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How to create, format and self-publish your own eBook
03 Feb 2012 by Carl Natale / 3 Comments
When Apple rolled out iBooks 2, it also released a tool to create interactive ebooks called iBook Author. It’s free and supposed to be easy to use. The catch is that you can only use it to sell books via Apple’s iBooks store, although you can use it to create ebooks that you can distribute for free. iBooks Author is an important tool because creating an ebook is a bit more complicated ...
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HTML5 and the Future of Mobile Apps and Gaming
01 Feb 2012 by Jake Joraanstad
HTML5 will change the way we view mobile apps, and will change the way we think about how software has to be viewed on a mobile device. It will even change the way we view desktop applications. HTML5 is the biggest game changer since Apple’s App Store. But if what I am saying is right, then why hasn’t this all come true yet? The reasons are many, some minor and easily overcome, and som...
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Create better online videos with the YouTube Creator Playbook
23 Jan 2012 by Carl Natale
There are two ways you can use YouTube to gain fame and fortune: Create a viral video that gets viewed by millions of people. Create a YouTube channel that drives traffic to your brand over time. Viral videos rely a lot on quirkiness and luck. Despite that randomness, there are some best practices that will help your video. The more methodical approach to building a popular YouTube channel requi...
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How to access Wikipedia during the SOPA/PIPA blackout
18 Jan 2012 by Derek Johnson / 3 Comments
If you are a college student, like me, and you have an assignment due tomorrow, like I do, you may have noticed that Wikipedia has taken itself down (sort of) in protest of SOPA and PIPA legislative acts. While I agree with the protest going on and commend Wikipedia for doing what they have to raise awareness, (seriously people, take some time to voice your concerns to your representatives, see Te...
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Clearly: Chrome browser extension cuts distractions from web pages
13 Jan 2012 by Carl Natale / 2 Comments
Evernote has created a tool for people who are easily distracted. Clearly is a Google Chrome extension that strips out navigation, links and advertisement from any Web page and presents you with a cleaner, less distracting online reading experience. Clearly is a Chrome browser extension that strips navigation, links and ads from a page The Clearly reading experience is customizable: you can choos...
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BitTorrent takes on Dropbox with new file-sharing service
10 Jan 2012 by Craig Lloyd
It seems that everyone is planning an Operation Overthrow against popular file synching service Dropbox. Earlier this week, it was Insync. This time, the newest member to join the movement is BitTorrent, Inc. with their new desktop app simply dubbed Share. The service allows you to transfer any type of files to anyone with no size limit to weigh you down. The process is easy and straightforward. ...
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Rupert Murdoch joins Twitter, the world laughs
06 Jan 2012 by Dave Parrack
I never thought I’d live to see the day Rupert Murdoch joined Twitter. But it’s happened. And it’s wildly entertaining watching the most-famous n00b in the world try to get his head around the micro-blogging social network. Long may it continue. Rupe Is No Dupe If a celebrity or famous face isn’t on Twitter then there will be an account either claiming to be them or openly ...
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Insync integrates with Google Docs to take on Dropbox
04 Jan 2012 by Craig Lloyd / 1 Comment
After well over a year of being in closed beta, Insync has finally released to the public. If you’re not familiar with the service, it closely resembles other cloud-storage services, in that a folder you create is automatically synced to the cloud for backup and/or sharing purposes, but a few minor differences separate it greatly from its competition. First off, Insync uses Google Docs as ...
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How to Reset Your Cr-48 Chromebook to its Default Factory Settings
03 Jan 2012 by Brian Nelson
Google’s Cr-48 Chromebook was distributed to beta testers in February 2011 and was public’s the first glimpse at a netbook running the Chrome OS. Since its release, the Cr-48 has undergone a number of updates, and on occasion, the software changes create a problem that can be hard to fix with the limited number of resources available for Chrome OS issues. Not to worry, follow these s...
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How To Embed Images Directly Into Your HTML
30 Dec 2011 by Brian Nelson
When you code a web page, you’ll oftentimes want to include images. In almost every case you’ll throw down a line of code that looks something like this: <img src="location/of/image.png" alt="alternative text" /> But did you know that you can embed your image directly into the HTML without having to link to an external file? Yep, but first, why would you wa...
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