Google Hangouts is doing well, in spite of its slow start and continued jostle with the likes of Skype, WhatsApp, and Facebook’s Messenger. It even has a nice web app now. What’s more interesting is that it has several useful hidden features that promise to make chatting and video calling smoother and more fun for […]
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Is there a company whose name is more synonymous with the Internet than Google? The company’s name has actually become a verb in most people’s vocabulary. Need to find something online? You don’t search for it; you Google it. You probably use Google all the time, but how much do you know about the history […]
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Your calendar is full of events that matter to you. Birthdays, soccer games, office parties — they all have a place on your favorite calendar app. But how do you keep track of events where you aren’t personally involved, like concerts around town, or a cool meteor shower sighting this evening? Sit back, relax, and […]
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You might remember that it was a big deal when the Apple added NFC to the iPhone 6 back in 2014, a feature that Android users have been fortunate enough to have for several years now. You might also remember thinking, “So… what does that mean for me?” Good question. If you’re tired of being told about “revolutionary” […]
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Ever since the Ruby on Rails framework first landed back in 2005, it has been a favorite with developers. It marries great features with simplicity, making it capable of powering some of the world’s biggest platforms, yet easy for novice programmers to learn. If you would like to get started with the framework, the Ruby […]
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The GNOME desktop is one of the most complete and accessible desktop environments in the Linux ecosystem. It’s the default experience in popular distributions like Fedora and Debian, and it’s one of the primary options available in most others. Regardless of which distribution you choose, when you fire up a GNOME desktop, the default applications […]
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