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4 Key Security Setups To Safely Connect To Public Wireless Networks
Many people believe that visiting obscure websites or downloading files from illegal sources is the only real security risk when going online. While such behavior certainly increases your risk of catching a malware infection, it's not the only way to get into trouble. One other major safety hazard is using public wireless networks. In this article you will find key security precautions you should take before connecting to a public wireless network.
5 Coolest Places To Find Visualizations On The Web
About a month ago, someone contacted me about whether I wanted to publish one of their infographics on my site. Before then, I had never really had much of an interest in such visualizations of data. For those of you that are regular readers, you know we love infographics here at MUO. I mean, come on, who wouldn't love the Wrath of the Angry Birds infographic that Mark posted?
8 Ridiculous & Inconsistent Apple App Store Guidelines [Opinion]
Here’s a radical opinion - you should be able to run any apps you like on the devices you own. Apple doesn’t agree, and it’s twisted itself into pretzels creating arbitrary rules for what app developers – and you – can do with your device. These guidelines – although Apple reserves the right to change them at any time – are actually an improvement over the past situation.
7 Apps That Every Coffee Lover Should Own [iOS]
Almost everyone loves coffee. It helps us get going in the morning when we do not feel like getting out of bed. In fact, I am sitting at my desk sipping on a cup to help me wake up and write this article about coffee. Some days I wonder how I would get through the day without my fix of caffeine. As an added bonus, a quality cup of coffee tastes amazing. It is a drink that tastes great and gives you energy.
10 More Tips & Apps For Better iPhone Photography & Videography
There are no shortage of tips and applications when it comes to iPhone photography and videography. In this article I would like to share tips for quick shooting paparazzi style, backing up your Instagram photos, taking photos while shooting video, and much more. The iPhone and other similar smartphone cameras are quickly replacing traditional point-and-shoot cameras.
How To Be Warned Of Impending Hard Drive Failure
Don't let a dying hard drive on your Mac catch you by surprise. Be warned before anything happens to your precious data. SmartReporter is a free application for your Mac that can warn you of hard drives problems, thanks to S.M.A.R.T. data. This gives you a heads up, because errors on a hard drive can mean problems are coming soon.
3 James Bond Gadgets You Can Make From an Old Smartphone
The smartphone is the most sophisticated gadget we carry with us everyday. And while we don’t have our own Q Branch working for us in a secret lab, thanks to a few intrepid DIY-ers and hackers, we can repurpose our old smartphones in our basements. Here are three James Bond styled spy gadgets you can make from an old smartphone.
What Are The Best Alternatives To Instagram? [You Tell Us]
You know what's better than $1 million? $1 billion. Which is not only a line from some film or other (The Social Network, truth be told) but is also what must have gone through the minds of Kevin Systrom and co. when Facebook came a-knockin' at Instagram HQ. So Instagram is now in the hands of Mark Zuckerberg, and who knows what future plans he has for this almighty (at least in terms of userbase) photo-sharing app.
Have You Lost Your Camera? Then Find It Again With IFoundYourCamera
Have you ever lost your camera while on vacation? Has one of your friends? Have you ever found a camera that someone has obviously lost? If only there was a way to reunite lost cameras with their likely distraught owners...actually, there is. IFoundYourCamera is a blog devoted to exactly these types of reunions for people all over the world.
The 5 Best Spotify Apps Built By Record Labels
Spotify recently added a new selection of apps to its platform. We have already looked at five of the best, including Classify and Tweetvine, but here are another five worth exploring in order to get the most out of the music streaming service from Sweden. What the following five Spotify apps all have in common is that they're run by and for specific record labels. Which is a notable change in strategy.
11 Awesome, Funny & Informative Tumblr Blogs You Should Be Following
Tumblr has been around for quite a while, but only recently did I decide to open one of my own. When that happened, I suddenly became more aware, and found that there are fascinating, hilarious and beautiful things hidden in the web in the form of Tumblrs. What I love about Tumblrs is how lean on text they can be. This way, I can follow multiple blogs, learn new things and get my dose of laughs.