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Ski Tracks - The Skiing & Snowboarding App That Will Make You Say....Holy Crap! [iPhone]

Every now and then you come across an application that blows you away. Recently, I wrote an article about applications for skiers and snowboarders, and this one flew under my radar. Recently, I decided to spend the $0.99 to try it out, and I must say that Ski Tracks completely blew me away. This application offers so much for skiers that it is staggering. I just got into skiing this season, and I absolutely love it.

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Get Creative & Funky With The Mixel App [iPad]

While the iPad is mostly a media consumption device for surfing the web, reading e-mails, and watching movies, there are some amazing apps like GarageBand and Keynote apps that make it a really creative tool for producing media. Another such app is Mixel for the iPad - an iOS5 app that truly engages your artistic abilities, or just your willingness to have fun with images, shapes, and letters.

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Trello - A Unique, Simple & Powerful Project Management System From A Good Home

Does the name Joel Spolsky mean anything to you? If so, you’re going to want to read this post, because it showcases Spolsky’s latest and greatest project. And if not, you should know this is the man behind Stack Overflow, WebPutty, Joel on Software and several other notable projects. His latest project is called Trello, and it’s a project management system.

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The 5 Most Popular Stand-Up Comedians On Facebook

It’s easy to find yourself aimlessly browsing Facebook looking for ex-lovers and long-lost school friends or former work colleagues, when really you should be telling the world about the stuff you really like. Facebook features fan pages – official and fan-run – for many entertainers. Among the most popular are stand-up comedians, some of whom have over 6 million fans on the social networking site alone.

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8 Fascinating Artisan Videos That Everyone Should Watch

Have you ever watched a masterful expert perform their work with such skill and passion that you had no choice but to watch and admire in awe? As I scour the Internet from day to day, I run into videos of these masters every once in a while. And every time, I can’t help but stare in wonder and respect. An artisan is a craftsman who is a master of their field.

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Google Set To Merge All Their Services Under One Massive Privacy Policy [News]

In a short while, Google will be making some huge changes to their privacy policy and terms of service. Basically, they will be placing all of their services under one giant privacy policy. They are doing this in an attempt to give users less legal stuff to deal with. Google has 70 different privacy documents, and of those 70, they will be merging 60 into this new one. Ten will have to stay separate for legal reasons.

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Try Free Group Texting and Events With Capsule

What do you do when you want to invite a decent amount of people to a private event? Do you post out invites? Ring everyone? Probably not. Most people these days would probably say they used Facebook. But what if your friends include people who hate Facebook or just don't use it? Or what if you're that person? What do you use then? Well, we have a solution for you.

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5 Web Apps Which Show Us How To Make Use Of QR Codes Differently

You must have spotted at least one QR code by now. If not, then you are a certifiable alien from Mars. QR codes are quite the rage. We have them on everything from food labels to car bumpers. And yes, tattoos too! QR codes are definitely mainstream now, given a boost up the use of smartphones and intelligent scanning apps that reside in them. So, here are five more web apps which show us how QR codes have gone conventional.

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Is Netflix The Solution to Video Piracy? [Opinion]

Netflix recently launched in the UK - and I wrote up a full and shining review of the service last time. It offers an affordable way to get high quality on-demand movies and TV straight into your living room (or any portable device). My question today is - is Netflix the ultimate solution to piracy? Our generation has grown up believing everything should be instant access. But the industry hasn't adapted.

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5 Best Weight Training Apps to Get Results Quickly [Android]

Wouldn't it be totally sweet to be completely buffed like Christian Bale in Reign of Fire, or Jason Statham in The Transporter? I'm talking about that slick, jacked-up look - wide shoulders, carved pecks and the sort of 6-pack abs that make every girl on the beach turn their head when you walk by. It's a lot easier when you're in your teens and twenties to keep that body up.

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The 6 Best Websites To Trade In Your Used Video Games

Video games are an experience, and once that experience is over, you may not have much use for the game anymore. Sure, maybe one day you’ll pick it up and start playing it all over again, but let’s face it. You probably won’t. Trading in your games can be a good idea, and there are a number of stores that offer this service. They might low-ball you, however.

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Recover Lost Data For Free With Pandora Recovery [Windows]

Last night I inadvertently deleted 17GB of data with a mis-press of Shift+Del, causing a classic "oh sh*t!!" moment. I’d chosen to "permanently delete" the folder, skipping the Recycle Bin and instantly freeing up some space on my drive. Unfortunately getting the data back isn’t quite as easy as a trip to the Recycle Bin. You’ll need some recovery software, something like Pandora Recovery.

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3 Interactive, Fun, Free Ways To Start Learning The Ruby Programming Language

Ruby is an expressive, very high-level, scripting language. It is used on the Web mainly as part of the Ruby on Rails web development framework, but also standalone. If you’re curious about what Ruby (not Ruby on Rails) feels like, you don’t necessarily need to pick up a book or go watch a screencast (although those are good ways to learn, too).

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The Top 5 Privacy Tips For Facebook Timeline Applications

If you're a Facebook user, you've probably recently started to use the Facebook timeline on your user page. You've probably also noticed changes such as the ticker feed and new behaviours of open graph applications like Spotify. Well, Facebook has very recently opened up their timeline applications so that many more applications can do the things Spotify can do, such as sending data to your timeline, news feed and ticker.

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