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5 Great SNES RPGs Online & How To Play
Gaming sure isn't what it used to be. I haven't touched a console since the PlayStation 2 days, and I don't think you'll ever be able to convince me to purchase a new one ever again. Console gaming in the year 2013 strikes me as consisting of nothing more than overhyped first-person shooters and overly-cinematic "movie" games. That's not my style. I've always been into quality gameplay. It may just be the nostalgia inside of me taking over, but gaming was best in the '90s.
Reader Isn't The Only One - Alternatives For 3 Dead Google Services
Over its long course serving us as the overlord of the Internet, Google has had some good ideas and some bad ideas. However, Google has pushed out some pretty interesting and obscure projects on the side. Google PowerMeter, for example, was a way to keep tabs on how much energy you're using in your home from a web interface. Never heard of it? You're probably part of the great majority.
4 League Of Legends Streams To Make You A Better Player
The great thing about online gaming is that there are no restrictions. If you learn the game and you own a computer, you have just as good of a shot as anyone at becoming a professional. You don't need to know the right people. You don't need some sort of scholarship or anything like that. You play, improve, get noticed, and essentially make a job out of entertaining others while playing this game.
4 Websites To Generate Names For Online Communities, Games & More
If you're a gamer, especially one who plays a healthy number of RPGs or fantasy games, you know how time-consuming it can be to pick a perfect, fitting name. Games that allow you to generate a random name within the application itself are great. That's a rare find. However, there are plenty of great websites that can help you come up with your own. In this post, I'd like to show a few of those to you.
4 Applications To Dim Your Screen & Keep You Focused [Windows]
If you work from a home computer, you probably know just how difficult it can be to stay on task and maintain your focus. The Internet is the busiest place on the planet. Every second, something is happening. It's tough to pull yourself away from all of that and stay focused. I've personally experienced this same problem, and still today I struggle with finding the perfect solution.
Just Manager - A Free & Portable Alternative To Windows Explorer
It doesn't matter if you're running XP, Vista, 7, or 8, there are glaring weaknesses to Windows Explorer that we've all got to deal with. Fortunately, third-party developers have us covered (as always). If you're turned away by Windows' search indexing or the clunky feel of the Windows Explorer interface, you have other options. File management can be made incredibly easier if you look into something other than what Windows offers by default.
osu! - The Most Fun & Complete Rhythm Game You'll Find [MUO Gaming]
Looking back over this game today, I can't imagine what would have initially attracted me to osu!, because I've always been terrible with mouse-heavy games and I've never been a fan of J-pop or K-pop. That being said, I've somehow been addicted to this game since the first time I played it. If you've played Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, or any other game in that genre, you know that it feels completely different from any other gaming experience.
4 Cool Features That Make Opera a Browser Worth Checking Out
Though it's probably known best for it's presence in the mobile space, Opera's desktop browser has always had a good feel to it. It's very fast, responsive, renders well, and is packed with so many features that other browsers carelessly overlook and don't seem to consider. Let's appreciate Opera in this post and check out a few of those features.
FeedRoller - One Of The Most Interesting Ways To Read Your RSS Feeds [Windows]
The grave has been dug for Google Reader. It's almost dead and gone, and I'll surely miss it. It definitely surprised me to hear that they were putting an end to this beloved service, but it didn't worry me. Savvy folks like you and I will always know of alternatives. You should see this as an opportunity, not a letdown. Maybe you'll find something new that you would have liked more than Google Reader all along.
ShareX Is One Of The Most Full-Featured Screenshot & Sharing Tools [Windows]
ZScreen and ZUploader have come together to form one of the most powerful and reliable solutions to sharing, mainly screenshots, but also nearly anything else you can think of. ShareX can upload more than screenshots. You can upload text, files, shorten URLs, and more. It's very versatile and offers a lot of new features to this niche of software.
Pinger Desktop - The Best Desktop Texting Application [Mac OSX & Windows]
Over a year ago, I introduced MakeUseOf readers to Textfree. Since then, a lot has changed. I still use Textfree to this very day, and the entire application has been rebranded as Pinger. If you didn't get to read my article or don't know what Pinger or Textfree can do for you, it's a great way to send and receive free texts in the US, Canada, and 30 additional countries.
3 Desktop Color Picker Applications To Help You Pick The Perfect Shade
"Creative" is a word I'll never use to describe myself! Not visually, at least. I'm proud of much of what I can do on the Internet, but when it comes to graphics and image editing, you won't see me throwing out my two cents. However, I am very picky and a bit of a perfectionist. For years, I've been designing small websites and learning the basics of web design using CSS.
WizTree Can Help You Find What Is Hogging Your Disk Space [Windows]
Some users prefer visuals and need charts and graphs, or others need as much numerical data as possible, and then some of us just want the information on our screen as fast as we can get it. This post applies to those of you who prefer the latter! Let's take a look at one of the fastest disk space analysis tools out there. That software is WizTree.
ochDownloader - A Small & Simple Downloader Manager
The average Internet user will probably handle nearly everything they download online through their web browser. Some browsers do it right - Opera's built-in download management is the best in the field. Others, not so much. Firefox, despite being one of my favorite browsers otherwise, is very weak in this area. It shouldn't matter though, because (in my opinion) the best way to handle your downloads is by using a third-party manager.
PWGen - A Very Advanced Password Generator [Windows]
If you aren't using cryptographically-strong passwords by now, you're late. Trusting LastPass is not for everyone. No matter how much security software you have installed, a secure password is always going to be the foundation of basic online security and you've got to get used to it. A few years ago, I went through a phase where I spent several hours in a single day revising all of my passwords.
Windows System Control Center Adds Dozens Of Utility Tools To Your PC
Being a master of your system really means knowing what's available to you under the hood and how to get to it. Nothing is truer when using Windows, as there are a lot of configurations available to you that can be unlocked through the registry or by other means. Windows 7 "God Mode" is a perfect example of what I'm talking about. Sysinterals and NirSoft are just as heaven-sent, being two names that will resonate beautifully with Windows enthusiasts like myself.
5 Resources To Make You A Better Path Of Exile Player [MUO Gaming]
In the middle of February, I dropped an article on you guys that introduced you to everything you ever wanted in Diablo III - all in another game. That game is Path of Exile, and since my article, the game has done nothing but grow increasingly more popular. I've played the game for about a month and, though I feel like it's a pretty bold statement to make this early, I truly feel like Path of Exile is one the best games I've ever played on the PC.
3 Applications To Supercharge The Character Map In Windows
When the Character Map becomes a staple of your work routine, you have two options: find some third-party application to more easily bring the characters to your fingertips, or memorize the Alt keystrokes for each character. Although I do know around 25 of those keystrokes off the top of my head, I'm going to show you three solutions to that first suggestion.
SlimBoat - A Newer Take On The Browser [Windows & Linux]
Once you've tried Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari, is there anything left? The browser is generally considered to be the most important part of your home PC experience. It's the vehicle that lets you stroll out into this wonderful Internet that we all know so well. Once you fall in love with a particular browser, it's very tough to be pulled away from it. I only recently made the transition from Firefox to Chrome, and many would say I'm a good year late on that.
BBCeditor Lets You Prepare & Format Forum Posts Offline [Windows]
If you've frequented any forum in the past couple of yours, you're probably familiar with BBCode. BBCode is a markup language that many message board systems, such as vBulletin and phpBB, used to make it easier for their users to format their posts with HTML. Basic HTML, like changing your font size or font color, is already extremely easy to learn, but BBCode makes it even easier.