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MakeUseOf.com - Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips - June 1, 2009

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(1) Dodgit - Dead simple disposable inbox provider. No need to choose a username, password or even remember a unique URL. [...]

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3 Wikis To Study Smarter Online

Wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick. Being quick in every aspect - in using it and editing it - is a key factor in the success of Wikis.
Another factor is the hunger of people for information, knowledge and understanding. The faster, the better.
If you have ever been caught up in reading Wikipedia for hours [...]

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4 Sites To Help You Find Cheap, Even Free Real Estate

First thing’s first - there is no such thing as free land. You might find free or amazingly cheap land, but there are always conditions. Often, the government offering the land requires you to build a permanent structure that conforms to their specifications. You may also have to pay to get services such as water, [...]

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Compare Online Prices & Reviews On Your iPhone With SnapTell

I don’t remember the last time I just barged into a brick and mortar store and purchased something on a whim. I like to research before buying almost anything and most of my research is done online. When I’m in a store looking at a product I’m interested in, I like to know the price [...]

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2 Alternatives To Share Large Files Instantly Using P2P

Ever wanted to send large files over across the world, but found yourself limited by email attachment sizes? Well, nowadays there are so many different number of ways to send large files to your family and friends: you can host them online, set up Dropbox shares, use Yousendit or drop.io and other numerous ways. In [...]

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Web Annotation For Students or Professionals From WebNotes (+100 Invites)

WebNotes is a company I’ve covered before here at MakeUseOf, and one I’m a big fan of – it’s an application that lets you highlight, annotate, and save web pages to make your research easier. No more digging through pages to find the six words you needed – you can save it as a [...]

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(1) Fontex - This site provides a collection of hand-picked free to use fonts. You may browse fonts by style, by [...]

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How to Download Embedded Flash SWF Files Using Your Browser

Today, Flash is everywhere. Animations, music, games, advertisements or even streaming presentations. Speaking of games, here’s a list of site with the best flash games.
The use of Flash plug-ins in browsers is now almost obligatory. Yes, it's easy to view and enjoy the rich media content delivered by interactive Flash embedded pages. But what if [...]

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5 More Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online

In May last year, I wrote about 5 Excellent Ways to Waste Time Online. Check it out if you haven’t already. A year has passed and I have come across many more ways to find entertainment online.
Here is a list of the 5 most efficient websites in keeping you busy and entertained in times of [...]

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The Easy Guide To Computer Networks [PDF]

Setting up a network, wired or wireless, isn’t an easy task - it’s far from it. Most of the time, this involves fooling around out of your domain and ending up with a network that misses a few corners.
To get the job right, you’re expected to be up to terms with the technical network mumbo [...]

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High-End Gaming From Your Browser Via InstantAction

These days, flash games still make up the major part of in-browser gaming. True, there are some real beauties here, but the platform has known its golden years.
The dawn is breaking. We’ve seen upcoming services that allow high-end 3D gaming from within your browser. In the past, we took a look at the Unity webplayer [...]

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8 Free FTP Clients For Mac

If you have a self-installed Wordpress blog, you should be familiar with File Transfer Protocol (FTP). This is the protocol used by Wordpress users to upload plugins and themes to the web server. FTP is also a popular protocol used by website builders to transfer files between computer and web server.
To be able to use [...]

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MakeUseOf.com - Cool Websites, Software and Internet Tips - May 31, 2009

The geeks behind MakeUseOf.com are dedicated to keep you up-to-date on amazing new websites and free software that can make your life easier. Here are some of our latest discoveries:

 

How to Create Copyright and Trademark Symbols via Keystrokes [Windows]

This post came about because I was searching for ways to create a copyright symbol for a batch of graphics in Photoshop. Working inside a graphical environment makes one depend too much on the tools and menus. A "C" and a stroked elliptical marquee around it, said my right brain. But then my left brain [...]

