Because of the digital trend toward the social aspect of the web, it is natural there would be applications to help you search and track information on the social web. 48ers is one of those. On a Personal basis For the everyday Joe, there are a few benefits to a social search engine like 48ers. One of the most popular reasons for using this type of search is for researching a product you’d like to purchase....

ScribeFire Next 4.0 ScribeFire is an extension that lets you post a blog from within the Firefox browser. Upon installation, you’ll notice a notepad icon on the bottom right corner of the window. Click on this icon and the bottom half of the browser opens ScribeFire. Add your blog credentials by clicking on Add a New Blog, and you can start blogging from the built-in text editor. Download ScribeFire 4.0...

1. Todoist Some people use their email for creating to-do lists. They just send a to-do item to their own email address so they will know what they need to do. The Todoist plugin for Gmail aims to solve this issue. It brings the to-do list functionality to Gmail, allowing its users to create actionable plans right off their emails. From creating tasks to even setting deadlines, the plugin supports everything....

Let’s take a closer look at five ideal Linux distros for beginners taking their first steps into the Linux world. 1. Ubuntu Ubuntu is one of the most popular Linux distros out there – its popularity makes it an extremely accessible choice for beginners, with a ton of useful information and community support to help new users. New Ubuntu users can choose between standard and LTS (long term support) versionS....

Some hosting services claim to provide regular backups, but most of them are unreliable. Besides, it never hurts to have an alternative solution. If you own a WordPress website, you’re in luck as there are plenty of custom backup solutions available. Here are five of the best of them: 1. VaultPress VaultPress is a subscription-based full backup service developed by the same folks behind WordPress: Matt Mullenweg (WordPress co-founder) and his team at Automattic....

However, to create a presentation, you need some sort of software. Or do you? If you are going to create a presentation slide deck, you would likely think of PowerPoint. But what if you do not want to pay for the full version use it more than the trial period allows. Keep in mind that when you are using one of the options below, you will be somewhat limited. If you are looking to make something super fancy, you may want to look into Keynote (Mac) or PowerPoint....

If you’ve drawn a blank when prompted to enter a password to access a Wi-Fi connection in Windows, these methods should come in handy. 1. Use Control Panel One way to view saved Wi-Fi passwords on your PC is through the Control Panel. This method only works for active Wi-Fi networks. 2. With Command Prompt The command prompt is a powerful tool for handling various tasks on Windows. If you want to view the password for a specific network, you can use Command Prompt to find it....

1. Alarm Clock Turn your iPhone into a clean, simple yet beautiful alarm clock that glows in the dark. Not only that, it also displays live local weather and temperature so that you always know what the time is and how the weather is. The application might save you a trip to the window to check the weather when you wake up. Furthermore, if you slide/flick up and down the screen, the screen brightness is automatically reduced, so you never have to worry about looking at the “sun” when you check the time half-asleep....

One way in which you can do this is by using an expense tracking app. The Android platform has plenty of these, each with their own unique features, and we’ve gathered the best of them for you here. 1. Budget Watch Budget Watch may not be a terribly well known app, but rest assured that it’s a good one as it’s being worked on by a committed community of open-source developers....

1. OurFamilyWizard Since 2001, OurFamilyWizard (Web | Android | iOS) has remained one of the top co-parenting apps out there. With more than one million users across 75 countries, it’s no wonder that this parenting tool is recommended by courts in all 50 U.S. states, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia. Best Features OurFamilyWizard gives parents who live in separate households the ability to easily manage parenting schedules, expense reimbursement, and communication inside one centralized app....

Actually, many people would rather have a music download app on their mobile phone to get their favorite music directly on their device. Here are our favorite music download apps for Android and iOS that won’t cost you a penny. 1. Audiomack Available on: Android | iOS | Web If you want to know that the music you’re downloading isn’t going to be infringing on any copyright laws and are also open to checking out emerging talent in the Hip-Hop, Electronic, and Reggae genres, give Audiomack a try....

In this article, we will be going over some of the best productivity hacks with hidden, or at least not very obvious, features of OS X. 1. Make custom keyboard shortcuts We all know that the key to high productivity on the Mac is an awareness of the keyboard shortcuts for features we use often. It’s much harder and slower to hunt and peck with the mouse than it is to just bash a couple of keys....

1. Awesome Note (+Todo) Awesome Note is pretty much an idea tank for iPhone. With Awesome Note, you have the ability to take down everything from very detailed notes to brief shopping lists and to-do tasks. Awesome Note (+Todo) allows your notes to be so detailed, that you can attach multimedia, drawings, and more. All of your notes can also be pushed to your calendar without any added effort. Your notes stay protected with password lock, as well as backup support....

Types of Minecraft Mods Minecraft features three forms of mods that differ mainly in their mode of operation, the sphere of influence, and the degree of change they bring to the base game. 1. Client-Side Mods Client-side mods only make changes to a single system’s gameplay, which means that a mod you download to your system will only be visible to you. Consequently, your client-side mod will not function in multiplayer unless you also install the same on the server system....

1. Journal (by Journey) Just like its real world equivalent, Journal is a tool you can confide in. Each day, or as infrequently as you like, you can fire up the app to jot down your thoughts and attach photos of special events you want to remember. The app can also keep track of your location, so that you remember where you were during each entry. 2. Cabinet Cabinet is a basic file manager, and it’s a pretty one at that....

If you have not been doing regular housekeeping and database maintenance, either because you don’t know how to do or you are just plain lazy, here are 8 useful tricks that you can use to clean up your WordPress database easily and quickly. 1. Turn off/delete post revision While the post revision is a good way to make sure that any changes to a post is documented, it can be a waste of database and server resources if you are the only user of the blog and does not collaborate with other authors for article writing....

If you’ve used Vim before, you know there’s a bit of a learning curve. It takes patience to learn how to control Vim with key commands when you’re used to using graphical text editors. I’m still acclimating, but I love Vim more every day. One of Vim’s features is extreme extensibility. If you can dream it up, there’s probably a plugin for it. Today I’m going to introduce 8 useful plugins that will help you be more productive when using Vim....

1. Blackjack Hone your Blackjack skills by enabling the Beat the Dealer skill. To open it, simply say “Alexa, open The Dealer.” Alexa will “deal” your cards and read your cards out loud along with one of the dealer’s cards. She will then ask you if you would like to hit or stand. Simply speak your answer until you beat the dealer or go bust. Go enough rounds, and you’ll be a high roller in no time....

Most of the time it would be easy to assume you’re connecting from another computer. You might not have access to a computer all of the time, though. But what about your Android device? Not only is connecting from an Android device doable, it’s fairly easy. Before you get started Before you start connecting to your server from Android, you should consider how it affects security. Connecting from Android isn’t inherently insecure, but any additional way you connect to your server is another door....

Installing FFmpeg If you don’t already have it, FFmpeg is really easy to get. Linux users can almost always find it in their distribution repositories. For Windows and Mac, you can find it on the project’s download page. Basic Loudness Everything here’s going to be done through the terminal. FFmpeg does have graphical front ends, but the command line is the simplest and most direct way to work with it. Go ahead and open a terminal to work in....