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DIY Worm Compost Bin [Video]5 February 2012, 5:00 pm
Worms can compost kitchen scraps and shredded paper much faster than the aerobic compost process utilized in most commercial backyard compost bins. A vermicomposting (worm composting) bin can be built with a couple of stackable totes, a small piece of window screen, and a drill. More »
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Use Your Tax Refund to Build Your Future [Taxes]5 February 2012, 4:00 pm
If you get a tax refund most years it's easy to fall into the trap of thinking of that refund as a windfall and blowing it on stuff you don't need. Instead use that money to kill a debt, bulk up your emergency fund, or invest in your future. More »
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"I'd really like to start developing games for Android, but I don't know a thing about coding. Any advice?" [Ask The Commenters Roundup]5 February 2012, 3:00 pm
I'd really like to start developing games for Android, but I don't know a thing about coding. I'm simply an artist/graphic designer who has some ideas. Do you know where or how I can get started?
Is there a way to post something of Facebook, but not allow anybody to make comments?
Should one always believe the Internet blindly? The Internet is huge and is filled with all sorts of information, So, is it always right? Can I, as a reader, rely on it?
I'm thinking of using my shop va...
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WanderPlayer Turns Your Smartphone Into a Controller for Flash Games [Video]5 February 2012, 2:00 pm
Android/iPhone and Windows/Mac: Many Flash-based games would work better with a retro controller than a keyboard and mouse. The free app WanderPlayer turns your iPhone or Android phone into a controller that already works with 100 popular web games right now with more on the way. More »
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Add a Fleece Lining to Bandannas to Prevent Frostbite While Enjoying Snow Sports [Weekend Project]5 February 2012, 1:00 pm
If you enjoy spending time in the outdoors skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, or enjoying other snow sports and don't like wearing a full ski-mask you can protect your face by sewing a fleece insert into a bandanna that you wear on your face. More »
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Frozen Garlic and Onion Purees Save Time and Money [Food Hacks]5 February 2012, 12:00 pm
Some people end up buying and peeling an onion and a head of garlic when they only need a portion of that for their recipe and end up tossing the rest, only to need it again a few days later. Freezing a puree of garlic, onion, and olive oil means that not only do you avoid this wasteful routine, but you can prepare several months worth when the ingredients are on sale. More »
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Five Best Ways to Stream Live TV [Video]5 February 2012, 9:00 am
Whether you're looking for a way to catch the big game this weekend when you're away from your living room, or you just like to catch live television when you're trapped somewhere without either cable or a television, you have plenty of options to help you catch a broadcast on your mobile phone or your computer. Here's a look at five of the best ways to tune in when you're on the go. More »
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Throw Together a Last-Minute Super Bowl Party [Super Bowl]5 February 2012, 8:00 am
Perhaps you've realized that all your friends are busy and no one you know is throwing a party except that one guy from work you don't want to hang out with. Or just maybe you don't know a football from a volleyball and want to have an excuse for a party. Either way we've got you covered. More »
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This Week's Top Downloads [Download Roundup]4 February 2012, 6:00 pm
Radioactivity Counter Turns Your Android Phone into a Geiger Counter (Android) Getting one step closer to turning your phone into a tricorder, Android app Radioactivity Counter uses the CMOS camera sensor on your phone to record radiation levels.
Use Colorblind Assistant to Identify Whatever Color Your Cursor is Pointing At (Windows) If you're colorblind or just need to constantly know what colors are on your screen the free program Colorblind Assistant might be for you. The prog...
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Give Each Day a Dinner Theme to Help Plan Family Menus [Meal Planning]4 February 2012, 5:00 pm
If you try to plan advance monthly or bi-weekly menus it can be difficult to balance variety with the staples that everyone enjoys. Parenting weblog Simple Mom recommends establishing a theme for each day of the week such as pizza day or crock pot meals day. That way you know what type of meal you need for all of your open slots and your family knows what to expect at most meals. More »
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Samsung Continues to Poke Fun at Apple Fans in Super Bowl Ad5 February 2012, 8:31 pm
Samsung aired another of its series of Apple-mocking commercials during the 2012 Super Bowl tonight. In this ad, Samsung is pushing the new Samsung Galaxy Note.
