How To Download The Canon EOS Utility If You Lose Your Installation CD [Mac]
Losing the software CD accompanying your brand new camera is way to easy to do. The exhilaration of cracking open that brand new toy tends to overpower the thought of "well, maybe I will need that software later..." Such is the case with Canon cameras, and if you have a Mac, you'll know that you'll need the Canon EOS Utility if you ever want to use your DSLR camera via USB.
4 Reasons I Feel Terribly Awkward When Sending Emails
Social anxiety often seeps into my virtual life, and it causes me issues with sending email. You might have some of them yourself. After reading this, ask yourself - what other reasons make you feel awkward when sending emails? What's the worst email encounter you've ever had?
6 Ways to Spark a Music Career Through YouTube
In my opinion, YouTube is the best market for putting your music into the public eye. There are so many opportunities that it provides, ranging from building a raw personal fan base all the way to being discovered by a major record label. Also, if the record label thing doesn't work out, there's always the chance of being picked up as a YouTube partner.
Start Shooting With These 4 DSLR Video Tutorial Sites
Recently, I covered a little bit of DSLR video for those of you stepping out to see the low-cost solution to production. My focus has been on helping those who don't necessarily do much video production themselves learn the basics so that they can take advantage of the cheaper cameras. However, we have four dedicated resources to help you venture further into your DSLR studies.
Have You Lost Your Camera? Then Find It Again With IFoundYourCamera
Have you ever lost your camera while on vacation? Has one of your friends? Have you ever found a camera that someone has obviously lost? If only there was a way to reunite lost cameras with their likely distraught owners...actually, there is. IFoundYourCamera is a blog devoted to exactly these types of reunions for people all over the world.
6 Kindle Book Classics You Can Download for Free
Very recently, we gave away a Kindle Fire, but did you know that you can start reading on Kindle right away without spending any more money? Fortunately, Amazon has provided quite a few classic books totally free of charge for the general public. The best part of all is that none of them are abridged! Below, we have six classics that you may or may have not been able to read on the Kindle, so don't hesitate.
Cringe With 5 Websites for Awkward Personal Stories
There are several sites out on the Internet devoted to the publishing of awkward stories from all over. Some are kind of funny, and some are incredibly cringe-worthy. Moving right along the lines with sites such as Awkward Family Photos, these sites are all worth taking a quick look at.
Pique Your Interest With These Wikis On 4 Fictional Post-Apocalyptic Worlds
Have you ever jumped on the wiki of your favorite show or book series, and then fell into a content-saturated time warp? You know what I’m talking about – something like that classic TVTropes black-hole. What I like about wikis is that they may fill in gaps that viewers or readers may have missed along the way – names that have been forgotten, back stories, and even critical plot elements.
Enter The Twilight Zone With The SCP Foundation
Are you a fan of the unknown? Do you tend to investigate strange encounters that have unexplainable results? In that case, the SCP Foundation may be perfect for you. It's a site the crosses Kolchak: The Night Stalker with the Men In Black. A place where reality and the ethereal meet. Right along the lines of Creepypasta, the SCP Foundation is a wiki featuring articles about strange, unusual, and seemingly supernatural entities.
Show Off Your Creativity With These 8 Subreddits
One of the hardest things about taking on a creative project is not having anyone to share it with when all is said and done. Although there's enough reason to just make stuff for fun, sometimes it's great to get other people's opinions. As we've said before, Reddit is an excellent place to share links and discuss topics with people from all over the world.
5 Online Sources For Digital Art Tutorials
Every so often, I believe that everyone has some sort of creative urge. Whether it turns into a beautiful painting on canvas or simple bathroom graffiti, it's all driven by the same fire. Fortunately, with all the technology that surrounds us, we have an easy outlet to carry forth our desires to create, and that comes in the form of digital art. What is digital art? It could be a painting, a model, a graphic design, or even a photo composition.
How To Create Your Own Basic Music Video
There are lots of musical artists waiting to shine, but you are forced to have some form of video to accompany your music. Thankfully, it's not hard to make your own online video content.
What I Think About DSLR Video
If there's one thing that I know, it's that DSLR video production is here to stay. As a DSLR-owner, I've finally succumbed to the new wave of production, and I can't complain too much (though I can complain). With that being said, I'd like to give you just a quick overview as to what I personally think about DSLRs. I have both my pros and cons about them.
6 Unwritten Rules For Posting Content On Reddit [Opinion]
Every society and/or community has their own unwritten rules of proper etiquette, courtesy, and communication. Granted, I'm not going to say every set of rules is perfect, but I will say that they do exist. As a matter of fact, the social sharing site Reddit has its own set of said rules (in addition to its official rules that do exist). Today, I've got only six of the billion unwritten rules that exist on Reddit.
Experience The Perfect Combination Of Mario & Portal With Mari0
Do you ever see Nintendo and Valve getting together to create something beautiful? No? Me neither. Thankfully, the kind folks at Stabyourself manufactured this hypothetical gaming lovechild all on their own, and it has come in the form of of Mari0, the perfect combination of Mario and Portal. It's a crazy little game, but it actually works. Not only that, but it works quite well.
Live Out Your Operating System Nostalgia With The Restart Page
Here on the Internet, you'll see a whole lot of nostalgia – old movies, old music... Pokémon. It's all here, and if it doesn't affect the rest of your life too much, there's nothing wrong with living in the past (just don't get too carried away, now). With all that said, a little site called The Restart Page is definitely worth taking a looksie if you have a few minutes of your time.
How This MakeUseOf Writer Procrastinates In 8 Easy Steps
As you may know, MakeUseOf isn't staffed by robots that churn out articles daily through an automatic system. All of us have our own methods of getting down to the writing. Since I'm not a full-time freelance writer, it takes me a little extra oompah to get myself started. With that in mind (and based on what I'm doing right now), I figured I'd give you a little insight into what I'm doing. Basically, here's how I procrastinate.
6 of the Most Unusual Products on Vat19
We've briefly talked about Vat19 on MakeUseOf, so you may know a little about it already. Basically, the site sells very interesting items and gifts. On top of that, they make a video of each item that is typically quirky, and although it is pretty much a commercial, it's worth watching. Here on MakeUseOf, we like the unusual.
5 Facebook Notifications That I Can't Stand
We recently talked about an easy way to clear up email notifications, but that doesn't mean Facebook notifications themselves aren't still a problem. These notifications are great when they actually pertain to you and are relevant to what is currently going on in your life, but sometimes they simply don't. It gets really annoying, and yes... this is all silly.