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5 Free Apps to Clone Your Hard Drive - Download Squad (25)
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Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Shareware, Freeware Hard drive prices are so low now that it really makes sense to use an imaging program. That way you've got a perfectly cloned backup of your system exactly the way you have it configured in case of a crash, which is much more convenient than reinstalling Windows, activating, and loading all your applications all over again. Here are four great apps to get the job done - without ...Shared by amouraux (3) Antonio (47) Brandon J. Mendelson (17) carmepla (10) Daniel (9) Denis (2) Dragos Pirvu (638) Ed Kopp (28) Indian Stallion (13) infomaniac (14) Jdorfman (19) Jesse (21) Joelle (9) JPowers (39) Kathy (330) Kavi (4) Kwasi (141) Mark Collier (1) maxyRO (482) Murtadh (8) niklas fischer (1) Scott Morningstar (5) Selwin (23) taylor (298) warrior007 (246)Contribute comment -
Google Chrome - A New Chapter in Browser History? (12)
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Chrome, a Google Browser. It was about time. I’m sure you have heard a lot about Google Chrome already. If you haven’t tried it yet, keep reading because I have tried it for you, and I will summarize everything you should be aware of. Alright, did we really need another browser? Maybe. Google’s approach was to analyze existing technology and then make it better. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? The comic strip that introduces the ideas ...Shared by Abdul Jaleel (28) AJ (173) Brandon (24) evicius (18) geekblake (8) infomaniac (14) Kathy Brewis (60) MakeUseOf (2) metaeuphoria (20) shandiz (86) Tad Chef (114) taylor (298)Contribute comment -
BatRest from Seskimo (1)
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Seskimo of London has rolled out the BatRest, and this unique iPhone 3G holder is touted to be the first in the world which folds flat to the size of a credit card, slipping comfortably into your wallet. This makes it highly portable, and is perfect for folks who use their iPhone 3G as a primary video watching device as well. It works great for frequent travelers as your hands don’t have to suffer from ...Shared by infomaniac (14)Contribute comment -
"My Documents" Replacement Comes to the Web (40)
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Docstoc, the professional document network, has launched a pair of new features that help transition the site from primarily a document sharing platform to a personal document archive as well. The features, dubbed MyDocs and Sync, allow users to quickly upload their files to the web, where they can be quickly accessed from any computer that supports the ubiquitous Flash plugin. MyDocs is essentially a dashboard for users’ documents, not unlike an online version of ...Shared by AaronTN (34) abiello (6) adam (972) agony (3) Ananya Walia (769) Andrew Mitry (23) Babychen Mathew (339) Bill (27) C.K. (134) Carlos R. Hernandez (37) chris (406) craig (58) David (64) digits12 (716) Dragos Pirvu (638) Egor (6) Frank Gruber (3) Gemstar38 (99) Henry Webb (20) infomaniac (14) Jan (17) janequigley (11) Jawa Buddhavarapu (29) Jennifer Fader (1) Jesse (21) John Jorgensen (31) Mike F (456) Nick Cobb (474) Oudi Antebi (25) RaynerApe (34) Ritu (630) Robert Scoble (70) Ross V (415) Ryan Lewis (65) sean percival (14) Shashi Bellamkonda (2) soody (9) VIPER (69) w0lfh0und (697) webtime (476)Contribute comment -
Roll your own 404s with Error Page Generator (5)
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Filed under: Fun, Internet, Web servicesPlain old 404 Web site error pages are so last century. Now you can make your own custom page with AllVoices' 404 Error Creator tool.Choose a person from a pre-populated list to create the background image, or upload your own. Then, add a title, a few comments, and click "create." Your new 404 error page is created in seconds, along with the code you need to save it for your ...Contribute comment -
MUO Games - Archlord: A Free Jawdropping MMORPG | MakeUseOf.com (13)
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We travel afar to the mythical world of Chantra, the world where the Archlord rules and mystical battles are being fought on a daily basis. Humans, Orcs and Moon Elves rule the land. This is a cruel world, where everyday matters are decided by the steel of swords and the blood masking the grass. Fierce elemental beings walk the earth and mysterious quests are waiting to be solved. There’s one question that lies on everybody’s ...Shared by Alan (28) Andrew (30) baixinho (25) infomaniac (14) J. Abdul-Qahhar (46) JBu92 (53) Jeremiah (19) Joe (64) Juan Carlo Rodríguez (21) Mark (29) Mark (23) Matt (15) Nicki (20)Contribute comment -
Geni’s Quest Toward One World Family Tree (26)
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Geni founder David Sacks has said all along that he wants to create a single family tree for the whole world. Based on some usage stats the company will announce on Thursday, they’re moving towards that goal: over a million unique visitors in August (growth has been steady). And the biggest family tree at Geni now has over 600,000 profiles and 40,000 users (profiles include deceased family members). A key feature driving big trees is ...Shared by AaronTN (34) Adam (15) Adam Selwood (22) AJ (173) Chris (10) cloneofsnake (13) Drew Olanoff (144) G. (27) Greg (8) HokieGeek (25) HollowMarkeD (65) infomaniac (14) Kluzter (19) MasterCKO (6) musicleaf (20) Nick (10) ntutak (13) plosson (20) Praneet (8) Rick Klau (104) Robert (5) Toby (29) Tony Ruscoe (14) Troy (4) William (17) Zoram (19)- Praneet said: Even I have a 'decent' sized family tree at Geni.. nice 'family' social network.
