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Friday, February 12, 2010

MakeUseOf Top Five From Last Week - iPhone Tips, Top Video Sites, Game Tools, Rapidshare Hack and Learning GIMP


The web has been 'Buzzing' the last week. So have we in our own little way. Looking at how you cannot be at ten places all at once, we introduced a new section on February 8th.

Through Movers & Shakers, we will be bringing you the top ten downloads from CNET. You will find reviews of most of the applications featured at MakeUseof.com.

The objective of course, is an attempt to make MakeUseOf.com, something like a single window for your tech needs. Our posts cover a lot of ground.

Even then if you have some queries unanswered, leave them at the new MakeUseOf Answers section. Our panel of tech enthusiasts will do their best to clear away the muddles.

We are all about technology explained. So, let's check out what has been happening the past week at MakeUseOf.com


The 5 Best Posts From Last Week



We all love our iPhones. But like all gizmos, tweaking it to our heart's delight is often met with roadblocks. Do you have to bring out the phone manual? Not yet, because this post takes an in depth look at some of the most common complaints (and the solutions too). Check these tips and tricks for the iPhone and let us know a few of your own.

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This post will break the myth that game development is for the men with a couple of PhDs. As these software tools show, making your own games is only about a bit of imagination and some creativity. Of course, if you have programming knowledge, you can go a lot further. For the easy way, try these tools out.

There are two things that are absolutely popular on the net. One is music, the other is videos. YouTube is the Mecca for all video lovers. But it has also spawned a lot of other services which claim to do a better job. Some of these from the twelve offer specialized content but all of them offer one thing which YouTube misses out on sometimes - Quality.


Rapidshare is a file hunter's paradise. But the free account comes with some irksome features like the waiting screen and disallowing simultaneous downloads. A small price to pay for something which is totally free. But then using a free tool you can make your Rapidshare life more comfortable. 


Are you into photo editing and image manipulation? If that's a 'yes' then I'm sure you've heard of the GNU Image Manipulation Program, codename GIMP. Take a glance and the interface seems complicated. It is not actually and then you have these five websites that take you through tips, tricks and tutorials to make you a GIMP ninja. 
 
 

The 5 Others That Deserve a Click

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