Top Internet Searches of 2013—and 2014! | Men's Health

Top Internet Searches of 2013—and 2014! | Men's Health: "As we say goodbye to 2013, let’s take a moment to mull our year’s obsessions. There’s no better way to do that than to stroll through Google Zeitgeist, an annual data-dump of the people, places, and events that captured the world’s attention. This isn’t just top searches, mind you—Google breaks them down by category and provides full data visualizations for data in 70 countries and worldwide. (Check out the full 1,000-plus top-ten lists.)"

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The iPhone habit: apps that help you keep your New Year's resolutions | Macworld

The iPhone habit: apps that help you keep your New Year's resolutions | Macworld: "With the new year upon us, a lot of us are looking at our habits—good ones we want to pick up and bad ones we want to give up. There is some science supporting the idea that, if you do something on a daily basis for a month (or two or three), it will become a habit and so be a lot easier to do regularly from then on."

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The 17 CES gadgets you could actually buy this year - CNET

The 17 CES gadgets you could actually buy this year - CNET: "LAS VEGAS -- Though CES always lives up to its promise of delivering a huge showcase of new tech, many of the products on display never make it off the show floor and into retail stores. We call these products "vaporware," since after the masses leave Las Vegas, they tend to vaporize into the air like a puddle on a hot summer day. Fortunately, there is a selection of gadgets from the show that really will go on sale. Here's a few that we found this week."

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Windows XP Version of Microsoft Security Essentials to be Discontinued

Windows XP Version of Microsoft Security Essentials to be Discontinued: "As the deadline for Windows XP’s ‘End of Life’ continues to grow closer, Microsoft has taken another step forward in cutting out support for the aging operating system. Starting April 8, the Windows XP version of Microsoft Security Essentials will also be discontinued in tandem with support for XP."

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The 10 Best Gadgets of CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in 2014

The 10 Best Gadgets of CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in 2014: "This year’s CES unveiled a ton of new gadgets, but most of them aren’t that interesting. Here are the ones that we liked the best — just the most interesting gadgets and gear that we looked at."

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Why Microsoft’s Scroogled Ads Are Wrong About Chromebooks

Why Microsoft’s Scroogled Ads Are Wrong About Chromebooks: "Microsoft’s Scroogled campaign is wrong about Chromebooks. Chromebooks definitely aren’t for everyone, but they’re not completely useless either. And Chromebooks have more in common with Microsoft’s vision than Microsoft wants to admit.

If the Scroogled advertisements feel like political attack ads, that’s because they basically are. They’re overseen by a man who had previously run political campaigns. Luckily for Google, the main message the ads convey is that Chromebooks exist."

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How to Switch Tasks on the Start Screen in Windows 8.1

How to Switch Tasks on the Start Screen in Windows 8.1: "The Start, or Modern, screen doesn’t have a taskbar, so when you run Modern apps you might lose track of which apps are running. There are a few ways to check which Modern apps are running and switch among all running apps."

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