12 Apps For Longer Battery Life [Android]

There are plenty of different smartphones on the market these days and they come loaded with all sorts of features. From an elegant and beautiful design to a good quality camera for that fame-worthy selfie, all these features matter when you’re considering a new phone. But perhaps the most important feature of all is a long battery life. Recently, an IDC survey revealed that 56% of Android buyers, 49% of iPhone buyers and 53% of Windows Phone buyers said that battery life was an important reason for them while selecting a particular device.

Keeping this in mind, sometimes we can’t necessarily increase the battery life at the physical level so easily. However, we can lengthen the battery life by using apps which can minimize the power consumed by our smartphones.

In this post, we discuss 12 Android based apps that can help in conserving the battery life of your Android device.

Recommended Reading: 20 Essential Apps For Your Android Phone

1. DU Battery Saver

DU Battery Saver is a free app that can be used to increase the battery life of your device by up to 50%. It provides pre-set power management modes such as Long Standby, General Mode and Sleep Mode. You can also set a customized mode of your own defined settings for the smartphone. If that’s not enough, you can upgrade the app as well to increase battery life to up to 70%. For further details about DU Battery Saver, visit the official website of DU Apps [...]

Infamous - Rat Hacking Tool

Infamous is a group in hackforums that is well disciplined and highly skilled users. One of the member created this tool. Infamous Rat Hacking Tool is programmed in Visual Basic.NET and mainly composed of an Icon Changer, Binder, Pumper & Spoofer with a very excellent theme owed from Aeonhack.

Here are some of the screenshots:

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18 Blatant Product Placements In Movies & TV You Probably Missed

There is advertising everywhere. Commercials on TV, billboards across the highway, page long newspaper ads, the dreaded pop-ups of the Internet. Everywhere you turn you just can’t get away from the stuff. Whatever medium you can think of, chances are it’s covered with Verizon ads selling you its high-speed Internet service (Can I have my money now?).

Not even the world of escapism is safe from corporate advertising. Advertisers are quick to use a new medium to push their wares and this is no exception when it comes to TV and movies. In fact, in the process of writing this article, I have become more aware of how rife they are with product placement. Some inconspicuous, many blatant. In this list, we have for you just 18 examples of obvious and shameless product placement in movies and TV.

Recommended Reading: 10 Sites For All Your Movie Trivia Needs

Little Nicky

Adam Sandler loves to integrate product placement into his movies. In Little Nicky, we see the titular character being introduced to Popeye’s Chicken for the first time by his friend/talking bulldog, Mr. Beefy, where Nicky declares it as “f***ing awesome!”. A one off shout out is maybe acceptable but it became worst when later on in the movie it becomes an integral tool to defeat a demon horde, with said demon’s also declaring it as “the shiznit”, putting Popeye’s Chicken in the same pedestal of good as butterflies and fluffy things.

The Wizard

Probably the number one contender for biggest media attention seeker in the 80′s h [...]

DotNet String Obfuscator

     DotNet String Obfuscator obfuscates your Visual Basic or C# Project, thus, helps you to reduce the risk of being decrypted. It is to harden the difficulties of reading your code so that a script kiddie will not copy your work if they try to reflect it.

How to use:
1. Run Application
2. Open the project you want to obfuscate
  

3. After you open your project, the method of obfuscation will be unlocked. Choose what you want.

4. Then click "Appliquer" to begin the process and click the "Yes" button for start.

5. Success! Your source code has been obfuscated. You can see the result below the original source in the application.

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How Internet Acts Restore Faith In Humanity – Part III

It was not long ago that we highlighted some stories of how people touch other lives through the use of the Internet and social media. Since then, a lot more depressing news have surfaced, whether it is ongoing war in other parts of the world or the death of a beloved celebrity. Sometimes we even wonder if there’s any good news in this world left at all.

But of course there is. The magnitude of recent events may have overshadowed these stories or they might have simply not turn up in your radar. Whether it is a simple lost and found story or even a life-saving one, we hope that this selection of 5 stories depicting Internet acts will hopefully brighten your day and restore your faith in humanity.

