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My Favorite Video Game Accessories Ever Created [MUO Gaming]
A video game console usually comes with the system itself, some cables and a controller. These are the essentials necessary to give the machine power, make it display images on your screen of choice and provide you with a method of interacting with the game. Nine times out of ten, this is more than sufficient to play the game and have a damn good time. However, some games require a little more.
Optimize Google Search Results For Your Name With BrandYourself
The Internet is an unforgiving place - it never forgets. Whatever gets posted online, whether it's a careless statement or a funny picture, it could very well backfire and hurt you in the future. It's even worse when you share a name with a reckless individual who ends up ruining your reputation as much as their own. This is what happened to Pete, one of the co-founders of BrandYourself.
5 Classic Indie Strategy Games You Must Play [MUO Gaming]
Strategy games have a long history that dates back to the very first game consoles and even arcade games (such as Rampart). As with any other genre, most of the games produced have been developed by one studio and then released by a separate publisher. This includes important titles such as Homeworld, Populous and SimCity 2000.
Nintendo vs Sega: Video Game Logo Evolution [INFOGRAPHIC]
In the world of gaming, the two most recognisable icons in the world are Mario, and Sonic the Hedgehog. But they both come from separate companies, one of which has been around for 123 years, the other for 72 years. Who am I talking about? Nintendo and Sega of course. But in the days before the Italian Plumber and the Blue Hedgehog stormed onto the scene, what were Nintendo and Sega up to?
Xfire vs. Raptr: Which Should You Use To Track PC Gaming?
Statistics, metrics, and achievements. This is what new-age gaming has taught the average person to look forward to. In the early '90s, PC gaming was nearly non-existent and a real shining achievement was being able to play through an entire NES game (no memory cards back then) without some freak accident happening, like your power cutting off. Things sure are different today.
Online Privacy: Do You Share Too Much Information?
Sharing has always been a prominent part of what the Internet is and how it functions. And with social networks exploding in popularity in the past several years, sharing is probably the one aspect we utilize the most on the web. We share news, information, pictures and experiences, and by doing this we can build and maintain relationships as well as create new connections that we would have otherwise never met or worked with.
How Functional Is The Current YouTube Video Editor?
A while back, Matt wrote an article about the 2010 YouTube Video Editor, and although it doesn't seem that long ago, a lot has changed. Back then, it had a few basic features, but in all honesty, it just wasn't really that functional. However, two years later, it's high time to revisit the video web app. Everyone deserves a second chance, right? First off, I'll say this – the YouTube video editor is functional....to an extent.
4 Great Time-Saving Twitter Apps for Your Smartphone
Twitter users have a plethora of options when it comes to clients for their platform of choice. Many of these come with plenty of features for all use cases, including following new users, uploading photos, posting new tweets, etc. What if you don't truly need all the features of a full client? Maybe your needs only encompass being able to upload pictures or posting new tweets?
You Are The Product, Not The Client: The Personal Data Economy Explained
As Andrew Lewis once said "If you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold". Think about the implications of that quote for a moment – how many free services do we use online every day? When we use Facebook, make a search on Google, or check our Gmail, we like to think that we’re the customer. But we’re rarely the customer online – instead, we’re the product being sold to advertisers and tracking networks.
11 Animated Films Based On Video Games [Stuff to Watch]
Live action adaptations of video games are usually pretty dire. The original Street Fighter film is a fine example of a the motion picture industry getting it wrong and even recent, modern adaptations like Doom and Max Payne are lacking in both style and substance. I've always felt that this type of animated film is aimed at the enthusiast rather than the average movie goer.
InSync Is Google Drive For Power Users
Dropbox has long been considered the main player in cloud data synchronization, but services like Google Drive and Microsoft's SkyDrive are busy making a comeback. With a big and familiar user base, and more competitive pricing, it'll be hard on Dropbox to maintain its current position in the market. Personally, I've always been a Google fanboy, so when Google Docs changed into Google Drive, I was naturally very excited.
9 Blogs That Will Make You Into An Amazing Photographer
There's blogs which try to cover everything related to photography; there's specialized blogs that dive into the niches; there's blogs which only talk about gear, and there's blogs by talented photographers.
Wireless Alphabet Soup Explained: What Is 4G, 3G, LTE, & More [MakeUseOf Explains]
We just absolutely love acronyms, don't we? So much so that we use them literally everywhere to have a shorter way to name something. Whether it's an official acronym such as USB or something unofficial like FB, there's simply way too many for us to remember. Additionally, there are a good number of acronyms which have multiple meanings, all depending on the context you're using them in.
Griffin, TouchTec, AmazonBasics Styluses Review and Giveaway
Today, I will be reviewing 3 kinds of styluses from three different companies. I will be checking how each stylus performs in different touch-screen tasks, how comfortable each stylus is to hold and use, and at the end will give you my own conclusion as to which of these three is the best, and which one would be the best buy for which task. In addition, we'll be giving away 5 sets of all three styluses to five lucky readers (each winner will receive all 3 styluses)! Let's see how they fared on my 1st generation iPad.
Canon Rebel T4i dSLR Review and Giveaway
Canon has just released their new Rebel T4i – their first (of hopefully many) adventures into the touchscreen dSLR world. This camera is a step up from the Canon Rebel T3i (also making it the third dSLR Canon has released with a flip-out LCD). We'll be taking a look at the Canon Rebel T4i digital SLR, plus a giveaway -- yes, we're actually giving a brand new unit away! Find out more after the review.
3 Tools To Unleash Your Mac OS X Menu Bar
The menu bar on my Mac gets more attention these days than the Dock. The reason for this is quite simple - it's incredibly compact and dynamic in comparison. One menu bar application will show you an unread count of your email inbox, but remain unobtrusive. That application is accompanied by numerous useful tools and system settings that are within easy reach without taking up a lot of screen real-estate.