- William said: My family might like this. I'll have to look at it after I disconnect from work -- if that ever happens.
- Kluzter said: Ya era hora!... así es como se hace un buen social network.. que solito se infeste de conexiones... yeeei
Contribute comment - Mashable: Big Stage Takes Your Headshots and Makes a 3D Mug (6)
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PowerPoint Presentations Go Live With authorSTREAM (6)
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authorSTREAM, the site that allows you to send PowerPoint Presentations straight to YouTube, your iPod, and your blog, has released today its newest feature: Present Live. Present Live allows you to share your PowerPoint Presentation with a selected group of friends and contacts on the Internet in real time. What I like about authorSTREAM, and Present Live in particular, is that the service is user-friendly. It takes all of two seconds to upload a PowerPoint ...Shared by Carlos R. Hernandez (37) ellie (11) fundament (57) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) infomaniac (14) Ted Eytan (6)Contribute comment -
Liven Up Your PowerPoint Presentations With LiveWeb (6)
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If you use Microsoft PowerPoint then I’ll bet that you occasionally need to visit a website from within PowerPoint. What this has meant in the past is that you insert a weblink into the slide, then during the presentation when you get to that slide you click on the link and a browser will open giving you access to the page you requested. The problem with that is when you are through with the page ...Shared by Attila Nóbik (6) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) infomaniac (14) Joe (64) Michael (28) shandiz (86)Contribute comment -
Fringe - an early look - VIDEO (2)
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Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, OpEd, Video, Early Looks, Episode Reviews, Reality-FreeWow, I really like this show! But darn, I'll have to wait to see what happens next, because FOX only sent us the pilot episode. I hope the continuing episodes are just as good. I expect nothing less from writer/producer J.J. Abrams, who already has a slew of hits on his IMDB page, including Lost and Alias (and I have high hopes for the ...Shared by Andrew Ruess (121) infomaniac (14)Contribute comment -
5 Great Apps To Turn Your iPhone Into A Powertool (65)
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If you’re an iPhone user you’ll know why it’s such a knock-out device. It has email, browsing, calling, texting, and tons of other functions. Now with the addition of the App store, it has the potential to be much more than any prior incarnation. Here are a few great utility apps to turn your iPhone into a veritable Swiss army knife: Flashlight/myLite If you’ve ever been in a dark room and waved your iPhone around ...Shared by Abdul Jaleel (28) adam (972) Alex Cox (8) Alex France (139) angel (253) Avi (598) bittin (194) Cai Chen (995) ChaCha (79) Chad (151) Chad Jaggers (5) cheflove (239) Chuck Rogers (7) Dave Cheong (15) David Ciccarelli (14) Dean Clark (134) digits12 (716) dobata (366) Dragos Pirvu (638) Eric (52) guy (625) Guy (702) hikbi (109) infomaniac (14) Inthenameofmine (406) ionela (238) J.D. Rucker (477) Jake (2) James Goux (9) Jamie Wallis (25) Jeroen (2) Joe (102) John Staton (5) Jonathan (33) JUSTIN (13) Kate (314) Kevin Etter (8) Kevin Federline (235) Kristen (218) Kyle (17) Lainie Petersen (42) Laurie Stoker (3) Leena (1060) Mani Karthik (125) Mark (23) Matt McGee (11) maxyRO (482) Mazz (54) Mr. BabyMan (366) MV (23) neal (469) Neil (5) Pablo (5) Phil (49) ProfVegas (167) Samuel (52) Shankar Ganesh (59) Stephen Glauser (23) Sukij (6) Sumesh (101) Travis Quinnelly (4) Uzair (122) Wyctim (33) yoni (6) Zak M. (575)Contribute comment -