Read also:

• Internet Acts To Restore Faith In Humanity – Part I
• Internet Acts To Restore Faith In Humanity – Part II

1. Reddit’s Photoshopping Skills

Nathen Steffel became a proud father to baby girl on May 30. His joy was short-lived as his daughter Sophia passed away 6 weeks later due to complications from a hepatic hemangioma, a live tumor in her liver. Heartbroken and grieving, Nathen wanted a photo as a reminder of his daughter and her short life. However, all he had were pictures of Sophia in tubes tethering her to life.

(Image source: Nathen Steffel)

Enter Reddit, known for being a cesspool of photos, memes, and photoshopped [...]

A Guide To Better Google Search Techniques

The Internet is so full of information that it’s nearly impossible to check its limits. That’s why, search engines were developed to maintain a search-able database of the web’s content. People employ the use of search engines to look up for information on the web.

In the midst of all search engines lies Google, the most popular and powerful search engine. You type in the query, and the search engine provides you with the search results. In most cases you’re satisfied but sometimes, you’re not. This is where learning the proper techniques to type in your search query comes in handy and this is what we’ll explore in this article.

Why The Need To Learn Proper Search Tech niques?

Everyone including students, researchers, writers, etc. requires information, and they use search engines for that very reason. People spend most of their time continuously looking for the right information because they’re not aware of the proper search techniques. Learning and using good search techniques will help you in the following ways:

• Better search results
• Saves your time

Note: Search queries or examples are included inside [ ] for better readability. Please do not include [ ] in your search query.

How To Use Google.com

Google is a smart and intelligent search engine with many exciting features. But not all the features are rolled out instantly for all versions. Google.com is always first to get feature updates, and then updates are provided in versions specific to different countries such as google.co.uk, google.co.in, or google.sh

Google’s version for your c [...]

20 Artists Who Took Art To The Next Level

Where there is an idea, there is a way to express it – at least when it comes to art. Artists can come in many forms disguised as your regular barista who can make amazing latte art, 2D and even 3D, digital artists who make stunning QR codes that jump out at you, or very patient people who make amazing origami strucures from paper or dollar bills.

Then, there are artists that create art out of non-regular materials, they create animal sculptures from fruit, silky and flowy sculptures from wood, and life out of inanimate resin. In this post, we’d like to look at 20 more artists who use very unconventional mediums to portray their love of art and skills.

Recommended Reading: 60 Creative Public Awareness Ads That Makes You Think

Toilet Paper Rolls. Anastassia Elias uses toilet paper rolls to create miniature scenes of life. She cuts out the scene from paper and places it inside the roll creating a silhouette of life inside a paper roll. (Image Source: [...]

Getting The Most Out Of Reddit: 20 Tips, Tricks And Tools

Reddit bills itself as The Front Page Of The Internet and the title is not without merit, with the site having an Alexa Global Rank within the top 100 and millions of page views in a day. The site boasts an absurd amount of content with users, known as Redditors, posting interesting content hourly. With content that caters to almost every niche imaginable, you can go in and explore and immediately feel at home.

If you’re reading this and have never set foot into the site before or just have and are completely confused on how to navigate the site, fret not as we have have for you 20 tips, tricks and tools to help get you started in finding the content you love. There are even tips here for curre nt Redditors and you will be surprised with some of the hidden features and gems the site has.

Recommended Reading: 20 More Tumblr Tips, Tricks & Tools

1. Understand The Subreddit

The first time a user enters Reddit, they may experience a sense of information overload on the front page of the internet. In order to understand the site, the user must first understand the subreddit.

A subreddit is like a section of the site that is dedicated to one topic, such as news, games and fitness. The front page is filled with information that are made up of posts from the default subreddit of the site. Look around for subreddits that will fit your niche and you will find a community ready to engage with you.

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A 14-year-old girl jumped on flashflood after receiving breakingup messages from her boyfriend.

 

Quezon City- September 19 2014 around 7am in the morning that the incident happened A 14-year-old girl “Veronica” Not her real name jumped on flashflood in Quezon City during the heavy rain typhoon named “Bagyong Mario”

Veronica’s family was shocked after the barangay official told them that they saw Veronica’s body in the river near on their house. The family thought that veronica is still sleeping at her room.

The night before the incident happened Veronica’s sister Melany saw her youngest sister veronica crying while holding her cellphone at her room that night. She asked Veronica what happened, Why she’s crying, but the girl didn’t answer.

