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Category: Hack

  • Phishing Scams in Plain English

    http://commoncraft.com A short guide to recognizing and avoiding phishing scams. This video comes in an unbranded “presentation quality” version that can be licensed for use in the workplace. http://www.commoncraft.com/store-item/phishing

  • How to Text Without a Cell Phone

    I read this article by Michelle Meyers. The article reviews one of the coolest apps on texting using an iPod Touch called Textfree, this also works with an iPad.  Textfree assigns a real phone number, and lets one send and receive texts for free. In other words, “No one knows you don’t have a phone.”

  • Five Text to Voice Free Applications

    Many computer users take advantage of text-to-voice programs to make their computer tasks easier. With a voice command we can execute a task which otherwise might take a combination of keyboard-key presses and mouse clicks. For more information check out 5 Excellent Text to Voice Free Applications at SmashingApps.com

  • Wait, There Isn’t a Scientific Method?

    Image via Wikipedia Science journalist Tom Siegfried on the misuse of statistical methods in science: “It’s science’s dirtiest secret: The ‘scientific method’ of testing hypotheses by statistical analysis stands on a flimsy foundation. Statistical tests are supposed to guide scientists in judging whether an experimental result reflects some real effect or is merely a random…

  • Don’t Have Money for a Real iPad? Cut One Out of Paper

    Although experts have been congratulating Apple on how competitive the iPad prices are, when you actually have to part with 500 bucks or more (if you want 3G, which is a must-have for such a device), it hurts. There is a solution that won’t cost you a dime, though. It also won’t get you an iPad,…