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2 Skiing Websites & Forums That Have Everything A Skier Needs For A Happy Life
This winter I have got heavily into skiing. In fact, I have even written some cool articles about skiing applications on the iPhone. That was great when I was just getting into the sport, but after a while I needed to dig deeper. I needed to get with other skiers and find out information about tricks, gear and other skiing essentials. I needed a full featured skiing website that could keep me up to date with the latest happenings.
How To Make The Most of Firefox's Session Manager
Restoring browser sessions was a milestone in browser development. Meanwhile, all browsers offer this feature to some extent. Firefox allows you to restore previous windows and tabs, but it doesn't come with an elaborate session manager. The aptly called Session Manager fills this gap, allowsing you to save and restore multiple sessions.
Why Websites With Dark Backgrounds Completely Suck [Opinion]
You're reading MakeUseOf right now, a website which primarily uses dark text on a light background. Which is as it should be. That bar across the top with light text on a dark background, and the section at the bottom which hardly anyone reads, are fine because they're just small parts of the site. Any more and I would have to give my bosses advice on how to improve the look and feel of the site as a whole.
Working With Custom Database Tables In WordPress
A quick scan of the Best of WordPress Plugins page will reveal some of the many unique and niche ways you can make your blog work harder. What if you already have a database of say, customer information, but you want to be able to query that data and display it within a WordPress template? Today I’ll be showing you just how to do that, safely within the WordPress engine.
Add Firefox-Style RSS Feeds With Foxish [Google Chrome]
Do you love Chrome, but miss having live RSS feeds in your bookmark toolbar and menus? Foxish brings this famous Firefox feature to Chrome, and it's only a click away. Firefox has, for ages, offered built-in support for RSS feeds. Showing up essentially as folders in Firefox's bookmark menu and toolbar, RSS feeds in Firefox make it easy to keep up with blogs and other websites that regularly update.
Happy 19th Birthday Text Messaging [INFOGRAPHIC]
It’s hard to believe but it has been just over 19 years since the first text message was sent from a computer to a mobile phone, and 18 years since the first phones were produced that allowed people to send text messages to one another. These days, text messaging is so common and widespread (especially among the younger generation) that it is hard to think of a time when it did not exist.
Turn Your Life Into An Engaging Film With Timeline Movie Maker
Like it or not, everyone has seen the Timeline profile movie when it was first introduced in September. This short movie introduced the concept so well, and made it look so romantic, we all secretly wanted one of our own. Well, our dreams have come true: A joint project from Facebook and marketing agency Definition 6 called Timeline Movie Maker, lets each and every one of us create their very own Timeline movie.
Facebook Really Needs More Sophisticated Privacy Controls [Opinion]
Facebook have been under pressure in recent years from all angles to make privacy options simpler and quick to change. They've actually done quite well at this, considering how complicated the Facebook privacy system is overall. However, for those of us who understand the privacy controls well, there are a number of things Facebook could implement to improve the effect of privacy controls.