Have you ever thought that there is a lot more to protecting your computers than just an antivirus application? Well of course there is, just like in human or animal medical fields (had to say “animal” since I’m in that field) there is more than just vaccinations – there’s diet, exercise, proper amount of sleep, [...]
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Bookmark, Highlight, And Share Your Favourite Pages On The Internet With Annotary
There is certainly no shortage of online bookmarking sites but if you’re still on the hunt for that perfect way to bookmark your favourite posts and sites, Annotary is the perfect marriage of a social and visual bookmarking service, and it couldn’t be easier to use.
Annotary is part productivity tool and part social networking site, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/09/01/bookmark-highlight-and-share-your-favourite-pages-on-the-internet-with-annotary/ [tags ]How To Make Your Own eBooks And Publish Them On Amazon
I’m sure that more than a few of you readers have a half-written book or useful guide you’ve put together to help people learn something. You’ve probably wondered if it would be possible to make money off of your book, or at least gain some exposure, by selling it as an eBook on Amazon.
Well, the [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/how-to-make-your-own-ebooks-and-publish-them-on-amazon/ [tags ]Civilization Revolution For Windows Phone: Conquer The World
I have a confession to make.
Since the age of 15 I have been a Civilization junkie, running the popular turn based “explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate” game on a succession of platforms (Amiga, Mac OS, Windows) just to get my fix of megalomania. Not only that, I also developed an admiration of the man behind [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/09/01/civilization-revolution-for-windows-phone-conquer-the-world/ [tags ]How To Build Your Family Tree With MyHeritage.com
From the day we’re born, each of us becomes a part of a family tree that is often larger than we imagined. The personal genealogy site, MyHeritage.com is a powerful, and easy-to-use set of tools that helps you keep track of your family heritage and kinships by providing tools for building and growing personal family trees, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/09/01/how-to-build-your-family-tree-with-myheritage-com/ [tags ]The Internet battle for .bible - Fox News
 MyBroadband | The Internet battle for .bible Fox News June 8, 2012: A domain name poster is displayed at the offices of Artemis Internet, an NCC Group Company in San Francisco. Some 2,000 proposals have been submitted [...] |
Forget Your PC – Download Torrents On Android!
That Android smartphone or tablet you have is a powerful computer, and it can run a BitTorrent client just like your desktop PC or laptop can. If you’re downloading torrents on your PC and copying them over to your Android device, why not skip the PC entirely? You can download torrents directly on your Android [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/forget-your-pc-download-torrents-on-android/ [tags ]At Cat Video Film Festival, Stars Purr for Close-Ups - New York Times
 New York Times | At Cat Video Film Festival, Stars Purr for Close-Ups New York Times It is an axiom of Internet life that the cat video is king, so perhaps it was only a matter of [...] |
Social Media Jobs: Squarespace, Motive Interactive, TMG
This week, Squarespace is hiring a content manager, while Motive Interactive needs a mobile ad manager. TMG is seeking a business technology editor, and the WCG Group is on the hunt for a senior manager of technology. Get the scoop on these openings and more below, and find additional social media jobs on Mediabistro.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/social-media-jobs-squarespace-motive-interactive-tmg/ [tags ]Jordan's internet goes dark - Foreign Policy (blog)
 Foreign Policy (blog) | Jordan's internet goes dark Foreign Policy (blog) In a region home to governments with a long history of Internet censorship, Jordan has long stood out as a model of relative freedom. Since its [...] |
What Is 3D Printing And How Exactly Does It Work?
Imagine if you could print out three-dimensional objects straight from a printer in your home. When I was a kid in primary school, I thought it would be awesome if I could print pizzas out of my InkJet. That’s not where I’m heading in this article, but it’s an interesting thought–printing out three-dimensional objects, that [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/09/01/what-is-3d-printing-and-how-exactly-does-it-work/ [tags ]Twitter Suspends Romney Parody Account Just Before Speech
In a move that brings to mind Twitter’s recent suspension of Guy Adams (after he criticized Twitter advertiser NBC for its lackluster Olympics coverage), a Mitt Romney parody account, @MexicanMitt, was suspended last night – just before Romney gave his speech.
Where’s the similarity? #RomneyRyan2012 was a promoted trend last night – and promoted trends are [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/twitter-suspends-romney-parody-account-just-before-speech/ [tags ]Ecommerce Sector Growth And Composition
Ecommerce web growth continues to accelerate on a worldwide basis as more consumers gain confidence to transact on the internet, traditional business shifts its service provision to ecommerce platforms and internet access levels in both developed and underdeveloped countries continues to increase. The following information provides a breakdown of the contribution to economic ecommerce growth. [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/ecommerce-sector-growth-and-composition/ [tags ]Keep An Eye On The Time Around The World With FoxClocks [Firefox]
The world has become a village, and New York is as close to Sydney as any other city in the world. I am speaking in digital terms of course. Thanks to the digital super highway, we need to just pick up the phone and dial our cousin or co-worker in the other corner of the [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/keep-an-eye-on-the-time-around-the-world-with-foxclocks-firefox/ [tags ]Internet cat videos - Sacramento Bee
 Sacramento Bee | Internet cat videos Sacramento Bee The Minneapolis skyline is the backdrop for The Walker Art Center for the first "Internet Cat Video Film Festival," showcasing the best of cat films on the Internet in [...] |
3 Of The Best WordPress Forum Plugins
At some point, your WordPress blog gets popular, and then people start crying out for a community. I wrote before about BuddyPress, which is one approach to take that effectively turns your site into a social network; forums are another option.
