Meditate with Calm iOS App or Web App

  
Calm.com is a nice site that helps us to stay calm or meditate for a brief period. The web version has a voiceover, guides us how to meditate. The site has a nice background, though when we meditate we're supposed to close our eyes. They also have an iOS app http://goo.gl/F7DNU 

I usually meditate silently, but this app gives a good start. Give it a try, if you do meditation daily, it really helps both mind and body.

If you don't like voiceovers just the meditation with a little music then you can try Calm.com's sister site "Do Nothing For 2 Minutes", which has a countdown timer with the sound of waves. The minute you touch the keys, the timer reverts to 2 minutes, so it should hands free until you finish the mediation duration. This feature is included in the iOS app above.

There are similar apps for Android OS in Google Play.

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Chromebook Pixel Unboxing & First Impressions!

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Use Screen Protectors to later remove tough windshield stickers

I found this nice tip from Lifehacker, before you attach windshield stickers such as Parking Permits, Car License information etc., use a screen protector first. When you want to remove the windshield stickers at a later time, you can just peel off the screen protector easily from the car window.

If you have more than one windshield sticker to attach then cut the screen protector in half and paste one windshield sticker (with different expiry dates) at a time for easy removal later.

Via Lifehacker.com.

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Grammerly Lite - Good Online Grammar checker for Blogger, Twitter, Facebook and more

I found this nice Grammar checker "Grammarly Lite" extension for Chrome browser, it checks grammar quickly and underlines any error in the text like the above example. To make it work after installing the extension look for G icon in the text window, usually is at the bottom right corner. Another good feature this extension has is to look for alternate words, when you select the word, it gives a list of alternate words to choose from.



This extension so far works in Blogger.com, Twitter, Facebook, and Gmail.

If you need a professional proof-reading done for your work, Grammarly has paid options at Grammarly.com.

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How to add multiple words in Gmail Filter

I use one email for multiple clients and I wanted to create a filter for one client, for whom I sell multiple products. Since, I get a general payment notification, I have to do manually assign each mail to that particular client, but there is a better and easy way, Gmail filters.

For example, if you want to assign "Product A", "Product B", "Product C" and so to one folder, then use the following method:

1. Select the email you want to assign a filter and click the arrow down on the right side of the email and select "Filter messages like this" 

2. Go to "Has The Words" and add the following, you can replace the product name with any phrases for your needs, but make sure you enclose them with double quotes:

"Product A" OR "Product B" OR "Product C"

3. Then click "Create Filter with this Search" to add more options.

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3 Free O'Reilly Books for Ebook Publishers from Amazon

If you're exploring publishing ebooks or currently publishing then these books are good ones to read and update yourself about ebooks publishing tools and industry.

• What is EPUB 3?
• HTML5 for Publishers   
• Publishing with iBooks Author 

Via +Gary McLaren 

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Worlds Cutest Frog - Desert Rain Frog

No competition, whatsoever.

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Chromebook Pixel - What's New

Chromebook Pixel Tech features:


INPUTS
Gorilla® Glass multi-touch screen
Backlit Chrome keyboard
Fully clickable, etched-glass touchpad
HD Webcam

SCREEN
12.85? display with a 3:2 aspect ratio
2560 x 1700, at 239 PPI
400 nit screen
178° extra-wide viewing angle

DIMENSIONS
297.7 x 224.6 x 16.2 mm
3.35lb / 1.52kg

PORTS
2 x USB 2.0
mini-display port
2-in-1 card reader supporting: SD, MMC

INNARDS
Intel® Core™ i5 processor (Dual Core 1.8GHz)
Intel® HD Graphics 4000 (Integrated)
4 GB DDR3 RAM
32 GB solid state drive (64 GB for LTE model)
AUDIO
Headphone/microphone jack
Built-in microphone array
Integrated DSP for noise cancellation
Powerful speakers tuned for clarity
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Active cooling with no visible vents
Machined from anodized aluminum
ENERGY STAR® certified

BATTERY
Up to 5 hours of active use (59 Wh battery)
NETWORK
Dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n 2×2
Bluetooth® 3.0
GOODIES
One terabyte of Google Drive cloud storage, free for 3 years
12 free sessions of GoGo® Inflight Internet
100 MB/month for 2 years of mobile broadband from Verizon Wireless (LTE model). Carrier terms and conditions apply.

Via TechCrunch.

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SwiftKey 4 Tablet and Smartphone App for Android is $1.99

The updated app, SwiftKey 4 has both predictive as well as Swype-like (flow) typing, is currently available on sale in  Google Play at 50% off of the original price. You can download it from the Google Play links below:

SwiftKey 4 Tablet App

SwiftKey 4 Smartphone App


SwiftKey replaces the touchscreen keyboard on your tablet with one that understands how words work together, giving the world’s most accurate autocorrect - and predicting your next word before you press a key.

The keyboard learns as you use it to make corrections and predictions based on the way that you write. It can even learn from your Gmail, Facebook, Twitter or blog to make its insights even more personalized. You can also enable up to three languages simultaneously, for true multi-lingual typing.

