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Which Kindle Should I Buy?

contributed by Rob Rogers on November 26, 2011 under Entertainment

The Kindle line has expanded to include not only the basic Kindle, but also the Kindle Touch, Kindle Keyboard and the much publicized Kindle Fire. With so many options available, which one is right for you? Here’s a breakdown of each device including how much it will cost and what it can do. Also discussed is the difference between Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+3G models and what exactly “Special Offers” means. Now you can decide which model will meet your needs best.

Glitch: Use Keyboard Shortcuts to Simplify Gameplay

contributed by Rob Rogers on October 12, 2011 under Games

Glitch is Tiny Speck’s social MMORPG that takes place inside the minds of eleven Giants. The game has some keyboard shortcuts that can make doing things in Glitch much simpler and quicker.

Convert .FLV to .MP3 in VLC Media Player

contributed by Chris Luongo on October 6, 2011 under Music

Not only is VLC Media Player a great free open-source tool, but you can also use it to convert a .flv file to .mp3 very easily. Learn how in this detailed article and screencast.

Hulu: Control What is Being Posted to Facebook

contributed by Rob Rogers on September 26, 2011 under Entertainment, Internet

If you’ve connected Hulu with your Facebook account, then by default, you are sharing your comments, ratings, reviews, discussion forum posts and favorites with everyone. If you are uncomfortable with these settings you can turn some or all of them off and dial down the audience on your comments and favorites to just your friends.

Spotify: Prevent Facebook Posts About Songs You Listen To

contributed by Rob Rogers on under Internet, Music

All of the changes that are going on with Facebook have some people concerned about what is getting posted to their wall. Spotify’s integration with Facebook will allow it to post all songs you listen to your wall so your friends can check out your music choices. If you don’t want people to know what you are listening to, you can disable this and they’ll never know.

Cinema 4D: Create Easy 3D Text in R12

contributed by Chris Luongo on September 3, 2011 under Graphics

Creating text in Cinema 4D previously was a slow process. Now with Release 12, the Mo text feature makes the text creation process incredibly simple. Here is how to use it.

Create a playlist with Spotify

contributed by Chris Luongo on July 24, 2011 under Music

Luckily for us Americans creating a playlist in Spotify is just as simple and nostalgic as creating a Playlist in any other media player. Learn how to create a custom playlist in Spotify’s desktop program.

Photoshop: Change Default Unit from Inches to Pixels

contributed by David Kirk on July 14, 2011 under Graphics

Like most people, I love photoshop. Pondering that fact, I now realize that it is probably the only adobe product that I can tolerate. Since I mostly work on web graphics, the first thing I do with every new installation is to change the default unit from inches to pixels.

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