Trying To Promote Your Product Or Idea Via Email? Don't Do Any Of These [Opinion]
Say you have an idea for a product or application and have been developing the app or you have had someone else make it for you. If you’re trying to spread it to the masses, you may have thought about approaching blogs like MakeUseOf, magazines, and other outlets so they can feature your product. However, good PR practices are also key to getting your product and ideas out there.
4 Awesome Family Fun Crafts You Can Make With Online Printables
Are you trying to come up with things to do with your family? Spending hundreds on toys is an idea, but so is spending an afternoon with your kids making fun paper crafts. You may think the latter is rather uneventful, but there are many more things you can do with paper, printable models and online sources. Up next, we will take a look at several activities that involve a bit of paper and some ink.
3 Stupid Computer Inventions That Never Took Off
A stroke of genius can lead to ideas that may or may not work out when they hit consumers. iPods, Twitter, RSS, and so on, are some ideas that have flourished favorably in today’s world. They started with the same, if not bigger, risks than any other inventions. But their ideas resulted in success stories and lie today in your apartment. Some other creations didn’t have such lucky paths.
3 Ways Tech-Savvy People Can Earn Money While in College
If you’re currently attending college or university, you will know that your expenses have gone up the roof. If you use some type of budget planner (I use email-based TheBirdy), you have probably been scared off by the high amount of money you’ve spent on even little things. Do you want to try to get a grip on your expenses? Fear not.
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.
Truly Sync Your Android Device With Dropbox Via Dropsync [Android 2.0+]
Dropbox is my preferred syncing service, which works wonders on computers. However on mobile devices, especially Android devices, it leaves a lot to be desired, mainly because of the lack of support for two-way syncing goodness. Dropbox may or may not implement this feature soon, but in the meantime, Dropsync does a superb job of uploading and downloading files in real-time.
Heard Wonders About Camtasia But Can't Afford It? Try ActivePresenter [Windows]
Camstudio is a simple open-source screen recorder that’s great for someone who’s starting out his or her YouTube show on software tips and how-to’s. If you’re looking for something that allows you to enhance your videos even more, check out what ActivePresenter offers. ActivePresenter is a screencasting software that you can use to author training tutorials and software walkthroughs.
ClamWin, An Open-Source Anti-Virus Solution For Your PC [Windows]
New online threats emerge every day, attacking corporations and consumers alike. These potentials threats aren’t disguised just as links or emails anymore. They could be coming for your personal information in all sorts of ways. Here, we will be taking a look at ClamWin, an open-source anti-virus program that’s been around for a while. Should you get it? Read on to find out.
3 Ultra-Lightweight Programs That Don't Get Enough Love
It seems to me like a lot of the commonly discussed programs are major resource hogs. Web browsers, media players, you name it, the most popular programs from these categories keep your CPU working really hard. Want to give your computer a break? You can stop using it or turn it off altogether, but that’s probably not realistic when we’re at the age where we rely on our machines and devices so much.
Upload to Multiple File Hosts the Easy Way With the Open-Source Project, Neembuu Uploader [Cross-Platform]
Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to start actually backing up your data? If so, you’re in luck because we’ll be discussing today an open-source program that will let you upload to multiple file hosts at once. There are a couple of web apps that can do more or less the same but what distinguishes Neembuu Uploader is that it’s open-source and it also allows you to define your account login details.
Have New Year's Resolutions? Here Are 5 Inspiring Pieces To Keep You Motivated
If you’ve been preparing a New Year’s resolution list and need a little push, there are many sites that can easily inspire and excite you. There are also numerous inspirational blogs that you can take a look at, from hilarious blogs like The Chive to actual quote encyclopedias, such as Quote Stumbler, which lets you stumble upon a random quote every time you visit the page.
10 Of The Most Awesome Novelty Geek Mugs Ever Created
If you haven’t noticed, our mission these days definitely includes providing as many holiday shopping tips as we can, with the holiday season upon us and all. Is your mind sprinting in the wild, scouring for gift ideas? Here’s an item to consider - mugs. Why mugs? Well, why not? They can be fun gifts that won't cost you a house, and can be for anyone.
5 Funky Tablet/Smartphone Stands You Just Have To Check Out
Stands are definitely an area where products designers have come up with some very curious concepts. Don’t believe me? Just read on and find out some great, offbeat designs that will surely make a good impression on whoever you decide to buy it for, whether it’s loved one or just yourself.
5 DIY Angry Birds-Inspired Crafts For The Upcoming Holidays
Surpassing half a billion downloads, Angry Birds has become the most downloaded game in the history of gaming. Though there are games with the same play concepts, it’s perhaps the only one that has expanded well beyond games for mobile phones, tablets, PC and web browsers. It’s taken the world by storm and its global appeal is certainly undeniable.
4 Things That Totally Suck About Using Technology in School
I’ve read that e-books are the future of books, and it’s not a matter of if they’ll surpass print books but when. Being still in college, I wondered if that was the case for e-textbooks. There’s certainly more buzz on e-textbooks as they’re cheaper and it means that students don’t have to break their backs with heavy physical books. But are they better? Is going all digital better?
The 3 Best Apps To Edit & Optimize Your Android Movies
On an Android phone,editing videos can be a bit difficult as there are limited options available natively or with third-party software.There’s no need to despair, however. It can actually be done. Let’s check out how you can edit and optimize videos for online publishing.
4 Things to Remember for Your Next Technical Interview
I recently had an interview (for a summer internship) for which I was told beforehand I needed to bring a pencil in case there were coding questions. I was particularly nervous about the last bit but soon enough, Google winded down my nervousness a bit. I scoured the web for any type of prep material and was glad to find many sources of guidance for situations like mine.
Make Note Capturing Effortless Using SMS With Fetchnotes [150 Invites!]
When you think of digitizing your notes, there are a few cloud-based front runners of the digital note revolution. Aside from Reqall though, none of these apps can actually accommodate users that want to create notes the simplest (and probably fastest) way there is - SMS. Fetchnotes is a new cloud-based notepad that allows you to create notes via web and SMS.
10 Brilliant But Creepy Halloween Recipes To Spook Out Your Friends
Halloween may not be for everyone, but it’s certainly a holiday where most people have fun and why shouldn’t you? If you’re not so keen on the idea of wearing funky costumes, how about trying something funky in the kitchen? There’s a good chance you’ll impress (or disgust) others with some of these recipes.
3 Websites to Help You Find the Best Software
A lot of times when you need to get something done on your computer and think that perhaps there's a program that can do it for you, you most likely go to your favorite search engine and research away. By the time you're an expert looking for free software, you might find yourself a fan of freeware, so you might even look forward to receiving updates on cool new programs. Sound familiar?