The investigator saw veronica’s cellphone at her room. They saw some text from veronica’s boyfriend breaking-up with her after not giving her boyfriend favor.
Veronica’s body buried at Quezon Memorial Circle.

The family of veronica want to submit a case againts the behavior of veronica’s boyfriend.

Freelance Vs. In-House: Which Produces The Best Designers?

One of my favorite things, besides design, food, and writing about design and food, is perturbing my fellow designers with strange questions. You guys should try it sometime; it’s really fun. Anyway, today I was thinking about the dynamic of an in-house work environment, and how it compares to freelancing. I’ve done both, and I definitely have some thoughts on the matter.

Does the uncertainty and ever-changing nature of freelancing produce designers with sharper, more adaptable skills? Or does the social, fast-paced, and ordered workflow of an agency or design firm create more design superstars? Let’s see if we can find some answers.

Recommended Reading: 9 Things You Should Know About Freelancing Full-Time

Jobs Are Stable… Or Are They?

Not in this economy they’re not. Having a job these days, especially in the creative industry, is almost as uncertain as freelancing. In fact, it can be even more uncertain. But does uncertainty by itself create a more stimulating creative environment? In my experience, the answer is: yes and no.

Read Also: 10 Ways To Stay Creative While Working From Home

Yes, you can feel challenged to perform well under pressure, and as a result create excellent work. But the opposite can also happen. You can freeze up if faced with too much pressure, resulting in disappointment all around. For this round, I believe freelancing and working in-hous [...]

PDF Files: 10 Most-Wanted Tips

Most of us are frequent users of PDF. Whether we use it for work or for personal matters, it’s a format that is widely used as it’s reliable, trusted, accessible and is also adopted globally making it more convenient for people to share documents. It also works smoothly over multi-platforms, so a user can interact with PDFs on Windows, Mac OS, Android or iOS.

But what if you want to know more beyond the printing and simple reading of PDFs? What about if you need to convert it into a different file format or maybe even compress it to make sharing a breeze? In this post, we’ll go over 10 things you probably didn’t know you could do with PDFs.

Recommended Reading: 10 Free Apps To Convert PDF On Smartphones & Tablets

1. How to Create PDFs Without Adobe Acrobat

Many people may find it a bit difficult to download an Adobe Acrobat Software and then to create a PDF document using it. But there are other simple and easy ways to create PDF files without installing and using Adobe Acrobat. Here are the different ways you can create a PDF without the software:

Google Chrome: Press Ctrl+P (Windows OS) or Cmd+P (Mac OS) to open the print settings window. Click ‘Change’ to choose the printer and select ‘Save as PDF’ to convert the webpage into a PDF document.

Broswers other than Chrome: You can do this by installing [...]

12 Apps For Longer Battery Life [Android]

There are plenty of different smartphones on the market these days and they come loaded with all sorts of features. From an elegant and beautiful design to a good quality camera for that fame-worthy selfie, all these features matter when you’re considering a new phone. But perhaps the most important feature of all is a long battery life. Recently, an IDC survey revealed that 56% of Android buyers, 49% of iPhone buyers and 53% of Windows Phone buyers said that battery life was an important reason for them while selecting a particular device.

Keeping this in mind, sometimes we can’t necessarily increase the battery life at the physical level so easily. However, we can lengthen the battery life by using apps which can minimize the power consumed by our smartphones.

In this post, we discuss 12 Android based apps that can help in conserving the battery life of your Android device.

Recommended Reading: 20 Essential Apps For Your Android Phone

1. DU Battery Saver

DU Battery Saver is a free app that can be used to increase the battery life of your device by up to 50%. It provides pre-set power management modes such as Long Standby, General Mode and Sleep Mode. You can also set a customized mode of your own defined settings for the smartphone. If that’s not enough, you can upgrade the app as well to increase battery life to up to 70%. For further details about DU Battery Saver, visit the official website of DU Apps [...]

Why Proper Brand Design Is Important

Some people think that traditional branding design is becoming irrelevant in the age of social networking, new media, and the "personal brand." I say that's ridiculous. Of course, I may be biased, being a branding designer myself. But large, corporate brand strategies cost millions of dollars to create, and no CEO would ever spend that much money on something that yielded no results or dividends. via jingoba If you work in-house for a design or advertising agency, or if you've ever had a large freelance client in the corporate world, you know that a lot of work goes into creating those so-called ubiquitous brand presences. Today, we're going to look at why brand design is so important to the success of a business, for the little guys as well as the big players.

