06 June 2013

Annoying Overload: 10 Social Photo Trends To Avoid




Despite my complete lack of snobbiness when it comes to photography, the emergence of social networks and smartphones have combined to mean photos are an integral part of the Web, and I'm not convinced that's a good thing. People shoot liberally and then post them online immediately. Which has led to certain trends emerging over the past couple of years.

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How To Quickly Restart Into Windows From Mac OS X



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A large number of Mac users install Windows on Mac to run apps and games that are exclusively available for Windows. While it’s possible to install Windows on Mac using virtual software such as VirtualBox and Parallels Desktop, users who don’t like to compromise on performance prefer using the official Boot Camp assistant software to [...]

Buffer Teams Up With Moz To Find Optimal Tweet Times Based On Your Followers [Updates]



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When is the best time to tweet to reach most of your followers? A new partnership between Buffer and FollowerWonk (a Moz app) tries to answer this eternal question by analyzing your followers' habits and translating them into the best times to tweet.

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The Stock Android 4.2 Keyboard in Google Play



Yet another stock system Android app is uploaded to Google Play: the keyboard. Changing your keyboard is one of the distinctive features of Android: you can't do this in iOS.



It's the stock Android 4.2 keyboard, but it only requires Android 4.0. That means more users can try Google's keyboard (not just Nexus users) and the keyboard will improve faster, detached from the operating system updates. Google's stock keyboard has been uploaded to Google Play by third-party developers, but this time it's the official version and more people will install it.






"Google Keyboard has Gesture Typing (which lets you glide through letters to form a word, just lift your finger to enter a space), automatic error correction, and word predictions. You can also tap the microphone to compose messages with Voice Typing when you’re on-the-go. Together with dictionaries for 26 languages (plus keyboard layouts for a dozen more), it provides a fast, accurate, and reliable typing experience," informs Google.



For now, the app is restricted to a few countries, so you may see this message: "This item cannot be installed in your device's country". Google says it's initially available for "English-speaking locales but they'll be adding more countries soon". Android Police has download links for the APK file, so you can bypass the restrictions.


Cool Websites and Tools [June 5th 2013]



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Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool websites round-ups delivered to your email daily email subscribe here....

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How Money Is Made On YouTube [MakeUseOf Explains]



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Until a profitable, mutually beneficial alternative arrives, advertisements have to exist in order for us - the consumers - to receive content free of charge. YouTube isn't evil because it places advertisements at the beginning of videos and throughout the site. Where else can you legally watch terabytes and terabytes of video content that you can't even completely view in your lifetime for free?

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Create an RSS Feed Reader Using Google Spreadsheet



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Looking for a more practical, everyday use for my growing collection of Google spreadsheets, I decided to see if I could use one function I haven't covered here at MUO yet called "ImportFeed", to try and develop a personal DIY feeder reader that I could actually make use of every day - rather than installing some desktop application, or visiting some online feed reader service.

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How To Sync Your Windows 8 Settings Via The Cloud



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Logging into your Windows 8 computers with a Microsoft account enables access to the Windows Store and other Modern apps, but it's also used to sync Windows 8 settings with the Cloud. Your settings will be synced between all your Windows 8 computers and tablets, or backed up with your Microsoft account. Syncing is enabled by default. However, you can choose to disable sync entirely or sync only certain types of settings between your computers and tablets.

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Take a Physical Health Check With These 10 YouTube Test Videos




If you don't actually think you need professional help you can just test yourself for fun on the Web. You don't even need to visit a serious website to gain an informal assessment of your health, with YouTube videos offering a fun and innovative way of testing various states of being.

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