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- Cool Websites and Tools [April 15th]
- The 9 Best Questions From You [MakeUseOf Answers]
- How To Use Comments To Their Full Potential In Microsoft Word 2007+
- The 10 Most Disliked YouTube Videos Of All Time
- Hot Tech Deals [Apr 15th]
- 3 Hipstamatic-Equivalent Android Apps For Retro Photo Effects
- 5 Interesting Historical Events Timelines That Show History As It Happened
- 2 New WordPress Plugins You Should Try & Understanding The Theme Structure
- The Top 6 Websites To Listen To Country Music
- What’s The Fastest Android Web Browser? [Geeks Weigh In]
| Cool Websites and Tools [April 15th] Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:31 PM PDT
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| The 9 Best Questions From You [MakeUseOf Answers] Posted: 15 Apr 2011 06:31 PM PDT
This week the prizes go to: Best Answer of the Week – Jay 1st Runner Up – Smayonak 2nd Runner Up – Tyler Congratulations to the winners! There were many more great answers it was tough to pick just three winners. Thank you everyone for your excellent contributions, your efforts are appreciated very much! Sometimes, great answers make great questions. Have a look:
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| How To Use Comments To Their Full Potential In Microsoft Word 2007+ Posted: 15 Apr 2011 04:31 PM PDT
Comments in Word can serve many purposes, but they work like writing comments in the margins of a paper document. But of course, using Comments in Word, like other digital technology, provides a lot more than putting pen to paper. You can include external links to web resources, internal links to different parts of a document, and set up a pre-addressed email link for your readers. You can also send your Word file to someone or a group of people who in turn can add comments to your document. Adding Comments In Word 2011In Microsoft Word 2007-2011, you can add comments (when you're writing in the Print Layout or Web Layout views) by first selecting one or more words in your document, and then clicking on Insert > New Comment in the menu bar. Note, I'm using Word 2011 for Mac for this tutorial, but the Comment tool and features are similar for the PC version of Word as well.
You can of course access this tool in Word's Toolbar, or what is called the Ribbon of Word 2010 or Mac 2011 edition, to create a new note using one single click. Or better yet, create a keyboard shortcut for the New Comment menu item (here's how for Mac users).
When you add a note, you can write as much as you like in it. Your notes will appear as "balloons" on the side of the page where you selected to add the comment. All comments must be attached to piece of selected text. Comments are useful in the writing process for making notes to yourself, especially when you're in the flow of writing and you don't want to stop and check a fact or a resource. You can make a note to do it later.
You or another reader of your document could use Comments to ask questions, make suggested changes, or make references to other sources in your document. The comments you add don't show up when you print your document. When your balloon comments get too distracting or take up too much precious space on the screen, you can simply click View > Markup to hide them. Do the same to bring them back. You can delete comments one at a time by clicking the "x" button in the upper-right of the Comment's title bar. Adding Links To CommentsURL LinkWhat is useful about Comments is that you can include links to webpages, a mailto link, or links to designated parts of your existing document.
To add to a URL, select a piece of text, and add a comment note. Next, either type in your URL or locate the webpage and drag the URL into the note. Mailto LinkSometimes when another reader or editor of your document is reading your added comments, you might want them to contact you directly by email concerning something you wrote in the document. Considering how lazy we computer users have become, Word enables you to include a mailto link in a comment or attach it directly to piece of text. That way, the lazy reader doesn’t have to stop and create a new mail and add your or someone else's designated address. You can do it all that work for them.
To add a mailto link, select the Comment box and go to Insert > Hyperlink, or Command+K. In the dialogue box, enter the email address and subject line of the pre-addressed email. If you want to get more fancy, notice that little ScreenTip button above? You can type in a custom message to the reader when they hover their cursor over the resulting link.
Now when a reader clicks on the mailto link, a new email will open with your address and subject line inserted for them, so they don't have to take their precious time doing it themselves. Document LinkIf you're creating a long document, say a 150-page dissertation, you’ll know how unwieldy things can become when you need to find and locate important parts of your text file. You could use a comment in one part of your document to link to another part. However, the process for doing this requires a few more steps to set up.
First off, you need to create a bookmark(s) link to your document. To do this, select the text for the bookmark, and go to Insert > Bookmark. Change the "OLE_Link1" to a custom name. Click Add.
When you want to add your document link in a comment or to a piece of selected text in your document, you need to click Insert > Hyper Link. Select the Document button. Click the Locate… button and your bookmarked anchor should be listed under bookmarks. Your bookmarked text will be highlighted in blue.
To remove hyperlinks, simply select the link and click Delete. Likewise, you can edit the Hyperlink by control-clicking on the link and choosing Insert > Edit Hyperlink.
