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DIY
How To Build Your Own Tablet Stylus

Steve Jobs was quite right when he said "If you see a stylus, they blew it." While a good touchscreen should never require you to use a stylus for standard operations, there are tasks when using your fingers is a bit awkward. For example if you want to digitize your signature, take quick handwritten notes or simply draw, a stylus can come in very handy. You can find a large selection of tablet styluses online and many are very cheap.

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How To Shut Down Windows 8

Windows 8 brings the biggest changes to the familiar Windows interface since Windows 95. The Shut Down option isn’t where you’d expect to find it – in fact, the entire classic Start menu and Start button have been removed. There are a variety of ways to shut down Windows 8, and you’ll need to know at least one of them if you want to shut down a Windows 8 PC.

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7 Fake World Leaders You Should Follow On Twitter

Twitter isn't for everybody. But whether you have love or hate for Twitter it's hard not to acknowledge how it has changed the way we communicate, not only with each other but with famous people too. Twitter makes it immensely easy to contact celebrities, and even politicians and world leaders have accounts (although they're usually run by a lackey or two rather than themselves).

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Mac
8 Tips For Making Great Use Of The OS X Notification Center

With Mountain Lion came the introduction to the desktop of the familiar Notification Center, ported from its iOS origins. It’s brought even more unity between the desktop and mobile OS, and essentially replicates functionality that’s been available with third party applications for a few years now. It may not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s surprisingly customizable (for an Apple product).

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What You Need to Know About Getting Started with Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi computer is the latest in a line of compact, multi-function devices, shipped as a barebones package so that end users can use the hardware for virtually any computing project that comes to mind. For instance, the device – designed originally to aid school children learn programming skills – is ideal for media streaming, or using as the key element in a MAME gaming unit.

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How To Copy Crap-Free URLs From Google's Search Results

Stop getting a garbled mess every time you try to copy a link from Google search results. Install one simple plugin or userscript and solve this problem entirely. Google uses these far longer than necessary URLs to help track who is clicking which searches, which in turn helps make search results better.

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Drag & Drop Your Way To Productivity With These Time-Saver Applications

Dragging and dropping your way to productivity isn’t for the real world. But put it on a web interface, and you have the fast track to shaving a few seconds here and there. Drag n’ drop web interfaces have been there since long, but it is only know we see them getting exploited (in a good sense) like anything. I went hunting for some productive drag and drop applications for day to day use. I hope I found them right.

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