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15Sep/103

How To Seal a Bag Airtight With a Plastic Bottle

You're just about to learn a technique known for many centuries by Buddhist priests, passed on from generation to generation, but always kept in secret within their ranks. This technique teaches you how to seal a bag, in a airtight manner, with nothing but a.... plastic bottle!

Yes, my description was dramatically exaggerated. This is just one of those cool DIY things that most people don't think about, but hopefully, after reading this article, you'll remember it next time you need to seal a bag.

Read on if I got your attention.

15Sep/100

Free Storage With Dropbox (Free Online Backups)

If you need a way to store your files in a manner that they are always accessible everywhere, then Dropbox is for you. In case you haven't yet heard about this service, then know that Dropbox offers you 2Gb for free to store whichever files you like. The guys at Dropbox also have a software that integrates nicely with Windows and Mac OS and you can even access the files from your iPhone or Android powered phone.

You might think that 2Gb are rather meager and you are right, that's nothing these days. This is why Dropbox has an awesome referral program that will allow you to go up to 10Gb just by referring friends! That's right, 10Gb for free just by referring Dropbox to a few friends.

Read on to find out more!

15Sep/100

Android Rooting For Dummies (What is Rooting?)

One of the things I had a hard trouble finding an answer for after I got my first Android phone was: what is all this deal with rooting? I read a lot of articles on how to root my phone but I just couldn't see what benefits I would get from it. I had had an iPhone and I knew the benefits I could get from jailbreaking, but I just didn't know what I could get from rooting.

Well, rooting is in its definition a way to obtain root access to your phone. Does this still not tell you much? Good, then read on.

3Sep/100

Angry Birds for Android (Now in the Android Market!)

Anyone who owns an iPhone or who has a friend who owns an iPhone will probably know about Angry Birds. Angry Birds is this awesome game where you hurl all kinds of different birds with different abilities at some nasty pigs. The goal of each level is kill all of the pigs and keep progressing through the different levels, with different obstacles and new birds.

Sounds like a game you'd like to play on your Android phone? Well read on then!

3Sep/100

iPad gets the iOS 4.2 in November (iPhones get iOS 4.1 now)

As per my previous coverage of the Apple event where several new iPods and a new iTunes was announced, I'm making this post so that iPad owners can sigh with relief regarding the iOS. Yes, we will get an update, yes it will have multi-tasking and make the iPad (even more) awesome.

Read on to get all the juicy details...

1Sep/100

Apple’s new iPod line-up, iOS 4.2 and iTunes 10

Just a few minutes ago Steve Jobs has finished his keynote speech where he presented us with a few new things. First and foremost we heard about the new version of the iOS! That's right, iOS 4.2 is coming out November 2010 and it will come out not only for the iPhone 4 but also for the.... YES, you guessed right! FOR THE iPAD!

Did I get you curious with the new things announced at this Apple event? Well then, keep on reading to get the rest of the story!