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50 Things Every Geek Should Know

If you're a geek, then you should know how to hide stuff in a JPEG image, why people should "try turning it off and on again" before they call the IT department, know the One Ring to rule them all quote from Lord of the Rings. You should also know how to spend Bitcoin, and know how to set up a LAN party.

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4 Ways To Bulletproof Windows XP Forever

Windows XP is slated to be exterminated for good by Microsoft in April of 2014. It is the last stage of a multi-year effort to kill off the operating system. Windows XP is one of those Windows Operating Systems that built a very loyal user base of people who are not very willing to let go of it at the end of its life. In this article, I'll help you set up that Windows XP system in such a way to reduce the likelihood of it getting hit by hacker lightning or a viral epidemic from the larger Internet.

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Need A New Game? Candy Crush Is Boring Compared To This One [Android]

At first glance, I Need A Hero did not seem like the right kind of game at all. The name sounds cheesy, the graphics and music did not impress me, and the background story was grossly unoriginal. The only thing going for this game was its match-3 element, which, when done right, has a definite addictive quality. Hours and hours of play later, I can tell you one thing: I was wrong.

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On Air: Set Up Your Own Online Broadcast

Live televised entertainment has found a new home: PC monitors. Popular commercial services like Netflix and Hulu command part of the television market in an age when watching TV no longer requires a TV.

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Sismics Reader: A Simple Local Alternative To Google Reader

Since Google Reader died, you may have moved on to Feedly, like many of our readers, or one of the other great Google Reader alternatives. But what happens if your chosen service decides to call it quits? Or what happens if their servers go down? The only 100% reliable way to not have your hopes and dreams crushed by another RSS service is to host your own. That's where Sismics Reader comes in, an open source, free alternative to Google Reader that allows you to host the service on your PC, Mac, or Linux-based machine.

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Internet Censorship In The UK - Why It Won't Work

David Cameron's Internet filtering plans have started a stir. The contours of his plans are still not clear, but opinions are being formed as the debate rages across the U.K. and the world. I'm completely opposed to Cameron's Internet filtering proposals. Proposals that will not protect children from seeing sexually explicit material. Proposals that will seriously undermine the Internet's ability to be a free forum for discourse and debate. Here, I argue my case.

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NVIDIA Shield Review And Giveaway

Recently, we reviewed the Wikipad, which managed to make its way to market before NVIDIA's highly anticipated Shield. Ever since NVIDIA showcased the Shield at CES, I've found myself more and more fascinated by it. After enjoying other Android gaming tablets, I assumed I would absolutely love the NVIDIA Shield, which certainly looks like the pinnacle of Android gaming devices.

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Stop. Breathe. Relax. 7 iOS Apps To Relieve Stress

What a stressful day! We all have them from time to time, and while the best possible way to relax (at least in my book) is to leave everything and take a walk outside, this is sometimes not possible. Did you ever think of turning to your smartphone in order to relax? There are some great ways to do this, and some of these methods even go together with a good book for ultimate relaxation. So stop, breathe, and relax.

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8 Tumblr Blogs To Download Stunning Wallpaper Images

Are you big fans of Tumblr? Here at MakeUseOf, we certainly are. The blogging platform brings together the idea of blogging together with social networking and has become home to some of the most creative, entertaining, humorous and thoughtful posts we've ever come across. With an easy-to-use backend that lends itself to both creating new content and sharing content that you like, it is home to some of the most viral content on the Web.

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5 Most Heartwrenching Deaths In Video Game History

As with any medium where story is an integral part, death is inevitable. In the case of video games, all too often, death is something we just glance over. Player characters die all the time, only to respawn and go back at the part again. In shooters like Call of Duty, we cut down thousands of enemies without even batting an eye. Sometimes it gets to the point where we don't even take death seriously at all. However, there are some rare, special instances where the death of a character brings your world to a screeching halt.

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5 Stunning Android Icon Packs to Beautify Your Android Device

Looking to beautify your Android icons, but don't want to pay money? I tested out a large number of free custom icons packs and found five of the best you can find anywhere — without paying a dime! My criteria for evaluating icon packs focuses on three elements: First, how does the pack handle icons that it lacks an icon for? Second, how aesthetically well-designed do the icons look? Third, how large is the icon library?

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