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About Justin Pot

Justin Pot is a technology journalist based in Portland, Oregon. He loves technology, people and nature – and tries to enjoy all three whenever possible. You can chat with Justin on Twitter, right now.

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Mac
Lightpaper Is A Free Tabbed Markdown Editor For Mac

Still using Microsoft Word to write for the web? You're doing it wrong.

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How to Watch Entire YouTube Playlists in VLC

Do you love YouTube playlists, but wish you could watch them outside your browser? You can use VLC for the job, thanks to a simple extension. Here’s how.

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Hangouts Extension For Chrome Brings Conversations To Your Desktop

Use Hangouts outside the browser. An overlooked Chrome extension from Google lets you chat without opening Gmail or Google+.

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Mac
Are There Still Any Legitimate Uses For a PowerPC Mac?

Not sure what to do with your old PowerPC Mac? Here are some ideas.

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Simple RSS App Sputnik Stays Out of Your Way So You Can Read

Still looking for an RSS reader? Try something simple. Sputnik is a Windows and Mac RSS reader that focuses on your feeds and little else. Set it up and start reading.

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Mac
Manage Your Calendar From The Mac Menubar With Fantastical

Manage your calendar, completely, from your Mac's menu bar. Fantastical isn't just a way to quickly see your upcoming events: it's a way to never look at Apple's default Calendar again.

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Don't Be A Dropbox Jerk: Cloud File Sharing Etiquette You Should Know

Are you annoying the people you share files with services like Dropbox? Maybe; here are some things you do that may bug others, and some rules you can use to avoid doing so.

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Mac
Secrets of OS X Mavericks: What You Really Need To Know

You probably already know about the major features of the latest, free upgrade for Mac OS X. Here are the hidden ones.

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7 Technology Buzzwords That Need To Die

The Cloud. Web 2.0. Meme. What do these words even mean? At this point, hardly anything: they've all switched from being useful terms to pointless buzzwords.

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Yay For Choice: 10 Excellent Unofficial Social Apps You Should Be Using

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest: they all offer official Android apps – but are those really the best mobile experience out there? Many users say no. Good thing there are so many unofficial clients.

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Know the Score: Get Real-Time Sports Updates Using Twitter or RSS

Get the scores, and only the scores, of your favorite teams on Twitter, or set up an RSS feed providing you with the scores from a few more leagues. This will show you how.

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AntennaPod: A High-Quality, Free Android Podcast App With No Ads

Tired of overly complicated Android podcatchers? Try AntennaPod. This open-source app includes all the features you love and none of the crap you don't.

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Science Doesn't Care What You Believe: PopSci Turns Off Comments

Comments can be bad for science. That's what Popular Science argued when it announced it was shutting down its comment section back in September. Do comments undermine science?

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How To Use The Power Of Social Networks To Plan The Perfect Trip

Remember travel agents? Me neither! No one knows an area quite so well as the people who live there. Happily, thanks to social networks, you can access those people and discover what's worth seeing.

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Get Transit Times Instantly With Transit For Android

Find transit stops near you, complete with up-to-the-moment schedules.

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Mac
Replace Reader: 3 Best Desktops RSS Clients for Mac OS X

Bring your RSS feeds back to the Mac. Here are the best programs for the job.

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Mac
Is ReadKit The Perfect Reeder Replacement For Mac? (Yes)

Still looking for the perfect Mac RSS reader? It's here.

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Mac
Wash Away Unwanted Large Files with DiskWave for Mac

Not sure what's taking up all that disk space on your Mac? Disk Wave is a free Mac app that scans your drive and shows you where the biggest files are.

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