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Just How Do 3D Printers Work? We Explain

Of course you know about 3D printers, and you can even buy a 3d printer on Amazon now, but just how do 3D printers work?

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“Launch” Answers How to Launch an Internet Business, Product, App or Website

Launch, the new book from massively successful launch entrepreneur Jeff Walker, answers the questions “How to launch a startup” in the Internet world, as well as how to launch an app, how to launch a website, or even generally how to launch a product (after all, an app or a website is, by many measures, a product). It is equally applicable if you are looking to reboot a business, product, or service.

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Great Technology Parody Song Lyrics: Karen Kilgariff “Live at the Bootleg”

If Weird Al and Alanis Morissette had a love child, the result would be Karen Kilgariff. With lyrics at once hysterical and lacerating, such as the lyrics (below) to “Look at Your Phone” and “Password”, Kilgariff turns her laser focus on contemporary golden idols such as smartphones, and daily annoyances such as forgetting your password.

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LinkedIn Deceptive Business Practices with Premium Account Types Comparison?

Anybody who has used LinkedIn knows that they push their premium LinkedIn accounts constantly. But did you know that they hide their less expensive premium account options from you?

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Possible Yelp Shareholder Lawsuit as Stock Tanks After FTC Reveals Subpoenas and Thousands of Complaints

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has revealed that it has received over 2000 complaints about Yelp since 2008, and that Yelp receives about six subpenas a month, in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request by Wall Street Journal journalist Angus Loten. As Yelp stock tumbled by as much as 12%, the law firm of Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman is looking into the possibility of a Yelp shareholder lawsuit.

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The Best Internet Valentines Card Sites – Funny Valentines, Tumblr Valentines, and Valentines Memes

Maybe you’ve just had that “oh sh*t” moment, realizing you didn’t send someone a valentine, and so are wondering what are the best Internet valentine sites. Or maybe you’re sitting home alone, surfing for the best funny valentine sites on the Internet, to console yourself that you didn’t get any lovey-dovey valentines. Either way, we’ve got you covered.

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Clickable Paper and MediaSnap App to Replace QR Codes

Hate QR Codes in ads? How about Clickable Paper, instead? Clickable Paper, and its accompanying free app, MediaSnap (“MediaSnapp”, anyone?), are Ricoh’s answer to the QR code.

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Feastly Lets People Who Like to Cook Share with Those Who Like to Eat

Feel like throwing a dinner party? Not sure who to invite, or how to fund your dinner party? Enter Feastly, a website (you can also connect with their Feastly Facebook page and Feastly Twitter account, however almost inexplicably there seems to be no Feastly app) where you can sign up to either throw a dinner party or to attend a dinner party.

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Bitcoins (“BTC”) and Bitcoin Mining Explained in Plain English

There has been a lot in the news lately about Bitcoins (known in the trade as “BTC”) and Bitcoin Mining, but to the average person it’s still very confusing. What are Bitcoins? How does Bitcoin Mining work? What is the Silk Road, which is often mentioned in the same breath as Bitcoins? And why is Congress holding hearings on Bitcoins? Here are the plain English explanations for all of these.

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Health Sherpa Offers HealthCare.gov Alternative

Lots and lots of people are trying to get information about their insurance options from the ObamaCare HealthCare.gov website. Unfortunately there are a lot of HealthCare.gov problems. Fortunately, Health Sherpa offers a HealthCare.gov alternative, where you can quickly and easily compare different plans available in the insurance exchange marketplace, or as they put it, “Instantly compare premiums for health exchange plans.”

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How to Make Sure You’re Not Reading Fake Reviews on Yelp, Expedia, Trip Advisor, and Other Review Sites

Many consumers rely heavily on the reviews of others before making purchase decisions. Whether Amazon, Yelp, Trip Advisor or Expedia, consumer reviews tend to heavily influence all types of purchase decisions, from toasters to vacations.

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Samsung’s New Galaxy Gear Smartwatch is Not a Phone

Samsung’s newly accounced Galaxy Gear Smartwatch, despite the “smart watch” name, which is clearly intended to make it sound in the same league as a smartphone, is not a phone at all. Rather you can think of it as a ‘dumb’ extension for your Samsung Galaxy smartphone or tablet.

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The Difference Between a Smartphone, a Feature Phone, and a Dumb Phone

With the news of Microsoft acquiring Nokia, there has been a resurgence in the news of the terms “feature phone” and “dumb phone” (both as contrasted to a “smartphone” – and why is “smartphone” one word, but not “featurephone” or “dumbphone”?) So, some of you may be wondering “just what is a feature phone? And how is it different from a dumb phone or a smartphone?” We explain.

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The Easiest, Best Last-Minute Father’s Day Gift

You did it again, didn’t you? Father’s Day is here, and you didn’t have time (or forgot) to get something for your father or step-father, or husband, or that other important man in your life. Fortunately, there is still a last minute Father’s Day gift that you can get – and have delivered to your father or that other special man, in quite literally under five minutes, and that is guaranteed to please.

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Our Pick for Best iPhone 4 and 4s Battery Case

We have toyed with the idea of getting an iPhone 4 case with battery for some time now, but until now we hadn’t done much beyond comparing the various iPhone 4 battery cases. But recently we found ourselves in need of an extended battery for the iPhone 4s (and thus an iPhone 4 extended battery case – or, as they are sometimes known, an iPhone 4 charger case). In fact, an iPhone 4 battery pack case, battery charger case, and battery case all refer to the same thing: an iPhone 4 rechargeable battery case. This is because a battery case for the iPhone 4 (and the iPhone 5, for that matter) contains an external battery pack which in turn feeds a charge to your native iPhone battery. This is our iPhone 4 battery case review with our pick for the best case, after looking at several types of iPhone charger cases (although we did not review the once-popular Exolife iPhone 4 battery case, as they are currenty not available).