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How Role Playing Games Can Teach You To Improve Your Finances

Games are often viewed as entertainment, yet the lessons learned in them can be useful in real-life situations. Learning to balance present needs against future plans in a strategy game can also help players decide the right course of action in the real world, and the twitch skills learned by gamers can help them quickly react to objects they see. Habits that work well in these games can be a boon to your wallet.

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Don't Let Them Scan You: Blocking RFID Chips

Every convenience in life comes at a cost. That's why things are so expensive at the corner store compared to the grocery store. They aren't selling you a carton of milk, they're selling you a way out of a mistake in not remembering to pick up your milk early at the supermarket. That kind of convenience has a readily tangible cost - more money out of your wallet. The convenience cost of other things, such as technology, might not be so readily apparent.

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How Facebook Is Turning You Into Someone Your Friends Ignore

Every company has its secret sauce, and Facebook is no different. The social network utilizes a special sharing algorithm called "EdgeRank" which decides what your friends see whenever you interact with the pages of companies and brands. How does the algorithm work? The magic is a bit vague, but you've probably seen the evidence of its existence.

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Reader Is Dead: What Technology Could Google Kill Next & How Can You Protect Yourself?

First they came for Buzz and no one cared. Then they came for Notebook. Now they've come for Reader. What technology will Google take away from you next? This article explains several Google technologies that might be next on the chopping block and what you can do to avoid getting Scroogled. While Justin covered the replacements for Google Reader, this article gives a roundup of alternatives to popular Google software that could possibly change for the worse in the near future.

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How To Create a Successful Curated Blog

Content curation is, in a nutshell, picking and choosing content from around the Web, and sharing it with your followers. Running a curated blog is not just about finding interesting content to share. It requires selectivity, context, and relevance. It's very easy to flood your readers with a lot of content. Instead, you should pick and choose the very best content you can find, and always let people know why you think it's worth sharing.

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