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8 'Rage Quit' Videos Guaranteed To Make You Laugh [MUO Gaming]
I'm a gamer, and like all gamers I have particular tastes. I have adored some video games through the decades, and would count playing them as highly memorable experiences. I have also played some games I ended up hating, and have sought to force the memory of those to the back of my mind. Video games can frustrate very easily. Whether because they're too difficult, too annoying, or just generally bad.
What Is SLI & How Can It Improve Gaming Performance?
Sometimes a niche term is taken for granted. We have some such terms in the world of computing hardware, and one of them is SLI. It’s been around for so long that geeks take it for granted. Everyone knows what SLI is and how it works, right? Sure - except, perhaps, for people who haven’t been following hardware for the last ten years. Now is your chance to catch up.
Backup4all Pro: A Complete Solution to Windows Backup [Giveaway]
The world of backup software is very extensive and competitive on the Windows platform. Software like Backblaze, Crashplan, and Mozy are some of the most well-known proprietary titles in this area. Backup4all Pro is a different piece of software in the respect of how how much detail and control the user has over their backups and logs. After using it a bit, I'd recommend Backup4all Pro to any backup enthusiast, novice or not. Here at MakeUseOf, we're going to be giving away 25 copies of one of the best all-around Windows backup solutions on the web, totaling at a cost of near $1250!
A Simple Checklist To Safely Installing Free Software Without All The Junk
Picture this - you've just found this awesome free software that you are stoked about because of all that it can do for you, but when you install it, you discover that it is packed with other "bloatware" that you accidentally installed on your computer. Now instead of using your software that you were so excited about using, you have to sift through all your programs to find the bloatware that you just installed.
Are You Selling An Old Mac Or iPhone? These Sites Will Snap It Up
Have you ever tried to sell your used electronics on eBay? It is next to impossible. Sure, if it does sell you might make a pretty decent amount of money, but trying to make you MacBook or iPhone stand out amongst 20,000 others just like it is no easy task. Thankfully, there are plenty of websites out there to sell your electronics instantly. No longer will you need to wait days for an auction to sell.
25 Original Video Game Soundtracks You Can Listen To On Spotify
For the price of an album per month you can subscribe to the music streaming service Spotify and listen to as much music as you can possibly stuff into your ears. You can even feel good about it, knowing that the artists you listen to get money every time you play one of their tracks - it’s a win-win. Recently I’ve been trawling Spotify for my favourite video game soundtracks, old and new.
Download & Test Run Every Linux OS You Want With Virtualboxes
For a long time, I've been curious about Linux operating systems. I've used Windows my whole life, so the idea of switching to another operating system is a pretty big deal. I think switching to a new OS could be a lot of fun - something completely new. What made me decide to take a closer look at Linux operating systems out there is the fact that I love the Android OS on my Droid so much - and the fact that I've never had to "reboot" it once.
Avoiding Censorship: How Blocked Websites Stay Online and Accessible [MakeUseOf Explains]
We've been hearing a lot about website-blocking recently, particularly with anti-piracy organizations forcing Internet service providers to block access to The Pirate Bay in the UK and elsewhere. However, when UK Internet service provider BT blocked The Pirate Bay, the block was only in effect for a few minutes before The Pirate Bay bypassed it.
Why You Shouldn't Integrate Facebook, Twitter, & LinkedIn
Social networking is a huge part of the Internet, providing the means for us all to connect and communicate quickly and easily. There are both positive and negative aspects to the very act of social networking, but most of us take part in the activity on at least a part-time basis. Most of us doing so on more than one site. This complexity of connectivity makes it very tempting to combine the various social networks we use.
Create Stop Motion Animations With These 5 Fun Apps [iPhone & Android]
In terms of awesome creative things you can do with a lot of free time, stop motion animations rank right up there with the best. For kids and adults alike, being able to take inanimate objects and give them life through a motion picture is beyond words; but you insist on a word, how about magical? Here’s our round-up of the best stop motion apps for both iOS, and Android.
How To Build Your Own Smartphone Document Scanner
Have you ever tried to take a photo of a document with your smartphone camera, hoping to convert it using OCR software into a PDF or Word document later on? Perhaps you’ve attempted to take a photo of an existing photograph, only to find your angle was slightly out. No matter how hard we try, it seems you can never take the perfectly-aligned photograph with a smartphone.
Pinterest, Snip, Boxnutt: Does Style & Purpose Make A Difference?
The popularity of Pinterest has spawned numerous clones, with similar scrolling pages of bookmarked images and folders for managing items. So if this indeed is the era of the rise of images and the fall of the word, it's not difficult to see why these type of sites, including Snip.it and Boxnutt are emerging. But does that mean we need more than one place to pin, snip, and box stuff we find on the Internet?
TinyWall Brings Advanced Settings To The Windows Firewall
Do you like using the Windows Firewall, but wish it came with better controls? TinyWall, a free program for Windows Vista and Windows 7, gives you just that - a tray icon you can use to quickly edit the Window Firewall settings. If you like the simplicity and protection offered by the lightweight Windows Firewall but miss the control offered by whitelist-oriented options, TinyWall is what you've been looking for.
What Would You Really Like to See in iOS 6? [You Told Us]
Apple is set to drop its latest version of the iOS operating system on us in just a few months time, and with it will come a whole host of new features and the now-ubiquitous dose of hyperbole. However, we're hearing an increasing amount of chatter about the need for Apple to do something more with iOS than the incremental updates it's been offering for several years now.
4 Things That Really Annoy Me About Diablo 3 [MUO Gaming]
Last week we talked about Diablo 3, and some of the amazing things that I love about it. This week, I am going to have to dip my toe into the dark side. After all, as much as I love the game, and will continue to play it, there are some pretty serious issues that need to be addressed. I intended to write one article and fill it with both love and hate, but it turned out I loved too much about the game. Is the same true for the things I hate?