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Listaurus » Technology http://www.listaurus.com Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:58:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=6162 en hourly 1 5 Alternatives to Consider After Spotify’s Free Music Cutoff http://www.listaurus.com/3760/5-alternatives-to-consider-after-spotify%e2%80%99s-free-music-cutoff/ http://www.listaurus.com/3760/5-alternatives-to-consider-after-spotify%e2%80%99s-free-music-cutoff/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:57:24 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3760 If you’re an early Spotify user, you may be looking for a new, free music-streaming service as Spotify’s six months of free listening comes to an end.

Trendsetting music lovers who signed up for Spotify when it first hit the U.S. on July 14, 2011 will soon encounter roadblocks. For instance, come the six-month deadline to switch to Spotify Unlimited ($4.99 per month) or Spotify Premium ($9.99 per month), Spotify users will only be able to play their favorite songs a maximum of five times, and free streaming will cap at 10 hours per month.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3760/5-alternatives-to-consider-after-spotify%e2%80%99s-free-music-cutoff/feed/ 0 7 Screenshots of Sites Protesting SOPA And PIPA http://www.listaurus.com/3758/7-screenshots-of-sites-protesting-sopa-and-pipa/ http://www.listaurus.com/3758/7-screenshots-of-sites-protesting-sopa-and-pipa/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:56:09 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3758 The internet is on strike! Today, more than 7000 sites are going dark in protest of anti-internet legislation. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect IP Act, could alter the way that the internet functions.

Sites like Reddit and Wikipedia have decided to blackout their sites today to protest SOPA and PIPA. The White House has even come out against the legislation, saying that it would hurt the “dynamic web.”

Here’s a look around the internet today…

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]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3737/10-weirdest-remote-controls/feed/ 0 Top 10 most bizarre tech stories of 2011 http://www.listaurus.com/3734/top-10-most-bizarre-tech-stories-of-2011/ http://www.listaurus.com/3734/top-10-most-bizarre-tech-stories-of-2011/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:18:37 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3734 In 2011, the tech world saw the release of coveted devices such as the iPhone 4S and the Kindle Fire, along with such spectacular fails as BlackBerry’s worldwide service outage and a hack that crippled Sony’s PlayStation Network.

But that was only part of the story. Along with the good and the bad came … the bizarre.

And by bizarre, we mean the weird gadget creations and unexpected Internet sensations that went viral (cue Rebecca Black’s “Friday”). These strange developments made headlines by pushing the limits of technology in odd new directions — and this year it felt like there were more than ever.

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]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3725/top-15-pc-games-of-2012/feed/ 0 4 Ways Farmers’ Markets Are Going Digital http://www.listaurus.com/3721/4-ways-farmers%e2%80%99-markets-are-going-digital/ http://www.listaurus.com/3721/4-ways-farmers%e2%80%99-markets-are-going-digital/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:35:32 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3721 The image of a farmers’ market doesn’t immediately evoke “high-tech.” Over the years, however, farmers’ markets have slowly adopted digital technologies to reach an increasingly connected consumer.

The move toward digital often began with building simple email lists.

“I would use [a list] to do a weekly pre-market pump up, tell them what would be there,” says Stacy Miller, executive director of the Farmers’ Market Coalition, an organization serving farmers, consumers and communities by providing resources and state and federal representation.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3721/4-ways-farmers%e2%80%99-markets-are-going-digital/feed/ 0 Top Web Developer Tools of 2011 http://www.listaurus.com/3715/top-web-developer-tools-of-2011/ http://www.listaurus.com/3715/top-web-developer-tools-of-2011/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:20:48 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3715/top-web-developer-tools-of-2011/ To be clear, this isn’t exclusively a list of tools that debuted in 2011. Instead, I wanted to look at some of the most popular and best tools for Web developers through 2011. Some debuted in 2011 and look destined to be popular and dependable tools for Web developers for some time to come. Others were already on the scene at the beginning of the year, but have obviously become or remained popular in 2011.

Basically, we’re looking to highlight tools that are innovative, widely used and/or wildly useful for Web developers.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3715/top-web-developer-tools-of-2011/feed/ 0 Top 40 Useful Sites To Learn New Skills http://www.listaurus.com/3693/top-40-useful-sites-to-learn-new-skills-stumbleupon/ http://www.listaurus.com/3693/top-40-useful-sites-to-learn-new-skills-stumbleupon/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 09:56:51 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3693/top-40-useful-sites-to-learn-new-skills-stumbleupon/ The web is a powerful resource that can easily help you learn new skills. You just have to know where to look. Sure, you can use Google, Yahoo, or Bing to search for sites where you can learn new skills, but I figured I’d save you some time.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3693/top-40-useful-sites-to-learn-new-skills-stumbleupon/feed/ 0 40 Awesome and Beautifully Designed Laptop Skins http://www.listaurus.com/3683/40-awesome-and-beautifully-designed-laptop-skins/ http://www.listaurus.com/3683/40-awesome-and-beautifully-designed-laptop-skins/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:46:46 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3683 For those who love customizing their laptops, this article is definitely for you. Here, we feature different laptop skins that could allow you to instantly makeover your laptop and make it unique from the other. Laptop skin is precision-cut vinyl adhesive material that comes with different designs and styles applied to the back of the LCD screen. It could definitely improve your laptop’s appearance. Aside from using it for the purpose of being trendy and fashionable, laptop skins are also used for protection from being scratched. It can be easily removed so the owner could change the laptop skin frequently.