Switch seamlessly between tapping and gesture typing with our new SwiftKey Flow feature. It combines the mind-reading capabilities of SwiftKey with the speed of gliding your fingers across the screen. With ‘Flow Through Space’, you can also enter entire phrases without lifting your finger from the screen, simply by sliding to the space bar between words.

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How It Feels through Google Glass

Google Glass will become a huge seller once it is released, shows how amazingly simple and effective it is.

"Want to see how Glass actually feels? It's surprisingly simple. Say "take a picture" to take a picture. Record what you see, hands free. Even share what you see, live."

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Cutting pineapple made easy with OXO Ratcheting Pineapple Slicer

The video shows how easy it is to slice pineapple. Cut the top portion off and use any one of the slicers shown here to slice the rest of the pineapple. There are two versions available, one plastic ($9.99) and the other steel ($19.99), I would go with steel because of durability reasons. The OXO steel version also has a good review in America's Test Kitchen.

OXO Pineapple Slicer - Plastic

OXO Pineapple Slicer - Steel

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Australian photographer captures asteroid and meteor same night

Colin just wanted to capture the movement of the Asteroid 2012 DA 14 instead he also captured the meteor movement that struck Russia last week.


Asteroid 2012 DA 14 passed very close to the Earth on February 16th 2013, local time. Australians, and Western Australians in particular were in a great position to observe the asteroid, being on the night side of Earth as it flew by.

I captured this footage starting 3.24 am from a dark sky site 350 km east of Perth. Just after camera rolling, a beautiful meteor burned across the sky, and amazingly, passed right through my camera's field of view, lingering while the debris train swept up and out of view. In addition, the sky was also very busy swarming with countless man made satellites. The asteroid is the bright object at left moving down the screen.

The scene was captured at 50 mm, iso 8000, f/2.2, 8 second shutter, 9 second intervals.

For more details and other examples of my work, check out - facebook.com/ColinLeggPhotography

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Google removes asteroid doodle after the meteor incident in Russia

Google removed this special doodle (dedicated for the Asteroid 2012 DA14 passing very close to Earth), after it posted because of the recent meteor incident in Russia according to Cnet.com. Google said the following to ABC News:

“Out of respect for those injured in the extraordinary meteor shower in Russia earlier today, we have removed today's doodle from the Google home page.”

Click the image to see the GIF Doodle.

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Plot of Love Graph in Google Search

Go to Google Search and copy this "5 + (-sqrt(1-x^2-(y-abs(x))^2))*cos(30*((1-x^2-(y-abs(x))^2))), x is from -1 to 1, y is from -1 to 1.5, z is from 1 to 6" (without the quotes) and do a search or go to this Google Shortcut link, http://goo.gl/n6Zd6 , you will see an animation like in the video.

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Add your birthday in Starbucks and get a free reward annually

I received the above notice in my email from Starbucks. Once you add your birthday in Starbucks account page (Personal Info --> Add Your Birthday), Starbucks will give you a free Reward, which you can then use during the birthday month. Use your Starbucks app or card to use this reward.

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Free Rental Code from Redbox valid until 2/14

Enter the code: SWEET to get one free DVD rental from Redbox. This code is valid until 2/14 

Via Fatwallet.

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Less than Two-year-old Kid shoots amazing basketball

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Create new themes with 'My Chrome Theme' Chrome Browser Extension

I made this "Biblia Koshodo Bold" theme for the Chrome browser with the new "My Chrome Theme" by Google, it is so easy to make and to add colors and options. Still haven't figured out the right optimum photo size for this extension, but try adding bigger size photos to fit the screen. Thanks to +Karthik Nagaraj for introducing us this extension.

I would like two things added to this extension, one, the "Edit" option and the second "SnapSeed" type editing options if possible.

About Biblia Koshodou no Kiken Techou series:

http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Biblia_Koshodou_no_Jiken_Techou

If you like Books & Mystery then this is a must-watch series. It was introduced to me by +Elaine Barlow .

Another Chrome theme, I created with this extension is here.

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Get free 25GB Storage from Box.com

This is a limited time offer so hurry. Box.com is similar to Dropbox, comes in very handy when you need to access important files and use it any device, smartphone, desktops, laptops. I use them both. 

Also, try Mega.co.nz, which offers 50GB free capacity. Unlike Dropbox and Box, Mega doesn't have a file size limit, which will come in handy when you have to send it large legal files.

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How to convert a Subtitle .SRT file to .Txt Text file

I had a closed-caption file in .SRT format and I wanted to change it to a .Txt file format for language translation purposes. I searched for the web for a quick and easy solution. There were a number of solutions but I found the below method to be simpler than others:

1.) Open the "Notepad" program in Windows and open the .SRT file. (Since Notebook opens only txt files as default, click "All files" first to see the .SRT files as shown below. Click open the .SRT file)

2.) The .SRT file will appear as a text file in Notepad. You can then save it as a Text file by clicking "File" menu and choosing "Save As" and using the text file option as shown in figure below:

To do the reverse conversion from .txt to .srt, you can do similarly, first open the example.txt file and then use "Save As" option and choosing the "All files" option and save the file with the SRT extension by typing it as example.srt.

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History of Mankind on Earth

It's not a good history to be proud of:

Animation created in Flash and After Effects looking at mans relationship with the natural world.

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