Let me know what you think about this tutorial, and also what other Word tools you find useful. Also check out our other articles about Word, including How To Make Use Of Research Feature in Microsoft Word 2007, How To Build a Mind Map In Microsoft Word, and How to Make Index Cards in Microsoft Word 2007. Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| The 10 Most Disliked YouTube Videos Of All Time Posted: 15 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT
Oh yeah, disliked videos! Everyone always talks about the most liked, or most popular, videos on YouTube, but which ones have received the most dislikes? 10. Evolution of Dance – By Judson LaipplyWe’ve all seen this video. It’s the one of the guy doing a few seconds of every kind of popular dance imaginable. This one’s been viewed almost 170 million times. How many views are you accountable for? 9. “Chocolate Rain” Original Song by Tay ZondayChocolate Rain is another hugely recognizable video/internet meme. You can’t argue with the guy’s voice in this one, although some clearly “dislike” it. 8. Charlie bit my finger – again !This video, which has been seen over 300 million times, shows a couple of young kids, one of which’s name is Charlie. You’d think they’re too cute to dislike, but some people apparently didn’t think so. 7. Justin Bieber – Never Let You GoFrom here on out, get ready to see a lot of Justin Bieber. The Biebs is notorious for being both largely admired and largely ‘disliked’ at the same time, and his videos are no exception. Are you a fan? 6. Justin Bieber – One Less Lonely GirlThis video, which features another song by Justin Bieber, has been seen nearly 120 million times. Over half of the people who voted clicked the dislike button on this one. 5. Lady Gaga – Bad RomanceIt looks like Lady Gaga snuck into the list. The vast majority of people who rated this video actually liked it, but when you receive 365 million views–and dress like you’re not from this planet–you’ll attract the occasional dislike. 4. Justin Bieber – Somebody To Love Remix ft. UsherAnd we’re back to Justin Bieber. Did you miss him? Surely he can’t take all the heat from this one, since this video also features Usher. 3. Justin Bieber – Never Say Never ft. Jaden SmithWe’ve got one more Justin Bieber video to go and then we can wrap up this list! 2. Justin Bieber – Baby ft. LudacrisAnd here it is, the former champion. This music video featuring Justin Bieber and Ludacris has been seen over 509 million times as of this writing. It’s arguably the video (and song) that made Justin Bieber a household name, and it has received over double the amount of dislike votes as it has like votes. A true number 2 in my book. 1. Rebecca Black – Friday (OFFICIAL VIDEO)To those who are familiar with this video, you shouldn’t be surprised to see it on this list. In a landslide of dislike votes, Rebecca Black takes the title as owner of the most disliked YouTube vid. I don’t know about you, but I’m interested to see where her career is headed after this one. We will see! ConclusionAnd there you have it, the most disliked videos on YouTube. Justin Bieber makes up the majority of this list, but his title as the most disliked video was only recently overtaken at the number one spot by Rebecca Black. I know what you’re thinking, these aren’t the most terrible videos you’ve ever seen. In fact, a lot of them are actually extremely popular, even though they are the most disliked. Actually the majority of videos listed here have more likes than dislikes, and them being on this list can be attributed to being seen so often that they happened to accumulate a lot of dislikes as well. You learn something new every day, don’t you? Are you surprised with this list? Let us know what you think in the comments! Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| 3 Hipstamatic-Equivalent Android Apps For Retro Photo Effects Posted: 15 Apr 2011 12:31 PM PDT
A current complaint is that Hipstamatic and Instagram, both excellent iPhone retro photo manipulators, still aren’t available on Android. So, what is a good Hipstamatic alternative for Android? Well, a number of apps fit the bill. Meanwhile, look over here if you’re looking for free Hipstamatic alternatives for iPhone. RetroidRetroid is a free Android retro photo app which seems to have a good collection of retro effects to slap on your photos. When you take a photo with Retroid, the original is saved in your normal photo collection, while the doctored version is kept in Retroid’s data.
While Retroid is fun to play with, it does take up a lot of room. It’s 5.5MB which can’t be moved to the SD card! Also, sometimes when you take photos for manipulation via the “snap” function it does strange things to them before applying the effects. If you take the photo with your normal camera and then search for the photo you want to manipulate, it can fix this problem.
VignetteVignette is available as a free demo or a paid version, but the demo version comes as a surprise because it’s so packed with features. The demo limits the size of the photos you take to 2MB per photo and that seems to be the only limitation. All photo manipulation effects are fully functional in the demo as are handy features to make better use of the application. When you have found a combination of effect and frame that you like, you can save it as a favourite and you can add a link to your homepage for fast access to that effect.
