Google is adding handwriting input to Gmail and Docs. Starting today, you can use your trackpad or mouse to hand-draw characters in a variety of languages. [ Gmail Blog via 9to5Google ] Read more…
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Adblock Plus has updated with a new set of features to hide a bunch of Facebook’s biggest annoyances, including cleaning up your news feed and sidebar. Read more…
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Adblock Plus Now Blocks Facebook’s Biggest Annoyances
Observe, citizens, as this delightfully talented and probably unhinged gentleman recreates the iOS 7 from scratch using only the tools in Microsoft Word. There is no good explanation for this, but I still can’t tear my eyes away from it. Read more…
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Watch This Madman Recreate the iOS 7 Homescreen in Microsoft Word
Hey remember Twitter Music ? Hadn’t thought about it in a while? Well apparently that’s a common problem, and according to a report by AllThingsD, Twitter is very seriously considering putting the service out of its misery . Read more…
When Megaupload got taken down two years ago, it took a whole hell of a lot of data with it. And eventually it got obliterated . Some of it was pirate data, sure, but some was legit too. And new research shows that, at the very least, ten million innocent files got the axe . Read more…
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The Megaupload Takedown Killed At Least 10 Million Innocent Files
Humans? Usually unappreciative and typically awful. But it wasn’t always like this! When we didn’t have fancy technology with so many features they become useless and couldn’t trap amazingness in a box in our pockets, we enjoyed the little things. Like 8-bit graphics and physical buttons and cords and cartridges. Hell, we even though the graphics were great. Now? It could be real life and we wouldn’t be impressed. Read more…
We’ve already talked a lot about how sitting all day is killing us , but what you might not know is just how good simply standing for a few hours a day can be. A new study found remarkable health benefits of standing versus sitting. Read more…
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Standing for 3 Hours a Day on Weekdays Is Like Running 10 Marathons
Long term data storage is tricky. Hard discs and magnetic tapes lose their charge, CDs and DVDs are easy to scratch, and forget about punch cards . Now a student at the University of Twente has developed an optical storage system he says will survive for up to a billion years — even if you barbecue it. Read more…
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This Nearly Indestructible Data Storage Disc Will Last a Billion Years
Phone insurance isn’t an exciting topic. But it is a topic a lot of people have questions about, particularly when it comes to two things: who’s the best, and is phone insurance actually a good investment? As you’ll see, those questions don’t really have an easy answer. But I’m going to break down a few of the US’s most popular insurers, alternatives (like your homeowners policy), and explore whether phone insurance is even actually a good idea given your individual needs. Read more…
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A Detailed Guide to Cell Phone Insurance in the US
Having been burned when it used Photoshop to make its military seem more mighty, North Korea has apparently gone the analog route. That “military cargo plane” from a few weeks back? Nothing more than a short loan from Air Koryo and a cheap coat of camo. Read more…
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North Korea Used Camo Paint to Pass Off Civilian Planes as Military