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Save Screenshots in Your Dropbox

Dropbox introduced something new that went into effect September 30, 2013. According to their blog, “all the screenshots you take can automatically be saved straight to your Dropbox”. It appears that the purpose is to give people a way to keep their computers a bit more organized. Instead of having screenshots on your desktop, for example, they can be stored

Google Quietly Released Hummingbird

The new version of the Google search algorithm is called “Hummingbird”. It has already been released. For whatever reason, Google decided not to make a specific announcement about the release of the new algorithm before switching over to it. For good or ill, it has already affected how your blog is placed in order of the results that appear whenever

RebelMouse Launches Its Android App

RebelMouse has officially launched its Android app. They chose to do this after getting feedback from RebelMouse users who wanted one. RebelMouse says it has noticed a lot of logins from mobile devices. It seems that this is where their inspiration to create an app may have come from. RebelMouse started as a desktop product and it will continue to

Former Nintendo President has Died

Hiroshi Yamauchi, a visionary who is credited with transforming Nintendo from a trading card company to a leading force in video games, has died of pneumonia. He was 85 years old. He ran Nintendo from 1949 until 2002, and had an enormous influence on the gaming industry. Yamauchi was a driving force behind getting Nintendo into arcades. How many of

Apple Discontinued their Cards App

Apple has decided to discontinue their Cards iOS app service. September 10, 2013, was the last day it was usable. The service is no longer available. If you were someone who used, and enjoyed, the Cards app this news may come as a disappointment. Apple says that you will still be able to view your previous purchases by opening the

Vimeo On Demand Supports Creators

Vimeo has come up with a very interesting way to support video creators. It's called On Demand. The purpose is to help video creators sell their films and episodic series by providing them with a way to monetize their work. Vimeo is offering a 90/10 split of revenue. The video creator would keep the 90% (after transaction fees). Vimeo will

Who Can Access Your Dropbox Folders?

A lot of people use Dropbox as a convenient way to transfer large files from one person's computer to another. I find it to be extremely helpful for podcasters who need to send an audio file of their voice track to an editor who puts everything together. Today, I learned something rather unexpected about who, exactly, can see the files