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Scenic cabin in the mountains of Norway [Wallpaper]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 0

You won’t get electricity and probably no Internet here, but boy is the scenery beautiful.

Watch Kim Komando in 1990s explain what a computer is [Video]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 3

“What happens when you press the wrong button? Does it blow up?”

Windows 8 is an overachiever [Image]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 3

Windows Update is “189% complete”.

“Video games are the #1 cause of violence” [Comic]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 2

With all this violence, we should have video game control instead of gun control.

What hurts more, childbirth or getting kicked in the balls? [Video]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 3

Another very interesting and informative video by AsapSCIENCE.

“How humans eat their food” [Video]

Ashraf April 28, 2013 5

Hilarious video mocks different cultures from around the world.

US ambassador asks Australia to stop pirating Game of Thrones

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 4

Still of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Gwendoline Christie in Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is one of the most pirated TV series in recent history, but there’s good reason for it. No I’m not condoning piracy, and it’s certainly immoral in many cases- not to mention illegal. You see Game of Thrones is an HBO exclusive television series. Up until the [...]

Wolfram Alpha almost made a deal with Google but it “blew up”

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 2

Stephen Wolfram from Wolfram Alpha

If you’ve never heard of it, Wolfram Alpha is a pretty unique search engine tool. It’s specifically designed to “compute answers” and “provide knowledge.” It essentially generates an extremely detailed report of any topic that you query. Wolfram is very popular with students, mainly because of the type of content [...]

Next Xbox will have ability to be “always online” but game developers have the choice to use it or not [Rumor]

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 2

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There are quite a few rumors floating around about the next Xbox, but most of them are just that- rumors. We don’t actually know what features the next Xbox will have, nor do we know much about the internal hardware. We do know one thing for sure, Microsoft is going [...]

[Windows] KCleaner cleans junk files that CCleaner misses, has automatic scheduling support

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 33

KCleaner Main Ui In my personal opinion, CCleaner is one of the best system cleaning tools available. Of course, there are tons of alternatives and I’m sure a lot of you dotTechies have an app that you prefer. The point here is that whenever I try a new cleaning tool I compare it [...]

[Android] Delete duplicate contacts with Merge+

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 0

Merge+ review merger One of the things I hate most about my Android device, is that because of all the different accounts I have stored on it, I end up with multiple contact cards for the same person. This means, I have the same person three or four different times across various social [...]

[Linux] Tint2 is a lightweight panel (taskbar)

Derrik April 27, 2013 0

ecran1 Looking for a lightweight panel (taskbar) for Linux? Check out Tint2. It’s an easily customized and light panel with a decent amount of features. It might not be the most advanced panel on the block, but it might just be the lightest.[...]

WHAT IS IT AND WHAT DOES

[Android] Screebl Lite prevents the screen on your smartphone or tablet from turning off while you are using it

Derrik April 27, 2013 1

unnamed (1) Ever been reading something on your Android phone or tablet when the screen suddenly turns off? Or maybe you are not reading but are using your phone or tablet for something else. Wish you could solve this problem? Screebl Lite is here to help; it identifies when you’re using your [...]

[Mac OS X] Screen Utility is a 3-in-1 app that finds dead pixels and helps easily hide desktop icons

Tucker April 27, 2013 0

I have kind of a love-hate relationship with multipurpose apps. I’ve yet to find a 3-in-1 or 4-in-1 or 8-in-1 app package that is truly useful. This “Swiss army knife” approach to apps sounds good in theory, but in practice, the execution leaves a little something to be desired. That [...]

[iPhone] Scan and analyze your WiFi network with Fing

Tucker April 27, 2013 1

Don’t you hate it when your Internet is slow? There are tons of reasons that this can happen, but sometimes the culprit is an annoying neighbor who is hogging all your bandwidth. If you have an unsecured Wi-Fi connection, or if someone has figured out your password, this can explain [...]

Researchers develop artificial sense of touch for robots, not long until Blade Runner is a reality

Briley Kenney April 27, 2013 0

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In the future, androids -no not the mobile smartphone brand, but human-like robots- will be developed with a combination of various types of technology. Tech hasn’t quite advanced enough to allow for the development of a human-like robot yet. However, today we’re one step closer to that reality. Scientists from [...]

Awesome water slide at Atlantis Paradise Island resort in Bahamas [Amazing Photo of the Day]

Ashraf April 27, 2013 5

This is a water slide that shares water with sharks.

