Tag: Geeky

500px’s Splash Lets You Search for Photos by Sketching Them

The content below is taken from the original (500px’s Splash Lets You Search for Photos by Sketching Them), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Photography enthusiast site 500px has a new tool that lets you search for photos by sketching them. Have a vague idea of what […]

Microsoft Merges Its Authenticator Apps Into One, Adds One-Button Approval

The content below is taken from the original (Microsoft Merges Its Authenticator Apps Into One, Adds One-Button Approval), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Android/iOS: Microsoft has had separate two-factor authenticator apps for its consumer and enterprise users for a while. Now, it’s combining the two into […]

This Calculator Makes Sure You Always Get the Most Pizza For Your Money

The content below is taken from the original (This Calculator Makes Sure You Always Get the Most Pizza For Your Money), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. If you want to get really mathematical, this calculator will tell you exactly how much more pizza you’re getting with […]

Thousands of Amiga games now available to play in your web browser. Here are the best ones

The content below is taken from the original (Thousands of Amiga games now available to play in your web browser. Here are the best ones), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. The Internet Archive is at it again, this time uploading a massive collection of over 2,000 […]

10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google Drive Master

The content below is taken from the original (10 Tricks to Make Yourself a Google Drive Master), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Think you know Google’s online productivity suite back to front? Whether you’ve been using Google Drive for five minutes or five years, there’s always […]

The most influential game developers of all time

The content below is taken from the original (The most influential game developers of all time), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. You’ve played their games, now learn their names.

The last new VCR will be manufactured this month

The content below is taken from the original (The last new VCR will be manufactured this month), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. It’s 2016 and videocassette recorder (VCR)  using VHS tapes are still being manufactured and sold. I was surprised to discover that fact, but I […]

This Infographic Crams In Over 30 Essential Google Search Tips

The content below is taken from the original (This Infographic Crams In Over 30 Essential Google Search Tips), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Google’s search engine is an always-expanding, extremely useful tool that’s packed with tons of different tools. Over on Zapier, they outline tons of […]

The Top Three Programming Languages for Electronics Tinkering

The content below is taken from the original (The Top Three Programming Languages for Electronics Tinkering), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. If you’re planning on tinkering around with electronics, whether it’s on a Raspberry Pi, Arduino, or anything else, you’ll need to know at least a […]

AutoArduino Lets You Control Your Arduino Projects From Tasker

The content below is taken from the original (AutoArduino Lets You Control Your Arduino Projects From Tasker), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Android: As if Tasker’s plugins weren’t powerful enough, the developer behind popular plugins like AutoVoice and AutoInput has released a new plugin that lets […]

Transfer Your Evernote Notes Into Microsoft OneNote With the Importer Tool

The content below is taken from the original (Transfer Your Evernote Notes Into Microsoft OneNote With the Importer Tool), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. If today’s news regarding Evernote’s new pricing plans and limitations has you considering Microsoft OneNote, the OneNote Importer tool makes the transition […]

Test Raspberry Pi Code on Your Primary Computer with VirtualBox and a Bit of Tweaking

The content below is taken from the original (Test Raspberry Pi Code on Your Primary Computer with VirtualBox and a Bit of Tweaking), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. The Raspberry Pi is great because it’s a low cost way to test all sorts of crazy electronics […]

Google Fonts’ Updated Website Makes It Easy to Find a Good-Looking Font

The content below is taken from the original (Google Fonts’ Updated Website Makes It Easy to Find a Good-Looking Font), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Google has had a collection of free fonts for a while. Recently, the site for these fonts got an update. Now […]

This All-In-One System Rescue Toolkit Has Just the Right Tools to Troubleshoot Your PC

The content below is taken from the original (This All-In-One System Rescue Toolkit Has Just the Right Tools to Troubleshoot Your PC), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. There’s no shortage of system rescue and repair discs you can download and keep handy for when your PC […]

This Chart Compares 81 Hacker Friendly Single Board Computers

The content below is taken from the original (This Chart Compares 81 Hacker Friendly Single Board Computers), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. You have a ton of different options for single board computers that can run the likes of Linux or Android. While a board like […]

FullPageOS Automatically Boots Your Raspberry Pi Into a Full Page Web Kiosk Mode

The content below is taken from the original (FullPageOS Automatically Boots Your Raspberry Pi Into a Full Page Web Kiosk Mode), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. One of the common uses for a Raspberry Pi is a low-cost information display, powering something like a magic mirror […]

Now You Can Buy a BBC micro:bit Without Re-Enrolling at School

The content below is taken from the original (Now You Can Buy a BBC micro:bit Without Re-Enrolling at School), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. The board originally given out to Year 7 schoolkids is now available for everyone.

Backpack PCs are officially a thing thanks to VR

The content below is taken from the original (Backpack PCs are officially a thing thanks to VR), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. You won’t be able to fully enjoy the mind-blowing VR experience that’s headed your way soon simply by purchasing an Oculus Rift or Vive […]

The Pilot Bluetooth Earpiece Could be the Babel Fish Douglas Adams Dreamed Of

The content below is taken from the original (The Pilot Bluetooth Earpiece Could be the Babel Fish Douglas Adams Dreamed Of), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Real time translating from an earpiece? What a time to be alive.

Make Your PowerPoint Slides Suck Less With This New Shutterstock Plug-in

The content below is taken from the original (Make Your PowerPoint Slides Suck Less With This New Shutterstock Plug-in), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Preview how high-quality Shutterstock images look in your presentations before you commit to buying them.

How to Survive a Learning to Code Course, From a Recent Graduate

The content below is taken from the original (How to Survive a Learning to Code Course, From a Recent Graduate), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Ever considered learning how to code? Peter Hyde shares his top tips for surviving a coding course.

Do You Live in The Countryside? You Might Have to Ask the Government to Give You Broadband

The content below is taken from the original (Do You Live in The Countryside? You Might Have to Ask the Government to Give You Broadband), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. And you could actually be waiting years for it ever to come to your doorstep.

Scientists Accidentally Created a Battery That’s Almost Immortal

The content below is taken from the original (Scientists Accidentally Created a Battery That’s Almost Immortal), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. Current batteries last about 7000 recharge cycles before starting to degrade. These new batteries last 200,000.

Finally, a Mouse and Keyboard You Can Comfortably Use on the Couch

The content below is taken from the original (Finally, a Mouse and Keyboard You Can Comfortably Use on the Couch), to continue reading please visit the site. Remember to respect the Author & Copyright. While a lot of televisions rattle off specs to make them appealing for PC gaming, and a lot of PC manufacturers […]