There are quite a few forum plugins out there, but I’ve distilled them down to [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/3-of-the-best-wordpress-forum-plugins/ [tags ]A Day in the Life of a Videogame Scriptwriter
I’m lucky enough to have carved out a good name in the games industry in a short amount of time. The first game I worked on was Little Big Planet and it sort of escalated from there…
If you’ve ever played a videogame that you really enjoyed, you’ve probably spent a lot of time enthusing over [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-videogame-scriptwriter/ [tags ]The 5 Best Places To Watch Competitive Gaming Online
Competitive gaming seems to be hitting its stride. The release of games like Starcraft II, League of Legends and the new Counter Strike, all of which were designed with a focus on competitive play, has re-invigorated the community. There are a number of strong tournaments focusing on these and other games.
Finding out where to watch [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/the-5-best-places-to-watch-competitive-gaming-online/ [tags ]It’s #PositiveTwitterDay Today: Will You Participate?
Did you know that today is #PositiveTwitterDay? In an effort to get a little camaraderie going on the 140-character network, a group of people are sending out messages of positivity in each tweet – and, like any online movement these days, a group of detractors are trolling.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/its-positivetwitterday-today-will-you-participate/ [tags ]The Three Things That Matter in Internet Marketing
There are only three things that matter in Internet marketing. The first is to be able to generate traffic. The second thing is to be able to convert that traffic into sales. The third thing is to be able to discern what markets actually have money and are willing to spend that money on your [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/the-three-things-that-matter-in-internet-marketing/ [tags ]A Commitment or a Decision?
The difference between those that find success online and those that do not often comes down to the question of whether or not a person made a decision to build an online business or if they made a commitment to build a business on the Internet. Deciding to build a business is a good start, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/a-commitment-or-a-decision/ [tags ]With New 1 Cent Ad Prices, Twitter’s On Track To Earn $350M This Year
Yesterday Twitter launched interest-based targeting for their advertising products, allowing brands and marketers to target users based on the content of the tweets they send and the accounts they follow.
Along with this announcement came a somewhat overlooked fact: Twitter is lowering their minimum ad bid from 50 cents to just one penny. And some analysts [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/with-new-1-cent-ad-prices-twitters-on-track-to-earn-350m-this-year/ [tags ]Internet campaign pushes for Taylor Swift in Allston - Boston.com
 Fuse | Internet campaign pushes for Taylor Swift in Allston Boston.com Taylor Swift is making Massachusetts news yet again — but not because of her relationship with Conor Kennedy. This time, the country-pop star is the subject [...] |
Moviegoers (and their pets) flock to Internet cat video film festival - NBCNews.com (blog)
 ABC News | Moviegoers (and their pets) flock to Internet cat video film festival NBCNews.com (blog) Craig Lassig / AP. Leroy Bergstrom of Maple Plain, Minn. arrives with his cat Maestro before the Walker Art Center's first [...] |
Facebook, Twitter Rated The Riskiest Social Media Sites For Brands [STUDY]
You’ve heard all about the good things that social media can do for your business – brand awareness, customer support, affordable marketing, boosting website traffic and driving sales – but what about the risks?
Platforms such as Twitter and Facebook empower companies to liaise with customers and engage prospects, but the open, transparent nature of these [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/facebook-twitter-rated-the-riskiest-social-media-sites-for-brands-study/ [tags ]Internet addiction 'has genetic cause' - Telegraph.co.uk
 PsychCentral.com | Internet addiction 'has genetic cause' Telegraph.co.uk Describing the impact of the genetic variant on those who had it, he said: “Within the group of subjects exhibiting problematic internet behaviour this variant occurs more frequently, in [...] |
An Internet milestone, birthed in Charlottesville - The Daily Progress
 VICE | An Internet milestone, birthed in Charlottesville The Daily Progress From a nondescript room in downtown Charlottesville, President Barack Obama made history, at least on the Internet. Right after his speech Wednesday afternoon at the nTelos [...] |
Kaspersky Internet Security (2013) - PC Magazine
 ITProPortal | Kaspersky Internet Security (2013) PC Magazine Bottom Line Kaspersky Internet Security is a competent security suite that delivers everything you need for protection. Its phishing and spam protection are improved since last year, and the [...] |
LG, Philips Join Up for Internet TV Amid Apple Threat - Businessweek
| LG, Philips Join Up for Internet TV Amid Apple Threat Businessweek (6502), LG Electronics Inc. (066570) and Royal Philips Electronics NV (PHIA) are banding together to develop a common system that allows users to listen to music, watch videos and play games via [...] |
Internet users vote for Taylor Swift to appear at Allston school for deaf - Boston Globe
 Boston Globe | Internet users vote for Taylor Swift to appear at Allston school for deaf Boston Globe Singer Taylor Swift is seen in a scene from her new music video "We Are Never Ever Getting Back [...] |
The 36 Rules Of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
Everyone’s an influencer. The consumer is out for himself (not for you). Optimize content. It’s an organism, not a process. Think past vanity metrics (like followers). Update your Facebook Page… or delete it.