Blue-eyed white tiger [Wallpaper]

Ashraf April 27, 2013 4

This is probably photoshopped but I believe big cat fans won’t care.

The troll that makes you procrastinate [Comic]

Ashraf April 27, 2013 1

Whenever you procrastinate and waste time instead of getting work done, just play Trolley.

The history of Superman and related villains [Infographic]

Ashraf April 26, 2013 2

This awesome infographic details the history of Superman, since 1930s.

This “ultimate filing system” automatically files your documents after you print them [Video]

Ashraf April 26, 2013 1

This is a lot more entertaining than it should be. I need to get out more.

Arena.Xlsm is a video game built inside Microsoft Excel, work has never been so much fun

Briley Kenney April 26, 2013 4

Arena XLism Screenshot

Some employers monitor work computers for unnecessary software, which means you can’t install games and play them at work. But what if you could play a game using software they already have installed?

Cary Walkin, an accountant and aspiring developer, created an entire turn-based RPG that can be played in [...]

This unique smartphone technology can triangulate the source of gunfire

Briley Kenney April 26, 2013 0

Vanderbilt gunfire tracking system

Hypothetically speaking, let’s say law enforcement receives information about a potential threat at an event. The source of the threat turns out to be a rogue sniper, who fires a weapon from afar. Being able to pinpoint the exact location from where the gunfire originated is going to take some [...]

Google releases Chrome Office Viewer extension, will help you avoid those pesky virus-infected Office files

Enrique April 26, 2013 3

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Google just released a new Chrome extension called the Chrome Office Viewer — it of course let’s you open and view Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint only) directly in your browser. It sounds like just another way to make things more convenient (and make Chrome OS sound more [...]

For the first time ever, smartphones have outsold feature phones worldwide

Enrique April 26, 2013 3

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According to industry analyst IDC’s recent sales data, the first quarter of 2013 has a very significant statistic. Smartphones have finally outsold feature phones (cell phones that are not smartphones but do more than just calls and texts — basically all non-smartphone cell phones) worldwide. However, the lead is very [...]

Chinese firm is looking to hire a “Chief Pornographic Identification Officer”

Enrique April 26, 2013 6

chinapolice

We’ve all heard about countries wanting to rid the internet of porn — South Korea and Iceland to name a few. China is also one of these countries, and if you’ve ever wondered how they choose their porn-fighters, it’s simple. Like every other job, they post a job listing!

Security [...]

Qualcomm’s extremely fast Snapdragon 800 chip to begin mass production in May, enables 4K video playback on phones and tablets

Enrique April 26, 2013 0

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Android’s current cream of the crop in terms of performance consists of the HTC One, the LG Optimus G, the Sony Xperia Z and of course, the Samsung Galaxy S4. All four phones (or at least a variant of it) have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 600 chip for its processor, and it [...]

Apple’s ads are finally back to how they should be: one of the industry’s best

Enrique April 26, 2013 0

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I’m a fan of great advertising. And Apple, much like Google, is one of the industry’s best. Their recent more upbeat ads for the iPhone and iPad highlighting all the different apps, however, weren’t exactly great. In fact, I think those ads might have been some of their worst, especially [...]

[Windows] Improve your boot time by disabling startup items and services with Anvi Startup Booster

Briley Kenney April 26, 2013 8

Startup Booster Main UI After a while, Windows can start taking a long time to boot. There are many reasons for this, which all have to do with normal wear and tear of the operating system. One of the best ways to speed up boot time in Windows is to disable various applications and [...]

[Android] Record phone calls with InCall Recorder & Voice

Briley Kenney April 26, 2013 1

InCall Recorder and voice organized library Most smartphones don’t ship with an in-call voice recorder. This is because recording a private conversation over the phone without the consent of those involved is often illegal. It still sucks that most phones don’t come with a recording tool because there are situations where it’s necessary to record the [...]

[Linux] Thunar is a lightweight file manager [Mac OS X]

Derrik April 26, 2013 0

Need a lightweight file manager for Linux? Thunar might be just what you’re looking for. Thunar is a large part of the XFCE desktop environment and is based on being lightweight but elegant. Let’s see how it compares to some of the other file managers.[...]

WHAT IS IT AND

[Android] Easily sort new photos into specific folders with Camera Folders

Derrik April 26, 2013 0

Fed up with photo/camera managing software that is just too complicated? Camera Folders is an extremely easy way to manage which folders that pictures are stored in after taking them. It’s not as advanced as some of the more full-featured picture sorting/management apps, but it does the job.[...]