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Twitonomy: Your One-Stop-Shop for Twitter Analytics, Backup, and Useful Information
As MakeUseOf’s Twitter manager, and a somewhat active user on Twitter myself, I’m always on the lookout for good Twitter tools. These include great clients, insightful analytics tools, interesting Web apps, and cool Twitter mashups. But so far, my Twitter finds were pretty segmented. It’s either a client, a tracking tool, a backup tool, or something else. That is, until I found Twitonomy.
Path Of Exile Is A Free & Addictive Alternative To Diablo III [MUO Gaming]
Despite breaking the single-day record for sales of a PC game, at 3.5 million, I feel as if Diablo III has turned out to be a bit of a flop. The game had a rocky start with a release that was riddled with crashes, and a huge base of players have severe gripes about the game's difficulty and gameplay in general. Luckily for me, Path of Exile has just come out of closed beta and is available for anyone to play.
7 Ways to Check Your Holiday Destination Before You Book
Traveling the world these days is an amazing experience. Not only is it simple to book flights and accommodation online, but you can research the destination in great detail before you even decide to book your tickets. It's possible to see in advance what the ski slopes look like, where the best local nightclubs are, see the layout of local shopping centers and know exactly where the nearest usable ATM is.
Use Windows 8 In Style With These Amazing Metro (Modern) Apps
Windows 8 hasn’t quite taken off yet, but this shortcoming certainly isn’t due to a lack of apps. After all, there are several years’ worth of traditional Windows desktop apps to fall back on! As for those optimized for use under the Start screen and the Modern UI, however, there are several that really take advantage of the platform and its new visual style.
PeopleFinders - Can You Really Find Anyone Anywhere?
Back in 2006 through 2008, I spent many months working with a team of researchers trying to track down the origins of a very strange online hoax. These days, the details of the hoax are not so important as are the lessons that the research project taught me. The most important lesson was that you can accomplish a whole lot of amazing things if you just have the right tools at your disposal.
Saving Mobile Data: 5 Clever Ways To Reduce Data Usage
If you’re on a limited mobile data plan, you may find opening your bill to be harrowing experience. Is there an overage charge? How much? And why was there so much data used? While the charges are concrete, the reasons are often harder to understand. You’re not powerless, however. With the right apps, and a change of habits, you can make overage charges a thing of the past.
Livescribe Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen Review and Giveaway [Twitter Exclusive]
A few months ago, I took a close look at Livescribe's Echo Smartpen, and was very impressed. Having liked the Echo Smartpen so much, I couldn't imagine how it could get any better, so when Livescribe released the Sky Wi-Fi Smartpen I had to check it out. On paper, the Sky Smartpen should be everything the Echo was, but with the added bonus of wireless syncing. What could go wrong?
Will Emailing The Executives Of The Company Who Built Your Computer Really Help?
We live in a very personal world where PC brands try to connect with us on a more intimate level. Sure, it's just another form of advertising, but with social networking, it's easier than ever to get in touch with these companies for support, information on new features, and insight on future products. It's all rather great, but shouldn't we able to contact the head honchos of these businesses, too?
Mario Gets Around - 4 Best Mario Spinoff Franchises [MUO Gaming]
Besides the platformers that Mario is known for, there are a ton of spinoffs that feature the famous plumber's name and face attached to them. Almost all of the franchises with Mario's name are of an incredibly high quality, so picking the best is no simple task. However, I have a great deal of experience playing all of them, so I am going to really think hard and choose the Mario spinoffs that are the top of the heap.
Splice Genes & Build A Utopian City In Pixel People For iOS
It's a city building game with a twist - instead of dealing with economics, politics and waste management, you just build a utopia. For fun. And you clone people too! It's a creative, methodical but altogether casual attempt at a classic genre and the result is like crack for your thumbs. After all, SimCity isn't out for a few months yet, and so this is probably the best way to scratch the city-building itch until then.
7 Fascinating Google Maps and Mashups to See the World With Different Eyes
Google Maps are a treasure trove for discoverers. Not only do they help you navigate and not get lost, you can also discover some pretty weird things in Street View, explore data and information in unique ways with Google Maps mashups, or create your own custom maps. In short, there is never a chance to get bored with Google Maps.
Keep Your PC Clean of Ads And Viruses With Lavasoft Ad-Aware+ Free [Windows]
I continue suggesting to everyone that running Ad-Aware is a good idea. It doesn't necessarily have to be run exclusively as the only anti-virus software, but I've found that the Ad-Aware team has done a fantastic job identifying the adware that exists out there, and it's always Ad-Aware that spots it, when the standard AV software remains silent.