might win a free MakeUseOf t-shirt of your choice. A winner will be selected the following day.
The Best 10 Google Docs Tips For Teachers As They Go Back To School
Back-to-school time is underway, and I'm sure you teachers are already balancing your lives, your classroom, and your pesky administrations. What could make life just a little bit easier for you? Google Docs, my dear educator friend. Google Docs. Below, we have ten awesome tips to help you out when handling your students and their parents. Some of them you may know, but others, you very well may not.
4 of the Best Pinball Video Games of All Time
Today, we are going have a look at the very best virtual pinball experiences you can get your hands on. It's funny how it has actually come full circle, with pinball machines leading to the arcade games that ultimately let to us having the luxury of having consoles in our homes. Now, it's those very same consoles and PCs that are going back and emulating the experience of pinball machines.
Key Differences Between Google Adwords Tool And The Keyword Planner
The key differences between Google Adwords Keyword Tool and Keyword Planner includes a more organized workflow for researching adwords and keywords, a clearer presentation of data, quick access to some nice historical graphs, and the ability to download historical data in spreadsheet form. In this article, I'll show you each of these new or different features and how you can make use of them in your own keyword or adwords research.
4 Online Courses You Could Take Instead Of Going Back to School
Going for a university education is an expensive proposition. There's no doubting that. For most people, this is totally worth it. The advantages that having a degree to your name totally outweigh the crushing indebtedness that usually accompanies it. That's not to say that there aren't any compelling alternatives online. Here are four online courses that are giving traditional bricks and mortar institutions a run for their money.
How The Next Web Was Born: A Talk With Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten
Part event, part website, The Next Web is among the most influential blogs and can easily be described as an online juggernaut. Founded in 2006 as a technology conference (which now runs annually), the popular TNW blog was launched in 2008. There are few overnight successes in business, but the positive reaction the then 24-year-old Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten and his colleagues Patrick de Laive and Arjen Schat experienced following the first conference showed them that they had created something.
Move Over, Sim City: The Best City Building Games for iOS
When I decided to highlight the best city building games on the App Store, I didn't realise what a shortage of quality titles there were. Unfortunately progress has been slow for the city building genre on iOS, despite the platform's ability to monetize well-executed concepts. That's not to say there's nothing to sink your teeth into if your mayoral urges take over, though you might want to reconsider what to expect from a city building game on your iPhone or iPad if you've been spoiled by Maxis in the past.