5 Clever But Simple Ways To Find Inspiring Writing Prompts Online

There is nothing more frustrating for a writer than staring at a blank screen, a blinking cursor, and having nothing to write. Luckily, all it takes is logging on to the Internet where you can find an endless source of inspiration. There’s no limit to the writing prompts you can find online to inspire you. No matter what your preferred style of writing or genre may be — you can find inspiration on social networks, in email newsletters, on photography sites and more. When it comes to find inspiration for your creative writing, MakeUseOf has already offered up some great...

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Be On The Bleeding Edge of Linux with Fedora Rawhide

Open source software moves at a a blazing pace – bugs are fixed, new features are added, and performance is (usually) improved. But your current Linux distribution may very well prevent you from trying out those improvements until the next time there’s a stable distribution release. That could be half a year away or longer! Don’t wait around to try the latest versions of software – try Fedora Rawhide instead. Why Rawhide? Trying out brand new software can be pretty useful – or just plain fun. Most of the time, you would want to try new software for new features....

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Nadella Named, Facebook Filmed, Foursquare Fueled, Korea Kinected [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Satya Nadella is (finally) named as the new CEO of Microsoft, Facebook turns 10, Twitter eyes a move into e-commerce, Foursquare’s data is coming to Windows, Google Now lands on Chrome Beta, and it’s revealed that Kinect is guarding the border between North Korea and South Korea. Satya Nadella Named New Microsoft CEO first commitment as CEO…i won’t wait 4 years between tweets! — Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) February 5, 2014 Satya Nadella has finally been named the new CEO of Microsoft, after months of speculation and shortlisting, and a week since the news leaked. Nadella...

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Nadella Named, Facebook Filmed, Foursquare Fueled, Korea Kinected [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Satya Nadella is (finally) named as the new CEO of Microsoft, Facebook turns 10, Twitter eyes a move into e-commerce, Foursquare’s data is coming to Windows, Google Now lands on Chrome Beta, and it’s revealed that Kinect is guarding the border between North Korea and South Korea. Satya Nadella Named New Microsoft CEO first commitment as CEO…i won’t wait 4 years between tweets! — Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) February 5, 2014 Satya Nadella has finally been named the new CEO of Microsoft, after months of speculation and shortlisting, and a week since the news leaked. Nadella...

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‘Google Now’ Available For The Chrome Beta Browser

Google is starting to roll out its “Google Now” feature to its Beta browser, for Windows, Mac, and Chrome OS. If you use “Google Now” on your smartphone, ensure you are signed into the browser with your Google account and have notifications turned on on the desktop. After all that, you will then begin to see the notifications begin to pop up on your desktop. To view your notifications at any time, just right-click on the bell icon at the bottom of your browser. This will then bring up any existing notifications you might have : These notifications will sync...

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Is Windows Taking Forever To Shut Down? Try This!

Shutting down Windows seems like it should be a simple process. You’re just turning your PC off; how hard can it be? Yet there’s more to shutting down then just cutting the power. System processes must end, data must be saved, and unneeded information must be removed from memory. Usually, this process takes just a few seconds, but the complex series of steps that take place behind the scenes can sometimes trip over itself. The result is a system that never actually shuts down, or takes an extremely long time to do so. Here are the reasons why your Windows...

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