The Vignette Demo is a tiny 400KB and can be moved to the SD card. Manipulated photos are saved to the SD card in Vignette’s own directory within your photo collection – the original photos aren’t kept. However, you can take the photo using your normal camera and simply import into Vignette for manipulation if you wish.
Don’t forget that the photos will be of a lower quality while using the demo application – at least you get to fully test all the effects before you make the decision to buy. FxCameraFxCamera has plenty of interesting effects ready to use, such as the Polaroid effect and the Toy Camera effect. It’s easy to change your settings to ensure you approve of where the photos are being saved. FxCamera offers fewer photo effect options than Vignette, but it’s simple to use and results in good shots.
FxCamera is nearly 2MB, but can be moved to the SD card.
More Great Android AppsIf you’re satisfied with the camera application on your phone, but now want to explore some more fun Android apps, check out these apps to make life easier and time-killing apps for the moderately bored. There should be something in there for you! Which is your favourite Android camera application? Which Android retro photo app do you like best? Let us know in the comments! Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| 5 Interesting Historical Events Timelines That Show History As It Happened Posted: 15 Apr 2011 11:31 AM PDT
But it's not only history. It can be used to plot a fictional course of events too. Just take a look at the Lord of The Rings timelines which prove that these graphic tools can hack away at complexity. Or, if you are an Android user check out this cool video timeline. Along with infographics, I think timelines are great educational aids. So, let's take a look at a few cool timelines and understand events as they unfolded. HyperHistory
The continuing scientific project covers 3000 years of world history with the help of interactive timelines, lifelines, and maps. A menu panel on the left enables you to navigate through people, history, events, and maps. The timeline is synchronoptic – it displays the interconnectedness between historical events and gives you a perspective on the events that shaped the world. The graphics may not be rich by current Web 2.0 standards, but the information certainly is. Conflict History
This really cool timeline takes a darker look at world events: a look at war and conflicts around the world from the past to this day. The timeline is in beta, but it shows the potential of a Google Maps mashup to teach us about history. You can use the slider below or search for a conflict from the search bar. The relevant ones for that period get loaded in the grey box. Text information is sourced from Wikipedia. Timeline of Art History
We go from war to art with the help of Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. It is definitely a well compiled look at the development of art forms by The Metropolitan Museum of Art. You can browse the timeline by period or by geographical region. From the pre-historic to the present, the timeline is a great educational aid if you are interested in exploration of the history of art from around the world. There are 300 timelines in total, supported by works of art from the Museum’s collection, a chart of time periods, a historical overview, a list of key events, and other content. Life
One of the world's best magazines has a rich collection of timelines all in photo slideshows. Thanks to the photographs by some of the world's top photographers, you get a close look at history through the photo stories. Pictures do speak a thousand words. 810 pages worth of timelines on diverse topics should keep you busy till the next year. Tell us about your pick. Google News Timeline
News becomes history one day. Google captures it all in its news timeline, a Google Labs project. The controls on the top enable you to sift through all the major happenings. The default view is on the current date. You can use the slider to go back and forth. News relates to scanned newspapers and magazines, blog posts, sports scores, and information about various types of media, like music albums and movies. But aptly, the timeline allows you to put in your own queries and view the results chronologically on the timeline. You can specify as many different queries as you’d like. Wikipedia and Time Magazine are there by default. The screen shows the result of a query on the tsunami disaster in Japan. There are quite a few historical events timelines out there. All of them let us go back in time and take another look at history. Which ones are your favorites? Let us know if you like the concept of timelines. Image Credit: Shutterstock Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| 2 New WordPress Plugins You Should Try & Understanding The Theme Structure Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Theme Structure & TemplatesBefore you read this, take a look into your WordPress theme directory and see what files it contains – notably, anything ending in .php
Over the years, the WordPress publishing system has developed a strong foundation for templates that allows designers to make themes that are as simple or as complex as needed. The simplest theme may only include a single index.php file, which is the absolute bare minimum. Every page on your site would then be displayed using that single default template. The way WordPress works is that each time a page is requested, it will search for an appropriate template file for the type of content being displayed – if none is found, it will then continue to generalise the template it’s looking for until finally it just gives up and uses index.php The key to customizing your wordpress theme then, is to understand the hierarchy through which WordPress will search. You can find the full hierarchy diagram on the WordPress codex site, but here’s a cut-down version I made earlier.
