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How To Create An Infographic [INFOGRAPHIC]

Here at MakeUseOf, we get lots of infographic submissions sent to us on a regular basis. Some fall under the category “EXCELLENT!” while a lot others get deleted right away. A lot also falls into the middle category which I like to call the “meh” category (thank you Lisa and Bart Simpson). The fact is that creating a quality infographic is not an easy task and not everyone can do it properly.

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Piazza - A Q&A Forum For Students & Instructors To Be More Productive

Last semester, one of my CS professors started class by saying that his superior was strongly encouraging (read: forcing) the teaching staff to use this new web-based discussion board called Piazza. As students, some of us considered it a bit annoying to have to check yet another website but little did we know, this site actually became a very useful and heavily-relied-on tool.

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Soup Up The Notepad++ Text Editor With Plugins From The Notepad Plus Repository [Windows]

Notepad++ is a worthy replacement for Windows’ in-built and much loved text editor, and comes highly recommended if you’re a programmer, web designer or simply someone who finds themselves in need of a powerful plain text editor. Not only is Notepad++ free under the GPL licence but it is also possible to extend its functionality with plugins.

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3 Advanced Tips & Tricks For Using Windows Explorer

Windows Explorer is the default Windows file manager. Last week I introduced you to 3 easy ways to improve Windows 7 Explorer by tweaking features and using it to its full potential. In this article, I will show you a small hack and share some tips to get the most out of Windows Explorer.

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How to Download & Back Up Your Gmail & Other Google Data

We’re storing more and more data in the cloud these days. Email, contacts, documents, photos, calendar entries - you name it, it’s on Google’s servers. But what happens when the services we rely on go down? When the US government seized Megaupload, many users lost data they were storing on Megaupload’s servers.

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MOO MiniCards Review and Giveaway

Today, we'll be taking a quick look at what MOO is all about and we placed several test orders with them to find out how great their print quality is. We'll also be giving away 5 packs of 100 MiniCards after the review so stay tuned!

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Start A Recipe Blog With The Recipress Wordpress Plugin

Recipress is a free, professional quality plugin for adding beautifully styled recipes to your blog posts. Since I’ve been told my Jalapeño bread is to die for, I thought maybe it would be worth adding the recipe to my Self Sufficiency blog - and this was the perfect solution to do that. Let’s take a look at this fantastic plugin, and a quick walkthrough on how to add and display your recipes.

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The Secret To Installing Apps On The Kindle Fire Both Inside & Outside The US

Held firmly in your left hand, the new Amazon Kindle Fire tablet that you might have received at Christmas or for your birthday is great for reading books, browsing the web, checking emails and enjoying movies and music. But installing new apps can be particularly trying if you don’t know exactly where to look.

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Deepin Software Center: An Amazing Ubuntu App Store From China [Linux]

Try out what may be the best way to install software on Linux - the Deepin Software Center. This software center, named for the Chinese remake of Ubuntu it was built for, offers an amazingly simple way to browse the Linux software you already know and love. You just might find something new. It looks great, functions fast and is intuitive to explore in a way the Ubuntu Software Center isn't.

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