Good advice, right? As much as it frustrates marketers, the business of social media is as much an art as it is a [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/the-36-rules-of-social-media-infographic/ [tags ]Gerry Harvey sick of internet 'spin' - The Age
 The Age | Gerry Harvey sick of internet 'spin' The Age Harvey Norman has joined the throng of downtrodden retailers this year to plaster its financial presentations with the term "omni-channel" in the hope of looking internet [...] |
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Cool Websites and Tools [August 30th 2012]
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MillionShort – Many people, when searching for something, rarely go past [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/cool-websites-and-tools-august-30th-2012/ [tags ]Google Now Brings New Tidings With Sports Scores, Showtimes, And Public Alerts [Updates]
If you happen to own an Android Jellybean device with the mobile Google search assistant, your smartphone just became handier. The very useful Google Now which is a part of search, got a few changes in its latest update. So, you may ask what’s new.
The update to the search assistant brings new cards which will display [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/google-now-brings-new-tidings-with-sports-scores-showtimes-and-public-alerts-updates/ [tags ]What Is the Windows 7 Reliability Monitor And How to Get The Most Out Of It
How do you know when a computer is reliable? How exactly do you even define something as abstract as “reliability”.
When I think about what makes my computer reliable, in my opinion it is all about whether or not the computer can run the applications that I need it to, without any sort of lagging, freezing [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/what-is-the-windows-7-reliability-monitor-and-how-to-get-the-most-out-of-it/ [tags ]Omea Reader: Free RSS Client And Newsgroup Aggregator [Windows]
RSS is one of those web technologies that boomed many years ago but isn’t a top priority anymore. With the advent of widespread social networking, many users end up getting their updates through emails and site-specific news feeds. But for blogs, which are still on a popularity rise, RSS is one of the best ways [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/omea-reader-free-rss-client-and-newsgroup-aggregator-windows/ [tags ]Never Fumble In Darkness Again with Flashlight for iOS
At your seat in the cinema. In your car’s footwell. Under the bed. These are all places where you will inevitably drop stuff, and retrieving them can be tricky, especially if it’s dark and you haven’t got a flashlight. Let’s be honest now, how many people have you come across who has had a flashlight [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/never-fumble-in-darkness-again-with-flashlight-for-ios/ [tags ]Twitter’s New Interest Targeting Is Interesting, But Will It Work?
Twitter announced a new offering today: Interest targeting. And it’s . . . interesting.
Unlike Facebook, which focuses on clearly identified audience segments, Twitter has decided it will identify target audiences based on “interests.” This sounds great – but will it work?
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/twitters-new-interest-targeting-is-interesting-but-will-it-work/ [tags ]LastPass For Firefox: The Ideal Password Management System
If you’ve not yet decided to use a password manager for your myriad logins online, it’s time you took a look at one of the best options around: LastPass. Many people are cautious about using a password manager, while others are often just undecided about which services are safe enough to use. LastPass is one [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/lastpass-for-firefox-the-ideal-password-management-system/ [tags ]Use Embiggen’s Large Font For Android So You No Longer Have To Shout
Remember that iPhone app called Say Anything? It basically lets you write anything in a huge typeface across your device’s screen, so you can just wave your phone around the bar instead of trying to shout and be heard about the din.
Well, if you’ve got an Android device, you’re not out in the cold! [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/use-embiggens-large-font-for-android-so-you-no-longer-have-to-shout/ [tags ]Amazon Launches Its Android Appstore In the U.K., Germany, France, Italy & Spain [Updates]
It’s an exciting day for Europeans, with the recent launch of Amazon’s Appstore in the U.K., Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Amazon’s Appstore is a curated app market for Android, and has been available only in the U.S. since its launch over a year ago.
Known as simply the Amazon Appstore in the U.S., it comes [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/amazon-launches-its-android-appstore-in-the-u-k-germany-france-italy-spain-updates/ [tags ]4 Digital Distribution Gaming Clients You Might Like More Than Steam [MUO Gaming]
With the recent release of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, you could argue that Valve’s Steam is as popular as ever. The refreshed FPS adds new depth to to Valve as a brand and certainly empowers Steam as the world’s leading desktop gaming client.
