July 18, 2012
If you're a Mint.com user (if not, you should be), then you will be pleased to know that the personal finance budget and reporting service has produced Mint QuickView, a companion Mac application to the online and mobile apps. Mint QuickView rests in your menu bar and provides you with an up-to-date view of your designated banking, credit and debit card accounts, plus an overview of your spending and recent transactions.
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July 18, 2012
Do you love Google Reader, but wish you could access it offline? Ubuntu client Lightread lets you do just that, and also gives you an extremely simple user interface to read with. Lean back and browse, because with Lightread you only need the arrow keys to navigate your feeds. You can read your feeds and even star articles and sync changes later.
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July 18, 2012
I have felt it. Visual clutter – thanks to menus and other markup features – have often cemented my writer’s block. So, I have tried out quite a few distraction-free text editors in a grand attempt to chip away. And yes, I have won a few battles with the minimalist text editors by my side. So, here am I rounding up the Magnificent Ten.
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July 18, 2012
LinkedIn jumps on to the makeover bandwagon with a change to its homepage both in terms of appearance and navigation. LinkedIn is making these changes in an attempt to help you get to the most relevant information faster.
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July 18, 2012
If you're a digital magazine subscriber using Amazon Kindle, Apple Newstand, or Zinio, Next Issue, a new digital magazine subscription app for the iPad and Android, might well be a better deal than all of them. A $9.99 or $14.99 subscription to Next Issue gets you not just one magazine subscription but unlimited access to the distributor's entire catalog, including popular magazines such Wired, Esquire, Fortune, Real Simple, People and much more.
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July 18, 2012
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July 18, 2012
The release of Windows 8 is, at the time of writing, a mere three months away. The time to make sweeping changes has passed, and Microsoft will be unleashing a version of Windows 8 very close to the preview versions we've tried and tested (and in some cases dismissed out of hand) here at MakeUseOf. Microsoft has taken a huge gamble in its strategy for remaining in the game against Apple and Google in the emerging post-PC era.
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July 18, 2012
Fact: I'm a romantic. I'm one of those guys who loves love, believes in strong, lasting relationships, and... well... watches chick flicks. I watch them quite often (don't judge me, okay?). Now, I'll be honest in that I'm not always the most romantic person in the world. You won't see me delivering flowers any time soon (however, I once gave my girlfriend beef jerky in lieu of a bouquet once).
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July 18, 2012
Very few of us are likely to ever make it into outer space, unless the various space tourism ventures become mainstream successes. Even then the price of being flown into space will be so high that normal, everyday folk like you and I will only be able to look on with dreams of one day affording such a once-in-a-lifetime trip.
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July 17, 2012
I love Dropbox. Ever since I found it a few years ago, the way I share files with friends, family and colleagues has changed completely. Dropbox, and similar services, make sharing big files and multiple files as easy as saving them on your own computer. What could be better? The first signs of trouble start if the person or people you want to share with don’t use Dropbox.
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