Brands Only Appear Irrelevant…

Because companies work so hard to make them ubiquitous. Big brands spend billions in advertising every year to make sure you never forget about them. But trust me, if they stopped doing that, you would see their market share go way down. The truth is that brands are always communicating a message. Whether it's Coca-Cola or Joe's Shoe Store down the street. Branding is about building relationships that the everyday person doesn't even realize have been made. Ever get a jingle stuck in your head from some commercial, or unconsciously gravitate toward a particular brand of some item at the store? That's the power of branding at work. It's up to you and your client to decide on what th [...]

5 Useful Tools For Online Group Study

At some point when you're studying, you're bound to run into some group work. Yes, this mean being able to work with others. Sometimes, it's hard enough communicating with your peers but having the right tools when dealing with group work can help a great deal. In today's digital age, online communication has become second nature to most of us and this means online group work also comes very naturally. Whether you meet with your group in the classroom, or communicate digitally, we've gathered here 5 amazing tools that can aid you in your group studies. With features like Flashcards and even a Study Planner, you can not only use this in group work but also in your daily studies as well.

OpenStudy

OpenStudy is a free community of groups created by students from all around the globe. OpenStudy allows members to get live help for homework assignments or class tests from other members who are studying the same thing. By answering questions other members may have, one is able to earn credentials, which can lead to them becoming an OpenStudy Ambassador. Any member of the site can create a group related to a particular topic or subject and invite others who are studying the same thing to join it. Students can sign up for OpenStudy using their email addresses or by connecting through their Facebook accounts. Even those that aren't registered can view the content (queries and solutions) posted on OpenStudy groups. However, a student cannot post a question or query without registering through Facebook. At the time of writing, around 190 active study groups and 1 million students from 160 countries are registered members of OpenStudy community. If you're worried about how fast you'll get the answers to your q [...]

Wallpapers Of The Earth That Captivate You

Space is something wonderous isn't it? And with the possibility of space travel being made commercial in the future, there are various things that we as humans could potentially experience and gaze upon. You wouldn't really believe it but one of the most amazing things that you could ever look at is our planet Earth. After all, even Frank Borman, an astronaut aboard the Apollo 8, had this to say, "[The Moon] was a sobering sight, but it didn't have the impact on me, at least, as the view of the Earth did." It is really something worth marvelling at and since going to space may take awhile, why not take a look at our beautiful planet as a wallpaper? Here we've put together a collection of gorgeous wallpapers for you to have a look at. Based on actual photographs captured in space, they are a reminder that we are but small human beings inhabiting a mighty planet Western Hemisphere. Available in: 1600×1200, 1280×1024, 1024×768 and 800×600.[This is actually for the third en [...]

Stunning Drawings That Come Alive Before Your Eyes

Good art can conjure up a various range of emotions but great art does something more. Ramon Bruin, who hails from the Netherlands, is a remarkably talented artist who creates optical illusions on paper. He's even got a name for it, 'Optical Illusionism.' It is a combination of drawing, photography, and the right camera angle that manages to give it the effect that he desires. His mischiveous masterpieces cover a wide variety of subject matters but each one of them is a unique and beautiful creation. From sharks that come at you from the ocean to the iconic depiction of Neo dodging a bullet from 'The Matrix', take a look at some of his art that will leave you speechless. If you're curious to see more of his work, head over to his website. Recommended Reading: 50 More Breathtaking 3D Street Art (Paintings) [...]

10 Most Destructive Computer Viruses

Getting a computer virus has happened to many users in some fashion or another. To most, it is simply a mild inconvenience, requiring a cleanup and then installing that antivirus program that you've been meaning to install but never got around to. But in other cases, it can be a complete disaster, with your computer turning into a very expensive brick which which no amount of antivirus can protect. In this list, we will highlight some of the worst and notorious computer viruses that have caused a lot of damage in real life. And since people usually equate general malware like worms and trojan horses as viruses, we're including them as well. These malware have caused tremendous harm, amounting to billions of dollars and disrupting critical real life infrastructure. Here are the 10 most famous and malicious computer viruses.