Although we’ve been taught to worship anything Steam’s Gabe Newell pushes out at us, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/4-digital-distribution-gaming-clients-you-might-like-more-than-steam-muo-gaming/ [tags ]Talked About On Twitter: Tropical Storm Isaac
As thousands of people in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are evacuating their homes, quite a few are taking a moment to post pics of their plight on Twitter.
Not even a tropical storm can stop Twitter – or to quote Twitter, “the tweets must flow.”
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/talked-about-on-twitter-tropical-storm-isaac/ [tags ]Meatball, The Bear, Has More Twitter Followers Than You
We know followers don’t matter, but admit it – knowing that a BEAR has more followers than you irks you, doesn’t it? Just a little?
Well, in this post we share Meatball the Bear’s secrets to Twitter success!
They’re, um, not from the bear – they’re from us (didn’t want to disappoint you).
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/31/meatball-the-bear-has-more-twitter-followers-than-you/ [tags ]Why Won’t My Windows 7 Updates Install?
Windows Update is one of the key elements of Microsoft’s operating system for keeping your computer working and up to date. Without it, your computer would freely collect malware, unpatched security holes would be exploited and generally things would run pretty slowly.
Fortunately, your computer does have Windows Update, capable of adding new functionality, fixes, service [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/why-wont-my-windows-7-updates-install/ [tags ]How to Qualify Prospects for a Successful Email Campaign and Achieve Brand Loyalty
Have you ever wondered how internet gurus of online marketing have managed to curve a niche for themselves and create a trail of loyal and satisfied customers in this vast ocean called the internet? This article will seek to show my readers how to qualify email addresses for successful email campaigns. I will show you [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/how-to-qualify-prospects-for-a-successful-email-campaign-and-achieve-brand-loyalty/ [tags ]First Internet Cat Video Festival Starts... - ABC News
 ABC7Chicago.com | First Internet Cat Video Festival Starts… ABC News Beautifully made films with subtitles they are not, but to some they are the most beautiful (or at least LOL-worthy) things online. Yes, we're talking about the [...] |
SlideWall: Rotating Wallpaper With Images From Your Computer Or The Web [Linux]
Want rotating wallpaper in Ubuntu, but don’t want to use the default slideshows? Design your own with SlideWall. This easy-to-use software lets you pick which photos you want to rotate and when, and can even automatically download and rotate high-quality wallpapers from the web.
You can even set your wallpaper to a real-time depiction of where [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/slidewall-rotating-wallpaper-with-images-from-your-computer-or-the-web-linux/ [tags ]Play DOS Games In Chrome With NaClBox and Google Native Client
There are a lot of exciting new Web technologies emerging at the moment, with Google’s Native Client joining HTML5 and CSS3 in paving the way to a more versatile and interactive Internet. It’s not ActiveX and it’s not Java, though much like those two dinosaurs Native Client is designed to allow for the execution of [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/play-dos-games-in-chrome-with-naclbox-and-google-native-client/ [tags ]NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' plays host to Internet radio show - NBCNews.com
 NBCNews.com | NASA's 'Mohawk Guy' plays host to Internet radio show NBCNews.com NASA rocket scientist-turned-celebrity Bobak Ferdowsi, who gained fame for his star-spangled Mohawk hairdo, plans to host an Internet radio broadcast Thursday (Aug. 30). Ferdowsi, a [...] |
Obama's Reddit AMA breaks record, Ohanian invites Romney - CBS News
 Zap2it.com (blog) | Obama's Reddit AMA breaks record, Ohanian invites Romney CBS News During a 30-minute question-and-answer session commonly referred to as an AMA – which stands for "ask me anything" – the President addressed Citizens United, [...] |
AP Exclusive: Nigeria Secret Police Details Leaked - ABC News
 ABC News | AP Exclusive: Nigeria Secret Police Details Leaked ABC News Personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, leaked onto the [...] |
8 Reasons Why I’m Buying GTA V On Release Day [MUO Gaming]
Grand Theft Auto V is definitely on its way. This is a fact we know for sure, but everything else about the game is draped in a cloth of mystery. We don’t know when it’s being released, the main protagonist, the setting, the storyline, or anything else of substance. Many people have had educated guesses, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/8-reasons-why-im-buying-gta-v-on-release-day-muo-gaming/ [tags ]The 10 Best PC Platformers Under 10 Bucks
The PC probably is not the average gamer’s first choice when it comes to platforming, but this is only because other genres overshadow the robust selection of platformers that are available for computers. In fact, some recent platform games started on PC or are best when played on the PC.
