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Gmail Introduces Video & Voice Features In what is probably a clear challenge to VOIP services such as Skype, Google has now introduced video and voice functionality to their Google Talk gadget inside Gmail. However, some of you will NOT see it yet as Gmail is doing their usual and rolling it out slowly to users. So some of you will have [...] 6 Apps That Will Turn Your iPhone into the Ultimate Reference Book iPhone users have quickly learned that one of the perks of constant internet access is “perfect” reference capability. Searching around on the browser is one way to do it, but you run into unnecessary stuff like ads and intermediary pages. Specific iPhone Apps are the way to go when you want a quick reference with limited [...] 5 Ways To Get Your Images Noticed In Flickr Flickr contains over three billion photos. let’s face it. Some of them are better than yours, and mine. But despite that, there are things you can do to be noticed. 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I sure do and I work with a lot [...] Make Use Of Podcast #35: Doing Fun Things With Your Pictures If you love taking pictures as much as I do, then you’ll be sure to love the great image toys over at BigHugeLabs. You can make calendars, motivational posters and badges, among many other things. Listen to the podcast for a rundown of some of the ways you can use this to spice up your photos. Here’s [...] Host Your Own Lifestream with Sweetcron These days just about everyone around the internet knows about lifestreaming and may even have one of their own. This is due to the great growth and expansion of services like FriendFeed and Socialthing! Previously, MakeUseOf covered the top 5 lifestreaming services. One thing about most lifestreaming services is that they can?t be self-hosted. You might [...] 3 Less-Known Free Online Resume Builders Having a well-structured resume online is a common fashion nowadays. There are a few features of a good resume you should be aware of: 1. 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Two months ago, my Google account was hacked into. The hackers changed my password and blocked my access to the account. Luckily, I discovered this early and got Google to change my password [...] 10 Uses of Google Alerts For A Freelancer For most of us web workers Google is almost a simile for a spade. I would be treading on much furrowed ground if I were to hail the power of Google search. I don’t need to but the search engine has another little offshoot called Google Alerts which is of interest to those seeking information [...] MUO Polls: Best Google Search Tips & Operators Although most of us use Google on a daily basis only few people really know about various useful search operators that Google offers. There is a lot more to this tiny search field than you might think. I assume you already know that Google can be also used as calculator, currency converter and even measurement unit [...] How To Downgrade your PSP & Upgrade to a Custom Firmware For those of you who are new to the concept of hacked PSPs, custom firmware might not sound so familiar. Custom firmware allow you to run homebrew. Homebrew is software developed by the user community. Enabling this homebrew makes the PSP an open platform. It allows you to add the functions and/or applications that Sony [...]

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