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6 Lesser Known BitTorrent Clients That You May Not Know About [Windows]

If you know about BitTorrent, then you’ve likely already heard about the big name programs - uTorrent, Vuze/Azureus, BitComet, BitTornado, etc. They’re so well-known in fact, that they don’t really need any more publicity - word of mouth does them just fine. But here is a list of some great BitTorrent clients that are less popular and unique in their own right.

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How I Quickly Mastered A Superior Keyboard Layout Without Losing Productivity

If you're reading this on a computer, look at your keyboard. Chances are it's a QWERTY keyboard, or something closely modeled after QWERTY, like AZERTY for French or QWERTZ for Germany. Is that really the best keyboard for modern needs? I say, definitely not. Try out an alternative layout called Colemak.

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7 Crowdsourced Projects That You Can Take Part in Right Now

Crowdsourcing has grown into a movement and its improving our lives in ways we do not realize. From medicine to search for extraterrestrial life forms, the scope is vast and exciting. The seven crowdsourcing projects are some you can immediately join – very little expertise required.

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The Ultimate Triple Backup Solution For Your Mac [Mac OSX]

As the developer here at MakeUseOf and as someone who earns their entire income from working online, it's fair to say my computer and data are quite important. They’re set up perfectly for productivity with my favourite apps and preferences. That’s why when my hard drive ground to a halt yesterday, I got a little bit panicky.

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Read eBooks From Anywhere You Want With Kindle Cloud Reader

The Cloud Reader lets you access your entire Kindle library and read any of those books, or any new books you may want to download, from the convenience of any computer or device in the world, and all you need is an Internet connection. No install required.

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Why The World Doesn't Need A Facebook Phone [Opinion]

Over the past year or so, rumours have continued to surface concerning the idea of a Facebook phone, a portable handset that will give the user direct mobile access to the popular social network. The idea is simple – from the comfort of your Facebook phone you’ll be able to upload photos, send messages, and even play games.

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When iPhones Go Wrong – Restoring From iCloud Backups [iOS]

Like any Apple product, the iPhone just works right? Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world and regardless of what anyone will tell you, iOS is not perfect. Things go wrong, but luckily there are some great counter-measures and third-party tools to soften the blow.

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Track & Manage Your Pinterest Account With Pinerly [200 Invites For MUO Readers]

Statistics are an integral part of any service we use regularly. How many followers did we gain today? How many people liked our album? How many e-mails passed through our inbox? Around every popular service we use, stats services sprout like mushrooms after the rain. And things are no different with the latest in social networking - Pinterest.

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Let Your Artistic Drive Run Wild With Infinite Painter Free, A Powerful Drawing App [Android 2.1+]

You don't need to be a bona-fide artist to enjoy doodling and painting. While there are Web apps such as Canvastic and Windows apps such as the wonderful Artweaver, there is something different about painting with a touchscreen. It requires less eye-hand coordination than painting with a mouse or a pen tablet, because you can see exactly what you're doing.

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The Top 5 Best Third-Party Apps To Customize Your Skype App

Skype is a great way to communicate with friends, family and colleagues across the Internet using its text, voice and webcam chat features. But it can all get a little bit dull, using it in the same way, day after day. But Skype is thankfully equipped with all of the necessary hooks for third party apps to customize and improve the experience.

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Nitro: An Advanced To-Do List [Linux & Web]

Put together a to-do list, then do your work. If that's what you want to do, but you've not yet managed to find software that works, give Nitro a shot. This Linux software, which also works in the cloud, is fast and easy to use. Even better, it lets you sort your tasks, meaning you're only looking at what you need to do right now.

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4 Types of Blog Comments That Make You Look Like a Troll

One of the most fascinating things about writing professionally on the Internet for nearly a decade now is the progression of "commenting" that has evolved alongside the blogosphere. I was first introduced to the whole concept of online "conversations" during my early days on Internet forums.

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What Is The Best Backup Solution? [Geeks Weigh In]

Ten years ago an external hard drive – or even a physical disc such as a CD-ROM – was the only practical way to back up files. Consumer-grade network storage solutions were primitive, expensive and hard to use. Cloud storage? What's cloud storage? More choice is great, but it also brings a dilemma. What should you choose to handle your backups?

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Are Your iPhone Photos Refusing To Rotate In Windows Explorer? Here Is The Solution

I love my iPhone but there are a couple of pet peeves that I have had with it from day one. One of them was something which I managed to miraculously solve this morning, which was the strange enigma of iPhone photos refusing to turn around the right way, when transferred to the PC and viewed with the default Photo Viewer in Windows Explorer.

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5 Apps That Will Make Learning Fractions Easier & More Fun [iOS]

I remember when I was in school and one of the most difficult things to learn was fractions. Now that I understand them, they make sense (although I still prefer decimals). Whether you think they are annoying or not, you still need to learn them. Thankfully, there is so much technology available to help.

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Introducing The Leap - A New Touch-Free Way To Interact With Your Computer

A couple of weeks ago San Francisco-based Leap Motion announced a new input device called The Leap, an iPod-sized sensor that sits in front of your computer and provides a virtual 3D space that you can manipulate using your fingers. At present, developers are confidently predicting the technology will be available by the end of the year.

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5 Reasons Google Hangouts Are Cooler Than Skype For Video Chats

Hangouts is Google's take on chat rooms. Like many times before, Google has turned a good idea into something incredibly useful, while preserving simplicity and ease of use and thus making it fantastic. In this article I will focus on what it is that makes Hangouts so great and definitely cooler than Skype.

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Monitor Teenage Computer Use & Detect Inappropriate Content With Care4Teen [Windows]

As my girls grow into young teens, as a father I do tend to worry quite a bit. I worry about them when they go out to a friend's house, I worry about them when they travel, and yes, I worry about them on the Internet. It isn't so much a matter of whether they are going to do anything wrong intentionally, it's a matter of what other people out there could potentially try to do.

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Should You Pay More Attention to Windows Software Error Reports? [Geeks Weigh In]

Windows tracks every application crash and freeze on your system. It records detailed information about the crashes and even tries to provide a solution to each error report, helping you fix problems. With that in mind, the question is: should you pay more attention to these error reports and solutions?

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