All you need to do is [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/the-10-best-pc-platformers-under-10-bucks/ [tags ]Spotify Updates iOS App With Playlist Sorting, New Login Screen And More [Updates]
The tireless people behind Spotify are at it again, this time with another great update for their iOS application. This update brings some new features that help make that $9.99 a month price tag to be a premium member a little more valuable. With this update, iPhone users will notice a shiny new screen when [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/spotify-updates-ios-app-with-playlist-sorting-new-login-screen-and-more-updates/ [tags ]The 2012 political tug of war for the Internet - Fox News
| The 2012 political tug of war for the Internet Fox News On Tuesday the GOP took up the cause at the Republican National Convention, adding support for Internet freedom to the party's official platform. David Segal, executive director of Demand Progress, an activist [...] |
Would You Place A 911 Call On Twitter?
The Japanese government is considering taking steps to make Twitter and other social networks an official emergency call system.
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Enjoy Free Over-The-Air TV Shows in HD with Mohu Leaf [Giveaway]
The Mohu Leaf is a paper-thin TV antenna you can hang on your wall to get HD-quality television, for free. Cable is quaint. Web-savvy consumers ditched that overpaid service a long time ago: it’s simply cheaper to stream shows online or purchase them later, especially if you only watch a few.
But ditching cable doesn’t mean [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/enjoy-free-over-the-air-tv-shows-in-hd-with-mohu-leaf-giveaway/ [tags ]Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone To Direct Short Film
Biz Stone, who co-founded Twitter alongside Jack Dorsey and Evan Williams, is one of a group of celebrities who are teaming up with multiple Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (Cocoon, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) to make a short film, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
Stone, who left Twitter in June of last year, and began [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/twitter-co-founder-biz-stone-to-direct-short-film/ [tags ]AP Exclusive: Nigeria Secret Police Details... - ABC News
| AP Exclusive: Nigeria Secret Police Details… ABC News Personnel records of former and current members of Nigeria's top domestic spy agency, including home addresses and names of immediate family members, leaked onto the Internet in a threatening message that claimed to come from [...] |
Get 25GB Of Free Box Storage Space When You Register With Fetchnotes [Updates]
The developers of the cross-platform mobile application, Fetchnotes, recently added another way to back up and secure your notes created in its mobile app, this time to the cloud storage service, Box.com. If you’re not currently a Box user, you can sign up and get a whopping 25GB of storage space to upload any files [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/get-25gb-of-free-box-storage-space-when-you-register-with-fetchnotes-updates/ [tags ]Twitter And Facebook Vs. Branded Communities – Which Is Better For Customer Support? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Cast your mind back, oh, five or ten years, to the days before social media had evolved into the behemoth we know and (mostly) love today.
Back then – in days of yore, as I like to call it – if you wanted online customer support from a brand you had to visit their website, find [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/twitter-and-facebook-vs-branded-communities-which-is-better-for-customer-support-infographic/ [tags ]Cool Websites and Tools [August 29th 2012]
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Is Microsoft On The Verge Of Greatness Again? [We Ask You]
Microsoft has had a somewhat rough ride of late. Apple’s emergence from near-bankruptcy to tech giant has coincided with tough times at its traditional enemy Microsoft. Bill Gates stepped down as CEO in 2000, handing the role over to his longtime comedy sidekick Steve Ballmer. The years that followed saw some serious missteps being taken [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/is-microsoft-on-the-verge-of-greatness-again-we-ask-you/ [tags ]Soluto Launches ‘Quick Question’ To Allow PC Users To Get Help With One Button [Updates]
All of us geeks out there know what it is like to be tech support for our friends and family. They turn to us when they have a computer issue, and expect us to pinpoint and fix the problem in an instant. While we love helping friends and family where possible, sometimes it can be [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/soluto-launches-quick-question-to-allow-pc-users-to-get-help-with-one-button-updates/ [tags ]Download And Record Music For Free Using Audials One 9
Music is one of the most traded forms of media on the Internet. We’ve long since passed the days of purchasing vinyl records and cassette tapes with analog music data; now we can enjoy music in the form of digital audio files like MP3. But what’s the best way to get your hands on your [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/download-and-record-music-for-free-using-audials-one-9/ [tags ]Why Procrastination Can’t Be Cured By Task Management Apps [Opinion]
Time management is something that almost all of us are striving for. For the longest time I’ve struggled with it, and in some aspects I still do. One of my many methods in “overcoming” my lack of time management was to use task management applications: Remember The Milk, Producteev, Toodledo, Todoist, Wunderlist… I’ve tried them [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/why-procrastination-cant-be-cured-by-task-management-apps-opinion/ [tags ]President Obama Takes Questions From the Internet on Reddit - New York Times (blog)
 New York Times (blog) | President Obama Takes Questions From the Internet on Reddit New York Times (blog) The president answered several questions about his administration's position on Internet rights and the importance of space exploration. In [...] |
Take A Closer Look At Maxthon, One Of The Coolest iPhone Browsers On The Market
I am always on the hunt for a better way to browse the Internet on my iPhone. While there is not necessarily anything wrong with Mobile Safari, I still feel I need something better. I have been quite happy using Google Chrome on my iPhone for a couple of months now. Then, Maxthon for iOS [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/take-a-closer-look-at-maxthon-one-of-the-coolest-iphone-browsers-on-the-market/ [tags ]Judge refuses to delay NY case for Google appeal
The federal judge presiding over challenges to Google Inc.’s plans to create the world’s largest digital library has refused to delay the 7-year-old case while Google appeals his decision to grant authors class certification.
