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About Yaara Lancet

Yaara (@ylancet) is a freelance writer, tech blogger and chocolate lover, who's also a biologist and a full-time geek.

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4+ More Websites to Find Free eBooks for iPad

A while back we wrote about the best places to find free iPad books. The article yielded many useful comments and suggestions from you, and made me want to explore the area even more. I’ve been using the iPad as a reading device more and more lately, and the quest for quality, free ebooks that I can read on the iPad is an ongoing challenge.

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5 Important Wall & Security Etiquette To Avoid A Facebook Divorce

Using Facebook as evidence in divorce cases is an increasing phenomena. Facebook posts are even becoming common grounds for breakups. These situations are avoidable. Here are some quick Facebook tips that will help you avoid these romantic conflicts and protect your privacy (if needed).

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3 Light & Simple Ways to Take Screenshots in a Snap

Taking screenshots is something everyone needs to do once in a while. There are numerous screen capture tools out there – some very powerful and costly, and some lighter and cheaper. But let’s face it, most of us don’t need to use screenshots professionally. We just need a lightweight and simple tool that won’t slow down the computer and will simply do what it’s supposed to – take screenshots. Here are 3 free, simple and lightweight tools that do just that.

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How To Recover Deleted Files Using Windows 7's Restore Previous Versions Tool

We all know the importance of backups. If we've it heard once, we've heard it a million times. Always have backups, always save after every change, always use Dropbox (or something similar) to save previous versions – and everything will be alright. But accidents happen even to the most safety-conscious people.

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iBooks Vs. Kindle - Which Is Better? [iPad]

A while ago I wrote a post about places to find free books for the iPad. In that post, I compared the iPad to designated eReaders and expressed the opinion that it’s not a worthy substitute. Following some comments on the matter I tested the iPad again as a regular vessel for eBooks and was surprised – it does provide quite a good experience.

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Two Ways To Sneak A Peek At Videos While You're Working

Watching videos is fun. OK, let’s face it, it’s addictive. But unfortunately, there are some other things we have to do. We can’t always watch videos - or can we? What if you could watch videos and work? What if there was some unobtrusive way for you to have videos somewhere on your screen, where they are watchable but still do whatever it is you’re doing?

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4 More Useful iPad Tricks You May Still Not Know About

Some people investigate every nook and cranny the minute they lay hands on their new iPad. But many people, like me, never had an iPhone, and enjoy the iPad very much without thinking about those simple tricks that are easily discoverable for those who look for them. If you belong to the second group, here are a few more cool and simple (yes, they are simple!) iPad tips that I was happy to come across.

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SketchBook Express - The Last Drawing App You Will Ever Need [iPad]

When I first got my iPad, I knew I wanted to use it for drawing and sketching. Not that I’m an artist by any means, I can barely draw a stick figure, but when you own an iPad it seems almost impossible not to get drawing apps. The device calls for it. It wants it. Not having many requirements in the area, I focused my energy on finding free drawing apps.

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Stream Video & Pictures From Your iOS Device To Your Windows PC With Air Stream Media Player

Ever since iOS 4.2 came around, iOS device users have had the option to use AirPlay to stream media from their device to other machines over shared wi-fi. There are several AirPlay clients around for Mac, but being a Windows user I’ve been searching for a solution that will stream media from my iPad to my Windows PC. Finally I found Air Stream Media Player.

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Discover Cool Websites on Your iPad With The New StumbleUpon iPad App

StumbleUpon is a service that creates a customized surfing experience, which is tailored to your exact liking by narrowing down on subjects and specific websites you like. With time, as many other services, it also became a social experience. Recently, StumbleUpon have released a new version of their iPad app. It is now more social and also looks much better. Have you taken it for a spin?

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How To Create A Stop-Motion Film In 5 Minutes With JellyCam [Windows]

Who doesn’t like stop-motion movies? Seriously. Ever since I can remember I've wanted to make one of those really cool stop-motion films with little guys made out of play dough. Luckily, these days it’s not so hard anymore thanks to tools like JellyCam, a small, simple and free application that runs on Adobe Air.

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Delete Temporary Files Quickly & Discreetly With Browser Cleaner [Windows]

Life with multiple browsers, numerous applications and a constant use of IM and file sharing programs leaves our computers cluttered with temporary files, histories etc. There are many tools out there that solve this problem.The small and simple Browser Cleaner (Windows) is yet another one of these tools.

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3 Lesser Known Flight Search Engines That Will Help You on Your Quest for Cheap Flights

We all know travel websites like Expedia, Kayak and Orbitz, and sometimes these big websites are more than enough. But from all those other smaller websites out there, how do we know which are good and which are less convenient? Which ones offer low fares and which ones are a waste of time?

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Organize Your Research With The New Standalone Zotero

One of Zotero’s biggest cons is that it works only within Firefox. This means you have to be running Firefox and use it to save the articles you find. As long as I was using Firefox, this was not a big issue, but when I switched to Chrome for a while, it became quite cumbersome. This is why I was delighted to find out that Zotero have come up with Standalone Zotero Alpha.

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Addicted To Google Plus? Here Are 4 Ways To Block Addictive Websites & Get Back To Work

The new player in the field may be addictive, but even before it came along there was no lack of websites that are way more beckoning than work. Be it Facebook, email, Google Reader, or just your favorite blog, the Internet today is distraction galore, with an incredible amount of willpower required to stop.

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5 Ways To Send Files To Your Dropbox Without Using Dropbox

There are numerous ways to manage files in Dropbox. Maybe, need to get something into my Dropbox and just don’t have access to it right now. For these scenarios, some nice people invented services we can use to send files directly to our Dropbox, without using Dropbox. Look into some of them.

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2 Hotkey Add-ons That Will Speed Up Your Browsing

Everybody seems to be in a hurry these days. If you find yourself wasting too much time launching those same websites over and over again, check out two add-ons that allow you to open your favorite websites using hotkeys.

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5+ Awesome Food Blogs That Will Tantalize Your Senses & Might Even Inspire You To Cook

Cooking for ourselves is not always a top priority for most of us. We know we should, we know it’s healthier. Food blogs can provide some excellent inspiration. To be really inspiring, a food blog should look good, have a lot of good, informative pictures, and of course, interesting recipes. Here are some of the slickest.

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4 Useful iPad Tricks You May Still Not Know About

The iPad is a pretty nifty thing. If you believe the true enthusiasts, there's nothing you really can't do with an iPad. We all know there are lots of very cool apps out there but even without downloading anything at all, there are some pretty handy things hidden in the iPad.

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How To Enhance Your Windows Experience With AquaSnap (Not Only in Windows 7!)

Aero Snap is a cool feature in Windows 7 that allows you to easily view windows side by side simply by dragging the window to the side of the screen. AquaSnap is a free utility for Windows that mimics the features of Windows' default tool and also brings some of its own. Plus, it works on older versions too.

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