Ten Words to Clinch Scrabble Victory [Fun] (34)
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Weblog mental_floss rounds up 10 short and sweet words for getting rid of your tough-to-unload but point-heavy letters at your rousing weekend game of Scrabble. We're talking words like Aa, Qat, Zax, Cwm, Xu, and five others that are short enough to fit anywhere and will hold up to a dictionary inquest. Got your own favorites? Expand our vocabulary in the comments. Photo by allyrose18. Quick 10: 10 Words That Will Help You Win at ...Shared by Aaron R (74) AfroWhitey (8) AKMarietta (4) Andrew Trinh (34) Ben (18) Bjorn (35) Bruno (10) C.K. (134) Carl (16) Chris (2) Clay (41) darkeye11547 (247) David (11) David (18) evanc (2) GG (42) infomaniac (14) Ingotheranchhand (6) jcjdoss (7) Jessica (6) Joannie (19) Jon (15) KenFan (20) Kim Bui (2) Kyle (17) Lance Fisher (9) Matt (9) Nate Mathai (1) nparker13 (92) Ricardo M. (25) Robert (20) Shelly (24) Stephen (4) Walter DeFoor (28)- AKMarietta said: As a person whose significant other loves scrabble, I plan to use this as my best defense.
- Joannie said: If you like Scrabble, you should play with me - I LOVE SCRABBLE!
- Ingotheranchhand said: Rebekah, don't read this article. I mean it.
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Power Toy: Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop Manager (6)
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It is no secret that I LOVE me some SysInternal Tools. I have covered AutoRuns here at MakeUseOf.com and a ton of others over at AskTheAdmin.com. Since Microsoft bought Sysinternals there have been some really cool new tools. The newest one on the scene is Virtual Desktop Manager. Virtual Desktop Manager might be a foreign concept to Windows users. But those of you loving a flavor of ‘Nix or maybe you are a Ubuntu Fan ...Contribute comment -
Eight Great Back-to-School iPhone Apps [Back To School] (48)
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If you're headed back to school this semester with an iPhone or iPod touch in your pocket, you're in luck: The iTunes App Store is filled with applications to make your life easier as a student and as the hip young college type you are. Whether you're hitting the books or the bars, keep reading for a closer look at eight of the best back-to-school iPhone and iPod touch applications. (Not headed back to school? ...Shared by Aaron M. (12) Aashay (4) Adam Maldonado (155) Adam Schoales (6) adang001 (9) Aeh310 (10) Alec Peden (7) Alex (12) Andrea (8) Cade (7) Chris (3) Christian Santos (72) Colby (6) Compulsivo (46) CtrlBreak (13) daisylinbluez (0) Darren (7) DermDoc (Jeff) (44) Ed (11) Eric (52) Felfoldi (4) ħ (6) Giorgos Androulidakis (64) Henry Webb (20) infomaniac (14) izensun (5) Janyne (11) Jared (2) joel (6) Johan (4) Jonathan Sterling (8) Jonnie (7) Kristian (42) Krystal (37) Larsen (6) nparker13 (92) Pete (28) Phidias (5) Rahul Gaitonde (15) Rami Taibah (431) Ray Capone (0) RJO (20) Robert (4) rrc1987 (5) sinisterff (8) Srinvard (65) TO-Double-D (20) ULTIMATE CREATOR (2)Contribute comment -
Eight Tools for Capturing Screenshots in Firefox 3 (38)