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Expensify’s Mobile and Web Client Duo Makes It The Only Expense Tracker You’ll Ever Want To Use
A while ago, I was searching for a dependable expense tracker and budget planner. Presumably, a mobile app would be the answer, since it’s more convenient to record daily spendings on the go, right after the purchase is made. Along that that presumption, the mobile app should also feature an export or desktop companion. So [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/expensifys-mobile-and-web-client-duo-makes-it-the-only-expense-tracker-youll-ever-want-to-use/ [tags ]4 Ways Technology is Enhancing (Not Replacing) Traditional Board Games
Despite some fears that digital board games are replacing the real thing, everything I can see points in the other direction. In fact, I’d go say so far as to say that physical board games in general are experiencing a profound resurgence and rise to fame, and that this in no small part due to [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/4-ways-technology-is-enhancing-not-replacing-traditional-board-games/ [tags ]3 Top Cross Platform DJ Apps To Get Your Party Started
I’ve got a thing for vinyl, especially white labels. If it’s dusty, dubiously labelled and going for a couple of dollars then I absolutely have to buy it. Digital DJing takes some of the fun out of the pastimes associated with DJing, but then again it also adds another layer of accessibility that manual turntablism [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/3-top-cross-platform-dj-apps-to-get-your-party-started/ [tags ]GOP Platform Calls For 'Internet Freedom,' Opposes Net Neutrality - Huffington Post
 ABC News | GOP Platform Calls For 'Internet Freedom,' Opposes Net Neutrality Huffington Post TAMPA, Fla. — The Republican Party pleasantly surprised open Internet advocates on Tuesday by including support for "Internet freedom" in its official 2012 [...] |
Klout’s Updated Stats Are Interesting, But Confusing
We told you about Klout’s new scoring mechanism a few weeks ago and mentioned they would soon be sharing new features and something called “moments.”
Well, we got to check out these new features today and they’re certainly interesting – but a bit confusing too.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/klouts-updated-stats-are-interesting-but-confusing/ [tags ]NY judge refuses to delay case for Google appeal
A judge presiding over challenges to Google Inc.’s plans to create the world’s largest digital library says he will not delay the case while Google appeals his decision granting authors class certification.
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What Is The Windows Experience Index, And How To Maximize It
The average user doesn’t have a clue what type of hardware they really need. To them, hardware specifications are a jungle and figuring out what they should upgrade if they experience performance issues is a daunting adventure. To make all of this a little easier, Microsoft introduced the Windows Experience Index with Windows Vista.
The index [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/what-is-the-windows-experience-index-and-how-to-maximize-it/ [tags ]Expensify’s Mobile and Web Client Duo Makes It The Only Expense Tracker You’ll Ever Want To Use
A while ago, I was searching for a dependable expense tracker and budget planner. Presumably, a mobile app would be the answer, since it’s more convenient to record daily spendings on the go, right after the purchase is made. Along that that presumption, the mobile app should also feature an export or desktop companion. So [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/expensifys-mobile-and-web-client-duo-makes-it-the-only-expense-tracker-youll-ever-want-to-use/ [tags ]Learn About Neil Armstrong & The Apollo 11 Moon Landing On The Web
Neil Armstrong passed away on Aug. 25, 2012, after a life filled with magnificent achievements. Sadly, his death prompted many people across the InterWebs, particularly on social media sites, to ask, Who was Neil Armstrong, and why should I know of him? Surely everyone should know who Neil Armstrong was and what he achieved. After [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/learn-about-neil-armstrong-the-apollo-11-moon-landing-on-the-web/ [tags ]Teen’s Death Is Eerie Reminder About Stranger Danger Online
Hannah Truelove is said to have been a shy teen. And although external beauty isn’t the measure of a person, friends say her inner beauty was equally striking.
She was found dead this past Friday night, just behind the apartment complex where she lived with her mom. Police suspect social media played a role – and [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/teens-death-is-eerie-reminder-about-stranger-danger-online/ [tags ]The Official SkyDrive App For Android Is Available For Download [Updates]
After the promise comes the news. Microsoft announced today that the official SkyDrive app for Android phones is available for download from the Google Play store. With the coming of SkyDrive’s Android app, you can have everywhere-anywhere access to your documents in the cloud via your smartphone.
