Email Apps For Android: 3 Excellent Options To Try In 2014

There’s always someone on the Web who’s claiming that email is dead, but your busy inbox tells you otherwise, and these days you often manage it from your mobile device. Android’s native email client does its job well, but with many other excellent (and free!) options available, you may yet find a better way to keep tabs on your email. We have already covered five popular email apps for Android, and we were particularly impressed with K-9 Mail. In this post, we’ll take a look at three options that we haven’t explored yet. CloudMagic A couple of years ago, Dave...

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PureVPN: Fast, Affordable, Privacy-Conscious VPN Service

I know what you did last summer. No, really. I do. When you were uploading your vacation snaps in Starbucks, I sat and captured every packet. Every byte. I even know the password you insist on reusing everywhere. Here’s a tip, buddy; “hunter2″ is not a strong password. I know lots about you; so does your ISP. We like to keep track of you. We both had a chortle at the pics of you in a mankini at the company Christmas fancy-dress party. And we both know what sites you go on when you open up private browsing mode. Er,...

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Win Toolkit: Customize And Create Unattended Windows 8/8.1 Installation

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Installing recent versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, isn’t as time consuming and difficult as it was the case with previous Windows versions but once Windows is installed and running, installing all necessary hardware drivers, installing Service Packs, recent updates, installing your favourite programs and personalizing Windows to your liking […]

Microsoft Releases OneNote 2013 As Free Download for Mac And Windows

Microsoft’s OneNote is the best note-taking app for Windows 8 and there’s some good news. It’s now completely free and Microsoft has also come out with a version for Mac, which means OneNote is now a cross-platform app available on Web, Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and Windows Phone. OneNote 2013 is completely free for users to download and install, but there is a premium version for Office 365 and Office 2013 users with features like SharePoint support, version history, Outlook integration and more. But the core capabilities are intact in the free version, Microsoft says. Plus, everything is synced with...

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Are Your Files Getting Lost in the Cloud? These 4 Cloud Storage Managers Will Help

How can you keep track of your files when they’re all in different places? With the availability of free cloud storage increasing all the time, and more people using multiple providers, you’ll probably need to answer this question soon. When you have documents and photos all over the Internet, it’s easy to lose track of them. Was that spreadsheet in Dropbox or Google Drive? Is your presentation in OneDrive or SugarSync? Did that picture get uploaded from your phone to Amazon Cloud Drive or Flickr? These four websites promise to help you keep tabs on your cloud accounts. Let’s see...

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Let’s Talk Productivity: 7 Podcasts You Should Listen To For Working Awesomely

Can seven strangers improve the way you work? They can change your life. If you give them your ear. Podcasts are the Web’s gift to people who like to go by the ear. Podcasts won’t cure the vexing problem of rush hour traffic and losing that parking space. But they could help lower your blood pressure if you listen to the right kind. So, instead of overusing the sphygmometer let us talk about productivity — or let these seven life hackers talk about the little things we can do to work awesomely. Plug in…sit back…and listen. If you are driving,...

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7 IRS Website Tools That Could Save You Time And Money

According to Ben Franklin, nothing in this world is certain but death and taxes. Well, I can’t help you avoid death, but I can try to give you a hand with your taxes. Taxes no matter where you live, are a real burden. Unless of course you live somewhere where you don’t have to pay any income tax, in which case please tell me where you live so I can move there. Taxes in the U.S. are especially frustrating. There are just so many forms, so many laws and so many potential loopholes and pitfalls. It’s tempting to just give...

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How Microsoft’s Windows Could Win Its Users Back

With the relatively beloved, somewhat maligned, Windows XP fading into the night, there may be up to 30% of the market looking at operating systems other than Windows. That’s how many devices are still running Windows XP, according to NetMarketShare. With no longer supporting XP, Microsoft may free up the time and resources to face the challenges ahead. Let’s hope they take this opportunity to reflect on past successes and mistakes, get to know their customers again, and put together a new Windows from top to bottom – a Windows that works, a Windows that is lean, and a Windows...

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A Human Touch: 5 Quality Video Websites Curated By Real People

Right now, 100 hours of video are being uploaded to YouTube per minute. So how do you weed out the junk from the quality content? The best bet, of course, is a recommendation by another human who has seen a video and liked it. There are plenty of great video curation engines on the Web, and some new ones like 5by to watch videos by mood. But it’s easy to game the system in those and unwanted videos rise up the ranks. I used to run a reasonably successful manual curation blog, in which one of the elements was a...

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YouTube Flagging, Free OneNote, Apple Chat Support, Street View Hack [Tech News Digest]

Today in Tech News Digest, policing YouTube, OneNote free-for-all, paid Apple chat support, WhatsApp privacy assurances, Twitch mobile gaming, Nakamoto fighting Newsweek, and Urban Jungle Street View. Super Flaggers Are Policing YouTube Videos How long is it going to be until @YouTube decides to implement flagging users for obviously false copyright claims? This is unreasonable. — ??zure? (@_Alphazure) March 12, 2014 Google boasts 200 participants in a YouTube “super flagger” program, with these individuals and organizations given the ability to flag “up to 20 YouTube videos at once to be reviewed for violating the site’s guidelines.” Details of the “super...

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Download Office 2013 From Microsoft Using Product Key

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There are a couple of reasons why you’d want to download Office 2013 from Microsoft using your genuine product key. Maybe you’ve lost your Office 2013 DVD and now want to reinstall Office 2013 using the product key that you’ve recovered using a third-party program; or maybe your PC came pre-installed with Office but the […]

8 Pinterest Alternatives You May Not Know About

Pinterest has garnered a reputation (whether incidentally or intentionally) as a website geared mostly towards females who need ideas for weddings, home décor, and recreation. Maybe you like the idea of Pinterest but not its subject matter. Maybe Pinterest just isn’t for you. Is there hope for you? Yes, there is. As it turns out, there are many sites out there that have taken the core concept of Pinterest and spun it in unique ways. Looking for a Pinterest for men? It’s out there. A Pinterest for food? It exists. A Pinterest for memes? You’re in luck. Keep reading to...

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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 […]

Which Version Of Windows Are You Currently Using? [MakeUseOf Poll]

Has anything changed in 4 years? It's time to find out! Tell us which version of Windows you're using right now.

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