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Write, And Let The World Revise Your Work With Prose.io For GitHub
Traditionally, writing is a solitary affair. It's just you and the screen, or a piece of paper. Man versus text in a battle of wills, wits, and emotion, until suddenly – you're done. Now it's time to show the world, to put your text out there and watch what happens. But in these digital times, that's not the only way to go about writing.
Ilomilo: Cute, Challenging Xbox Live Puzzler For Windows Phone
I’ve largely avoided puzzle games over the last twenty years, which makes me wonder why on earth I’m reviewing Ilomilo, a Windows Phone title that features cutesy, ditsy characters with backstories that could have come from a cereal packet and plenty of puzzles. Either I’ve gone mad under the strain of playing so many Windows Phone games of late, or else Ilomilo really is rather good.
Take Reddit Out of the Browser With These 7 Desktop Reddit Clients [Windows]
Do you love Reddit's content, but wish it was organized differently? Try out a Reddit client for Windows. These third-party programs arrange the content you already love in a way you just might find yourself preferring – subreddits in columns, notifications in your system tray or a quick summary what's going on just a popup window away. Advanced features even deliver text-only versions of articles and automatically pull down images.
Save Online Videos And Audio to Check Out Later With 4k Video Downloader
How many times have you discovered a cool video on YouTube and realized that you didn't have enough time to watch it, and wanted to bring it with you to watch on your tablet while riding the train? How about that awesome video podcast that you'd love to listen to while waiting at the doctor's office? 4K Video Downloader can make your whole experience with getting media off the Internet a lot simpler and more convenient.
5+ HTML5 Games to Play in Your Browser Now
HTML5 is driving Web development forward in an exciting way. It offers a range of advantages over its predecessors, and could (and really should) kill proprietary plugins such as Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight. HTML5 is capable of handling a wide range of multimedia requirements, including video, audio, and, best of all, games. What follows are 5+ HTML5 games to suit all tastes. These are all free, and available to play in your Web browser right now.
Password Management Guide
Don't feel overwhelmed by passwords, or simply use the same one on every site just so you'll remember them: design your own password management strategy.
5 Essential Interface Mods For World Of Warcraft
World Of Warcraft is nearly nine years old, an age at which most good games border on "classic" status and have long since been forgotten by both players and developers. Yet the game remains the most popular MMO in both North America and Europe. Millions continue to enjoy it and, for some players, the experience is new. The game’s default interface is alright, newcomers may wonder why certain features aren't included.
Remee Lucid Dreaming Mask Review and Giveaway
The Remee Lucid Dreaming Mask (pronounced rem-may) claims to aid you in mastering the art of dream control; or as it's more commonly known, Lucid Dreaming. Join me as we lose ourselves down the rabbit hole; the adventures of Alice will seem truly tame in comparison. We'll also be giving a brand new Remee Lucid Dreaming mask to one MakeUseOf reader to complete the experience!
Does the Internet Need Rules & Regulations? [We Ask You]
I previously wrote an article detailing 5 of the commandments that govern the Internet. These are more like adages than laws; more a form of etiquette than hard rules. Still, it set my mind to thinking about the actual rules and regulations which govern what we all do online. To be honest the Internet is a fairly lawless entity. Mainstream use of this amazing tool sees people still apply a moral and ethical code to the Web.
Save Your Friends: How To Use Social Media To Raise Awareness Of Scams & Frauds
Scams. Frauds. Social media. All three of these tend to go together, but only one stands well in a positive manner on its own. It's just too bad that the other two affect it so often. It's a fact that there are bad people in the world, and they thrive on selfish acts which help them but hurt others. It could be stopped if more people were aware of them, but in this fast-paced society influenced by social media, people ignorantly cry wolf time and time again.
5 Tools For Backing Up & Downloading Your Facebook Photos
Facebook has for a long time been the place where we post our photos online. Why? Because it's a convenient place where everyone we know can see what we’re up to. But what about an easy way to make sure those photos are safe should anything happen to Facebook or our own profile? Thankfully, there are several tools you can use.
Setting Up A Blog Part 1: The DIY Self-Hosting Method
There are an abundance of quality free "sign-up" blogging services scattered across the Web, with big names like Tumblr, WordPress.com, Blogger and Posterous getting increasingly popular as their numbers grow. It wasn't always this way, and a few years ago the go-to platform for bloggers was the humble standalone WordPress blog. The open source blogging engine is still massively popular.
You Are What You Like on Facebook [Weekly Facebook Tips]
Did you ever wonder what your Facebook Likes reveal about you? A team of researchers from the UK figured it out for you. To demonstrate their results, they offer a free one click personality test based purely on your Facebook Likes. The results potentially reveal whether you're neurotic, conservative, male or female, use drugs, or smoke. I tried it and boy does this seem accurate. I Like!