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NSA Proof Font?

So if you’re worried about the NSA (and other government agencies) reading your emails, documents etc., then maybe this new font is the solution. Here’s a video explaining both how it works, what it looks like and how standard OCR technology handles it (or doesn’t ..) What do you think? Good idea? Bad idea? Waste […]

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Debian User? Check Your Repositories

If you’re a Debian user you may need to verify which repositories you’re using. Apparently one of the unofficial Debian multimedia depositories was using the domain debian-multimedia.org. Unfortunately the domain lapsed and is no longer pointing to valid Debian packages. Not sure if you’re using it or not? Simply run this command in a terminal: […]

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WordPress Turns 10

10 years ago today Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little released the first version of WordPress.Statista have released a simple little graphic to illustrate the growth in popularity of the blogging software / CMS:

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Mac OSX Productivity Bundle

Software bundles for OSX are fairly common and often great value. MacHeist and others have made them very popular. If you missed the last MacHeist bundle then this week’s bundle from StackSocial might be worth looking at. It gives you $690 worth of software for $49.99. A single copy of Camtasia for Mac would cost […]

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Debian 7.0 Wheezy Released

Debian 7.0 “Wheezy” was released on Saturday. The latest version of Debian brings a number of new features to the open source operating system including “multiarch support”. Multiarch support means that you’ll be able to install both 32 bit and 64 bit software on the same machine without having to worry about dependencies ie. it’ll […]

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Flipboard’s New Features Proving Popular

Flipboard recently launched a completely revamped version of their software with a bunch of new features. They’ve since released some data and statistics on usage of the new “magazines” and other options (click to enlarge) Related articles Flipboard Gets A Makeover (technology.ie) Flipboard 2.0 adds new social features, lets users create own digital magazines (androidauthority.com) […]

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Flipboard Gets A Makeover

A few days ago Flipboard released a major update. Now any Flipboard user can create their own “magazine” and populate it with content. They’ve also announced a new partnership with Etsy, which allows users to explore products and even buy them directly from within the app. Personally I’m addicted to Flipboard and use it every […]

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