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Submitted by Crenk from blog: Netbooks are becoming more popular because they’re more portable than the very portable laptop and have all the working power into the bargain. Plus they pack more punch than even the best of smart phones. Here we have what I think are the best three netbooks for their tasks.HomeDell Inspiron Mini 10v NetbookThis is a [...] (Read More)

18 hours ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Even listened to the radio on your phone while you’re on the bus or just relaxing in the park – sometime it can get a bit boring. Especially for us geeky types who love to know what going on all over the world in the tech biz. Well I found a cool app for your [...]. (Read More)

21 hours ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: I though I’d share with you guys an RSS reader that I started using recently called Feedly. Basically it’s and add-on for most browsers including Chrome and Firefox which combines all your RSS feeds into one incredible place that by far surpasses generic readers such as Google.Here is a screenshot:What I like most about is (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: It’s a great day when Internet giant Google open sources the programs it uses to build well-known favourites such as GMail, Docs and Google Maps. It announced on its blog that it will be making a lot of it’s own development software available to developers all over the world. This release comes as Google [...]. (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: The vast majority of people have a single monitor. Even suggesting adding a second would baffle them.‘Eh, why?’ they might ask while staring at you as though you just landed in a spinning saucer.Here’s my answer.‘Because productivity is increased, desktop size doubled and it looks AWSOME’.For those of you who follow me on T (Read More)

1 day ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: SPAM is one of my pet hates. In fact I think that everyone reading this hates those annoying e-mails, comments left on our pages, tweets and clearly misleading advertisements that promise you a months salary in a few hours. I really, really hate SPAM. It’s useless and in this day and age it achieves nothing [...]. (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Back in the early 90’s there was this song, “Things That Make You Go Hmmm…”. It’s this song that I sadly have to reference when mentioning the Twitter Peek. Unlike the song that had some redeeming qualities this doorstopper is the clunkiest piece of technology I’ve seen yet (a disclaimer, I do not own one).This [...] (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Heard of Twitter? Sure the whole world has by now. Lone tribes on far islands have heard about Twitter. This massively immersive and widely used micro-blogging network has become a staple for both our personal and professional lives. The world seems to still be feeling the “Twitter effect” as industries adapt their existing (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Google has always been known to mark special occasions such as Christmas, St. Patricks Day, 4th of July and many others depending on what country you live in, by creating a new Google logo, or doodle as they have become known, for their homepage. Well for two days in a row they have been celebrating the [...]. (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: I must admit that Im not much of a Playstation 3 person, more of a Wii person. However, this product is really making me want to buy a Playstation 3 and deck out my living room. Stephane Perruchon is the designer of this glass topped table, with the base made up of two gigantic PS3 controllers. [...]. (Read More)

2 days ago

MakeUseOf.com GazoPa is an image search engine that allows you to scour the web for images not by entering a word – but by entering another image.Its main function is to find similar images around the web to that of the one you entered. It’s like the service currently offered by Google Labs.You can also draw a quick sketch of what you w (Read More)

2 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Twitter’s Trending Topics is a great way to see what’s buzzing, what’s going one and what’s happening in the world. Often, big stoies are made publicaly aware on Twitter trends before they hit mainstream news. Several times I’ve watched BBC World News when the presenter used Twitter trends as a source.Now Digg are launching (Read More)

3 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Today finding the music you want, when you want it has been channeled to using sites like the Amazon store or iTunes. Sometimes, when looming for an obscure song that is not mainstream, you’d be lucky to find it. This frustrating experience paired with the perceived greedines of corporate music labels has forced many of [.. (Read More)

3 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: Twitter lists is really starting to take off. Just yesterday we talked about how releasing a widget was going to bring the blogosphere and Twitter ever closer. Now Twitter lists is helping to bring populations closer – thanks to SimplyZesty. The company have created lists for entire populations of countries to join. (Read More)

3 days ago

Submitted by Crenk from blog: It has been amazing that Google have been able to pump out 4 releases of a browser that has only been in the market for a little over a year. Compare that to Firefox, which took over six years to reach 3.6. We’ve improved performance scores on Google Chrome by 30% since our current stable release, [...]. (Read More)

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