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A First Look at Discourse, a Next-Generation System for Forums

The forum is alive and well, embodied in XDA developers (just one of the seven best forums for learning about Android, for example). That's because, well, forums are needed. But do they really have to be so cumbersome? Certainly not, says Discourse, a cutting-edge project from Jeff Atwood, one of Stack Overflow's founders. Let's break Discourse down a bit, to see what it offers.

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Get Tweeting On Windows Phone With Multiple Account Support!

A quick look at the Windows Phone apps + games service will reveal an endless list of Twitter related apps for the device – which is strange as Twitter functions (such as Tweeting and retweeting) can be found in the People Hub! So, why do so many Twitter apps exist, and why would you choose the official Twitter app as your preferred choice?

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Delete Duplicate Files Quickly With These Tools

One of the fastest ways to clog up your hard drive is to store duplicate files. Most of the time, you probably aren’t even aware that you have duplicate files. They come from a variety of places: accidental copies, misplaced files, multiple downloads, etc. But one thing is for sure: they can really bog you down.

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Convenience Before Freedom: How Tech Companies Are Slowly Trapping You [Opinion]

Computers were once under our control. We could run any software we wanted on them, and the companies that manufactured the computer had no say. Today, computers are increasingly being locked down. Apple and Microsoft rule over their app stores with an iron fist, deciding what we can and can’t do with our devices. We live in a world where changing an iPad’s default web browser or email app is a crime.

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Yummly Lets You Share Recipes Just by Saying "Yum"

Fans of online recipe sites may have heard of Yummly before as it's been around for a while. But recently it's had one hell of a spruce-up and added a whole lot of new social features and other updates to the site. Browsing Yummly has never looked better and sharing recipes is now as easy as pressing "Yum".

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The Absolutely Nonsensical List Of Interesting Single-Serving Websites

What’s a website without a few dozen hyperlinked pages? It’s very difficult to imagine that a website can be of a single page alone. And even with a single-function or what we call ‘single-serving’. Single page single-serving websites (so named by writer Jason Kottke) are also much more than demonstrative showcases of web design skills - though they should be, as cramming everything into a single webpage takes some skill.

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Control Appliances From An Arduino: The Start Of Home Automation

Last time, I showed you a few ways of making your Arduino projects speech controlled via SiriProxy, OS X's built-in speakable items, and some Automator scripting, or even a dedicated voice recognition hardware chip. I left you with a quick demo of me turning on my lights, but didn't explain how I achieved that on the hardware side. Let's look today at how you can control high power devices - like your kettle, or some floor lamps.

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The Art Of Creating A Successful Blog – Tips From The Pros [Feature]

In an effort to understand the magic ingredients that make up the recipe of a successful website, I went out in search of successful bloggers that have formed popular, profitable websites. The fruits of that search turned up two big names in the blogosphere. Vitaly Friedman of Smashing Magazine, and Joshua Topolsky of The Verge. I've interviewed both of them at length, and here are their thoughts about the two different paths a blog can take to become wildly successful.

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DNS Is Just A Proxy - Use A VPN To Access Region Blocked Video

For copyright reasons, certain media companies only allow their content to be viewed in certain geographic areas. In plain English, what this means is that they are meanies who suck. And what does the Internet do to meanies who suck? We find workarounds. Before I get to the tools, I’d like to talk about the process of geographical Internet Protocol (IP) address blocking and circumventing those blocks.

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Pocket Light Meter Is A Must-Have App For Film Photographers [iPhone]

If you're always on the lookout for old 35mm cameras to actually use (i.e. you don't want to just pose with them on Instagram) then you should always test the in-built meter's accuracy as this can diminish over time. The best way to do this is with a fresh battery and an external light meter. Luckily for iPhone owners, all of these scenarios are catered for in one free app..

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Are You Being Unfollowed? Check With These Apps and Plugins

In my opinion, one of the best things Facebook ever did was to let users "unfriend" each other without any notifications. There have been numerous examples where I’ve regretted "friending" someone, and I’ve avoided tons of drama thanks to this unfriend-in-secret feature. Now, there are apps and extensions that will let you monitor when people unfriend or unfollow you on Facebook or Twitter.

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