With 78% of Americans now online, social media marketing and networking have become the preferred method of promoting business. YouTube is an excellent avenue to do just that, whether you are an individual trying to make a name for yourself, or you are promoting a brand. Because businesses can create their own channels on YouTube, there is no end to the type of content you create or how far reaching it could become. Take advantage of this platform to maximize your social media exposure by linking your YouTube channel to other social media accounts.
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Adding Spell Check to Windows Applications Using TinySpell
By | January 30, 2012 | 1 Comment
It turns out that a large amount of people don’t even know how to spell the word “philosophy“. Perhaps you recognize you’re one of those people and think you could use a spell checker in every Windows application you use. Even if you are a strong speller, you can’t discount the fact that you might spell one or two words wrong in one thousand, especially if you have a lousy keyboard with half-dead batteries like mine. I think everyone can make use of some red lines under every word they hiccup on with their spelling. You certainly wouldn’t like to submit a legal invoice with spelling errors on it, would you?
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Super Flexible File Synchronizer Is A Free Backup Tool, With Support For Google Docs [Linux]
By | January 30, 2012 | 3 Comments
Ever since Google opened up its Google Docs to allow uploading files of any type, most people have quickly utilized it as a free online storage/backup services. What is lacking though is a tool to sync your files from your desktop to Google Docs. Super Flexible File Synchronizer is one such app that allows you to do so.
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We Are Hiring 2 Linux Writers
By | January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We are looking for a part time Linux writers, preferably based in US, Europe or Australia.
You need to have experience in using Linux and be proficient with the app and command line. You also need to be able to come up plenty of tweaks, hacks, mods, software review and capable of explaining them in an easy-to-understand manner.
Conditions:
Passionate about Linux.
Confident and experienced writer.
Always on the loop for latest Linux news and update.
Able to come up with 1-2 articles per week.
Able to meet publication deadline.
To Apply:
Write to us at writers [at] maketecheasier.com, with the subject “Application as a Linux writer”. Do not send us your resume. Include in the mail your years of experience as a writer, the blog(s) that you have wrote for and your level of proficiency in Linux. We will certainly ask you for a sample of your writing.
PS: We are not looking for guest posters. Guest posters, please refrain from sending us email. They will not be entertained.
Performing Search In iOS: What’s Your Alternatives?
By | January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
With iOS, there are choices when using a search engine. You can either use it from within Safari or another browser, just like you would in Mac OS, or you can use a separate search engine app. Which option you choose depends much on personal preference.
There are even several choices for different search engine apps. Which one you use depends a lot on what features you’re looking for, as well as which one you usually prefer when searching. Most of them are free, as you shouldn’t have to pay for searching, but there’s one that costs just a little. Depending on your usage, it could be worth it.
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Keep Focused: An All-In-One Time Management App [Windows]
By | January 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment
You only have 168 hours in a week. How you manage your days really makes the difference in how much you get done. I know people who think just because they are physically at work that they are working hard at their job (Insert buzzer noise here). Wrong answer. You need to be able to fit all of your tasks in AND complete them. Keep Focused is a small application that lets you manage your tasks easily, one at a time.
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Forecast for iPhone: Foursquare Check-In Ahead of Time
By | January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
There are many location-based applications available on the App Store today for the iPhone. From FourSquare to Gowalla, you have many choices, unique of each other, to choose from. They are great, but there are many times when I know I have a dinner with some friends that night, but forget to check-in. In another example, you may want to go out to dinner on Friday, but you’re not sure who wants to come. With both situations, Forecast can come in handy. Forecast allows you to check-in ahead of time, perfect for those times when you forget to check in or when you want others to know you have an event coming up.
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How to Restore the RSS Feed Icon In Firefox [Quick Tips]
By | January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
If you are a Firefox user and also an avid RSS feed reader, one thing you will notice missing from recent update of Firefox is the RSS Feed icon that uses to reside at the right hand corner of the URL bar. According to the Mozilla developer, the removal of the icon is because it is seldom utilized and it serves little or no purpose. Whatever the reason, the feed icon is no longer available in the URL bar now. Luckily you can still get it back through a less elegant way.
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Dropbox Automator Saves Your Time From Doing Repetitive Tasks
By | January 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment
As an avid user of Dropbox, I was delighted to see that there is a useful application which can automate many tasks that would otherwise eat up my valuable time. It’s called Dropbox Automator, and it’s here to make your life easier. Essentially it allows you to automate a number of different actions on files in your Dropbox, such as automatically converting documents to PDF or images to jpegs, or even encrypting or emailing files.
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5 Useful Online Tools To Test Websites
By | January 27, 2012 | Leave a Comment
If you are a web designer or a web developer then you must know just how important it is to ensure that the final product is devoid of any bugs/errors.
The following five websites help developers and designers to validate websites and check the website code for any sort of error.
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