Damien

Damien Oh is the owner and chief editor of Make Tech Easier

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Touch Retouch Is A Mini Photoshop For Android + Free Giveaway [Update: Contest Closed]

touchretouch-logoHave you ever taken photos on your Android phone, only to find that there is a distracting object in the photo, or that the photo is blurry and badly taken? No. You sure? Let’s not bluff ourselves. All of us have this bad photo moments before. It really doesn’t matter. What matters is how you clean up the mess after that.

Touch Retouch is a simple, yet powerful image editing app for Android (and iOS), and yes, it does seems like a mini Photoshop to me. It has only a few features, but I can assure you that they are sufficient and good enough for your daily needs. This app is not about adding funny effects to your photos. It is about cleaning them up and make them look better, even if you have a lousy photo taking skill.
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How to Easily Create Quicklist For Ubuntu Unity Launcher

unity-google-chromePreviously, we have shown you a list of useful quicklist that you can add to your Ubuntu launcher. While they are useful, creating them is not a one-click affair. You have to copy the .desktop file over to your Home folder, make the amendment and restart Unity. What if there is an easier way to create/edit quicklist items for your applications?

Unity Launcher Editor (ULE) is a python script that allows you to edit your Unity launcher. It allows you to add and remove applications to and from the launcher and also create/edit the quicklist items for each application. Compared to the previous way where you have to manually edit the config file, this is definitely a much better way.
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Tech Deals: $200 Off 46in HDTV, Laptop, Solid State Drive, Webcam And More…

hotdeal-0606-hdtvLooking to buy some computers, peripherals, software and other goodies on a bargain? Look no further than our deal list for discounts on all tech stuff.

We’ve combed the net for the freshest tech deals in town for you to take advantage of. Most of them are time limited. Grab them while they last!

Computers & Peripherals:

Lenovo IdeaPad Z565 AMD Phenom II N660 3GHz 15.6in Laptop (3GB/320GB) for $349.99 (normally $499).

22” Acer P216HV bd 22in Widescreen LCD Monitor (1920×1080) for $99.50 plus free shipping (normally $159).

Kingston SSDNow V-Series 64GB Solid State Drive (2nd Gen, Trim) for $69.99 plus free shipping (normally $124 – use this form).
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How to Add Google +1 Button to Your Website

googleplusone2Google introduced the +1 button not long ago. While performing a search at Google, this +1 button allows you to vote up/down the search results. We covered this piece news before and in it, we also mentioned that Google will introduce the +1 button to all website in the future. Well, that future is today. From today onward, you can place the +1 button on your website and allow your readers to vote up the story.
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Microsoft Unveils Windows Phone Update “Mango” And Surface 2.0 [News]

windows-phone7During a press event last Friday, 27th May, Microsoft unveiled two important updates to their line of products: Mango (Windows Phone update ) and the Microsoft Surface 2.0.

Mango

Mango is the codename for the next major update of Windows Phone. It adds more than 500 new features to the existing version and makes the phone more intuitive and user-friendly. The Mango release will be available for free to Windows Phone 7 customers and is scheduled to ship on new phones later this year.

Some of the major update include:

  • Silverlight 4 as core platform
  • IE9 as the main web browser
  • Live Tile enhancements: use of back of tiles and ability to update Live Tiles locally
  • Deep linking into apps from notifications and Live Tiles
  • Deep integration of calendar, contacts and social networking sites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and several others)

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Tech Deals: $100 Off Motorola Xoom, Games, Laptop, HDTV And More…

hotdeal-0206Looking to buy some computers, peripherals, software and other goodies on a bargain? Look no further than our deal list for discounts on all tech stuff.

We’ve combed the net for the freshest tech deals in town for you to take advantage of. Most of them are time limited. Grab them while they last!

Computers & Peripherals:

17.3” Samsung RF711-S01 Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz Laptop w/ Blu-Ray & Discrete GPU for $749.99 plus free shipping (normally $949).

10.1” Dell Inspiron Duo Intel Atom N550 Dual-Core 1366×768 Netbook Tablet w/ Dock for $499.00 plus free shipping (normally $649 – use coupon code: 3C9NKS92KKNR9X).

22” Acer A221HQV BD Widescreen LCD Monitor for $99.99 plus free shipping (normally $169).
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Easily Create A Tutorial With Tildee

tildee-logoIn Make Tech Easier, we aim to cover as many tech-related tutorials as possible and make them easy to follow. However, I must admit that we are short of manpower and we only cover tech related stuff. What Tildee does is to allow any people to create a tutorial easily on any topic and share it with their friends. It also contains a good library of the how-to articles where you can search for help.

Here’s how it works.
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How to Add Dynamic Widgets To Your WordPress Blog Without Meddling With The Code

wp-widgetIf you own a WordPress site, have you ever have the need to display different widgets for different pages? For example, you might be running a travel site and you blog about travelling in various countries. You might want to get the sidebar to display a France’s hotel booking form when the content is about France or the recommended Italian restaurant widget when you are discussing about Italy. How do you achieve that in WordPress? How do you achieve that in WordPress without having to meddle with the code?
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Adjust Ubuntu Unity’s Settings Easily With GUnity

gunity-mainIf you are using Ubuntu Natty, and the Unity desktop, you will surely know that there are very little configuration options available. If you wanted to make any change, your best bet is to install the CompizConfig Setting Manager and search through the vast list for the options that you want to change. If you are looking for something simpler, GUnity is the one for you.

GUnity is a third party application with various options for you to customize the Unity setting. In short, it is the Compiz Config Settings Manager specially for Unity.
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Piwik Is A Great Alternative To Google Analytics, Tracks Real Time Traffic For Your Sites

piwik-logoGoogle Analytics is good. It allows you to track your website traffic, free for up to 5 million pageviews a month, and you get a thorough report on almost every single detail of your audience. Piwik is another website analytics software that is as powerful as Google Analytics and serve as a great alternative. What makes it stand out from the rest is its price (it is free to use) and the real time analytics report.

Unlike most analytics tracking software that runs on their own server, Piwik is an open source software that requires you to install on your own server. If you have a web hosting plan, most likely you already have a server on hand to install Piwik. However, if you have a busy site running on your server and don’t wish to add extra overhead, then Piwik might not be for you.
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