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In today’s technology-powered world, everything from our emails, social networking sites to our Internet banking details is protected by invisible walls built on code, accessible by us with a string of characters, also known as the password. As technology continues to better (and plague) our lives, it has become inevitable … Continue reading »

The mobile scene has grown exponentially over the past couple of years. The iOS App Store along with Android Apps on Google Play have become the two hotspots for smartphone enthusiasts. As the number of smartphone users increases we are seeing hundreds of mobile app developers launching new ideas into … Continue reading »

Building castles in the air. Oh wait, I mean sandcastles. At the beach. That’s right, sandcastles and other sand sculptures. Who would’ve thought the grainy yellowish-brown material has so much potential for making 3D masterpieces? Get some reasonably fine sand grains, add in some water, a little creativity and some … Continue reading »

You might have checked out our post on cinemagraphs and are now wondering how to create your own. Well, let us tell you a secret; it is not very hard to do. Check out this picture of a skateboard wheel we did in less than 5 minutes! Although it is … Continue reading »

You have no idea how much power you have in that smartphone of yours. Or that tablet, PC, laptop or mobile device. In fact, anything that gives you a connection to the Internet gives you power. And what do we do with that kind of power? We look at videos … Continue reading »

Have you ever felt worried leaving the Mac with your children? With access to the Internet – the world wide web of unfiltered content and unlimited possibilities – they can virtually do anything unsupervised, from talking to strangers to charging thousands to your credit card, in just a few clicks. … Continue reading »

Geeks love their sleek gadgets and powerful devices – actually, what they love have much to do with technology itself. The latest tablet, the newest OS, the coolest of smartphones, you name them, they went and got them. And then there is the cute side of technology. In today’s showcase, … Continue reading »

And we’re back with Part 3! Yes, the world still loves books, no matter what version they are in: printed or electronic. Some of us prefer them in ebook version simply because they are so easy to locate, download and store for future reading and reference. In this list you … Continue reading »

No matter what your freelance niche is, there’s tons of advice out there that’s considered gospel. Just as there’s popular blogging advice that doesn’t always work, there’s popular freelancing advice that doesn’t always work either. New freelancers begin their career (if they don’t, they should) with research. They perform Google … Continue reading »

NASA the space agency is sending Android-powered mini-satellites into space sometime in 2013. Its easy-to-use and tweak-able operating system is likely the reason why NASA chose to send these mini-computers into space to help ‘capture digital imagery of the Earth’. Nonetheless, commercial products are the ones that come from military … Continue reading »

Online storage solutions provide users with a backup facility for their digital data. Every day, many electronic devices get stolen and despite advancements like tracers or theft protectors, only few lost gadgets are eventually found while the rest lie in the hands of strangers. The data you keep in these … Continue reading »

[Mac only] The folder icons on your Mac have been in use for ages, and it doesn’t help with searches if you have many folders in your Finder, especially when you have forgotten the folder name. There are a number of ways to view folders in Finder: you can sort … Continue reading »

I believe we all have similar experience during our childhood drawing class – you draw a house with 1 door and 2 windows, and somehow the house looks like it got a face on it! Well, tell you what, the houses in our real world got that ‘face’ too, and … Continue reading »

For the uninitiated, a mind map is a graphical organization of ideas and concepts that can be used to facilitate the generation of ideas and the learning process. The reason why this has been argued to be more effective than the traditional method of learning (e.g. rote learning, linear text … Continue reading »