Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Waste Less of Your Time in Meetings with the 10-30-50-90 Method



If you’re someone that automatically schedules your meetings to be an hour long, this method of timing meetings could net you more time to get other things done. A lot of scheduling software will default to an hour-long block of time, but not all meetings have the same goals.

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Look how much the iPhone camera has improved over time



Business InsiderApple's first iPhone went on sale eight years ago today. The iPhone has evolved a lot since then. The original iPhone wasn't just thicker and heavier than the phones we use today — its components were also much more limited.

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It is Now Possible to Downgrade Your iPhone 4s and iPad 2 to iOS 6.1.3 Without SHSH Blobs



If your iPhone 4s or iPad 2 is just slow and sluggish ever since you upgraded to iOS 7 or later, you'll be happy to hear that it is now possible to downgrade to iOS 6.1.3 on those devices, which would bring you back to the Scott Forstall days of iOS when iOS was skeuomorphic instead of flat.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Fan Gets Owned by the Star on Facebook (3 pics)



This homophobic Arnold Schwarzenegger follower made a silly comment on Facebook but the star’s reply was brilliant.

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Some more amazing scientific achievements of 2015 (12 Photos)



April 8 – DARPA Plans Computer the will Evolve and Learn for 100 Years This project named “Building Resource Adaptive Software Systems” or BRASS will be able to learn from its environment and upgrade itself over the course of 100 years.

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2-In-1 Dual Monitor



Maximize your performance at work by staying on top of everything with the 2-in-1 dual monitor at your disposal. Each 19 inch monitor offers 1280×1024 resolution, 5:4 Aspect Ratio, and flicker free technology to reduce strain on the the eyes.

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A Few of the Things That Men and Women Do Completely Differently (12 pics)





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You Don't Know The Dinosaur Called Bible?





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Olivia Munn Shows Off 'X-Men'-Worthy Sword Skills With Boyfriend Aaron Rodgers



Olivia Munn always fights her own battles, but these awesome martial arts skills might make things a little easier.

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The Best Board Games for Developing Valuable Real-Life Skills



Playing board games is a whole lot of fun, but some of the more difficult and complex games can actually help you learn things, too. Whether you’re trying to speed up your math skills or become a stronger negotiator, here are a few skills you can build (and the games that help you build them).

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You Know What, I Left My Troll Heads in My Other Jacket





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This Is What Happens When You Give Nine Cats Twenty Boxes to Play with (VIDEO)



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The lies designers tell their clients (16 Photos)



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Touchstone Tavern #6 - Your Weekly 'Hearthstone' News Roundup



I still get surprised at the volume of Hearthstone[Free] news on the web every week. When I started this column, I was (very slightly) worried about having a week where nothing interesting happened and having to think of silly news to include just to make the column worth reading that week.

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Sunday, June 28, 2015

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Review: Maclocks’ The Blade secures MacBooks without security slots | 9to5Mac



The antitheft Kensington Security Slot has been gone from all MacBooks aside from the classic 13-inch model for years now as Apple’s notebook designs have gotten increasingly thinner.

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Ryan Seacrest's iPad keyboard is surprisingly good, but expensive



It's hard to expect much from Typo, a company that was co-founded by Ryan Seacrest and whose legal tango with BlackBerry has forced it to stop selling phone keyboards. But with its new iPad keyboard, Typo has at least proven it's worth keeping an eye on.

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Parliament approves referendum as Greece's future hangs in the balance



ATHENS, Greece – Greece's parliament voted early Sunday in favor of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' motion to hold a July 5 referendum on creditor proposals for reforms in exchange for loans, with the country's future in the eurozone looking increasingly shaky.

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

Crazy Hacked Typewriter Is Now a Percussive Printer



Well, this wins points for creativity. Computer scientist Chris Gregg of Tufts University decided he wanted to turn his vintage, 1960s Smith Corona electric typewriter into a printer. It turned out to be quite a bit more work than he bargained for, but the resultant invention is marvelous.

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The Schwartz is Strong With These Spaceballs LEGO Models [Pics]



LEGO builder NvdK has uploaded two unique Spaceballs LEGO Models to the LEGO Ideas site so that they can possibly one day become official LEGO sets: the Eagle 5 and Spaceballs One.

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Satechi Bluetooth Home Button



Whether you’re riding your bike, driving a car, or simply on the go, Satechi’s Bluetooth Home Button keeps your voice command system at your fingertips when your phone is buried away in your bag or pocket.

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Friday, June 26, 2015

Sofa Chair Arm Rest TV Tray Table Stand with Side Storage Slot for Tablet Magazine





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Microsoft's supercharged presentation app arrives on iOS



Last year, Microsoft expanded its Office 365 productivity suite with Sway, a service that gave users a simple way to create and publish content on the internet. The only caveat was you could only use it via a web app.

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iOS 9 'Low Power' Mode Saves Power By Throttling CPU Speed, Slower Performance Results



One of the more interesting features of iOS 9 is that it improves battery life by 1 entire hour; but even when that isn't enough for you, iOS 9 also includes a 'Low Power' mode that can be activated to save power for an additional 3 hours when you're desperate for battery efficiency.

