You want to make your life easier, right? Of course you do, why wouldn’t you want to learn something that will make your daily life flow more smoothly? These awesome food tricks we’re going to show you will do just that, and with almost no effort on your part. Don’t say we’ve never done you any favors! Via Appliance City Click To Enlarge
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Table Of Contents 1. What is the Deep Web? 1.1 Databases for People Research 1.2 Other Types of Deep Web Research 1.3 Tor Websites 2. Resources 2.1 Statistics 2.2 People Research 3. Tor – The Dark Web 1. What is the Deep Web? There are many words to describe the deep web, including the invisible web, hidden web, and even Deepnet. The reason it exists is because the Internet has become so dependent upon search engines, and search engines are only as good as the web crawlers that serve up content for the results. Some researchers believe that the searchable...
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Welcome to TechCrunch Disrupt London. It’s an unusually hot day for the end of October, and the smell of freshly brewed coffee hangs in the air. The best and brightest technologists and Entrepreneurs from America, Asia and Europe have gathered at the Old Billingsgate; a former fish-market that’s now hosting the biggest startup event outside of America. Over 200 makeshift stands have been erected – 200 teams who are eager to show the technology press and their peers what they’re working on. There’s so much talent and so little time to see it all. If you’ve not been able to...
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Hangouts is a wonderful cross-platform messaging and video chat app, but this newest release straight from Google improves upon the app by offering Facebook-style “Chat Heads” on Chrome. If you’re a Hangouts user (and you should be), you’re going to want this update. Read on to learn how and see it in action. Installing Hangouts On Chrome The weirdest thing about this newest update to Chrome is the fact that it is a different app, not an update. That’s right: there is still the old Hangouts available on the Chrome Web Store that was last updated on September 17th, whereas...
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Make Firefox look however you like. Whether you want something modern that frees up space, a dash of colour to keep things interesting, or to bring back the Firefox look of old, there’s a theme or extension out there for you. Firefox is about freedom, and one of the best things Firefox lets you do that Chrome doesn’t is customize the interface. Sure, sometimes the Mozilla team changes things users don’t like, but they also don’t lock things down. You can change things quite a bit out-of-the-box: just click the settings button at top-right, then click the “Customize” button at...
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For creative and non-creatives alike, there’s a lot to learn from authors. Contrary to the stereotype, the life of an author is more than just laptops and lattes. There are stories of rags-to-riches as well as riches-to-rags. Some find success, others crash and burn, but there’s always wisdom and advice to be gleaned. If the concept of a Reddit AMA is new to you, you’re in for a treat. The “Ask Me Anything” format allows regular people like you and me to pose questions to interesting people. It’s kind of like a crowdsourced interview. For example, check out these game...
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What you wear says a lot about who you are. If you were to show up to an important business meeting in a plain white shirt and sweatpants, you’d probably receive a less-than-desired response from your colleagues and clients. It’s all about dressing for success, which is exactly what the following infographic will show you how to do. Via 34sp Click To Enlarge
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Some PC applications just work together like two peas in a pod. I’m talking about pairs like Winamp and Last.fm. There’s Skype and Pidgin, Steam and Raptr, and more. When you’re using one of these, launching the next one just feels natural. However, having too many paired program groups like this can really cause some serious clutter on the desktop. That being said, is there really a need to have both shortcuts on your desktop when two applications work alongside each other? If you don’t think so and you’re running Windows, let me show you how to combine both applications...
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The Internet is often idealized as a bastion of information freedom, but not everyone has the same ideal. One of the most pernicious things that keeps the Internet from reaching its ideal open, democratic state is state-sponsored censorship. And although denizens of the world are learning more about censorship and learning new ways to counteract it, the outlook for the future of Internet freedom isn’t looking good. Censorship Is Everywhere When most people think of Internet censorship, they think about political dictatorships and hardline Middle Eastern countries. China, Russia, and Iran are often discussed as countries that lack sufficient information...
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Someone is looking for you. The web is full of websites and services that provide your details to others, sometimes free, sometimes for a fee. It’s an uncomfortable sensation to know that your personal data can be used to track you. While it is unlikely that those looking would intend you harm, it is useful to know who is looking for you, and what tools they’re using to do so. We’re going to take a look at several ways in which you can find out who is looking for you online. It might be a potential employer, former lover or...
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