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eBay is killing its local delivery service and specialized apps

Jul27

by Sindy Cator on July 27, 2015 at 6:17 pm

Fans of eBay are about to have a much simpler experience. In a blog post,the company says it is shuttering services – including its on-demand delivery service eBay Now – and apps, such as eBay Valet. Also being culled: eBay Fashion (closing this week) and eBay Motors (shutting at the end of the year.) Though the eBay Now pilot program in Brooklyn brought positive results, the company writes “we always intended it as a pilot, and we are now exploring delivery and pick-up/drop-off programs that are relevant to many more of our 25 million sellers, and that cover a wider…

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This app makes it easy to move playlists from Spotify to Apple Music

Jul27

by Sindy Cator on July 27, 2015 at 5:37 pm

Posted In: Apps, Around the Web

Moving playlists from Spotify to Apple Music isn’t as straightforward as it should be. Apple doesn’t offer an importer, so you’ll have to use a workaround. There are a couple of fiddly methods – one involving two apps and one that requires you to get down and dirty with JSON. Then there’s the far simpler Move to Apple Music. This app holds your hand through the whole process on your Mac, even if it’s still not quite a one-click affair. Once you’ve logged it into Spotify (or Rdio, which it also supports), you select the playlists you want to transfer. Then…

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PSA: Do not sleep with your EE Power Bar charging next to you, this one caught fire

Jul27

by Sindy Cator on July 27, 2015 at 5:05 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Sleeping with electrical equipment plugged in and charging all around us might be normal for many people, but you probably know you shouldn’t really be doing it either, just in case something goes wrong. If you didn’t already know that, let this picture serve as a reminder: That’s Katy Emslie’s badly burnt hand, which resulted from trying to extinguish a flaming EE Power Bar. The power bar that was once plugged into her laptop had exploded and shot across the room from her desk to underneath her bed while she slept. On realizing what had happened, she naturally jumped up and started trying…

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The pro guide to the perfect UX portfolio

Jul27

by Sindy Cator on July 27, 2015 at 4:45 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, design, Design & Dev, ux

For UX and UI designers, your website is more than just descriptions of your work — it is your work. In a lot of cases, the site alone may determine whether or not you get hired, so do everything you can to make it perfect. Source: Julien Renvoyé Working for the wireframing/prototyping app UXPin, we interact with designers everyday (and hire them frequently). We’ve asked our colleagues, CEO, and Chief Product Officer about what they find works with UX portfolios, from both perspectives of those hiring and those being hired. Use Case Studies to Show Problem-Solving Skills While other industries…