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Seaton Dubman

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2017-10 Use Spotify to See If Your Favorite Bands Are Playing Nearby

It’s not always easy to keep track of concerts in your area. If you live in a big city, it’s virtually impossible to stay abreast of every musical event due to the sheer number of gigs happening every day. Conversely, if you live a rural area, gigs might so infrequent that you never bother checking the listings. Well, Spotify can help with its concert feature. The feature itself is nothing new — it’s been available since 2015. But since its launch, Spotify has slowly been adding more and more features. I...

2017-10 New in HTML5

HTML5 is the latest and greatest version of the most widely used markup language on the web. There are some big changes from the last version of the language, and if you’re not using them, you’re missing out on some really cool functionality. We don’t have the room to cover every new element in the fifth version of HTML, but these nine are some of the most important ones. For more information on the new elements and APIs in HTML5, be sure to check out W3Schools. An Introduction to Semantic Elements Like ...

2017-10 Work Like a Google Team With These Tools

Google has one of the most enviable company cultures of any business in the world. Aside from its tricked-out office spaces, Google is famous for its many perks and employee-driven creativity. But what makes Google a truly great place to work is its spirit of collaboration and drive for teamwork. Over the last couple of years, Google studied the habits of 180 teams. It also carried out hundreds of interviews. The company wants to understand what makes a perfect team. It offers numerous tools to help peop...

2017-10 You Never Thought of Using Your Windows Start Menu Like This!

You don’t use your Start Menu much, do you? Besides the casual search for a program, most users don’t. Instead, it stays discretely nestled within the Windows UI never to meet its full potential. That is, until now! Read on to turn your Start Menu into a one-stop repository for almost anything you’d need to know from your PC. If you’ve never modified your Start Menu before, learn the basics of the Windows 10 Start Menu customization here. 1. Voice-Enabled Assistant First things first, enable Cortana. Ove...

2017-10 Pay With Google Makes It Easier to Shop Online

Google is making it easier than ever to spend all of your hard-earned cash shopping online. This is something most of us do on a regular basis, but shopping online isn’t always as simple and stress-free as it should be. Google thinks it has the answer in the form of Pay With Google. There are so many online retailers who want your money these days it’s difficult to resist shopping online. Thankfully, there is an equally high number of ways to pay those retailers. The problem is you have to fill out your ...

2017-10 Short Guide to Motherboard Parts and Their Functions

The motherboard is the most important component of your PC. If you crack your motherboard or one of its connections malfunctions, it’s curtains for your PC. Unfortunately, motherboards also seem like a mysterious and magical entity to those who aren’t tech aficionados. With so many parts, pieces, and components, figuring out each individual part’s purpose can seem like brain surgery. That is, until now! Read on for a comprehensive, albeit basic, guide to your motherboard! Motherboard: An Overview Below i...

2017-10 Create a System Restore Point

System Restore points are a huge help in Windows. They let you roll back your system to a previous time before you started having a problem. Since they don’t touch your personal files, running a System Restore is a great way to troubleshoot problems without having to reset Windows. While Windows automatically creates Restore Points whenever you install software or apply critical updates, it’s also a good idea to make your own sometimes. This is especially useful when you’re about to make a change to your...

2017-10 Send Email to Any Cell Phone (for Free)

You’re at your computer, and your friend is out with their phone. You want to send them a message, and your phone is dead. What do you do? Okay, this scenario isn’t that big a deal. Sure, ten years ago it may have required some pondering, but now there are any number of answers. You could send an email, fire off a Facebook message, or hit them up on Twitter. They use iMessage, right? All of these methods are available on a desktop. But if you’re talking to someone who isn’t carryi...