Rock The Small Talk: 3 Fun Ways To Pick Up Cool Conversation Starters

Small talk is a way to break the ice. Everyone’s got something to say about the weather. But if you want to engage people in a conversation for more than a few seconds, you need to follow up with something more interesting, something they care about. Strategy For Starting A Conversation When you chat someone up, start with a very simple topic. This could be a comment on the notorious weather or your surrounding. Is there something to say about the venue, the other people in the room, the music, the food, or the occasion? Your starter depends on the...

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Not Just For Microblogging: 3 Innovative Uses For App.net

I was recently inundated with emails and tweets from the App.net community, who were none too pleased with the fact that a previous article I wrote focused almost exclusively on the microblogging features of the main App.net website. App.net, they tell me, is much more than that. It’s a platform which has empowered developers to create innovative consumer-facing products. I was skeptical at first, but I checked it out. Turns out it’s true. App.net is the engine humming inside of a lot of interesting websites and apps. Here’s some of the best. Wait, What’s App.net? We’ve covered App.net in the...

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Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here’s How To Set It Up.

Reddit always finds the best videos; XBMC is the best media center. Here’s how you can combine these two things, then browse the best videos on the web right now, from your couch. I showed you 5 amazing add-ons for XBMC, and mentioned Reddit in passing. But there’s a new Reddit addon for XBMC, and it’s a lot more powerful (see install instructions below). You can pick any subreddit to watch videos from, or just browse all. You can set the service to play every top video consecutively, or just pick the videos you want to watch. It’s like channel...

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Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here’s How To Set It Up.

Reddit always finds the best videos; XBMC is the best media center. Here’s how you can combine these two things, then browse the best videos on the web right now, from your couch. I showed you 5 amazing add-ons for XBMC, and mentioned Reddit in passing. But there’s a new Reddit addon for XBMC, and it’s a lot more powerful (see install instructions below). You can pick any subreddit to watch videos from, or just browse all. You can set the service to play every top video consecutively, or just pick the videos you want to watch. It’s like channel...

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Popcorn Time Returns, XP Bribes, PS4 Price Rise, 1001 Movies You Must See [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Popcorn Time returns, XP users bribed, Secret guidelines, VLC lands on Windows 8, PS4 price rises, Google Search & Google Drive news, and 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (video edition). Popcorn Time Resurrected As Open Source Popcorn Time, an app which turns the process of watching torrented movies into a more user-friendly experience, was shut down by its anonymous creators before being resurrected as an open source project on GitHub. The creators of the app shut Popcorn Time down because of the legal issues involved. The app may be legal, but it...

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Popcorn Time Returns, XP Bribes, PS4 Price Rise, 1001 Movies You Must See [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, Popcorn Time returns, XP users bribed, Secret guidelines, VLC lands on Windows 8, PS4 price rises, Google Search & Google Drive news, and 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (video edition). Popcorn Time Resurrected As Open Source Popcorn Time, an app which turns the process of watching torrented movies into a more user-friendly experience, was shut down by its anonymous creators before being resurrected as an open source project on GitHub. The creators of the app shut Popcorn Time down because of the legal issues involved. The app may be legal, but it...

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WinSetupFromUSB: Free Tool To Prepare Bootable And Multiboot USB Drives

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A couple of years ago, when Windows 7 was released, we had posted about EasyBCD software, a free (for personal use) software that lets you edit boot entries, create bootable USB, add virtual machine & ISO entries to boot menu, add new OS to boot menu and more. Even today, it’s one of the best […]