Format Factory: Quickly & Easily Convert Multimedia Files Without The Headache [Windows]

 Animation, Applications, Digital Audio, Digital Images, Digital Media, Digital Video, Technology, Web Development, Windows  No Responses »
Oct 112012
 

By Aaron Couch at MakeUseOf.com…

We’ve all been there, some more than others, but at one point or another we’ve all had to convert a file. But whether we knew how to or not, was the question. Sometimes with this sort of thing it’s simply the lack of knowledge of what to use. The other common issue is how to use it. Well now that you’re reading this article, those should no longer be problems that you’re familiar with.

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Learn To Code: 10 Free And Fantastic Online Resources To Hone Your Skills

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Aug 232012
 

By Aaron Couch at MakeUseOf.com…

Coding. A topic that is avoided by many. Why? Probably because it seems like an impossible and unreachable goal to attain. It is a difficult skill, but if you have the purpose to learn to code, there’s no better time than now. There are an abundance of free resources and tools, all of which are available online. Sure you could take some courses on the topic at a nearby community college, and you might still want to. However, if you’re on a budget, have limited time or just simply want an additional source of quality education, these websites can be a tremendous help.

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10 Awesome OneNote Tips You Should Be Using All The Time [Windows]

 Applications, Microsoft, MS Office, Office 2010, Productivity, Technology, Windows  No Responses »
Aug 222012
 

By Saikat Basu at MakeUseOf.com…

I am going to ruffle a few feathers here by saying that Microsoft OneNote is just as good as Evernote. Evernote is probably more barebones and easier to handle, while OneNote is the digital equivalent of a binder, giving you more organizational control.

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Windows XP and Vista: No Office 2013 for you

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Jul 242012
 

By Greg Keizer at ComputerWorld.com New Zealand…

Microsoft confirmed yesterday that the new Office 2103 will not run on older PCs powered by Windows XP or Vista.

“The new Office will work with Windows 7 and Windows 8,” a Microsoft spokesperson said Monday in an email reply to questions about Office 2013 and Office 365. “Vista or XP will not support the new Office.”

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How to Automatically Transfer Evernote Notes to Omnifocus For Review

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Jun 242012
 

These guys at AsianEfficiency are remarkable.  Sometimes I wish I could just stop time for a few days and focus on implementing their suggestions and methods.

By Thanh Pham at AsianEfficiency.com…

Let’s talk about two popular programs: Evernote and Omnifocus. Omnifocus excels at managing tasks but it is weak in storing lots of information. Evernote is weak as a task manager but excels at storing lots of information. If you use them together, they should solve all your productivity problems… right? Unfortunately, it isn’t that easy. You have two separate systems that do not automatically work together. It is up to you to figure out how to do that and this is usually causes problems for some.

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A Million Monkeys Demonstrate the Power of Hadoop – CTOvision.com

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May 142012
 

By Alex Olesker at CTOVision.com…

There are many great use cases for Apache Hadoop, the open source framework for scalable, reliable, and distributed computing on commodity hardware built around Hadoop Distributed File System and MapReduce, such as delivering search engine results, sequencing genomes, and indexing entire libraries of text, but the Million Monkeys Project by Jesse Anderson may be the easiest to understand and the most fun.

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