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Friday, March 5, 2010

MakeUseOf – This Week’s Most Popular Tips & Articles


This was a week of giving. We had three days of Mac Apps Giveaways. We gave away applications like 1Password, AppZapper and Intego VirusBarrier X6, all for free to our readers.

Windows users could feel a trifle disappointed as we only had 15 copies of Windows® 7 Plain & Simple (from O'Reilly Media) to give away. But do stay tuned in as we try to balance the scales in the coming weeks.


Have you dropped by at our new MakeUseOf Answers section? Our panel of tech enthusiasts will do their best to clear away the muddles.

If you are not a frequent visitor, check out the The 5 Best Questions From You [MakeUseOf Answers]

Last week we had tried to decide which one could be the more preferred - Microsoft Office or Open Office. Check out who came on top and also put in a vote in our latest poll - MakeUseOf Poll: Do you Backup your Files? How?

Now, let's move from the poll to the posts. Check out what has been happening the past week at MakeUseOf.com


The 5 Best Posts From Last Week


In our series on Technology Explained, we look at the how Facebook works. From its front end to what goes on behind the profile pages...it's an indepth but simple explanation of all the features that have made Facebook, a social networking phenomenon.





But don't let all the technical wizardry keep you from enjoying Facebook for what it actually is - keeping friends together.
 

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Today's minimal sizes makes it possible for us to carry a lot of computing power right in our pockets. Thanks to the Flash Drive. Lot of applications come packaged for installing on the Thumb Drive. Then there are some for which you can't find the portable version.





Then, why not roll up your sleeves and make a portable app for yourself. This post teaches you the ropes and it's not too difficult.
One of the best features of Facebook are the photos albums. 'Tagged' photos, i.e. the faces in the photos are linked to the profiles is a handy feature.





This post shows you how to download all of the Facebook tag photos that you and your friends are in with a great application called PhotoGrabber.

Does the urge for an impromptu blog update strike you often? Then you might want to check out how you can tweak Google Voice to transcribe a blog post for you over the phone.




All it takes is some configuration to the Google Voice settings and a plug-in to use with your blog.



Window and Mac have very good options when it comes to free video editing tools. Linux lags behind, but with OpenShot, the gap has been filled up to a large extent.





OpenShot also has the characteristics of any good video editor - it is easy to use, full featured and it's free. Check it out if you are a Linux user looking around for a video editor.
 
 
 

The 5 Others That Deserve a Click

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