What's the Best Android Keyboard?

One great thing about Android is that you might use whatever keyboard suits your needs. Custom dictionaries, themes, layouts, whatever you need, there’s a keyboard to match. This week, we want to know which ones you think are the best. Still, there are plenty of others out there too. Let’s hear your favorite in the discussions below. The call for contenders is closed! Maybe it knows what you’re about to key in before you key in it....

June 12, 2014 · 1 min · 149 words · Sarah Mcdonald

Bake Bread on Your Stovetop

The flatter the pieces the better. For a complete guide, check out the link below. How to Bake Bread on the Stovetop| WikiHow Photo byWikiHow.

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 25 words · Bobby Blake

Behind the App: The Story of Scribd

Scribd began as site to simply host and share documents. Essays, poems, novelswhatever writers needed to share,Scribdoffered a home for their words. And now they’ve grown into a fully fledged book subscription serviceaNetflix for ebooks, you might say. Where did the idea for Scribd come from? Were you trying to solve a problem you’d experienced, or did the inspiration come from somewhere else? After you came up with the idea, what was the next step?...

June 11, 2014 · 2 min · 374 words · Michael Mcpherson

Bill Watterson's Best Productivity Tricks

Bill Watterson created one of the most consistently enjoyable comic strips in history with Calvin and Hobbes. After all, when he stopped enjoying making comics, he left them. You may be surprised matters of habit rather than thought and inquiry. A REAL job is a job you hate. You will do well to cultivate the resources in yourself that bring you happiness outside of success or failure. The truth is, most of us discover where we are headed when we arrive....

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 183 words · Brian Collins

Build a Network Caller ID LED Screen

For a complete list of components needed and step-by-step instructions, check out the link below. NCIDdisplay Matrix Assembly| Sourceforge viaAdafruit

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 20 words · Beth Martinez

Clean Out Your Wallet Before Traveling

Leave other personal information, such as your Social Security card, at home. Keep a list of the phone numbers for your credit-card company and your bank separate from your wallet. If traveling abroad, double-check you have numbers with actual area codes since toll-free lines won’t work internationally. How to Avoid Getting Ripped Off While Traveling| Kiplinger Photo byPeter Clark.

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 59 words · Paula Wade

How to Get Better Customer Service over Facebook or Twitter

Some companies are responsive…others, not so much. Getting the best, fastest help over social media is part art and part science. Those things work well enough. Use all social platforms, it’s okay. In short, many of the same rules that applyto other avenues of customer serviceapply here as well. Be prepared to take the conversation to direct messages or email. It looks like they’re doing damage control, even if someone is just asking a routine question....

June 11, 2014 · 4 min · 651 words · Thomas Johnson

Launch Center Pro Adds IFTTT Integration, GIF Sharing, and More

The big new feature here is the IFTTT integration. This makes it so you could get a little more control over when exactly an IFTTT happens. It’s a nice update that stretches Launch Center Pro’s functionality just a bit further.

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 40 words · Christopher Miller

Monitor the Activity of Your Installed Chrome Apps and Extensions

Want to know what your installed Chrome apps and extensions are really up to? Google’s Chrome App and Extensions Developer Tool will help you audit the activity behind those apps and extensions. you could also search by URL to see if an extension has modified matching web pages. Chrome Apps & Extensions Developer Tool| Chrome Web Store

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 57 words · Julie Clark

Most Popular Streaming Set-Top Box: Roku

Finding the perfect set-top box can be tough. Varying prices, features, and services all mean there’s no one solution for everyone. Now we’re back to crown a winner. Right behind it with close to 22% of the vote was the venerableApple TV. Third place went to our special honorable mention, building your ownDIY HTPC. Fourth place went to theGoogle Chromecast, with 15% of the vote. The Hive Five is based on reader nominations....

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 95 words · Jeffrey Ellis

PSA: Android's Permissions May Allow Devs to Silently Add Privileges

Google recently made a change to the way it handles permissions on the Play Store. Related permissions are grouped together when you update. This makes it simpler to see what does what, but it has some potentially worrisome implications. This doesn’t necessarily make everything a free-for-all. As stated, a permission has to be in an already-approved group for be added. However, there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of risk prioritization....

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 90 words · Brandon Perkins

Reuse a Tennis Racket as a Swing-out Workbench Caddy

Position the racquet so it can swing in and out from under the table. Use it to hold tools, parts or other small items. For more great ideas on how to make your workshop more efficient, check out the link below. Tips for a Tidy Workshop| The Family Handyman

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 49 words · Jennifer Mills

Sign Out of TweetDeck: Vulnerability Leaves User Accounts Compromised

Today, a security vulnerability in TweetDeck allowed malicious code to be run remotely. It seems the primary symptom is your account retweeting the malicious code. To fix it, sign out and back in now. Twitter has alsotaken down TweetDeck services, so logging back in might not work just yet.

June 11, 2014 · 1 min · 49 words · Dakota Weaver