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The Stupid Things You Do Online (and How to Fix Them)

The internet can bring you a lot of joy, but it can also turn into a world of pain the moment you make one stupid mistake. Perhaps you've been feeding the trolls, using "password" as your password, or selling your soul for access to a "free" web app. Your dumb mistakes can come back to bite you in the ass if you aren't careful. Here's how you can save yourself from yourself online. Most of the web has the appearance of being free, but when you sign up for Google services or a Facebook account you're potentially handing over a much more valuable commodity: your personal information. Companies want this information because it can be used to target more relevant ads to you. http://lifehacker.com/5880121/the-stupid-things-you-do-online-and-how-to-fix-them

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When I was growing up, canning was for old folks and cranks and separatists --oh, and for my parents, who spent every summer of my Virginia childhood scrambling to convert overflowing bushel baskets of fruits and vegetables from their garden into a pantry lined with shelf upon shelf of colorful canning jars, not to mention a stuffed-to-the-rim chest freezer or two. Not for me. I had better, far more important things to do. I can't remember what they were. For me, putting up the very best produce I can find in season--especially if it's homegrown or from a nearby farm--is quite simply a way to spend some marginally productive time in the kitchen, preferably with my family and friends. Opening the jars and enjoying them later, I'm reminded of those fun times of tasting and talking, usually about food but also about music and politics and everything else that matters. http://www.kk.org/cooltools/
http://open.sen.se/ At Sen.se, we believe there is no such thing as the Internet of Things. We rather believe in an Internet of Everything where Humans, Nature, Machines, Objects, Environments, Information, Physical and Virtual spaces all mix up , talk, intertwine, interact, enrich and empower each other in all sorts of ways. This is what we are building and we think that we are not alone. This is why we have created Open.Sen.se an open platform for all those who want to imagine, prototype and test new Devices, Installations, Scenarios, Applications for this globally interconnected and immersive world.

Feel, Act, Make sense • Sen.se

Processing is an open source programming language and environment for people who want to create images, animations, and interactions. Initially developed to serve as a software sketchbook and to teach fundamentals of computer programming within a visual context, Processing also has evolved into a tool for generating finished professional work. Today, there are tens of thousands of students, artists, designers, researchers, and hobbyists who use Processing for learning, prototyping, and production. To contribute to the development, please visit Processing on Google Code to read instructions for downloading the code , building from the source , reporting and tracking bugs , and creating libraries and tools . http://processing.org/

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BODYBUGG :: WELCOME

Check out the bodybugg® system One the most recognized brands in Health and Fitness Tracking, the bodybugg calorie management system is a proven solution in weight loss management. The bodybugg system works by keeping an accurate daily record of calories consumed vs. burned making it easier to stay informed, make decisions and more effectively manage your weight. What does it do? http://www.bodybugg.com/

Lifehacker: The Guide to Working Smarter, Faster, and Better - Chapter 6, Streamline Common Jobs

http://lifehackerbook.com/ch6/ No doubt you perform dozens of repetitive actions every day, such as typing www.google.com into your browser's address bar, or clicking the Start button and navigating to the Programs menu, or typing "Let me know if you have any questions" at the end of an e-mail. These are opportunities for shortcuts that can add up to large savings over time. Every movement, every task, every action is a candidate for optimization and streamlining. The graphical user interface revolutionized personal computing because it made using a computer so much more visual.

The Main Tap › PatternTap

http://patterntap.com/ Pattern Tap and TreeHouse Treehouse puts your career in your hands. The most powerful design and development resources taught in simple, accessible, always available ways. Go get it now.
That's it. You've finally exhausted every possible option in the Star Wars franchise. You know what your geek really wants, but all the safe-bet tech gifts come with price tags that rival your entire holiday budget. And frankly, that's how you landed here.

Budget Tech Gifts, Under $50 — Life Scoop

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http://lifehacker.com/5676746/top-10-warranty+voiding-hacks You can turn some of your best gear into so much more with a few of the right modifications. The problem is, hacking your gadgetry often means voiding your warranty. Today, forget the shackles of warranty terms and dive right in. IKEA furniture doesn't necessarily come with a warranty to void, but they have a ridiculously generous return policy.

Top 10 Warranty-Voiding Hacks

http://lifehacker.com/5826174/top-10-ways-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-gear-without-spending-extra-money The life of a tech junkie is expensive, but you don't always need to spend tons of money to get tons of features. Here are some of our favorite ways to add extra features to your tech without paying an arm and a leg. While we here at Lifehacker are all about upcycling, the goal of this list is something different. We're not recycling old, unused tech and turning it into something else, we're taking the stuff you already use and making it better . If you've got old tech lying around that you don't know what to do with, check out some of our favorite repurposing hacks here .

Top 10 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your Gear (Without Spending Extra Money)

Automate Just About Anything on Your Windows PC, No Coding Required

We've shown you how to automate just about anything on your Mac without coding , but if you're a Windows user, you can automate repetitive tasks in the same way with free app Actions. Actions is a Java app that aims to bring the same automation tools to Windows as Mac users get from the Automator tool. The idea is that, through a simple drag-and-drop interface, you can create a workflow of actions that can edit files or performs various common tasks.
Firefox 11 contains the first Firefox implementation of the SPDY protocol. SPDY is a secure web transport protocol that encapsulates HTTP/1 while replacing its aging connection management strategies. This results in more responsive page loads today and enables better scalability with the real time web of tomorrow. The most important goal of SPDY is to transport web content using fewer TCP connections. It does this by multiplexing large numbers of transactions onto one TLS connection. This has much better latency properties than native HTTP/1.

SPDY Brings Responsive and Scalable Transport to Firefox 11 ✩ Mozilla Hacks – the Web developer blog

TechSplurge | A Blog on Web 2.0 Apps and Softwares

Somewhere in a secret location in California, a team of engineers from Google, known as Google X, are busy pushing the limits of technology. Google is so secretive about the lab that most of its emplo...
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