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France Could Offer Asylum To Assange, Snowden



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A Little Movie and Movie Star Trivia You’ve Probably Never Heard Before (17 pics)





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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Geek on Flipboard



Margaret Atwood is taking a short break from writing acclaimed and award-winning literary novels to contribute a series of cartoons to a crowd-funded, all-female anthology aimed at the “geek girl” looking for “stories on dating and love”.

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Join the revolution, burn your bra! (45 Photos)



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Apple’s iTunes U gets 1-to-1 discussions, importing from other apps, PDF annotations, grade book, more



Apple’s iTunes U service, a resource for teachers to create and manage educational content for students on iPad, is today receiving a big update that brings a long list of highly requested features.

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Superman Wants to Take Over the World in New Justice League Cartoon



“Dismembered, burnt alive, sucked of their blood...” That’s how one Justice League takes care of bad guys in their parallel universe. Sounds... efficient. We got glimpses of the sadder, thirstier and hornier alternate reality versions of DC Comics’ biggest heroes a few weeks back.

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The Mr. Robot Pilot Was So Popular They Renewed the Show Before It Aired



The pilot for the new hacker drama Mr. Robot was officially posted online a month ahead of the TV series premiere (which was last night on USA) and netizens have spoken: Mr. Robot is so popular, the cable network ordered season 2 before the first episode had hit airwaves.

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Sneak Peek: AMC’s Sci-Fi Show Humans Looks Super Creepy



Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. It’s been a big year for artificial intelligence. Ex Machina became a sleeper hit, Ultron menaced the world’s multiplexes, and Elon Musk freaked out about the singularity. But now AI leaps to the small screen with promising sci-fi series Humans.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Man Gets A Phone Call From AT&T, What He Does Next Is Hilarious



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No, Your Eyes are Not Playing Tricks on You… (43 pics)





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Cydia Installer updated to support iOS 8.3



Cydia Installer just received an update, bringing the package to version 1.1.17. The update, which adds compatibility to TaiG’s iOS 8.3 jailbreak, is now available for download on jailbroken devices. As shown in the release notes, Cydia 1.1.17 is a bug fix release. On jailbroken iOS 8.

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Pics That Are So Poignant and Fascinating (38 pics)



Each planet has a corresponding stone that represents it. Aventurine, serpentine, chloromelanite, turquoise, red jasper, blue agate, and sugilte all revolve around the watch, masquerading as planets and stars. Earth and Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn all move according to its orbit.

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Relio Portable Photography Light: Chroma King



Photographers looking for an affordable and portable lighting solution should check out the Relio. It’s a microUSB-powered LED light with a high color rendering index (CRI) in a very small package. Relio’s outputs over 200lm of light with a CRI rating between 90 to 96.

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Hacker Drama Mr. Robot Is Scary, Paranoia-Inducing, and Awesome



If you could hack into an evil corporation’s bank account and shuffle its wealth to the 99%, would you? That’s the Anonymous-era quandary a young, brilliant hacker grapples with in the new USA drama, Mr. Robot, which premiers tonight at 10 p.m.

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Finally, Proof That Employees Are Happiest When Pretending To Work From Home





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These Tinder profiles will make make you swipe right (21 Photos)





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Samsung Disables Windows Updates to Favor Its Own Crappy Bloatware



Windows updates are simultaneously very boring and incredibly important: they have a habit of shutting down your computer at the wrong moment, but also patch critical security flaws with alarming regularity.

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Ford's latest eBike breaks down to fit in your trunk



Ford is serious about marrying eBikes and cars and just revealed a new bike concept called the MoDe:Flex, complete with a new smartwatch app.

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Watch Mac OS 7.5.5 Running On An Apple Watch



Nick Lee, a dedicated programmer with access to WatchOS 2.0, has ported Mac OS 7.5.5 to his wrist. That’s right: the OS you used in the 1990s to make your zine can look keel can now boot – albeit slowly – on your Apple Watch.

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Science Answers Common, Embarrassing Questions (18 pics)



In a blind smell test, scientists confirmed that we actually do prefer the smell of our own toots because the bacteria which creates the smell is unique to each person.

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File a Complaint with the FCC to Potentially Lower Your Comcast Bill



We’ve said it time and again, you can often lower your bills just by asking. If an ISP like Comcast isn’t cooperative, though, you may have a new way to get a discount: file a complaint with the FCC.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Lenovo intros $129 Windows 10 HDMI stick



Lenovo on Tuesday announced a new HDMI stick that will eventually provide a full Windows 10 experience to any monitor or TV that you plug it into. It’s similar to a few other options, like the Intel Compute Stick, but comes in at an even lower price.

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This Crazy Vertical Turntable Is the Best Way to Show Off Your Records



Thanks to the growth of Urban Outfitters and independent local free-trade coffee shops, vinyl records are back on the rise. But this is still the 21st century: why settle for a pedestrian, boring, flat record player, when your vinyl could be proudly spinning vertically?

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This is the Coolest Mac App I’ve Seen in a Long Time, and it’s Ridiculously Simple



Sometimes things don’t have to be very complex to have an impact. In fact, Apple’s entire design esthetic focuses on the “less is more” philosophy, and the associated principles clearly have an influence on many iOS and OS X developers.

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