For example, when a user views the archives on your site for category X posts, WordPress will first try to use a template called category-x.php, which is specific to only X category. If it can’t find one, it will generalise to category.php, which is for any category archives view. Failing that, it moves on to an even more generalised archive.php (which might also used to display monthly archives, tag archives or author archives). Most themes will include at least an archive.php, but if not WordPress will just use index.php. So how does this help us? Well, if you already have an archive template, but you wish to customize the way your “funny pictures” category is displayed for example, all you need to do is copy the archives.php to a new file called category-funny-pictures.php, and adjust accordingly. In the next article, I’ll show you exactly how you can create a special page for your “family pictures” category that includes a thumbnail of the photo. Static HTML OutputThe truth is that WordPress is – hands-down – the easiest (free) content publishing system on the Internet. In less than 5 minutes you can have it installed, easily change the look and feel, and be loading content in. There is no other system currently available that gives you that much power with such a refined user interface and as wide-ranging open-source development community around it. However, not all of us can run PHP files or have access to a database server, so in that case, your only option is to use a WYSIWYG application like Dreamweaver to produce HTML files, or hand-code them. Well, no longer. What this plugin allows you do is use an offline installation of WordPress, or one running on a development domain somewhere, then output the entire site to static HTML files for you to simply upload! Why would you do this? Well, for one, you can host the site anywhere without a database – such as your Apple Mobile.me webspace. Secondly, you get a huge speed boost as the site no longer needs to access the database or parse the PHP scripts on the server side. The only downside is that you will lose the interactivity of your blog, such as the built-in WordPress commenting system (which relies upon a database to update the page with new comments). The plugin author suggests using a third party comments provider such as Disqus to get around this though, but be prepared for a little theme editing. SEO UltimateFor a long time, All-In-One was the reigning king of WordPress SEO plugins, but its day has come. SEO Ultimate is absolutely full to the brim, feature packed with lots of SEO-related modules – but the best part is that you can deactivate any modules you don’t need by using the simple control panel. So besides the obvious meta keywords / title rewriting, what does this plugin offer?
That’s all of the new WordPress plugins for now, folks. Stay tuned as next week I’ll take a look at some fabulous new themes for you to customize, and show you exactly how to put that elusive featured post thumbnail image into a custom category archives view. Comments, suggestions and feedback to the comments section below, please! Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| The Top 6 Websites To Listen To Country Music Posted: 15 Apr 2011 09:31 AM PDT
Country music, while some despise it and others love it, offers a mix of soothing tunes, peppy knee-slapping dance rhythms and everything in between. If you’re one of those folks that loves to listen to country music every now and then (or all the time), then I’m going to offer up five of what I consider to be the best online resources to listen to country music for free. The Country “Station”I think the bottom line is that to get to the best online stations with great sounding music and the highest quality music players, you have to go with the big well-known online radio sites. It wasn’t long ago that I covered RadioTime, but the only issue with that site is that while it’s fantastic for finding local radio stations, it can take some time to find really good, well-known, popular music. On the other hand, Will headed down the right road when he listed 5 of the best online radio sites for music in general. PandoraTo get to the country music the fastest, it’s best to use some of the more popular sites like Pandora Radio that give you the ability to go straight to the genre you want.
To get to those genre stations, all you have to do is scroll down the main page and under your player you’ll see a link for “Genre Stations.” This takes you to the directory. Click on Country Music and you’ll see all of the selections available. One thing that I’ve always liked about Pandora is that while you’re listening to the station you can like or dislike the songs and it’ll gradually customize the playlist to your tastes.
YouTube MusicNow, while I spend most of my music-listening time on Pandora, another very popular and well-known site that categorizes music by genre is actually YouTube, believe it or not. At the top of the YouTube page, just click on Music, then “Categories” and finally “Country.”
Voila – you now have a whole world of not only country music, but country music videos to explore. I spent about two hours here in one night just browsing through Johnny Cash songs. Good stuff. AOL RadioThe final well-known online radio site that also features a good country “station” as part of the genre collection is actually AOL Radio. If you want to listen to country music, finding the country section is as easy as going to AOL Radio, clicking on the Country link in the left navigation bar, and then choosing a sub-genre that you’re interested in, like Bluegrass or Classic Country.
The player features its share of ads, but it is free so who’s complaining? Another nice feature that I like about the AOL player is that you can read a bit about each group as you’re listening to the music. Just scroll down the screen a bit and you’ll see an interesting writeup about the group or singer.
Slacker RadioOf course, another huge online radio site is Slacker Radio. Like AOL, getting straight to the country music is as easy as clicking the “All Stations” link and then clicking on “Country.”
Devoted To CountryDixie StreamsThe country website Dixie Streams is all about country music – including reviews, videos and news. However, if you click the Radio link you’ll actually be listening to their country radio site hosted on Loudcity.
