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James Bruce-Hardware Reviews Editor

James Bruce

Hardware Reviews Editor

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About James Bruce

James has a BSc in Artificial Intelligence and is CompTIA A+ and Network+ certified. When he's not busy as Hardware Reviews Editor, he enjoys LEGO, VR, and board games. Before joining MakeUseOf, he was a lighting technician, English teacher, and data center engineer.

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Pocket - The Ultimate Digital Bookmarking Service

As Bakari previously reported, the well loved Read It Later - which enabled users to save articles to read later from a bookmarklet or various apps it was integrated with - was discontinued and replaced with a new, free service called Pocket. Let's take a closer look at Pocket today and what makes it the ultimate digital bookmarking service.

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5 Essential Technology Podcasts That Geeks Should Listen To

If you're reading this, I'm betting there's a good chance you quite like computers, the Internet, or technology in general. A few weeks ago, Dave showed you 10 websites that all geeks should bookmark. This week, I'd like to introduce you to 5 technology podcasts you should all add to iTunes. Some are new, some are old favorites - all are awesome.

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How To: Setup A Premium VPN Service For The Ultimate In Online Security [Windows]

The online world is fast becoming a dangerous place. A premium VPN service is a small price to pay for the ultimate in online security, allowing you to both download what you wish and avoid being snooped on. Today we show you how to set up one such service, BTGuard, a torrent-friendly premium VPN service.

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Make Easy Accurate Floorplans With MagicPlan [iOS]

MagicPlan is one of those rare apps that makes you realise how incredible technology is. In short, you take pictures of your room, and it gives you a floorplan. It's remarkably easy to throw something together, and for someone like me who obsessively rearranges furniture, it's fantastic. The app is available for any iOS device with a camera.

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3 Tactics For Dealing With Ad-Block Users On Your Site

Leaving ethical discussions aside (since I made my views on that quite clear last time), it is nonetheless true that ad-blocking is a real problem for bloggers and site owners the world over whose only source of income is ad revenue. With that understood, let's look objectively at some tactics you can use to deal with ad-block users, and the effects those tactics might have.

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5 Of The Most Successful Kickstarter Projects Ever

Kickstarter has undoubtedly changed the world, enabling regular Joes to fund development and production for creative projects that interest them. while helping the creative types bypass the typical venture capitalists, costly bank loans, or soul-destroying publishing companies. Today I'd like to highlight 5 of the most successful Kickstarter projects ever.

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How To AJAX-ify Your WordPress Comments

By default, the WordPress commenting system is woefully inadequate. You could switch to a third party system like Livefyre or Disqus, but if you’d prefer to keep everything in house or some other kind of customization going on, then posting comments by AJAX is the least you should do.

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WE7 - Your Personalized Free Streaming Radio [UK Only]

WE7 is a new streaming radio service that's just launched in the UK, with web and mobile apps that provides personalised playlists. The available content is the same as Spotify but without the bloated media player. Head on over to we7.com to start streaming now, or read on for the full review.

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Introducing Paper, A Simply Beautiful Sketchbook App [iPad]

Paper by Studio Fifty Three (iTunes link), which is admittedly a rather un-Googleable name for an app, is the ultimate in distraction-free simplified idea sketching. Your options are ridiculously limited - but that's part of the beauty. The brushes, available via in-app purchases with only the basic fountain pen free, feel wonderful.

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Actually, Google's Project Glass Concept Video Is Possible [Opinion]

Google recently released a concept video for their Project Glass. Today I'd like to take a closer look at the technical feasibility of these real-life Google Goggles; what we know; and why this concept video should perhaps be taken with a grain of salt. Bear in mind I'm certainly no expert on the topic, but I've done a good bit of research and would like to present two possibilities.

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Usenet vs Torrents - Strengths & Weaknesses Compared

With increasingly scary letters being sent to people accused of downloading copyrighted works via torrents, many are considering switching their filesharing habits to Usenet. Is this a wise choice though? What are the pros and cons of each? What factors should be considered first?

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How To Get the Siri Voice & Make Her Say Whatever You Want

Whether you're creating audio clips for your own weekly technology podcast, or looking to write your own Siri spoof videos - having the Siri voice on your Mac is awesome. Let me show you how to get the voice, and then how to both make her say whatever you want, and how to record that to file. First things first, let's get the real Siri voice.

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Snapheal for Mac: The Superhero Image Healer [Giveaway]

SnapHeal for Mac ($14.99) is here to save your photographs, and it does a fine job of it. This week, we'll be giving away 25 copies of Snapheal for Mac worth $375 in total. If you're interested in grabbing a free copy, read on and join the giveaway.

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Grey Mail: The New Email Nuisance To Hit Your Inbox

Spam has been the bane of email for a long time, but I'd be lying if I said my inbox was full of spam nowadays - it isn't. Filters and worldwide anti-spam networks cut it right down, and increasingly savvy consumers are unwilling to give out their email to just anyone. I personally haven't seen a single spam message hit my inbox for years now. Grey mail is the new productivity killer, and it's only going to get worse.

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5 iPad Apps That Look Great On The New Retina Screen

As a proud owner of a new iPad, I can honestly say I love the higher resolution screen. Apps that haven't been updated for the new retina screen are now painfully obvious, so here are 5 apps that have been updated, and are now among my most used apps for precisely that reason.

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Is It Time To Let Hotmail Back Into Our Hearts? [Opinion]

Hotmail has had some seriously bad rap over the years, and is now almost universally shunned by tech professionals and bloggers. The main complaint has always been that the service is spam riddled, but is that fair? Is it time we gave Hotmail - the daddy of web based email - another chance to win back our hearts?

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How To Use Google Fonts In Your Next Web Project & Why You Should

Font choice is an integral design decision on any website, yet most of the time we're content with the same old serif and sans-serif family. While the main body of text should always be something optimised for readability unless you want readers to get a headache, titles and standout text can be your space to add a unique design with some font flair.

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Keep Your Family Safe With Life360 [iOS & Android]

Last time, I looked at a few more ways to track your iPhone - a hot topic as the iPhone continues to dominate criminal wishlists. I came to the conclusion that simple location tracking of multiple devices or accounts was best done with Apple's own "Find my Friends", but in the process discovered an interesting family-oriented tracking app called Life 360 which I'd like to introduce in detail today.

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