1. ILOVEYOU

The ILOVEYOU virus is considered one of the most virulent computer virus ever created and it's not hard to see why. The virus managed to wreck havoc on computer systems all over the world, causing damages totaling in at an estimate of $10 billion. 10% of the world's Internet-connected computers were believed to have been infected. It was so bad that governments and large corporations took their mailing system offline to prevent infection. via BBC The virus was created by two Filipino programers, Reonel Ramones and Onel de Guzman. What it did was use social engineering to get people to click on the attachment; in this case, a love confession. The attachment was actually a script that poses as a TXT file, due to Windows at the time hiding the actual extension of the file. Once clicked, it will send itself to everyone in the user's mailing list and proceed to overwrite files w [...]

Designers: How Being Opinionated Can Increase Your Visibility

As a designer, I have a lot of opinions on design, both as a user and as a creator of design content. And if you're a designer, I'm sure you do as well. It's part of our profession. What we think about design and the world around us greatly influences the choices we make and the ways in which we go about solving our clients' problems. via Mario Calvo Designers who have strong, interesting opinions about design not only have more prominence in the design community; they have more opportunities for truly inspiring and valuable work. Let's explore some reason why your opinions about design should be shared far and wide with designers the world over.

Use Social Media To Crowdsource

When most designers hear the word "crowdsourcing," they think of sleazy, backdoor sites that try to con inexperienced designers into doing free or vastly underpriced work. But I'm not talking about that kind of crowdsourcing. I mean that designers can use social media platforms for a different kind of crowdsourcing, one that doesn't ask for free work and that only adds to their career. The kind of crowdsourcing that gets you opinions, conversation, communication, and industry connections. Your social media followers can often hook you up with the information you need to advance your career, market yourself properly, or meet that awesome client you've been dying to work for. The only thing they ask in return is an interesting stream of opinions [...]

How to Register Custom Taxonomy For WordPress Users [WordPress Tip]

The Custom Taxonomy feature has been introduced since WordPress 2.9. It allows you to create custom groups for Post, Page as well as Custom Post Types. Say that you are building a book directory website, and you have created a Custom Post Type for posting the Books. By using Custom Taxonomy, you can create a custom taxonomy for it, called Genre. Within this Genre taxonomy, you can create a number of items (which technically is called terms) such as Fiction, Kids, or Biography for grouping the Books. Unfortunately, at this point, we can't register Custom Taxonomy to Users; at least not in a straightforward way as we would register it in the other Post Types. One perfect application that we could foresee from this idea is that we can use it to assign additional user attributes, such as their occupation, profession or organizational position, in place of registering a new set of User Roles. It also opens the possibility to query the users based upon the assigned taxonomy terms. If this idea is something that may benefit your website, take a look at this tip.

Getting Started

First, we will install a plugin named User Taxonomies to simplify our job. Once the plugin is activated. Go to GenerateWP to generate the Taxonomy codes. Put the code output in the functions.php file of your theme. This code snippet below is an example. Though, it has been stripped out to make this article look shorter. You can [...]

Everything You Need To Know About CyanogenMod

If you have heard about CyanogenMod but aren't really sure what it is, then this is the post you should be checking out. To start off, CyanogenMod may feel different from an Android but is essentially built on Android. Sometimes known as CM, it has a cleaner interface, reeks of innovation, and is a free and open source aftermarket firmware for smartphones based on the Android platform. The word 'CyanogenMod' is formed from two words – 'Cyanogen', after its creator Steve Kondik who is also known as Cyanogen; and 'Mod', which means to modify. Hence the word 'CyanogenMod' means the modified firmware (of Android) developed by the Cyanogen (Steve Kondik). Recommended Reading: Everything You Need To Know About OnePlus One

What Is CyanogenMod?

CyanogenMod is built upon the source code of the open source release of Google's Android, which is also known as Android Open Source Project or AOSP for short. Its development started back in 2009 in a quest to make a modified Android which can be installed on rooted devices, and provide users with better or extra features, which are not found in the original or stock versions of Android. It soon grew in popularity and a small group of developers, called the 'CyanogenMod Team', started pushing code contributions. Steve Kondik started 'Cyanogen Inc.' in 2013 with a goal to commercialize his operating system. The objective behind his company is "to grow the open source project and to work with partners to share the freedom of user choice with the world", as stated by its website – cyngn.com CyanogenMod is the m [...]