It’s one station, but they play the best of the best of country music today, and of course it’s all free. So you can visit the Dixie Streams radio link and just sit back and enjoy. CMT RadioNo country music radio list would be complete without mentioning CMT. Every country fan knows that Country Music Television is at the very heart of Country Music today. At the main site you’ll find everything – awards, news and gossip. Of course, you want to listen to music, so click on the radio link and you’ll see several stations to choose from.
Click on any of them, and a small radio player will pop up and play the station.
You can keep browsing the Internet as you like, and the music or show will keep streaming. For a lot of people out there, country music isn’t just a genre, it’s an entire way of life. If you want to live it and breathe it even when you’re surfing the web or working at your computer, then these sites are really the best way to keep the music flowing constantly. Which country music radio site do you like best when you want to listen to country music? Is your favorite not on this list? Share your own resources in the comments section below. Image Credit: Pam Roth Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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| What’s The Fastest Android Web Browser? [Geeks Weigh In] Posted: 15 Apr 2011 08:31 AM PDT
Smartphones, however, are a different story. The hottest Android phones on the market right now are packing the nVidia Tegra 2 processor, which is substantially slower than any modern PC. When working with such limited resources, efficiency and speed are a priority. That begs the question – which Android web browser is the quickest? The Contestants
There are quite a few web browsers available on the Android marketplace. Some of them are mobile renditions of popular PC browsers like Firefox and Opera while others forge their own path. I had to narrow down the list somewhat though, so to choose the best Android browser, I focused on the most popular browsers, including:
This is, I think, a good selection of browsers to look at. The only browser some might miss is Opera Mini. Unfortunately, Opera Mini bombed two of my benchmarks (that is, it would not run them to completion). Opera Mini may well be great, but it's hard to test something that can't enter a score. The hardware I'm using for this test is the HTC Thunderbolt, Verizon's new 4G LTE phone. My apartment is not in a 4G area yet, though, so I tested using the 3G network. All browsers were benched in the exact same location under the same conditions. I had an app killer terminate all programs between every benchmark to reduce interference. Now, let's look at the results. SunspiderThis popular JavaScript benchmark is used to test browsers on any device that can run one. I used the latest version (0.9.1) and ran the test three times, then averaged the scores.
Lower is better in the Sunspider benchmark, and that means Firefox is the clear victor. The gap between it and the next fastest browser, Opera Mobile, is significant. It's worth noting that the gap between Opera Mobile and the third quickest browser is also significant. It seems that the experience these teams have gained from working on browsers for the PC has translated into great JavaScript performance on Android. Rightware BrowsermarkNext up we have Browsermark, a benchmark that tests both JavaScript and DOM performance. This is essentially the Peacekeeper of smartphone benchmarks, and it's commonly used by hardware reviewers as a means of determining a phone's overall performance.
In this benchmark, higher is better, so this is another win for Firefox. Opera Mobile, which was doing well in the Sunspider benchmark, fell off a cliff. The Dolphin browsers and xScope remained in the middle of the pack. Surprisingly, both the stock Android browser and Skyfire bombed this benchmark. Both of them ended at the benchmark at the error page, indicating they failed to properly complete one of the tests. Page Loading TimesFinally, I decided to perform a "real world" test by seeing how long these browsers took to load my blog, Smidgen PC. I performed the test three times and averaged the result.
There wasn't nearly as much of a spread here as there was in the synthetic benchmarks. That's not unusual, though; you'll find the same if you benchmark PC web browsers. Synthetic benchmarks only test the browser's ability to cram through certain tasks, usually involving JavaScript and DOM. Real-world performance is also bound by hardware and your data connection, however. Factor that in, and the spread narrows considerably. ConclusionIt seems that Firefox for Android is currently the best Android browser when it comes to speed. It killed the competition in the synthetic benchmarks, and earned a small but definitive victory in the page loading test as well. Skyfire seems slow overall, and the stock Android browser is second to last. Most other scores are comparable, however. That means many Android browsers are similarly quick, and you’re unlikely to detect major differences between them. What I can say for sure is that the stock Android browser is not the best one available. You may be wondering if you should switch – after all, the stock browser does seem “good enough”. Based on these results, I say you should. As I’m sure some readers will note, that’s not only because of speed. All of these browsers have additional features that are not part of the stock Android browser. It may seem like fussing over a few seconds of difference in loading times is silly, but the time shaved off can add up. A few seconds can mean the difference between an experience that feels butter smooth and one that feels bumpier than a hayride in a washing machine. So what do you think? Which Android browser gets your vote? Do you like MakeUseOf articles? Don’t forget to share our articles with others! It’s really important to us.
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