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Where in the world are GitHub users?

Posted October 2, 2013 - 6:00 am

Using the GitHub Archive to see what cities commit the most code
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Change Microsoft Office 2013's default search engine from Bing to Google

Posted September 30, 2013 - 1:26 pm

Not surprisingly, Microsoft's own search engine is the default one in Microsoft Office. But you can change that.
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Search Google with more complex questions

Posted September 27, 2013 - 2:37 pm

Google Search is becoming less like a search engine and more like a personal assistant and database
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The most WTF-y programming languages

Posted September 25, 2013 - 6:00 am

The GitHub Archive reveals which languages seem to baffle developers the most
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Browser cookies are dead, but online tracking is still alive and kicking

Posted September 19, 2013 - 2:43 pm

Tracking cookies are so five minutes ago. The new privacy boogiemen? Google's AdID and browser fingerprinting.
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The 10 programming languages most likely to drive developers insane

Posted September 18, 2013 - 10:40 am

When developers discuss the programming languages they hate the most, these names tend to come up - a lot
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Google now lets you change your password remotely on an Android device

Posted September 16, 2013 - 11:12 pm

Google has begun rolling out an update to its Google Play Services that includes the ability to remotely change your phone unlock password--a major addition since the search giant released the Android Device Manager last month. Now you'll be able to lock your Android phone remotely, rather than having to completely wipe it before you can get to it.
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An Epic way to surf in private

Posted September 16, 2013 - 6:52 pm

The Epic browser gives you all the privacy tools you could want in one easy package. Hope it's not a secret NSA plant in disguise.
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Google buys Bump, focuses on mobile file sharing

Posted September 16, 2013 - 4:04 pm

Google is buying the mobile startup Bump Technologies, makers of the popular app that enables users to transfer photos, videos and files just by bumping their phones together.
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Will Chromebooks muscle out Windows and Mac laptops?

Posted September 13, 2013 - 11:59 am

You may consider Chromebooks merely solid, inexpensive notebooks, but the newest generation may be muscular enough that you'll want to buy one not just in addition to a Windows or Mac notebook, but instead of one
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Bug bounty program slates $300K mobile hacking contest for Nov.

Posted September 12, 2013 - 4:09 pm

HP TippingPoint's ZDI, along with Google and BlackBerry, will sponsor November edition of Pwn2Own that focuses on smartphones and tablets.
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Google, Intel cement ties on Chrome OS, could weaken Wintel

Posted September 12, 2013 - 1:37 am

New Chromebooks highlight a tight partnership between Google and Intel, and a shift away from only Wintel
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Exploring Google Search's tenuous relationship with pirated content

Posted September 11, 2013 - 4:57 pm

Mountain View says it filters copyright-infringing content from its autocomplete function, but not all search filters are created equal.
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How to kill time without a mouse, trackpad or touchscreen: Keyboard shortcuts for 8 social media web sites

Posted September 11, 2013 - 3:31 pm

Many popular social media sites provide keyboard shortcuts to make navigating them easier for power users and those with physical issues
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Impress your friends with these Google+ keyboard shortcuts

Posted September 11, 2013 - 12:06 pm

Google+ offers some standard keyboard shortcuts for navigating its web site, plus one very secret one.
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Have a two-factor authentication backup plan and sleep better tonight

Posted September 10, 2013 - 6:00 am

Two-factor authentication is great security when it works. Here's what to do when it doesn't
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Getting around Google+: 25 tips and tricks for power users

Posted September 6, 2013 - 11:16 am

The last of JR Raphael's three-part how-to series includes advanced tips and tricks to help you take your Google+ experience to the next level.
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Microsoft needs a CEO; people love candy. You do the math [CARTOON]

Posted September 6, 2013 - 6:00 am

Bill Gates has an answer for Android KitKat
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Steve Ballmer reinvents himself [CARTOON]

Posted August 30, 2013 - 6:00 am

Microsoft’s soon-to-be ex-CEO follows Miley Cyrus’s lead and gives twerking a try
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Jealous much? 8 techy things that can spark office envy

Posted August 28, 2013 - 3:33 pm

From telecommuting to extra monitors, technology has given us new reasons to be jealous of our co-workers
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Look ma, no mouse! Social media keyboard shortcuts you should know

Posted August 27, 2013 - 6:00 am

Keyboard shortcuts aren’t just for power users; they also makes websites more accessible for the disabled
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Mayer's plan gets a boost as Yahoo tops Google

Posted August 23, 2013 - 9:50 am

For the first time since 2011, Yahoo topped Internet behemoth Google in Web traffic last month, according to Internet tracker comScore Inc.
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Tread lightly around Mark Zuckerberg [CARTOON]

Posted August 23, 2013 - 6:00 am

The Zuck wants the rest of the world to have access to Facebook - er, the Internet
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What to do if you think your Google account might have been hacked

Posted August 22, 2013 - 4:47 pm

Four pieces of advice from Googler Matt Cutts
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Don't start selling until you see the whites of their eyes: Google patents "pay-per-gaze" ads

Posted August 20, 2013 - 1:13 pm

Although we are constantly surrounded by advertisements both online and offline, companies have no way to know whether we've actually seen what they're selling. That could change in the future, with the help of Google Glass.
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