How To Sync OneNote Notebook Across OS X And Windows Phone

Before Evernote, I was a long time user of OneNote, Microsoft note-taking application. OneNote is part of Office Suite and inherits the same tastes and features from its sister apps such as Word, in particular. OneNote is more flexible in terms of content management. Content can be placed freely anywhere in the working area of OneNote without restriction. We can insert bullets, checkboxes, and other complement marks to put across your notes, ideas, or thoughts more clearly. Generally, OneNote works sufficiently well. My only disappointment is on the synchronization between the web app and the desktop app – at that time, there was no OneNote mobile app. Sometimes it worked, but often it did not. Connecting the Notebook that was created in the web app to desktop app was kind of tricky. Now it seems OneNote is getting better. It's available in different platforms outside Windows including OS X, Android, and iOS. Regardless of what your favorite platform is, you can use OneNote. In this post, I'm going to share my experience on how to synchronize OneNote notebooks across OS X and Windows Phone. Let's get started.

Getting Started

To begin with, make sure that you have OneNote installed and a registered Microsoft Account. Once they are set, launch OneNote and connect to the cloud through the OneNote > Sign in menu. Sign in with your Microsoft account.

Creating a Notebook

Now let's create a Notebook that we aim to sync to Windows Phone (as well as other devices with OneNote). To create a new notebook, go to File > New Notebook. OneNote [...]

How To Find Out Who’s Behind That Email Address

Picture this. You have received an email claiming that you have won some prize or amount in a lucky draw or maybe you've received an email that looks quite interesting. Before you can trust the message conveyed via email and before sending your reply, it's important that you properly identify the person who is associated with this email. There are usually two methods that may be used to confirm the identity of a person associated to an email address. You can either use the sender's email address or use the IP address of that email address to point out the possible location it originated from. In this post, we'll go over some tips and tricks based on these two methods to reveal the possible person behind the email address which have sent you an email.

1. Google It

If you have received an email claiming that you have won a prize then you should search on Google as the first step. Copy the email address of sender and paste it in the Google search bar. If it is a scam or fraud, then there is a strong chance that you will find some information about it. If you don't find any information on Google about the sender's email address and it appears to be a legitimate one, proceed with the tips mentioned ahead for the confirmation.

2. Indicators Of Whether It's Legit

If you're questioning the legitimacy of a particular email, here are some things to look out for that may indicate whether it's real or fake:

• The email address of the sender doesn't match the website address of an organization
• The email is sent from a free web mail address
• Your name isn't properly used in the email
• The email contains a sense of urgency regarding your reply or respons [...]
  
  

20 Creative Coasters You’ll Definitely Love

They say that "home is where the heart is", still, it doesn't hurt to have your home decorated the way you want it. There are plenty of ways that you can make your place more comfortable such as by installing light fixtures or by transforming the extra space under your stairs. What matters ultimately are the details. Whether you're drinking a beverage yourself or have a few guests over, coasters are just one of the tiny details that can tie your decor together. They're also important for keeping moisture off your nice furniture too. From interactive coasters that are sensitive to heat to handy ones that let you write on them, these neat drink coasters I've put together today will bring a creative touch to table tops. Have a look at this showcase of 20 creative mug coasters for your inspiration. Bergino Baseball Turf Coasters. If you'd love to have a piece of summer with you all year around, these baseball inspired lawn coasters are for you. You'd be able to plant your mug nicely onto these coasters which comes in sets of four 3×3 squares. [Get it here - $15] Grab & Go Coasters. These 4 vivid rubber coasters may not look like much but they're definitely handy. The Grab & Go coasters stick to your glass or a jar, so you can walk around with your drink and put it on different surfaces without having to worry about condensation. [Get it here - $8] [...]

5 Best Examples Of Why Selfies Can Be Dangerous (And Fatal)

The selfie which has been made word of the year in 2013 by Oxford Dictionaries, is not a trend that is dying down any time soon (yes, pun intended). Point is, people will continue to take selfies, regardless of whether it is a sign of a mental disorder or not. Eventually people decided that simple selfies are just too ordinary and have tried to take more exciting ones. Like the man who got trampled by a bull while snapping a selfie or the pesky fans endangering both themselves and the cyclists participating in the Tour de France. For the good of all that is holy, I plead you all to stop taking dangerous selfies lest you end up like these 5 instances where the selfie is not worth dying for.

