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Remember back when ReCaptcha started using the internet to translate books and simultaneously thwart spam bots? Duolingo does something similar, except it’s translating websites while users learn how to read. In fact, the translation engine is so effective that Duolingo administrators say if 1 million people were using Duolingo simultaneously it would takes less than four days to translate the 4 million pages that comprise the entire English Wikipedia website....

Here is how Facebook explains the data breach in its announcement on Friday: The company has since fixed the breach, however, and photos are no longer exposed. “We have fixed the issue but, because of this bug, some third-party apps may have had access to a broader set of photos than usual for 12 days between September 13 to September 25, 2018,” explains Facebook exec Tomer Bar. Facebook continues to say in the announcement: “We’re sorry this happened....

The app was developed together with online gaming operator Gamesys, and as I mentioned, will only be available to users 18 years and older in the UK starting today. Apparently regulations in the UK allow online gambling vs. the USA being one of the most restrictive nations in this respect. The App, called Bingo & Slots Friendzy, began to appear today. Additional games like slot machines will be added to it soon....

Video Review Too lazy to read and scroll through a one-page article? Watch our video review instead: Price Flib is absolutely free of charge, and has no annoying in-app purchases whatsoever. Check it out here: List of categories and units As you can see from the chart, Flib has 14 different conversion categories built into the app. It also includes the ability to add new unit conversions for those not included in the app by simple pressing the “want more?...

Open the Windows 8 Charms Bar The Windows 8 Charms menu replaces many of the options found in the Windows 7 Start Menu. Nevertheless, this is an important menu for navigating through Windows 8. Here are four different methods to bring it up quickly. The most reliable way to open the Charms menu on a laptop is using the keyboard. The other three methods involve pointing the mouse or swiping a touch screen....

But amongst all those gems were some real headscratchers. And I’m not even talking about the super weird “adult” games. I’m talking about these ones from the “how did this get made?” reel. I think the titles speak for themselves: Election ’92 Captain Bible in the Dome of Darkness Preppie! II Revenge of the Mutant Camels Did I just unwittingly disparage one of your childhood favorites? If so, I deeply apologize, and please feel free to defend its honor in the comments....

According to the T-Mobile website, the phone will have a “Brilliant Super AMOLED touch screen display”, but will run Android 2.2. What I don’t understand (correct me if I’m wrong) is why Samsung and T-Mobile would choose to launch something that’s a flagship device (it does provide a great screen and an excellent data transfer speed – up to 21 Mbps – among other interesting features), running Android 2.2, when everybody is looking forward to Android 2....

Today is the day geeks and nerds celebrate the mathematical constant Pi which is observed every year on March 14th which gives you the 3.14 which are the first three digits of Pi in decimal form. This year it’s especially cool because it’s 3.14.15 which corresponds to the first five numbers in the sequence. A Year of Xbox Music Pass On the Cheap I’m not a mathematician, but one thing I do know, is today you can get one hell of a deal for a year of Xbox Music Pass....

Setup and Use Microsoft Planner for Office 365 Microsoft Planner requires users have access to one of Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) business subscriptions such as E1, E3, or E5. If you already have an account, log into your account and then click the Planner icon. If you don’t have access to Planner, you might need to request your administrator enable it as part of its first release. Wait while Office Planner configures itself....

iTunes Radio on the Desktop To access iTunes Radio in the iTunes desktop app, you’ll need to upgrade to version 11.1. Which is a rather large download clocking in at over 90MB for the PC version. You can access iTunes radio by clicking the Radio button at the top when you access your Library. Open the iTunes Store and you’ll find iTunes Radio under Quick Links. Create iTunes Radio Stations Established music streaming services like Pandora, Xbox Music, and Spotify allow you to create stations and creating them in iTunes Radio is easy....

Morazzone, 1623 |Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program. Are you a fan of classic art? John Paul Getty was also. And this week the Getty Trust launched a new Open Content program that is making available high-res digital reproductions of all classical artwork which the Getty Trust holds the rights to including works from the J. Paul Getty Museum collections, Getty Research Institute and the Getty Conservation Institute....

Google Chrome Release Channels Google Chrome has no less than four channels, plus other builds. Let’s take a quick look. First, there’s the Stable channel. This is the version that users generally get and the Chrome versions that are sent to users through it are completely tested. This is the most stable Google Chrome gets. Updates come about every two or three weeks (six for major releases). Then, there’s the Beta channel....

New Chromecast Entertainment Apps According to a post on the Google Chrome Blog today, Chromecast is adding seven more apps including Comedy Central, Sesame Street Go, Nickelodeon, EPIX, YuppTV and ENCORE Play. All of these apps, sans TuneIn, will require you to have a cable subscription to access their on-demand shows. And one of those allows you to stream broadcasts from over 100,000 radio stations, and millions of Podcasts with the TuneIn Radio app....

On the same topic, Google is also starting to add more countries to Street View. As a result, there will be more photos to help you navigate while driving by TeleAtlas and NavTeq. Along with the pictures, 3D imagery has a planned update as well. Overall, Google will try to keep Maps clean and polished in the hope that the number of people who use it will increase. Street View Driving Update [via theGoogleOS....

This is because an IF statement lets you check multiple conditions, and then use a different calculation based on that check. In this article, you’ll learn the basic structure of an IF statement and several examples that’ll show you how to use them effectively. How to Use the IF Statement An IF statement is made up of three different parts. A logical expression using one of several comparison operatorsThe result to return if the comparison is trueThe results to return if the comparison is false...

How to Add Extra Clocks/Time Zones to the Windows Taskbar 1 – Click the Clock in the Taskbar and then click Change date and time settings. 2 – Click the Additional Clocks tab and check the box for either 1 or 2 additional clocks. Choose the Additional Time Zones using the drop-down and give them a Name. Click OK when done. 3 – Click the Clock again in the Taskbar, and the new clocks should all appear!...

First, log in to your Gmail account and enable IMAP in your Gmail settings. Next, open Outlook – here I’m running it on a fresh install of Windows 8. Select the Outlook 2013 tile from the Metro Start screen. Since this is my first time running Outlook 2013, I’m presented with the setup wizard. Select Yes to connect a POP, IMAP or Exchange Active Sync email account. Click Next....

To help you better structure your next Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, we’ll show you how to align your slide elements. Whether images, objects, text boxes, or shapes, you can easily line them up perfectly. This gives your slideshow a neat, tidy, and, best of all, professional-looking appearance. How to Automatically Align Objects in PowerPoint Positioning a single object is just as important as a group of objects. This individual element could be your focus point or the one you want to align other elements around....

Step 1 Google killed its product Picasa earlier in 2016 Download Picasa 3.8 (or later). See download links above for Mac or Windows. May 1st, 2016, Google retired Picasa. Knowing this, I downloaded the final and latest copy from Google so I could use the app in the future and not break the article below. Windows Download – Mac Download. Step 2 From Picasa, select a batch of photos. You can do this by drawing a box around the photos you want to select, or by Clicking the first photo in the series, holding SHIFT and then Clicking the last photo in the series you want to select....

I had first heard about the concept while listening to an NPR segment and quickly became involved as a Lender. I then found Lending Club.com as I became a little more “SAVVY” with the process. Various news organizations like WIRED, CNN, USA TODAY, etc. have covered them. I’m going to talk quickly about Lending Club since Prosper no longer accepts new lenders, which honestly is fine because I personally like Lending Club....