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How To Remove An Application From Your Facebook Profile

From messages to pokes to walls, we have found instant ways to touch each other on Facebook. From the next big thing, it has morphed into a big thing. We have helped it along by connecting with those we live, share and work.
Facebook applications hopped on the fame bandwagon. Little nuggets of code built on [...]

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UpDown Online Stock Market Trading Simulator Lets You Play Without Losing Money

As of right now, I'm in the "not-so-fun" position of starting to learn about the stock market. I'm increasingly in control of my own money, and trying to figure out how to best save and invest it without making any huge mistakes and losing my hard-earned cash!
The thing is, the best way to learn [...]

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10+ Firefox Addons To Enhance Google Search

Let's be honest, we all use Google's search function many a times, daily. Whether you are researching on a topic, searching for software or finding solutions to your problems, Google is your man. Here are some Firefox addons that will enhance the Google Search results page to offer additional information or functionality.

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8 Swag Stores from Biggest Web Brands

So, you consider yourself a true geek? You've got your expendable red shirt and a functional lightsaber. You proudly own a Dreamcast and play old NES games on your PC with an original controller. You even have a Weighted Companion Cube all your own.
How cute.
Anybody can be a Trekker, wannabe Jedi, or gamer. Why not [...]

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MyPhone Backs Up Your Windows Mobile Device To The Internet (Beta)

It is no secret that I love my Windows Mobile Device and I will be finishing up my eBook on configuring and tweaking your handheld devices soon. I am also insane when it comes to backing up my data. I have used several third party programs before and I have even paid for one [...]

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3 Easy Ways To Restart Your Computer Over The Internet

I am very obsessed with technology, and I like to push the limits of whatever technology currently exists. Personally, I think it's very cool that there are lots of remote access tools out there, like the 7 free ones listed in Aibek's article on Screen-Sharing and Remote Access applications or the remote mobile VNC [...]

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Sugarsync vs Dropbox: The Battle Of The Cloud Storage Titans

SugarSync and Dropbox may not be the only two companies that provide online file storage services, but they are the definitely the one that provide excellent services and great usability. Being a computer geek (that's what I love to call myself), I am always asked whether SugarSync or Dropbox is better and which one I [...]

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New in Gmail: Imports, Images, Previews, Translations and more

Gmail has been known to roll out new features every now and then. It has always been very user friendly and now, with all the new features coming out so quickly (in Gmail labs), it is becoming more interesting than ever. Being the Gmail fans that we are, here is a quick run down of [...]

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6 Ways To Sync Music To Your iPhone Without iTunes

By default, iTunes is the only media player that you can use to sync your iPhone and iPod Touch with your computer. However, iTunes is only supported in Mac and Windows, which means Linux users with iPhones will have to find an alternative way to sync their iPhones, or at least get their music [...]

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Best Workout Websites That Combine Technology and Fitness

I don't know exactly what's so difficult about building up the motivation to work out. Understanding the importance of physical fitness is one thing, but actually getting off my lazy backside to get to the gym is quite another. I've had personal bouts of motivation where I decide to do some research on the components [...]

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How To Prevent A USB Drive From Running Anything Automatically In Windows

USB flash drives are our personal data carriers, but the way we use it to exchange files also makes them open to viruses.
The Achilles heel which viruses exploit is the autorun.inf file. Autorun.inf file is a simple instruction file present in removable media like CDs, DVDs and USB drives. This file contains a series of [...]

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BattleForge - Electronic Arts RTS Cardgame Is Now Free!

In March of this year, Electronic Arts released BattleForge, which mixed real-time strategy (RTS) with a card-based gameplay. This unique debut didn't get the media attention it deserved, but it was well loved by the consumers.
The game, which has been lying in stores for two months, has now been released for free. This might be [...]

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How To Trace Your Emails Back To The Source

Most people won't notice this, but emails actually arrive in your inbox with a 'receipt', which contains a lot of information about the sender. In order to find the sender's identity, we only need to retrieve an IP address, but inside the email header we can also find the originating domain, reply-to address and sometimes [...]

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