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Global Time-lapse Map from 1984 to 2012
View how fast Las Vegas is overcrowding ‘Built from millions of satellite images and trillions of pixels, you can explore this global, zoomable time-lapse map as part of TIME’s new Timelapse project. View stunning phenomena such as the sprouting of Dubai’s artificial Palm Islands, the retreat of Alaska’s Columbia Glacier, the deforestation of the Brazilian […]
How To Charge Your Phone In An Emergency
‘Once the battery is flat, the phone becomes nothing more than a lump of plastic and metal. There are, however, a few ways to charge your phone in an emergency, when a power outlet or computer isn’t available. These solutions range from mundane to truly innovative…’ makeuseof How to Avoid Computer Crashes 7 scenarios, and […]
Stolen London Laptop Found in Iran
How it was tracked When Deltoro lost his laptop, his tracking app found it in Iran. Then he started a Tumblr called “Dom’s laptop is in Iran,” and posted pics of the new owners. How to retrieve the laptop from Iran is still unsolved though. read more Randi Zuckerberg talks about digital etiquette, again But […]
Customizing Without Breaking Things
Use a Virtual Machine Learn Technology Here for Free Windows 7 – covering Microsoft’s 70-680 exam, which is the only exam you need to become a MCTS (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) ‘If you’re going to be installing and tweaking and customizing your operating system, we strongly advise that you don’t use your primary computer for […]
How Much Information is on a Cellphone
‘Cellphone data searches are a contentious topic: there’s no clear overall consensus on how much information police can get from a phone before needing a warrant, or how deep a search should be able to go. When we carry a portal to most of our lives in our pockets, should police be able to look […]
Make Life Easier with Your Smartphone Camera
‘With the ubiquity of smartphones today, and the resolution of the cameras they have in them, why does anyone even sell a point-and-shoot digital camera anymore? All you need is a decent smartphone to take your vacation pictures and click a button to upload them to Facebook, Pinterest, Tumblr, wherever. “But surely,” you ask haughtily,“there […]
Canadians’ Right to Google While Under Arrest
Googling for a lawyer while under arrest is a right, rules Canadian judge ‘A Canadian judge ruled in a recent case that arrested individuals have the right to search for legal counsel with Google — going so far as to say that all police stations should have internet access and computers to let them do […]
Turn Your Smartphone into a Desktop
Or just learn about the great gadgets and software to be used ‘Turning your smartphone into a desktop doesn’t take much hardware, software or money for that matter. The cables themselves cost very little, except on the iPhone, and the software is mostly free. To turn my phone into a functional desktop (and I screwed […]
The 3D Printed Plastic House
Can Be Snapped Together In A Day [Pics] ‘Just last month, Dutch architects unveiled plans to build the world’s first 3D printed house out of sand, with a construction time of 18 months. Now British architecture collective Softkill Design has announced they too are planning to build a 3D printed house, but theirs can be […]
DMCA Violation Penalty Larger Than Terrorism’s
‘With the wave of a pen, the US Librarian of Congress has decreed that we may no longer jailbreak our smartphones. To do so makes us criminals, subject to fines of up to half a million dollars, and five years’ imprisonment. If you also jailbreak your spouse’s phone then you’re a repeat offender and can […]
