Get to know iOS 7: iOS's other apps — www.macworld.com — Readability

Get to know iOS 7: iOS's other apps — www.macworld.com — Readability: "iOS 7 abolished many of the design paradigms of its prior versions in its main design, and that has filtered down to every major app built in to your device. But user interface isn’t the only thing that’s gotten an overhaul—some apps have new features as well as a new look. Here are some of the more minor stock app redesigns and updates in iOS 7."

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Be-Bound app provides mobile internet access without 3G or Wi-Fi — www.gizmag.com — Readability

Be-Bound app provides mobile internet access without 3G or Wi-Fi — www.gizmag.com — Readability: "“We started with a simple observation," says Albert Szulman, CEO of Be-Bound. "Everybody has faced connection issues, even in covered areas like the train, the subway, indoor or any other areas with low connectivity.""

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How to Sync Any Folder With SkyDrive on Windows 8.1 — www.howtogeek.com — Readability

How to Sync Any Folder With SkyDrive on Windows 8.1 — www.howtogeek.com — Readability: "Before Windows 8.1, it was possible to sync any folder on your computer with SkyDrive using symbolic links. This method no longer works now that SkyDrive is baked into Windows 8.1, but there are other tricks you can use.

Creating a symbolic link or directory junction inside your SkyDrive folder will give you an empty folder in your SkyDrive cloud storage. Confusingly, the files will appear inside the SkyDrive Modern app as if they were being synced, but they aren’t."

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Chrome Will End XP Support in 2015; Firefox Has No Plans To Stop — tech.slashdot.org — Readability

Chrome Will End XP Support in 2015; Firefox Has No Plans To Stop — tech.slashdot.org — Readability: "Posted by timothy on Tuesday October 29, 2013 @09:28AM
from the dragged-into-the-same-grave dept.
Billly Gates writes "Microsoft is ending support for Windows XP in 2014. Fortunately for its users who want to keep browsing the web, Google is continuing to support Chrome until at least 2015"

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MIT's 110-core Execution Migration CPU chip moves instructions to the data — www.gizmag.com — Readability

MIT's 110-core Execution Migration CPU chip moves instructions to the data — www.gizmag.com — Readability: "Computer scientists at MIT have developed a 110-core CPU chip based on a new architecture in which, instead of bringing data across the chip to the core that happens to want it, the program is moved to the core where the data is stored. In practice, this new architecture reduces the amount of on-chip data exchange tenfold, along with cutting the heat and infrastructure demanded by conventional chip architecture."

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How the top iPad Air alternatives compare with Apple's latest tablet — reviews.cnet.com — Readability

How the top iPad Air alternatives compare with Apple's latest tablet — reviews.cnet.com — Readability: "Tim Steven's iPad Air review is up and -- big surprise! -- it's more iPad. An evolution as opposed to a true revolution in tablets. As such, it's entering a much more competitive market than any iPad before it. There are quite a few viable -- and most times cheaper -- alternatives to the iPad Air. And more are still coming."

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CryptoLocker Is The Nastiest Malware Ever & Here’s What You Can Do — www.makeuseof.com — Readability

CryptoLocker Is The Nastiest Malware Ever & Here’s What You Can Do — www.makeuseof.com — Readability: "Ransomware is an especially odious type of malware. The way it works is simple. Your computer will be infected with some malicious software. That software then renders your computer entirely unusable, sometimes purporting to be from local law enforcement and accusing you of committing a computer crime or viewing explicit pictures of children. It then demands monetary payment, either in the form of a ransom or a ‘fine’ before access to your computer is returned."

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Moving from Windows or OS X to a Chromebook | How To - CNET

Moving from Windows or OS X to a Chromebook | How To - CNET: "Chromebooks are becoming increasingly popular. The affordable computers currently account for four of the top five best-selling laptops on Amazon, ranking higher than Apple's MacBooks and various Windows 8 laptops. With price tags under $300 and a strong advertising budget provided by Google, the Chromebook's success shouldn't come as a complete surprise."

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Cracking the Apple Trap — www-nc.nytimes.com — Readability

Cracking the Apple Trap — www-nc.nytimes.com — Readability: "At first, I thought it was my imagination. Around the time the iPhone 5S and 5C were released, in September, I noticed that my sad old iPhone 4 was becoming a lot more sluggish. The battery was starting to run down much faster, too. But the same thing seemed to be happening to a lot of people who, like me, swear by their Apple products."

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Beginner Geek: How to Use Multiple Monitors to Be More Productive — www.howtogeek.com — Readability

Beginner Geek: How to Use Multiple Monitors to Be More Productive — www.howtogeek.com — Readability: "Many people swear by multiple monitors, whether they’re geeks or just people who need to be productive. Why use just one monitor when you can use two or more and see more at once?"

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