5 Apps to Develop Healthy Habits & Become More Productive
We all want to improve ourselves, and no app is going to magically make it happen. The right tools combined with commitment could be the magic bullet.
5 Sites That Teach You New Skills Quickly – Guitar, Mod Minecraft, & More
Today there's only one reason not to learn new things: because you don't want to. Why shouldn't you when The Internet is there to help you acquire new skills, painlessly.
Uber Drivers Are Employees, German Ketchup Links to Porn, And More... [Tech News Digest]
Also: AT&T is fined $100 million for its crippled "unlimited" plans, Reddit plans to encrypt all traffic by default, and what might be the best wedding footage of all time.
5 Browser Extensions That Make the Web Less Ugly
Customize the web and make it your own. Today's Cool Websites and Apps offers five tools we've never covered that make the web more pleasant.
5 Clutter-Free Alternatives to Chrome's New Tab Page
Tired of Google constantly changing your new tab page? Do you find their take on tabs useless, ugly, or boring? You're not alone.
Stop Saying How Smart You Are – A Lesson From Reddit's IAmVerySmart
Pull up a chair – we need to talk. No one online cares about how smart you are, and talking about it makes you sound like a prick.
These 5 SMS Services Offer You the Internet Without a Data Plan
Going without a mobile Internet plan seems almost impossible. But there are a class of tools that use the humble SMS to make the web available to people who can't afford a data plan.
5 Sites With Nature Background Sounds and White Noise to Help You Focus
Make nature sounds a part of your day. Here are 5 free resources for sounds that will help calm you down so you can get things done – or just relax.
5 Music Apps Worth Listening to Now That Grooveshark is Dead
The quest to discover new music never ends. Grooveshark has closed down, but others continue to make it easier, or just better, to find and enjoy new music.
Hola is Basically a Botnet, Congress Redirected to Nude Photos, & More... [Tech News Digest]
Also: Google offers unlimited photo storage, how you can pretend to be a destructive cat, and YouTube celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Will Linux No Longer Work on Future Windows 10 Hardware?
Secure Boot can prevent some Linux distros from booting. On upcoming Windows 10 devices, manufacturers may remove the option to turn off Secure Boot. This will affect Linux Mint and several other popular distros.
5 Tools That Make Slack Even Better
If you want to see where the web is going, you need to try out Slack. It's replacing email for internal communications, and third-party tools make it even better.
Free Gift Cards, Games & Design Tools: 5 Sites with Great Giveaways
Free's always good, right? If you're willing to spend some time online, you can find all sorts of things for free. Here are 5 sites to check first.
Keep Your Landline, But Ditch The Phone Bill, With This Simple Device
Landlines cost too much; you should ditch yours. Here's how to do that, save hundreds every year, and still get unlimited long distance calling from a familiar device: your current home phone.
5 Tools for Getting More out of Facebook & Other Social Networks
From cleaning out decade-old "Likes" to sharing your email address securely, today we aim to make using social media just a little more customizable.
Considering Canceling Cable? The True Cost of Cutting the Cord
When you add everything up, do you really save money by cutting the cord? We do the math involved with cancelling cable in favor of Internet services.
5 Simple Tools for Getting More out of Email
Today Cool Websites and Apps goes over five tools that make email even better – take advantage of them.
If You Want People To Keep Using Cash, Support Killing The Penny
Pennies, to use tech parlance, are a seriously annoying bug – one that cash needs to fix if it wants to remain competitive.
How to Overlay Web Videos While You Work on Your Mac
Sometimes a little bit of a distraction is what you need to get the job done. Helium is a floating browser that lets you watch web videos while you do something else.
These 5 Websites Are Completely Pointless & You'll Love Them
Seriously: all of these apps are stupid, and you shouldn't bother to read about them. But you will.