06 March 2013

Download MediaMonkey App For Windows 8



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MediaMonkey, the popular media management software, has now been released for Windows 8 and Windows RT, and is now available to install from the official Windows Store. For those who’re not aware of MediaMonkey, it’s one of the better applications available to manage and organize media collections on a computer running Windows operating system. The [...]

Get A Sneak Peek At Springpad 4.0 In A Live Google+ Hangout Anyone Can Join [Updates]



Love Springpad? It might get even better soon, and you have a chance to get a sneak peek into the new upcoming changes. The popular note-taking application will be holding a special Google Hangout On Air event today at 4PM Easter time (21:00 UTC), and will present some new features which will be included in Springpad 4.0.


The Hangout will include a first look at Springpad 4.0, but will also include a question and answer round with the Springpad team, so if you’ve always had a burning Springpad question you’ve been dying to ask, there’s a chance to get it answered during the Hangout. The event is open to anyone with a Google+ account – all you have to do is RSVP on the Hangout page to receive the link.


Springpad is a cross-platform note-taking app which is available as a Web app, an iPhone/iPad app, and on Android. In case you’ve never used it, Springpad lets to save a wide range of content, including notes, links to books, products and services, images and photos, to-do lists, calendar events and alarms, recipes, music and videos, wine collections—nearly anything that can be accessed on the Internet. You can then access this content no matter where you are using the mobile apps, and collaborate on notes with other users.



A link to the live event will be posted on Springpad’s Google+ page and Twitter page today at 3:50PM Eastern time (20:50 UTC). If you don’t use Google+, you can follow the event on Twitter as well, and even ask questions using the #springpadsneakpeek hashtag. The Hangout will last around 30 minutes, so you can tune in at any time between 4-4:30PM EST and watch it


Source: Springpad


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Try Chrome's Data Compression Proxy



The latest version of Chrome Beta for Android added the experimental data compression feature. It's not enabled by default, but here's how you can try this feature:



1. open a new tab, type chrome://flags in the address bar and tap "Go"



2. tap "Enable" next to the "data compression proxy" experiment (it's the first one right now)



3. tap "Relaunch now"









After relaunching the browser, you can see how much data you've saved by opening a new tab, typing chrome://net-internals and selecting the "Bandwidth" section in the left sidebar. Then visit different sites in a different tab and check the stats.



Google's proxy is faster than Opera Mobile's Turbo feature, while saving almost the same amount of data. For example, the savings for AnandTech.com were 48.9%, while Opera Mobile Turbo's data savings were 50%. The savings for apple.com were 60.3%, while Opera Mobile Turbo's data savings were 57%. Chrome's major advantage is that the proxy doesn't slow down browsing, unlike Opera Mobile.


Logon Screen Rotator For Windows 8



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Remember the Logon Screen Rotator, the tool which enables you automatically rotate Windows 7 logon screen background after every login or lock? As some of you know, Logon Screen Rotator is probably the only free tool available to rotate logon background picture. Windows 7 users who have upgraded to Windows 8 and are missing the [...]

Procrastinate On Facebook With These Great Ideas [Weekly Facebook Tips]



We know full well that most people who use Facebook use it to mess around and generally procrastinate, instead of getting on with their real work. Yeah, sometimes we use it for some genuinely interesting conversations with friends, but there’s still a lot of time-wasting in the works. If you disagree, you’re probably one of the few disciplined people who simply ensure you don’t head to Facebook in the first place. If so, good on you. If not, read on.


So, you’ve suddenly realised you’re on Facebook again. You’ve scrolled through your home page for a good while now and started to hit refresh to see if anything new is happening. You know you’re just procrastinating and that this is pointless. Isn’t there anything better you can do? Yes – yes, there is. Facebook is such a great procrastination tool because there are dozens of ways to make your day disappear. If you’re going to hang out on Facebook wasting time, you may as well do it in the most fun ways possible. So, here’s some ideas for next time you’re bored.


Stop Hitting Refresh!


When you’re viewing your home page, the default option is to view your “Top Stories“. These are stories Facebook has decided are the most popular from all of your friends, filtered according to your Facebook EdgeRank score with your various friends. What this probably means for you is that it’s not even half of what your friends are actually posting.


If you’re actually bored and want to see more, head to the sort button at the top-right of the home feed. Then choose “Most Recent” to give yourself the fire-hose of posts you’ve been dying to see.



Play Games


Facebook is awash with time-wasting games to play with your friends. So, if you’re wasting time on Facebook and failing to play Facebook’s games, you’re missing most of the fun. However, when you’re bleary and stuck in the home page cycle it’s strangely easy to forget the Facebook games even exist.



There are so many Facebook game choices to be made, from board-game style word games like Scrabble and Words With Friends, through popular games like Draw Something and Angry Birds, party-style games such as karaoke, right to the ultimate time-wasters like Farmville, Mafia Wars and the like.


If you have friends worldwide, there’s almost always someone awake to play with, too. Pick anything that looks okay to you and watch your day waste away to oblivion.


Search For Cool Stuff With Facebook Graph Search


Facebook Graph Search is still fairly new, so searching for interesting things can make for some fascinating enlightenment. However, there are also some searches you can run which are pretty much guaranteed to entertain you – at least the first time.


One well-loved search Facebook recommends is “Photos I have liked“, which if you’re like me will include millions of photos of your friends’ kids. If you click on the “More than 100 Photos” button that hovers over to the right, you can filter it by year, location, who is tagged, who else liked the photo or whatever you like. Basically, this search will continue to show you all the pictures you’ve loved over the years – possibly ones you haven’t seen in a while. It’s a great way to re-live great memories.



Or, use Facebook Graph search to find apps or groups to enjoy via your friends. It’s the quickest way to find a new things to waste your time with.


If you’d prefer just to get straight to things you can waste your time looking at, try searching for “Photos by pages liked by my friends” or one of the many suggested alternatives, filters or extensions to this search. After a few hours, you’ll be ready for something else to do.



Update Your Privacy Settings


If the Facebook graph searches have made you worry a bit about your privacy, maybe you could spend a little time updating your privacy settings to deal with Facebook Graph Search. It’s less fun than other time-wasting activities on Facebook, but probably worth it in the long run.


Update Your Facebook Page


If you’re killing time anyway, why not take a few minutes to improve any Facebook pages or groups you help to run. There’s lots you can do to improve your page’s popularity: brighten up the page to make it more interesting, add some photos to gain popularity, fix niggling annoyances, or set up some automation.


No – I Want To STOP Procrastinating!


Maybe this post has hit home a little and you’d actually prefer to stop yourself from procrastinating on Facebook and maybe block Facebook games completely. That’s your choice, obviously. We’ll see you back on Facebook soon, I’m sure.


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