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It isn’t difficult to imagine that we need to take a lot of screenshots during the course of a day here at Mashable. Sure you can do the old “Print Screen” trick, but that’s a lot more hassle than it’s worth when there are so many great options out there, especially if you are using Firefox as your browser. Here are eight Firefox 3 screenshot tools that are worth trying. These tools will do everything ...Shared by Akhmad Fathonih (8) Alexandru Popescu (3) AP (3) b3cak (10) Bill Shakes (0) Bjoern (26) CHRISTIAN (23) dang (1) Dieter Schwarz (5) Dustin (3) dwk (16) glaforge (38) HollowMarkeD (65) Humberto Gonzalez (43) infomaniac (14) Jake (0) John (5) Josue Sanchez (3) jqueryboy (20) Kin (23) Kyle (70) Maddy Lou (12) marc-oliver (7) metaeuphoria (20) Mikey (51) Niklas (22) Paul Helmick (25) pilgrimjohn (16) polizeros (17) Rafael (9) raolbaletgoogle (5) ro11z (7) RomanZolotarev (13) Scott (4) Scottah (8) shark (17) Vipul (42) 이장 (39)Contribute comment -
Eight Tools for Capturing Screenshots in Firefox 3 (55)
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It isn’t difficult to imagine that we need to take a lot of screenshots during the course of a day here at Mashable. Sure you can do the old “Print Screen” trick, but that’s a lot more hassle than it’s worth when there are so many great options out there, especially if you are using Firefox as your browser. Here are eight Firefox 3 screenshot tools that are worth trying. These tools will do everything ...Shared by Ahmed (62) Akhmad Fathonih (8) AP (3) b3cak (10) Bill Shakes (0) Bjoern (26) Carlos R. Hernandez (37) CHRISTIAN (23) Clement (13) dang (1) Dieter Schwarz (5) Dustin (3) Ed Kopp (28) eric (2) Felfoldi (4) HECTOR ARTURO (24) HollowMarkeD (65) Humberto Gonzalez (43) Ian Cleasby (7) infomaniac (14) Ivan Lanin (4) Jake (0) Jeff O'Connor (6) Jesse (5) John (5) Joselin Mane (4) Josue Sanchez (3) Justin (2) Kin (23) Le prof. (12) Maddy Lou (12) marc-oliver (7) Martyn (11) maryn (3) Matthew (25) Mike (10) Misciel (23) Niki1601 (11) Niklas (22) Olle Ahnve (3) ordizia (28) pilgrimjohn (16) polizeros (17) prexec (1) Rafael (9) raolbaletgoogle (5) Ricardo M. (25) ro11z (7) RomanZolotarev (13) Scott (4) Scottah (8) Sham (107) shark (17) Steve Miller (5) 이장 (39)Contribute comment -
FriendFeed's New Design (27)
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I just got a quick note from FriendFeed’s Bret Taylor letting me know that the FriendFeed Beta that MG Siegler spotted the other day is officially out and ready for public consumption. The new look sports a number of new features, all of which will end up getting integrated into the default design once feedback is garnered from the userbase. There are a lot of interesting aspects to the new layout, most of which have ...Shared by b3cak (10) Carlos R. Hernandez (37) Chris (3) Dan McCall (21) Daniel (1) Grant (9) infomaniac (14) John (16) kenmat (12) Kim A (1) kjmorley (9) Krazy (146) Kyle (17) Loyolny (3) Magnus J (3) marc-oliver (7) Matteo (34) Melfi (34) Nice Fish Films (65) Niklas (22) Pascal (0) Patrick (16) prexec (1) Sean (14) Seth (5) Stalyn (17) stantont (26)Contribute comment -
Keep Your Friends Organized: FriendFeed Launches Beta of New Interface - ReadWriteWeb (44)
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FriendFeed, one of our favorite lifestreaming applications, launched the beta version of its new user interface today. The new version adds features that allow for organizing friends into ...Shared by 88michael (8) Ananya Walia (769) Ann Rusnak (2) Ann Rusnak (3) Babychen Mathew (339) Bill Hartzer (57) blakeneven (27) Chris (14) Chris L (20) Dave (11) Dave Dugal (13) Deborah Petersen (36) Dimitar D (37) Franklin P (0) Greg (10) House M.D. (22) infomaniac (14) Jan (17) Jodi Church-Wagner (21) kevinpshan (5) Konstantin (10) Le prof. (12) losamorales (2) ManiacD (30) Marin Purgar (22) mark (19) Matias Sulzberger (24) maxyRO (482) Melissa Attree, GetOn eMarketing (16) Michael Bekiaris (7) Nick Nogueira (20) Niklas (22) nyenyec (8) ramyon (18) Rob Jongschaap (163) Robert (8) Sarah (12) Shana Albert (35) Simone (11) small (22)