The Android app is now part of the trinity [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/30/the-official-skydrive-app-for-android-is-available-for-download-updates/ [tags ]How To Resolve Problems With Flash On YouTube
Are YouTube videos displaying a green screen? Is your browser crashing when you try to watch them? Or do they just not play properly? Issues with Flash, which YouTube uses to play videos, may cause all these problems — and more. These quick troubleshooting steps will resolve problems playing videos on YouTube for almost everyone.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/how-to-resolve-problems-with-flash-on-youtube/ [tags ]Twitter Launches Certified Products Program, Detailing Specific Requirements That Many Developers Would Have Appreciated Last Year
Twitter is looking “for products that extend Twitter’s reach and enable businesses to be more successful on Twitter.”
This comes after alienating many developers that extended Twitter’s reach and enabled businesses to be more successful online. Note the distinction.
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 Slyck | GOP adopts Internet freedom plank #thecircuit Washington Post (blog) GOP adopts Internet freedom plank: Part of the platform the Republican party adopted Tuesday night included language to protect Internet freedom, something that lawmakers and interest [...] |
Springpad vs Evernote: Why Visual Orientation Matters In An Online Notebook
It’s easy to understand why there are tons of online and software notebooks out there to choose from: mainly because there is so much information to manage, bookmark, and share in our online and mobile file cabinets. Clearly Evernote serves this purpose as a cross-platform notebook. It is supported by hundreds of other Internet services, mobile [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/springpad-vs-evernote-why-visual-orientation-matters-in-an-online-notebook/ [tags ]2012 Republican Convention: GOP adopts Internet freedom plank - Washington Post (blog)
| 2012 Republican Convention: GOP adopts Internet freedom plank Washington Post (blog) Part of the platform the Republican party adopted Tuesday night included language to protect Internet freedom, something that lawmakers and interest groups on both sides of the aisle have been calling for [...] |
Nitroshare: Easily Share Files On Your Network Between Multiple Operating Systems
Quickly share files between any two computers on your network. Nitroshare is an application for Linux, Mac and Windows that makes local file sharing simple: just click and drag. Files will end up on the desktop of the receiving computer (or any other folder, if you prefer).
It’s not hard to set up home networking, [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/nitroshare-easily-share-files-on-your-network-between-multiple-operating-systems/ [tags ]Give Instagram A Break And Take PicsArt For A Spin On Your Android
Yes, Instagram isn’t the only game in town. We may or not may be able to give up on your love for Instagram, but that shouldn’t stop us from getting around our tunnel vision and looking at some other really good mobile photo editors (or photo enhancers as I call them).
PicsArt is an Android photo [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/give-instagram-a-break-and-take-picsart-for-a-spin-on-your-android/ [tags ]GOP platform backs Internet 'freedom' - Computerworld
| GOP platform backs Internet 'freedom' Computerworld "The Internet has unleashed innovation, enabled growth, and inspired freedom more rapidly and extensively than any other technological advance in human history," the platform reads. "Its independence is its power. The Internet offers a communications … |
These Researchers Think They Can Identify Psychopaths From Their Tweets [STUDY]
Think you’re playing safe with your tweets? Think again.
Researchers from the Florida Atlantic University and The Online Privacy Foundation have discovered a link between the words we tweet and whether or not we’re… psychopathic.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/these-researchers-think-they-can-identify-psychopaths-from-their-tweets-study/ [tags ]The looming Internet sales tax - New York Daily News (blog)
| The looming Internet sales tax New York Daily News (blog) One of the topics that has my tech and tax policy brethren going these days, and led to an interesting discussion yesterday at the Republican National Convention, is the idea of an Internet [...] |
Firefox 15 Offers 3D Gaming Enhancements, Background Browser Upgrades [Updates]
Firefox fans can now download the latest official release. Firefox 15 builds upon earlier enhancements to the browser’s treatment of online games by including native support for compressed textures via WebGL. This will feature will help 3D games running under Firefox provide better texture quality without destroying performance. There’s also new API support for more [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/firefox-15-offers-3d-gaming-enhancements-background-browser-upgrades-updates/ [tags ]US Republicans Back Internet 'freedom' - PCWorld
| US Republicans Back Internet 'freedom' PCWorld Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida, approved on Tuesday a platform that embraces private-sector autonomy on the Internet and opposes efforts to move Internet governance from the current model to the United Nations or [...] |
Pinch-to-Zoom and Rounded Rectangles: What the Jury Didn't Say
Whatever happens on appeal, I think the jury did an admirable job making sense of the case they were given. They certainly did better than much of the tech media, which have made a complete mess of the verdict.
For example, this by Craig Timberg and Haley Tsukayama in the Augu …
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/pinch-to-zoom-and-rounded-rectangles-what-the-jury-didnt-say/ [tags ]Discover How Many Of Your Followers Are Fake, More Accurately Than Ever
There’s been a lot of buzz – almost a roar, really – about the number of fake followers on Twitter lately. And it all started with this little app: Fakers by Social People, which calculates how many followers of any Twitter account are inactive and how many are downright fake.