Like the previous ads in the series, Samsung depicts iPhone fans standing in line for the new iPhone, while promoting their own products as the "next big thing".
Samsung's head of marketing has acknowledged she is directly targeting Apple and shooting to reach a more emotional connection with their consumers. “Especially in U....
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ARM-Based MacBook Air Unlikely Based on Analyst Talk with Tim Cook4 February 2012, 4:24 pm
There had been some interesting claims last year that Apple had been actively testing an ARM (A5) based MacBook Air. The ARM processor is the same one that is used in the iPhone and iPad. An ARM-based MacBook Air, however, would raise a number of questions about what kind of device it might actually be. Would it run OS X, or iOS? Would it be closer to a Mac or an iOS device? One of the main advantages of using an ARM processor would be a reduction in power-requirements, but with a corre...
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AT&T Starts Throttling Unlimited Data Users after 2GB of Monthly Usage4 February 2012, 3:24 pm
In October, AT&T announced that they would start throttling data usage amongst mobile Unlimited Data Plan users. While AT&T no longer offers an Unlimited Data plan to new customers, many of the original iPhone purchasers are still grandfathered into that plan. Those iPhone users have been able to retain these Unlimited plans, even though AT&T has since moved to a tiered data plan structure.
When AT&T announced their plan to start throttling users, the company said that they would only b...
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Apple Revises Snow Leopard Security Update and Pulls 10.7.3 Delta Update4 February 2012, 3:02 pm
After a couple of issues with some software updates, Apple has made some quiet revisions to address the problems.
The first was a Snow Leopard security update which inadvertently caused problems with Apple's PowerPC emulation layer Rosetta. Macworld notes that Apple has since released Security Update 2012-001, version 1.1 for Snow Leopard. The new version seems to fix the PowerPC crashing issues described with the original update.
Meanwhile, the crashing/CUI errors with 10.7.3 Delta upd...
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Uploaded iTunes Match Songs Inaccessible for Some Users3 February 2012, 4:52 pm
Some iTunes Match users are encountering difficulties when attempting to download songs they have previously uploaded to iTunes Match. Matched songs appear unaffected for most users. Threads on both the MacRumors Forums and the Apple Support Communities detail the issues.
I keep getting the "error = -2114" and "Please check that the connection to the network is active and try again." It then moves to the next download and most times is succsesful. I am getting this error in the last few hour...
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Genius Recommendations for Movies and TV Shows Appearing on Apple TV3 February 2012, 3:00 pm
Several Apple TV users have reported a new addition to the menus of their devices, with the new option bringing Genius recommendations for movies and TV shows in their libraries. Curiously, early reports noted that rather than carrying a correct menu title, the movie option carried the name "ATV.Menu.MOVIE.GeniusItem", suggesting that the new feature may have appeared prematurely. Apple seems to have fixed the issue, however, with the menu option now showing properly as "Genius".
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Apple Clarifies iBooks Author Licensing Situation in New Software Update3 February 2012, 1:01 pm
Following Apple's release of iBooks Author last month to support creation of iBooks Textbooks, significant controversy arose regarding the software's licensing, which specified that the output from the software could only be sold via the iBookstore and not any other marketplace.
Some confusion had resulted from Apple's language, with some believing that Apple was claiming rights to all content used in the production of the iBooks Textbooks, perhaps attempting to exclude books from being publi...
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Apple's Share of Profits Among Top Mobile Phone Vendors Hits 75%3 February 2012, 12:02 pm
asymco's Horace Dediu has released his latest calculations of revenue and profits in the global mobile phone industry, finding that Apple has increased its share of the top vendors' profits to 75%. Samsung followed in second place with 16% of industry profits while no other vendor accounted for more than 4% of profits.Apple reached 75% of profit share, nearly 40% of revenue share and 9% of units share.
Apple and Samsung combined for about 91% of profits with RIM third at 3.7%, HTC fourth a...
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Snow Leopard Security Update Kills PowerPC Apps Using Rosetta3 February 2012, 8:49 am
While the odd "CUI Error" experienced by some users after upgrading to OS X 10.7.3 earlier this week has garnered a fair amount of attention, it appears that a security update released for Mac OS X Snow Leopard at the same time is also causing major issues for users who rely on older PowerPC applications that run under Apple's Rosetta framework.
