MC 2: September 2012

Saturday, September 29, 2012

MC2 Post 1403 7 Popular Magazine Style RSS Feed Reader Apps

I Raved quite a bit Yesterday about New Republic App But Just to Level the Playing Field,

Here are few other Magazine Styled RSS Feeder Apps.

From: http://www.madrasgeek.com

Link: http://www.madrasgeek.com/2012/07/7-popular-magazine-style-rss-feed-reader-apps.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9ettpcf

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Flipboard :

gReader :

Pulse news :

Google Currents :

Feedly :

Zite :

News Republic :

I forgot to give you the LINK to the Bluestacks Android emulator

I Tested some of these Mag-Styled RSS Feed Reader

So Here it Is:

http://bluestacks.com/

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Another Possible iOS 6 Facebook Integration Problem

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Have Just A Phone Number? iOS 6 Facebook Integration

Can Fill In The Blanks

From: http://techcrunch.com

Link: http://techcrunch.com/2012/09/27/have-just-a-phone-number-ios-6-facebook-integration-can-fill-in-the-blanks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9l65gyb

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Friday, September 28, 2012

MC2 Post 1402 How I Blew Wednesday and Thursday's Blog Playing with BlueStacks and

And Having Lots and Lots of Problems with DSL.

Thankfully that will be behind me as we make the "Switch"

to Fiber TODAY.

Everyone keps saying I need More Fiber in my Life.

Since I'm also Really Ready to get a Tablet, real-soon-now, I've been playing around a lot with the Windows desktop Android Program called Bluestack player (HD Beta 1 version).

Here are some snapshots of what occupied me on Wednesday...

and Thursday...

Gee that's a Lot of Stuff To Play (er TEST)

on the Android Emulator...

Looks like a Part of the Apps I have on my iPod TOUCH.

Where my Favorite TECH News aggregators are:

FEEDLY and PULSE.

See how my MC2 Blogs Look on Bluestacks FEEDLY...

But on Bluestacks I Found a Better
News Aggregator.

That Blew everything else away....

It's called NEWS REPBUBLIC,

and it's amazing on a Tablet

Filters Important Keywords from Pages to
Dig Deeper into the Stories...

It's Cool and Slick and Very Useful.

I would vote it the Best I've Seen on an Android Tablet for functionality...

Makes Flipboard Look a bit Dated...

But there are other Fun distractions too.

Like Paper Camera.

The Previous version didn't recognize the Web Cam on Windows, but the newest update to Blues Stacks had it finding the attached Web Cam with no problems...

Thus this kind of Foolishness...

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

MC2 Post 1401 How to Opt Out of Facebook’s Newest Attempts to Track Everything You Do

Even Offline

From: http://lifehacker.com

Facebook has started working with a data mining service to pair together your email address and other information stored on Facebook with advertising products to see what (and if) you're clicking on ads. Privacy advocates aren't too fond of this, but thankfully

you can keep it from happening.

We've known that Facebook is already tracking your every move online, but the data Facebook is using now isn't just about browser cookies. Facebook is pairing what you buy offline with what you see online.

The Data Facebook is Collecting (and What They're Using it For)

Link: http://lifehacker.com/5946030/how-to-opt-out-of-facebooks-newest-attempts-to-track-everything-you-do-even-offline

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/92tfqe6

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MC2 Post 1400 BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012 Starts Today --- get Your Liveblog Here

From: http://www.engadget.com

You may think that RIM's down and out, but Thorsten Heins thinks he has the Canadian mobile giant back on track, and he'll be telling us why at BlackBerry Jam Americas 2012. The show starts at 8:30AM Pacific Time tomorrow, so keep it locked on our liveblog and see what he has to say as it happens. We can't say for certain precisely what he'll be talking about, but we've got a sneaking suspicion that BlackBerry 10 will be heavily involved. Tune in tomorrow to find out!

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/24/blackberry-jam-americas-2012-starts-tomorrow-get-your-liveblog/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/8c3bcj4

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U.S. Postal Service Makes It Easier To Recycle Your Old Electronics For Cash At 3,000+ Locations

Link: https://www.usps.com/ship/recycle-through-usps.htm

You can visit the _Recycle Through USPS_ page on the USPS.com website and follow the four easy steps to find out how much your old cell phone is worth and to see if your items qualify for instant cash. Even if your device does not qualify for a buyback, you can use the free mail-back recycling envelopes at the locations to ship and dispose of the waste electronics.