And now this simple app has [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/discover-how-many-of-your-followers-are-fake-more-accurately-than-ever/ [tags ]Courts Issue Revised Warnings For Misbehaving Jurors In The Age Of Twitter And Facebook
If you’ve been called up for jury duty, don’t discuss the specifics or your feelings about the case – or the defendant – on your Twitter or Facebook Page.
Common sense, right? Or so you’d think. But as social media continues to integrate itself into all aspects of our personal and professional lives, its misuse in [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/courts-issue-revised-warnings-for-misbehaving-jurors-in-the-age-of-twitter-and-facebook/ [tags ]Evernote Announces Evernote Business And Smart Notebooks [Updates]
Evernote announced last week the formation of what it’s calling Evernote Business in which its application and cloud services will be designed with additional features for small and medium size enterprises. Evernote also announced that it has developed in partnership with the classic paper notebook company, Moleskine, a new limited edition Evernote Smart Notebook that’s designed [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/evernote-announces-evernote-business-and-smart-notebooks-updates/ [tags ]Twitter Shares Generate 10X More Revenue Than Facebook, Pinterest Combined, Says Amazon [STUDY]
Much has been made of Pinterest’s rapid rise to social media darling and, more importantly, website referral traffic monster.
Indeed, Pinterest’s female-friendly demographic has quickly established the pinboarding platform as a better source of referral traffic than Twitter, Bing and Stumbleupon, and a Shopify study back in May suggested that Pinterest users were more likely to [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/twitter-shares-generate-10x-more-revenue-than-facebook-pinterest-combined-says-amazon-study/ [tags ]Faster, more dynamic internet edging closer? - ZDNet
| Faster, more dynamic internet edging closer? ZDNet Keeping the internet working is a 24×7 struggle I became familiar with when I ran the technology side of one of the UK's national ISPs. Recently I spent some time talking to business ISP and hosting [...] |
AP Exclusive: Syria Defectors Live in Secret Camp - ABC News
| AP Exclusive: Syria Defectors Live in Secret Camp ABC News The men live in trailers with fans but no air conditioning, surrounded by barbed wire, and they pass their days browsing the Internet and watching TV for news of Syria's civil war, longing [...] |
2012-08-28
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/cool-websites-and-tools-august-28th-2012/ [tags ]User-Generated Content Done Right With These 6 Games [MUO Gaming]
One of my favorite things to see in a video game is user-generated content. That is, as long as it makes sense within the context of the game, of course. Allowing users to create and manipulate the game world opens up an endless world of possibilities. Admittedly, some of the created content will not be [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/user-generated-content-done-right-with-these-6-games-muo-gaming/ [tags ]A Quick and Dirty Method for Content Creation
Content creation is one of the main keys to getting a good ranking on the search engines. Therefore, it makes sense to have a strategy for creating all of the posts, pages, and whatever assets the company or the individual needs to do well on the Internet.
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/a-quick-and-dirty-method-for-content-creation/ [tags ]How, & How Often, Do You Back Up Your Files? [You Told Us]
Digital formats are a brilliant innovation let down by one fatal flaw: If anything bad happens – be it theft, failure, or natural disaster – to the physical object housing the data, then a lifetime of work (or more likely your whole music and movie collections) can literally be lost forever.
This is why backing up [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/how-how-often-do-you-back-up-your-files-you-told-us/ [tags ]Microsoft Office 2013: On-Demand Desktop Office Applications On Any Computer [Updates]
One of the novel features that the guys from Redmond hope to debut with Office 2013 is Office on Demand. Office on Demand basically would allow you to use any of the Office applications as and when you need to use them without the usual installation.
With Office on Demand, subscribers will be able to download [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/microsoft-office-2013-on-demand-desktop-office-applications-on-any-computer-updates/ [tags ]5 Freaky Subreddits That Will Keep You Up At Night
I think I’m an insomniac – I stay up all the time, leaving sleep at the very bottom of my priority list. I understand that it isn’t healthy, and truth be told, I’m working on it. However, what doesn’t help is the fact that I spend a lot of time on Reddit. What makes it [...]
http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/5-freaky-subreddits-that-will-keep-you-up-at-night/ [tags ]Want To Be A Twitterspondent At MTV’s Video Music Awards?
Do you plan to watch MTV‘s Video Music Awards on September 6? Well, wouldn’t it be more fun attending the event in person?
If you know your way around a #hashtag and can come up with the best entry, you could win a spot at the award show acting as a Twitterspondent!
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http://find-best.biz/2012/08/29/want-to-be-a-twitterspondent-at-mtvs-video-music-awards/ [tags ]Euro ISPs defend new fees as 'business class' Internet (Q&A) - CNET
 Financial Times | Euro ISPs defend new fees as 'business class' Internet (Q&A) CNET Euro ISPs defend new fees as 'business class' Internet (Q&A). Head of European network operators association tells CNET that his proposal to a [...] |
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