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News: How to Use Pushbullet on Your Mac Without Needing Chrome

Before Continuity and Handoff were even announced, Pushbullet was already allowing users to quickly send notes, links, and photos between their devices with a few clicks.

How To: Get New Playback Controls for iTunes, Spotify, & More on Your Mac

I just about always have iTunes running in the background when using my Mac, but switching in and out of the app to change songs and albums can make focusing on my main task difficult. To help keep my mind on track, I have a few extensions enabled to take control of my music playback.

How To: Add a Second Dock to Your Mac That Responds to Gestures & Keyboard Shortcuts

The dock has been a staple of Mac OS X since its creation and not much has been needed to improve its functionality, but when you add theming to the mix, you can run into some issues.

Hack Like a Pro: An Introduction to Regular Expressions, Part 2

Welcome back, my hacker novitiates! A short while ago, I introduced you to regular expressions. Regular expressions are a language that is particularly useful for finding complex text patterns in streams of data.

Mess-Free Muffins: No Mixing Bowl Required

In my opinion, the greatest food hacks are the ones that help you cut way, way down on dishwashing. That's especially true when it comes to baked goods, which usually involves dirtying up a couple of mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, some kind of stirring implement, and the baking pan itself.

How To: Order Liquid Cocaine & Other Crazy Drinks Off the Starbucks Secret Menu

In-N-Out Burgers on the West Coast is famous for their not-so-secret and secret menus, along with their cheap, no-fuss burgers. Pre-internet, you felt like you were actually part of a small, select club when you knew what secret menu items to order.

How To: Unlock the Hidden Menu & Run a Diagnostic Test on Your LG G3

If you notice any issues with your LG G3, pinpointing the culprit can be an arduous task. It could be a hardware issue, a resource-heavy app, or a bloatware-infested operating system.

How To: Clean Tarnished Metal Using This Common Condiment

Most of you probably spread ketchup all over hamburgers and fries. Some of you may even drink it straight. But did you know that tame (and slightly addictive) condiment in your fridge is also a powerful cleaning agent?

How To: Cast Videos from Google Drive to Your TV with Chromecast

You can't always have your media on the same network as your Chromecast. Say you're at a friend's house or even out of town—it sure would be nice to cast your videos when you're out and about, wouldn't it?

How To: Create & Edit Documents Using Microsoft Office for Android & iOS

In a flurry of moves today, Microsoft has not only released their suite of Office apps for the iPad, but they also updated their Android and iOS Office Mobile apps to allow for creating and editing documents without requiring an Office 365 account (so long as it's for "home" use). Microsoft Office Mobile for Android & iOS

How To: Programming in C:Getting Started[Part 1]

What is Programming? Why need to learn? How to get started? Which language to choose? While surfing web, you must be encountering various softwares, games, etc. and might be thinking to make one, but don't know where to start. Here, I am starting series in Programming.

How To: 5 Quick & Easy DIY Tech Projects That'd Make Great Last-Minute Christmas Gifts

One good thing about having friends who are constantly on their phones and tablets is it's easy to figure out what to get them for Christmas. Everyone hates getting gifts that just sit around, so it's always nice to get something that improves an item you use on a daily basis.

How To: Add Specific Emails in Gmail to Your Astrid To-Do List in One Click

I check my email every morning as part of my daily routine (usually while I'm brushing my teeth, if you really want to know). As a result, there have been many, many times where I've read an email on my phone or computer and forgotten to respond in a timely fashion.

How To: 7 DIY Ways to Remove Oil Stains from Your Asphalt Driveway

If you have an oil stain on your asphalt driveway, wipe up the excess oil with an absorbent cloth or mop it up, then act quickly using the common household items below to make sure that it doesn't become a permanent eyesore or a headache to clean up later.

How To: Save Your Minecraft Creations in Multiplayer Worlds

With the recent announcement of our server shutting down, it's time to get in and save the things you've made. However, this will work on any CraftBukkit server as well, and gives no extra strain to the server as the work is all done on your local computer.

News: The Ultimate Minecraft "Pretty Scary" Update Guide: Everything You Need to Know About 1.4.2

Notch loves Halloween. He must, because he keeps putting scarier and scarier things into Minecraft around Halloween time!

How To: Make Your Own Soda Pop at Home with a DIY Carbonation Kit

Even if you're not a hipster with your own self-sufficient garden, making your own edibles at home can be pretty cool. And while it's obviously easier to pick up a bottle of 7-Up at the store, there's something undoubtedly fun about making your own. For those addicted to their fizzy drinks, DIY soda is a great way to save some cash and make their drinks healthier with natural flavors and sweeteners, instead of something like corn syrup or aspartame.

How To: Learn to Code for Free with These Online Programming Lessons

While becoming the next Mark Zuckerberg may be out of reach for someone just getting introduced to code, the skill has never been more valuable. Just understanding basic programming language is a great thing to put on your resume, and if you know how to code, you’re golden. Software developers and programmers have been the most resistant to the recession, as jobs in the tech industry continue to grow.