Security Update 2012-001 was released alongside OS X 10.7.3 on Wednesday in order to bring some of the security fixes found in OS X 10.7.3 to users s...
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Apple Pulls All 3G Devices Except iPhone 4S from German Online Store Following Motorola Patent Win [Updated]3 February 2012, 7:11 am
Bloomberg reports that Apple has removed all non-iPhone 4S devices with 3G technology from its German online store following a win by Motorola in the ongoing patent dispute between the two companies. The devices, which include the 3G iPad 2, iPhone 4, and iPhone 3GS, remain available from Apple's physical stores and other resellers in the country.
iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS removed from Apple's German online store
The removal is related to enforcement of a December injunction focused on a Mo...
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‘ColoredKnob’ Updated With a Host of New Colors5 February 2012, 3:30 pm
ColoredKnob is a tweak that we covered in the past, and it was met with a fairly warm reception. We really liked it; in fact, the only thing holding us back from absolutely loving it was the limited amount of colors available in the initial release. Apparently the developer heard our cries, because ColoredKnob has [...]...
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When Siri Gets Psycho Creepy5 February 2012, 3:00 pm
This has to be the coolest video featuring Siri I have seen yet. It’s funny, and very well put together. You should definitely check it out.(...)Read the rest of When Siri Gets Psycho Creepy "When Siri Gets Psycho Creepy" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com. Make sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+....
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iOS Apps Crashing More Than Android Apps?5 February 2012, 2:30 pm
iPhone and iPad apps have always been considered to be much more polished than Android apps by most users. Apple’s strict style guide and closed App Store create a similar feel among apps, while Google’s Android Market is open for all. In a new report from crash report analytics company Crittercism, the company says that iOS [...]...
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AT&T Begins Throttling Unlimited Data Users Only After 2GB5 February 2012, 2:10 pm
AT&T announced in October of 2011 that they would begin throttling data usage for users still on an Unlimited Data Plan. Original iPhone users are the only one who have kept their unlimited plans, while newer customers on AT&T have been stuck using tiered data plans, which were just restructured last month. In October’s announcement, [...]...
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Siri Would Do Anything For Doritos5 February 2012, 1:50 pm
We already know that Siri, hot girls and Doritos don’t go well together. But do you know what happens when you tease Siri with Doritos? You might not want to know. This video is one in a series of ads by Doritos that might air during the Super Bowl. I definitely liked the other ad [...]...
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‘Bookstand’ Goes Live on Cydia5 February 2012, 1:39 pm
We previewed Bookstand — a new tweak that allows you to access iBooks content right from iOS 5′s Newsstand — a couple of days ago. Now the tweak is available on Cydia for all to enjoy. Be sure to check out our full preview of Bookstand. It can be found on the BigBoss repo for [...]...
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‘ZeppelinLogoPack’ Adds Even More Custom Carrier Logos to the iPhone5 February 2012, 12:01 pm
So the Superman and Infiniti carrier logos just weren’t enough for you? If that’s the case then check out ZeppelinLogoPack, a free add-on for the Zeppelin jailbreak tweak, which puts a host of new carrier logos at your disposal. If you’re looking to add even more customization to your iPhone’s status bar, then it’s hard to [...]...
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iOSOpenDev App for Creating Jailbreak Tweaks Now Available5 February 2012, 8:00 am
Last week we told you about iOSOpenDev, an app aimed at lowering the learning curve for iOS developers looking to create jailbreak tweaks. The utility allows users to develop tweaks using Apple’s own Xcode software. As promised, iOSOpenDev is now available for download. So if you have a little bit of a background in programming, [...]...
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How to Watch the Super Bowl On Your iPhone5 February 2012, 7:00 am
Over half of the US population is expected to be in front of a TV set today watching the Super Bowl. But for those of you that for one reason or another can’t get in front of a television this afternoon, there’s other ways to catch the game. If you happen to have access to [...]...
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Win Prizes While Watching The Super Bowl With Chevy’s Game Time App5 February 2012, 6:00 am
Nearly 170 million viewers tuned in to watch the Super Bowl last year, meaning over half of America’s 308 million residents caught at least part of the the big game. If you plan on being a part of that statistic today, you’re definitely going to want to download the new Chevy Game Time application for [...]...
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