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/postal-service-easier-recycle-electronics-cash-3000-locations-updates/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9kkwz4u

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Jellybean Not Available For Your Phone? Get Its Best Features With These Apps [Android]

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/jellybean-phone-features-apps-android/

TinyUR: http://tinyurl.com/9g26unf

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Monday, September 24, 2012

MC2 Post 1399 Edit Videos For Free On Windows With These Handy Tools

From: http://www.makeuseof.com

Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/edit-videos-for-free-on-windows-with-these-handy-tools/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/8br9yjq

Yes, we’ve all heard about Adobe Premier Elements, Pinnacle Studio, Avid Media Composer, and Sony Vegas; amazing software, every last one. But enthusiasts need not take a second mortgage on their home to do what they love. Below are a few tools, ranging from simple to advanced, offering a large part of video editing functionality without charge.

Lightworks

Allow me to start by saying that Lightworks is the big fish in this roundup pool. Previously covered in a MakeUseOf directory article, this advanced editing suite is largely oriented towards the user base of the aforementioned pieces of software; that is, a full-fledged post-production suite.

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$30 Gadget lets you Control Computer with Your Eyes

(CNN) -- Take two video-game console cameras and one pair of horn-rimmed glasses and for around $30 you have a device that will allow you to control a computer or, potentially, even a wheelchair with your eyes.

Previously, if you wanted to buy similar eye-tracking equipment it would have cost you upwards of $8,000. Now, scientists in London have pioneered a device, the GT3D, using components anyone of us can buy from the shopping mall.

Link: http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/24/tech/mci-eye-tracking-gadget/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9oxjey2

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Sunday, September 23, 2012

MC2 Post 1398 iPhone 5 and IOS 6 Apple Maps How Bad IS IT ???

Consider This, Nokia Is Taking Pot Shots At It...

From: http://news.cnet.com

Just 5 of the 16 Pictures at this CNET Web Site:

Link: http://news.cnet.com/2300-11386_3-10013873.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/9ywfa3v

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California's first 3D printer retail store to sell $600 model

Link: http://arstechnica.com/business/2012/09/californias-first-3d-printer-retail-store-to-sell-600-model/?

utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+All

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212 Characters .....Very Bad..

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/99k7bpk

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Pulsating Nanotube Spits Out Buckyballs

A nanotube contracts when heated and expands when cooled.

What Does It Mean?

A new nanotube expands and contracts with temperature changes. It’s the first pulsating nanostructure more complicated than a sphere, researchers say.

Building nanostructures is one challenge. Getting them to move on demand is another. Here's why that motion might matter: Say scientists loaded a nanotube with medicine and sent it searching your body for a cancer cell. Once the tube found the cell, it could park outside and let the drugs leak out. To chemists, this delivery strategy is the molecular equivalent of a mailman parking the truck outside your house until wind blows your mail on your front lawn. Your mail may not even arrive at your house, if it fell out of the truck earlier in the day.

But if the nanotube carrier could expand and contract on demand, it could spit out the drugs. This molecular mailman could push packages out of the truck. That transforms the tube from just a container to a working delivery system.

Link: http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/09/pulsating-nanotube-spits-out-buckyballs/?

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191 Characaters is Way Too Much.

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/8fjgnz2

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Researchers Demonstrate 'giant' Forces

in Super-Strong Nanomaterials

(Phys.org)—In a study that could lead to advances in the emerging fields of optical computing and nanomaterials, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology report that a new class of nanoscale slot waveguides pack 100 to 1,000 times more transverse optical force than conventional silicon slot waveguides

Link: http://phys.org/news/2012-09-giant-super-strong-nanomaterials.html

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Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III Developer Edition is now available

Link: http://betanews.com/2012/09/22/verizon-samsung-galaxy-s-iii-developer-edition-is-now-available/?
utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed+-+bn+-+Betanews+Full+Content+Feed+-+BN

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Saturday, September 22, 2012

MC2 Post 1397 Apple Maps -- How Did A Tech Star Lose Its Way

Smart: Missed It By That Much.

Apple's Lost Mapportunity:

From: http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 6, has replaced Google Maps with Apple Maps, which many users gripe is an inferior product that misplaces airports, omits entire towns, loses buildings and has even renamed Berlin. It’s the opposite of what’s come to be expected from a company known for taking its time to launch products that, though late to market, boast intuitive, beautifully designed features that “just work.”

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/22/apple-maps-ios-6_n_1906005.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/8jfxq8p

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Even NOKIA Pointed out that It's Map App IS
Better than Google and Apple..
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Nokia Kicks Apple's Map In The Apps

Link: http://www.informationweek.com/mobility/smart-phones/nokia-kicks-apples-map-in-the-apps/240007751

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/97m77ju

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Even with That Being True, Nokia is Still fighting with RIM's Blackberry for the Bottom of the Smart Phone Pile.

Wingman.

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