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]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3632/10-sleek-google-icons-for-your-website-or-blog/feed/ 0 Top 15 Damn You, Autocorrects of all-time http://www.listaurus.com/3631/top-15-damn-you-autocorrects-of-all-time/ http://www.listaurus.com/3631/top-15-damn-you-autocorrects-of-all-time/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 04:23:12 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3631/top-15-damn-you-autocorrects-of-all-time/ We just blew the dust off of our Google Analytics traffic monitor and realized since we launched Damn You Autocorrect back in October, the site has gotten over 300 million page views! That’s crazy! So thanks to everyone for reading!

And now, thanks to the analytics, here are the 15 most viewed autocorrect fails sent in to Damn You Autocorrect since the site launch. Can you can guess what the #1 most popular submission has been so far?

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3631/top-15-damn-you-autocorrects-of-all-time/feed/ 0 79 Free Wordpress Themes – 2011 http://www.listaurus.com/3626/79-free-wordpress-themes-2011/ http://www.listaurus.com/3626/79-free-wordpress-themes-2011/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:06:24 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3626 Once upon a time, all WordPress themes looked like traditional blogs, with basic functionality and not a heck of a lot more. But as you will see from the themes below, that original “blog” design style is clearly gone, perhaps never to be seen again. It makes you feel nostalgic.

Nowadays, user requirements for WordPress themes are very high. Users expect all themes (including free ones) to have pages for admin options built in, where you can quickly set up your website and personalize it with a minimum of fuss. With the rise of these options pages, niche-specific theme designs (such as for portfolios, blogs or magazines) are no longer required and are, in fact, few and far between.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3626/79-free-wordpress-themes-2011/feed/ 0 19 Awesome Old School Video Games (That Should Have Existed) http://www.listaurus.com/3610/19-awesome-old-school-video-games-that-should-have-existed/ http://www.listaurus.com/3610/19-awesome-old-school-video-games-that-should-have-existed/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 23:47:29 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3610/19-awesome-old-school-video-games-that-should-have-existed/ The first 25 years of any art form are going to be riddled with embarrassing missteps, and frustrating missed opportunities. We asked you to go back through the early days of gaming knowing what we know now, and show us the games we would have been playing if they’d gotten everything right the first time around.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3610/19-awesome-old-school-video-games-that-should-have-existed/feed/ 0 10 Creative Bar Code Designs [PICS] http://www.listaurus.com/3580/10-creative-bar-code-designs-pics/ http://www.listaurus.com/3580/10-creative-bar-code-designs-pics/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:24:32 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/?p=3580 p>On this day in 1974, Clyde Dawson made history as the first consumer to buy a product that had been scanned into a till by its Universal Product Code. The product was a $0.67 10-pack of Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit gum purchased at a supermarket in Troy, Ohio. The UPC went on to become more commonly known as a “bar code.”

Now ubiquitous in the U.S., UK, Australia, New Zealand and elsewhere, the bar code has not changed visibly in the past three decades — a boring monotone patch around which packaging designers must maneuver. Many don’t realize, however, that as long as a bar code is still scannable, you can have tons of fun with creative designs. Although popular in Japan, custom bar codes for product packaging haven’t gone significantly mainstream in the west, except for a few notable examples, such as Amazon’s Kindle packaging.

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]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3524/10-weirdest-apple-apps/feed/ 0 40 People Who Changed The Internet http://www.listaurus.com/3523/40-people-who-changed-the-internet/ http://www.listaurus.com/3523/40-people-who-changed-the-internet/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:32:30 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3523/40-people-who-changed-the-internet/ The world has become tightly connected since the internet. The web itself has replaced the practice of reading newspaper. Most of us now communicate through e-mails instead of paper and pen. We now watch networks or movies online, it has even become a wide business venture, so much so we can now make purchase and pay our bills through the internet. The web has also transformed friendships through various social media.

]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3523/40-people-who-changed-the-internet/feed/ 0 13 first-to-market failures http://www.listaurus.com/3509/13-first-to-market-failures/ http://www.listaurus.com/3509/13-first-to-market-failures/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 10:19:00 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3509/13-first-to-market-failures/ We all want to be innovators, to introduce a product that revolutionizes an industry. But history shows that product pioneers often get left in the dust.

Remember the Palm Pilot from 1997? The PJB-100 from 1998? Apple killed and improved both products. Just like Facebook killed Friendster and World of Warcraft now overshadows EverQuest.

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]]> http://www.listaurus.com/3495/top-15-facebook-games/feed/ 0 20 Funniest Captcha Art Pics http://www.listaurus.com/3493/20-funniest-captcha-art-pics/ http://www.listaurus.com/3493/20-funniest-captcha-art-pics/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 10:28:52 +0000 adriancb http://www.listaurus.com/3493/20-funniest-captcha-art-pics/ Everyone’s gotten a captcha that made them giggle before. CAPTCHArt asks you to visualize your captchas and send them the result.

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