How To: Hack Club Penguin for loads of money (03/22/09)

Club Penguin is a flash-based website with an a virtual world of online games for kids to play. Learn how to hack Club Penguin with tricks and cheats. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Club Penguin for loads of money with WPE Pro (03/22/09).

How To: Download games and rewards through the Ambassador Program on the Nintendo 3DS

If you're one of the lucky members of the Nintendo Ambassador Program on the Nintendo 3DS, take a look at this walkthrough of the perks available through the eShop on your 3DS. You'll be able access and download an Ambassador Certificate, Metroid, and more. Just enter the eShop and head to the 'Your Downloads' menu to start loading them up on your handheld.

How To: Use FileZilla to set up an FTP server for your website

If you're running your own website, you'll no doubt want to upload large files. An easy and free software program you can use to set up an FTP server is FileZilla, and this tutorial shows you all the basics of the program.

How To: Create a service in Windows to remove an icon from your system tray

Hiding icons from the system tray is easy, but what if you want to get rid of the program entirely? This tutorial shows you how to use the command prompt in Windows to create a service that will allow to delete all extraneous programs.

How To: Become twice as fast as you used to be when programming or coding

Speed is essential to being a successful programmer, and this tutorial shows you how you can easily and quickly double your coding output. The key is in a program called Texter, which you can easily download and install completely for free.

How To: Program faster with some PHP speed tips

If you're looking to shave a few milliseconds off the Zend Engine's work load, check out this tutorial for some PHP programming speed tips. This efficency will pay off when you have tons of traffic to your site and save you valuable server resources.

How To: Use abstract classes when programming with PHP OOP

Abstract classes can not be created and should be thought of as template classes. If you're programming in PHP OOP, check out this tutorial to get and idea of what abstract classes are and how to use them. Good luck!

How To: Use encapsulation with your PHP OOP programming

When you're doing PHP programming, you'll likely want to have some regions that are strictly off limits to the user and should be accessible only to the programmer. This is when you'll want to use encapsulation to create an area within your coding that's for your eyes only.

How To: Use an SPL (Standard PHP Library) in PHP programming

This video presents a basic introduction to SPL (Standard PHP Library) in PHP programming. You'll be dealing with itertators, which will allow you to loop through operations. This is a basic intro, but gives you a good idea of what you'll be dealing with.

How To: Use the Facade design pattern in your PHP programming

This tutorial from JREAMdesign reviews the Facade design pattern and how it specifically relates to PHP programming. In the facade pattern, a complex subsystem and calling class are hidden from each other through the use of a Facade class. This video guide walks through the construction of a Facade and demonstrates its use.

How To: Utilize the MVC Pattern in PHP programming

The "Model View Controller" pattern, or MVC, is a paradigm of programmatically organizing an application into three parts: the Model, the View and the Controller. This video tutorial from JREAMdesign summarizes the purposes of the various components and how they interrelate with the program within this pattern. Several options for working with MVC are also highlighted.

How To: Use Microsoft Expression to capture your screens to film a tutorial

Interested in making your own tutorials? You'll need some good screen capture software if you want to do a screencast, and one of the best programs for that is Microsoft Expression. This video goes over the basics of the program so you can get the most out of it.

How To: Make the Rocket Dock program behave like Mac Stack on your computer

The best thing about this application is that it's totally free - get the Rocket Dock program on a Windows machine to behave more like Mac Stack. Set up a download folder to make downloading files easier for your users and customers.

How To: Use variables when writing a program in Java

Java works a little differently than languages like Python or PHP when it comes to working with variables. This tutorial shows you what the difference is, how you can define your variables and the easiest ways to work with them when writing programs in Java.

How To: Install a compiler and start programming in Python

Python can be used for games, websites and operating system GUIs; and you can work with it on PCs, Macs or Linux machines. This tutorial shows you how to install the compiler and get started teaching yourself how to program in Python.

How To: Create and use your own functions when programming in Python

Functions allow you to repeat particular actions without having re-code them for every instance. This tutorial shows you how to set up and use your own functions when you're writing a program using Python. Make sure all your functions are well defined before you start using them!

How To: Use loops when writing a program in Python

This tutorial shows you the two basic types of loops in Python - While and For. Be careful that you don't accidentally write an infinite loop, but still be able to use them to increase the efficiency of your programs.

How To: Customize the layout of your Windows 7 start menu with Handy Start Menu

If you need to take control of your Windows 7 start menu, you're going to want to watch this. Step-by-step instructions on how to personalize your start menu with a nifty little program called, Handy Start Menu. Then, you can see the programs you want, and hide the programs you don't want to see. That IS handy!

How To: Use UxStyle to customize your Windows 7 themes and styles

If you want to take control of the themes and styles of Windows 7, you're going to want to get your hands on a little program called UxStyle. This program works for 32 and 64 bit systems and gives you great control over the look of your system. Don't forget to back eveything up first!