Your Home Router May Also Be a Public Hotspot — Don’t Panic!

Your Home Router May Also Be a Public Hotspot — Don’t Panic!: "More Internet service providers are now providing their customers with modems that function as routers — and those units may also be public hotspots. This sort of feature is common in Europe, but it’s now arriving in North America."



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If Pinterest Doesn't Interest, Try These Alternatives For Men

If Pinterest Doesn't Interest, Try These Alternatives For Men: "
Pinterest is a fascinating website that reveals the things people like, love, desire, and covet. For those that have so far remained immune to its lure, Pinterest operates on the basis of images found across the Web, with people pinning these images to their boards for others to either drool over or mock. Pinterest is, at heart, a social network, but one which rids itself of everything but pictures… lots and lots of pictures."



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Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here's How To Set It Up.

Reddit + XBMC = Virtual Crack. Here's How To Set It Up.: "Reddit always finds the best videos; XBMC is the best media center. Here’s how you can combine these two things, then browse the best videos on the web right now, from your couch.
I showed you 5 amazing add-ons for XBMC, and mentioned Reddit in passing. But there’s a new Reddit addon for XBMC, and it’s a lot more powerful (see install instructions below). You can pick any subreddit to watch videos from, or just browse all. You can set the service to play every top video consecutively, or just pick the videos you want to watch."



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10 Funniest Video Games Of All Time

10 Funniest Video Games Of All Time: "Video games are serious business, but that doesn’t mean game-makers and their fans take it too seriously. YouTube is full of hilarious game-related videos and gaming trolls who’ll crack you up.
Game developers also have their own sense of humour and aren’t afraid to infuse their creations with it. Some are subtle, some are in-your-face slapstick, while others make a tense situation lighter with some well-timed comedy. No matter what, these video games are bound to tickle your funny bone."



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5 Handy Windows 8/8.1 Registry Tweaks

5 Handy Windows 8/8.1 Registry Tweaks: "Windows 8 and 8.1 are controversial because they changed the way Windows fundamentally worked and with every subsequent release, they backtrack halfway. For example, Windows 8.1 allowed users to boot directly to the desktop, but you had to manually change this setting yourself."



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Which Browser is Best? Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Internet Explorer | PCMag.com

Which Browser is Best? Chrome vs. Firefox vs. Internet Explorer | PCMag.com: "t's getting harder and harder to update this article—and that's a good thing for everyone but me, because it means that today's Windows Web browser choices are fast, secure, compliant with new Web standards. The products most people are likely to have heard of—Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Mozilla Firefox also sport trim, clear interfaces."



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The Best Chromebooks | PCMag.com

The Best Chromebooks | PCMag.com: "There are a lot of laptops on the market, but what do you buy when you don't need much in the way of software support, and you don't want to spend hundreds of dollars? If you want to get online without spending a bundle, it's Chromebooks to the rescue. These inexpensive laptops may not offer a full Windows experience, but there are many new designs to choose from, with prices below $300, and a Web-centric experience that's perfect for social media and web-based productivity"



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Google cuts price of Drive cloud storage

Google cuts price of Drive cloud storage: "Following Microsoft's recent relaunch of SkyDrive as OneDrive, Google has thrown down the gauntlet in the cloud storage market by reducing the prices of its own platform. The drops are significant too."



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Need A Lightweight & Portable Word Processor? Jarte Delivers

Need A Lightweight & Portable Word Processor? Jarte Delivers: "If you need a word processor, your choices are limited. Despite the fact that Microsoft Word alternatives like LibreOffice and Google Docs have been making big strides, Word still reigns supreme. Yet there’s one unique but overlooked word processor that’s been around since 2001 and deserves your attention. Have you heard of it? It’s called Jarte."



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Easily Share Your Home Wi-Fi With Friends

Easily Share Your Home Wi-Fi With Friends: "Do you use a complicated password for your Wi-Fi network? You should. But that password can feel like a liability when letting trusted friends connect to your network. Well, it turns out there’s a simple and pain-free way to allow them to access your network without having to type anything. There’s also a fancy, newfangled way. Let me show you both."



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