Get Things Done! 5 Ideas To Make The Best Productive Use Of Your Desktop

People love their desktops! Whether you're on a Mac, Windows or Linux computer, the desktop is an open space that isn't pre-defined by a rigid structure. Unlike the interfaces of mobile devices or Windows 8's Modern interface, it gives room to randomness, creativity, and individuality. This of course results in messy desktops more often than not. We have previously demonstrated how to clean up your desktop and switch wallpapers. Here I present a selection of wallpapers to go with a lean and productive desktop.

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Get Things Done! 5 Ideas To Make The Best Productive Use Of Your Desktop

People love their desktops! Whether you're on a Mac, Windows or Linux computer, the desktop is an open space that isn't pre-defined by a rigid structure. Unlike the interfaces of mobile devices or Windows 8's Modern interface, it gives room to randomness, creativity, and individuality. This of course results in messy desktops more often than not. We have previously demonstrated how to clean up your desktop and switch wallpapers. Here I present a selection of wallpapers to go with a lean and productive desktop.

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Disaster-Proof Your Data! 4 Offsite Backup Solutions

Laptops, desktops and tablets are ultimately trivial items that can be replaced and hold little value, but the same might not be true of the data they contain. Losing a project you’ve worked years on because of a fire or flood would just be salt in the wound and could even disrupt your livelihood. Fortunately, there are some ways to prepare for the unthinkable, be it a personal tragedy or a natural disaster.

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Google Alerts Drops RSS Feeds

If you read the post about the well-connected Google Reader, you probably anticipated this chain reaction. All the services that integrated with Google Reader will remove their features, now that Reader is gone.



Google Alerts no longer supports RSS delivery and recommends users to switch to email delivery. "Google Reader is no longer available. To continue receiving Google Alerts, go to http://www.google.com/alerts/manage and change your alerts to email delivery," says Google.



You're probably wondering: what's the connection between Google Alerts feeds and Google Reader? Google Alerts feeds had public URLs and you could use any feed reader to subscribe to them. The trouble is that the feeds were generated by Google Reader and were actually a Google Reader feature, just like the web page monitoring feature.

Unfortunately, Google doesn't offer feeds for search results and the Web Search API has been deprecated, but it was too limited to create a service like Google Alerts. The only obvious alternative is to screenscrape Google results.



Talkwalker Alerts looks almost like Google Alerts and offers both email alerts and feeds. The service is free for up to 100 alerts.

Microsoft releases Network Speed Test App For Windows 8/8.1

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A couple of days ago, Microsoft Research first released an app named Network Speed Test to Windows Phone to check the speed of Wi-Fi and Cellular network. Those who have been using it on Windows Phone or those who have at least seen the pictures of the app will know that the interface simply gorgeous. [...]

Xbox Music Now Available In Web Browsers [Updates]

Starting Monday, Microsoft made its streaming music service available to users on the web. This means users who are already subscribed to the service, or new members, can login and stream their music from their everyday browser, instead of being limited to certain devices.

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How To Disable Windows 8.1 Metro Start Screen

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The Start screen, which was first introduced with Windows 8 as a replacement to the Start menu, has been improved in the latest Windows 8.1 version and it low lets you have very small and extract large for app tiles, comes with a separate app screen, and offers better customization settings. Users who have used [...]

Transfer your Gmail Messages to Another Email Address

This tutorial explains how you can transfer email messages from your Gmail account to any other email address with the help of Google Scripts.

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Google Reader's Final Message

If you open Google Reader, you'll see this message:

Thank you for stopping by.



Google Reader has been discontinued. We want to thank all our loyal fans. We understand you may not agree with this decision, but we hope you'll come to love these alternatives as much as you loved Reader.



Sincerely,



The Google Reader team



Frequently-asked questions



What will happen to my Google Reader data?



All Google Reader subscription data (eg. lists of people that you follow, items you have starred, notes you have created, etc.) will be systematically deleted from Google servers. You can download a copy of your Google Reader data via Google Takeout until 12PM PST July 15, 2013.



Will there be any way to retrieve my subscription data from Google in the future?



No -- all subscription data will be permanently, and irrevocably deleted. Google will not be able to recover any Google Reader subscription data for any user after July 15, 2013.



Why was Google Reader discontinued?



Please refer to our blog post for more information.

4 Ways To Improve The Performance Of Flash Games

When it comes to casual gaming, Flash may be the very best platform to play on. The Flash client has one distinct advantage over alternatives, and that's the fact that it can be played within the browser. However, there's a trade-off. Flash games are often not as optimized as games that run through a standalone client.

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Adopting A Dog? Check Out These 7 Resources To Help You Choose A Breed

Choosing a dog breed can be a challenge. Taking into consideration your own lifestyle, members of your family, living conditions, as well as the breed’s temperament, needs and habits, there’s so much that goes into a pretty big decision. There are a ton of great resources online that can make that choice a little easier.

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How To Change The System Language in Windows 8

Changing the system language in Windows 8 can be a complicated process, especially if you don't understand the current language. If you've sat down at a Windows computer and found it's in an unfamiliar language, trying to puzzle out where the language options are located can take a while. We'll walk you through the process of changing the Windows system language on Windows, complete with screenshots for every step of the process. Note that you can set different languages for each user account.

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Google News OneBox With Bigger Photos

Google tests an updated version of the Google News OneBox, with bigger thumbnails. The images are really big and I find them distracting. Another change is that the first link no longer sends you to a Google News search results page, it points to a news article and borrows its title.

Here's the existing interface:

{ Thanks, Michel. }

10+ Videos My Girlfriend Wants You To Watch [Stuff to Watch]

This week it’s time for something altogether cuddlier than the usual collection of B-movie horror and considerably cuter than dystopian apocalypse films , these are videos my girlfriend wants you to watch. Maybe these are videos your girlfriend will love too. Maybe you even happen to be one of these mysterious girlfriend creatures.

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3 Apps And Services That Can Tap Into The Feedly Cloud

Although there are several alternatives to Google Reader, Feedly, with its easy to use interface, has been the primary choice for reading news. Along with announcing Feedly Cloud, Feedly also informed its users about other services and apps that can be used in combination with Feedly. In this article, we'll look at three that integrate exceptionally well with Feedly.

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3 Apps And Services That Can Tap Into The Feedly Cloud

Although there are several alternatives to Google Reader, Feedly, with its easy to use interface, has been the primary choice for reading news. Along with announcing Feedly Cloud, Feedly also informed its users about other services and apps that can be used in combination with Feedly. In this article, we'll look at three that integrate exceptionally well with Feedly.

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Tired Of Learning? Turn Reading Into Fun With These 3 Useful Chrome Extensions

The Web is full of interesting texts for us to read and learn from, and fortunately, also offers great ways to put this text into context, clarify it, and experience it better. Today I'm going to show you three Chrome extensions that will turn reading and learning into a much more fun experience, giving the text context you can actually understand, and providing more information for you to make use of.

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Tired Of Learning? Turn Reading Into Fun With These 3 Useful Chrome Extensions

The Web is full of interesting texts for us to read and learn from, and fortunately, also offers great ways to put this text into context, clarify it, and experience it better. Today I'm going to show you three Chrome extensions that will turn reading and learning into a much more fun experience, giving the text context you can actually understand, and providing more information for you to make use of.

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[Exclusive] How To Disable or Hide Start Button In Windows 8.1

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PC users who were not happy with the removal of Start button and Start menu from Windows 8 were hoping that Microsoft would restore the Start menu in Windows 8.1 update. Last week, when Microsoft officially released Windows 8.1, everyone was surprised to see the return of only Start button instead of the Start menu. [...]