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How To Be Completely Portable Without Your Own Computer Or Smartphone
This day and age it’s pretty uncommon to not see someone with a smartphone, tablet or laptop in a public place like a library. We’ve become quite reliant on them, wouldn’t you say? So reliant, we often say we "couldn’t live without them". In my experience, I have never owned a smartphone or tablet. And there have been occasions where I’ve been without a laptop for weeks at a time, usually due to it being repaired.
3G Unrestrictor 5 Lets You Take Control Of Your iPhone's Data [Cydia, iOS]
Some iPhone users are grandfathered into having unlimited data on their devices and the limitations of not being able to do what they want with their data is really annoying. If you are paying for unlimited data shouldn't you be able to use it to download large applications and play any game on the Internet? Personally, I think you should, even if your friendly local cell phone provider would be quick to disagree with me.
How To Learn & Have Fun With Magic GarageBand [OSX]
The best way to learn music is probably to learn how to play a real instrument, but if you're like me and you don't have the time, Apple's popular song-producing application, GarageBand, can be useful for both the musically and non-musically inclined to have fun with music. I'm of the latter group - I know little of nothing about producing music. But when I find the time, I sometimes open GarageBand and play around with it.
Not Enough Juice? Squeeze Your Raspberry Pi By Overclocking
If there’s any hardware released in 2012 that you’re likely to fall in love with, it’s the sweet-as-sugar Raspberry Pi, a mini computer designed and built in the UK that has shipped all around the world. Equipped with an ARM processor and capable of running various operating systems, the Raspberry Pi is small enough to fit into a cigarette box and powerful enough to run a home server, media centre and much more.
An A-Z of Linux - 40 Essential Commands You Should Know
Linux is the oft-ignored third wheel to Windows and Mac. Yes, over the past decade, the open source operating system has gained a lot of traction, but it’s still a far cry from being considered popular. Yet though that may be true, Linux still earns new converts every day. Will you join them? The learning curve of Linux is what deters most users from even trying it in the first place.
Automatically Shut Down Your Computer After Downloading Has Completed [Windows]
Leaving your computer on to download files can be a smart move, but what happens when the download completes? Your computer will stay powered on, doing nothing but wasting electricity and costing you some money. If you want to leave your computer on to download files, you can have it automatically shut down after the download process completes.
StumbleUpon For Firefox - It's Still Awesome
Where do you get your fix of fun, interesting sites to look at? These days, it's probably Reddit, Twitter or Facebook. But do you remember the time when the best site to find new interesting content was StumbleUpon? You might be pleased to know that it never really went away. People have continued to Stumble cool content all this time, so with a few tweaks it's now actually better than ever.
Microsoft Is NOT Ready To Support Windows 8: A Case In Point
Windows 8 is upon us! Excited, I've installed the shiny new OS and tried to install my first app from the new Store, only to be notified that my "purchase couldn't be completed" (it was a free app) and that "something happened". Really, that's what the message says. Here's what happened so you are forewarned....
Keep An Eye On The Best Deals With The eBay Extension For Google Chrome
While it is always advocated that you compare prices and discounts across multiple online shops, it is also true that some of the best deals can be had on eBay. After all, (with due apologies to Amazon) it is the great online bazaar of our time. With all the jostling that goes on eBay, you need an extra edge. Don’t miss a deal with the eBay Extension for Chrome.
Help Make The World Better With These Amazing Distributed Computing Projects
Years ago, I wrote an article about donating your CPU time to science - taking advantage of an Internet computing model known as distributed computing. In that article, I discussed some of the cool projects you could devote your computer's CPU time to, including things like defending against bio-terrorism, fighting cancer, and supporting nanotechnology. In fact, I ran a few of those projects for quite a while after writing that article.