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5 Free Premium Must-Play Games For Your Android Tablet
There's more to having a tablet than just blogging, creating spreadsheets and managing your finances. Yes, one of the biggest advantages of having a tablet is, of course, playing games. Here are five games that I consider perfectly made for the larger tablet screen, and that make perfect use of touch screen technology in an intuitive, easy-to-learn way.
Have All Your Computer Troubleshooting Tools In One Place With D7
Do you sometimes find that you waste time digging around the PC because you can't quite remember how to check one setting or another? Well, I'm glad to inform you that the folks at Foolish IT (an funny domain-name when you put it into one word though...) have come up with a very cool swiss-army knife application for PC technicians called D7.
Download & Test Run Every Linux OS You Want With Virtualboxes
For a long time, I've been curious about Linux operating systems. I've used Windows my whole life, so the idea of switching to another operating system is a pretty big deal. I think switching to a new OS could be a lot of fun - something completely new. What made me decide to take a closer look at Linux operating systems out there is the fact that I love the Android OS on my Droid so much - and the fact that I've never had to "reboot" it once.
13 Widgets That Make an Awesome Real-Time Data Display
If you are a busy person that doesn't really have a whole lot of time to check the news every day, but you like to keep up to date with the latest major events like major storms, the stock market or major changes throughout the world, a graphical display is much more efficient. I'm going to share 15 of the best widgets that I found throughout the Internet.
How To Stream Live Video From Your Smartphone
Whenever I mention to people that I am obsessed with streaming video apps, I almost always get the same response - why would you want to stream real-time video from your phone? What about your privacy? Well, when you have journalism in your blood, the ability to transmit as much information from your location, no matter where you are, is invaluable. It's for that reason that I've always wanted to find the perfect app to stream live video.
How To Use FreeMind To Design Or Manage A Website
When you think of tools that you can use to create web pages, you probably think of things like Kompozer or Firebug. However, what if I told you that one tool that can really boost your creative juices when it comes to formulating a web design layout is a mind map?
How To Get Kids To Use Facebook Responsibly
Over the last few weeks, news hit the Internet that Facebook is looking at ways to allow kids under 13 to use Facebook under parental supervision. For quite some time now, Facebook has required all registered users to be over 13 years old. Because of this limitation, there are now many children on Facebook that have lied about their age during the signup process - with their parents blessing.
Make Web Design More Efficient With Mudcu.be Free Online Tools
If you've ever tried your hand at web design and you aren't really an artistic type of person, then you know that the actual non-programming "design" part of the equation can get a little challenging. One particular site that provides a whole list of really useful web design tools that anyone can use is Mudcu.be.
Conduct Easy Performance Reviews at Your Small Business With Rypple
Employee reviews - everyone hates to do them, managers and employees alike. The process is usually very awkward, with either your peers or your superiors coming up with all sorts of critical comments about your work style. Then, you have to sit through a meeting with your boss, and hope that he doesn't slam you too hard with some kind of critique from hell. Or you might be one of those perfect employees that never does anything wrong.
Read eBooks From Anywhere You Want With Kindle Cloud Reader
The Cloud Reader lets you access your entire Kindle library and read any of those books, or any new books you may want to download, from the convenience of any computer or device in the world, and all you need is an Internet connection. No install required.
4 Types of Blog Comments That Make You Look Like a Troll
One of the most fascinating things about writing professionally on the Internet for nearly a decade now is the progression of "commenting" that has evolved alongside the blogosphere. I was first introduced to the whole concept of online "conversations" during my early days on Internet forums.
Monitor Teenage Computer Use & Detect Inappropriate Content With Care4Teen [Windows]
As my girls grow into young teens, as a father I do tend to worry quite a bit. I worry about them when they go out to a friend's house, I worry about them when they travel, and yes, I worry about them on the Internet. It isn't so much a matter of whether they are going to do anything wrong intentionally, it's a matter of what other people out there could potentially try to do.
Use Data Crow to Organize & Manage All Your Stuff [Windows]
Here at MUO, we've always offered you tools to organize your things. For example, Justin introduced you to Qigga for organizing academic papers, and Jessica offered up some tools for organizing PDF files. But what if I told you that there's a tool out there that will help you to organize just about everything? OK, maybe not your gigantic recipe collection but at least the sorts of things that regular people tend to accumulate.
How To Unbrick Your Trashed WRT54G Linksys Router
Have you ever bricked your router? Were you able to fix it, or did you give up and throw your router away? Follow this tutorial that shows you how you can bring back your router from the dead with the help of a few handy third party apps.
How SkyDrive And OneNote Web App Can Help Your Online Research
I was really excited to learn was that SkyDrive provides you with a free OneNote web app that you can use to do just about everything you do with your desktop OneNote application. When it comes to creating a digital "file cabinet" where you can store away every form of information you discover during your research, this is it.
Set Up A Quick IM System On Your Intranet With EZIM
Everyone is pretty familiar with all of the major Internet IM services, but companies and small businesses across the world have a similar need to allow people connected to a protected internal LAN with the ability to communicate via chat, without the need to connect to such outside IM services.
Be The King Of The World With Imperia Online
If you're the kind of person that found yourself addicted to building farms in Farmville or a cafe in Cafeville, then you'll absolutely love Imperia Online. It's the same sort of real-time "building" strategy game where you assign events to happen and then come back later when it's finished.
Beat Your Weird Phobia With These 8 Self-Help Psychology Websites
Have you ever found yourself facing a huge spider in your house, frozen by a fear that set your heart racing and sweat penetrating your clothes? Have you ever hiked up a high mountain, walked up to the edge of a cliff, and found that one glimpse of the dizzying height made it so that you couldn't breathe? Have you ever found yourself sitting in a meeting, and as your turn to speak approached, your heart raced?
How To Write A Windows Script To Change Network Settings On The Fly
In many offices or work environments, you might need to redefine your network settings to connect to different networks. I found myself in this situation often enough, and got so tired of browsing to the network card, opening up the IP settings and making those edits, that I decided it was high time to put together a VB script that would do it all in one or two clicks.
Learn SQL Or Create A Simple Database With SQLite Database Browser
Have you ever found yourself in need of a database, but you can't really afford Microsoft Access, and you certainly can't afford to install and operate an Oracle server at home. Whether your goal is to practice your hand with learning SQL commands on a real, live database, or you just would like to have a simple and highly portable database, the SQLite Browser is exactly what you need.