Don't Play With Guns

Oscar Otero Aguilar loves to take selfies. In fact the 21-year-old is well-known among his Facebook friends for his many selfie poses with cars and women. One day, having a drink too many with a couple of buddies, Aguilar attempted to take a selfie with a gun to his head. The gun went off and Aguilar passed away on the way to the hospital. 5 Instances Of Selfie Fatalityvia Yahoo One of his buddies, Omar Abner Campos Vives, told the police that Aguilar didn't realize that the gun was loaded. Regardless of whether a gun is loaded or not, it is quite clear from this case that you do not play with guns. At all. Most definitely do not selfie with a gun. No one thinks it's cool when you are no longer with them in the land of the living.

#DrivingSelfie

Unlike Aguilar, Courtney Sanford was sober when she took a selfie while she was driving. While she drove her way to work on Interstate 85 in North Carolina, the 32-year-old constantly took selfies of herself and posted them on Facebook. She had also posted a status update saying "The happy song makes me HAPPY!" at 8.33am. At 8.34am, police received a call about a head-on collision between a car and a t [...]

5 Analytical Tools For Better Twitter Marketing

Social media is a useful method for any person out there to to take the marketing up a notch. Twitter is one option if you'd like to do this but sometimes it can get a bit complicated trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. Recently, Twitter released Twitter Analytics to help us with that little problem. It's got some basic functions and tools but there are also others that can be used to examine the performance of a Twitter account. These websites can do a lot of things such as provide you with a score, generate graphs, and much more. Have a look at 5 of these useful tools that you can utilize to help you scrutinize and examine the performance of your Twitter account.

1. Twitter Counter

Twitter counter is one site that requires you to tie your Twitter account to their app but don't worry as it's safe to do so. Some of the freetools that make it different from Twitter Analytics are the Twitter Widget that informs you who visits your blog or site as well as Profile Checker that allows you to check and diagnose your Twitter account and gives some helpful tips to become more successful on the Twitter's network. There's also the Top 100 Twitter Users feature which shows you the list of top 100 Twitter users based on either their number of tweets, followers or people who follow them. The Twitter Counter API allows a person to retrieve each and every piece of information Twitter Counter knows about a certain username. The browser plugin has a variety of features such as Recommendations, Performance Overviews, Average Interactions and other things that can assist you with your marketing. It is available for Chrome, Safari and Mozilla Firefo [...]

10 Influential Tech Entrepreneurs And Their Contributions

Entrepreneurs build many of the things you use and love today. Think about it. Someone had to come up with an idea and then make the effort to build it up. Someone had to believe in that idea and fork over the money to make it reality. And when you finally unveil your creation, you have to hope that it will be successful to justify the effort put into it. Entrepreneurship is a really laborious and time consuming effort. Then again, there are those who enjoy the challenges and the rewards that it could bring when it does succeed. These people have founded many different companies and invest in ideas that they were sure was the next big thing. In this post, we will show you 10 serial tech entrepreneurs and the companies they helped create.

Elon Musk

The South African entrepreneur is known for Tesla Motors, famous for the first fully electric sports car. He is also famous for being a co-founder of PayPal. His company, X.com merged with Confininty Inc. to eventually become the PayPal we know today. Even before PayPal, he already had an Internet based company with Zip2, a business directory for newspapers, which he sold to Compaq in 1999. Today, along with Tesla Motors, he is the CEO and CTO of SpaceX, a civilian space transport company known as the first privately funded company to launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft and send one to the International Space Station. He also provided the concept for SolarCity, a solar energy company, and is promoting his idea for [...]

Realistic iOS App Icons For Your Inspiration

Generally when we look at the designs of icons for iOS apps, we don't pay much attention to it, especially after we get used to looking at it on a daily basis. However, like all things involved in design, there is a lot of detail and consideration that needs to be taken when designing these icons. Ramotion have taken our perception of icons and elevated it even further by making them as realistic as possible. The elegant details and thought put into the designs are evident by the end-product itself, each one an example of both simplicity and complex ideas. Take a look at just some of their realistic iOS icon apps below and if you're interested in looking at more of their work, you can browse here. [...]