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Dropbox’s Carousel gets new album and scrolling features for its Web photo app

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by on January 29, 2015 at 8:46 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Product Updates

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You know how convenient that speed scroller is in your mobile Carousel app? Well, now it’s arrived on the desktop version of Dropbox’s photo app. No longer do you have to plow through all your photos to find the right ones to share or to use for a new album. A mouse or a touchpad swipe can swiftly take you to specific dates in your photo collection. The speed scroller is automatically available to help you access your timeline as you hover your mouse on the right-hand side of the screen. Oh, and about those albums: Carousel now also has the ability to create…

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Jack Dorsey’s first tweetstorm shows Twitter listens when it’s convenient

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by on January 29, 2015 at 8:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Opinion

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If you were on Twitter this morning, you may have seen Twitter co-founder and chairman of the board, Jack Dorsey do his very first tweetstorm. That is, a bunch of tweets in a row with labels, sort of like what a blog is supposed to be. Dorsey’s first tweetstorm appears to be his way of showing support for Twitter CEO, Dick Costolo. Investors have been calling for Costolo to be pushed out of the company, but Dorsey’s backing is a powerful one. 3/The folks using Twitter daily created the @username, the #hashtag, and the retweet, all within the constraint of 140 characters. —…

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Relive your Ikea nightmares with the Höme Improvisåtion furniture assembly game

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by on January 29, 2015 at 7:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Ikea makes some neat affordable furniture, but those products aren’t exactly well known for their easy assembly. If you want to experience the challenge of building IKEA furniture without having to buy actual furniture, then Höme Improvisåtion is the game for you. Made by a team of four people over a period of 48 hours, its creators claim the game is “the most fun & accurate cooperative furniture assembly experience” around. Because that’s not oxymoronic at all. The game is free on both Mac and PC – head on over to the team’s webpage for hours of frustrating fun. It even supports multiplayer if you…

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Relive your Ikea nightmares with the Höme Improvisåtion furniture assembly game

Jan29
by on January 29, 2015 at 7:49 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

ikea assembly game

Ikea makes some neat affordable furniture, but those products aren’t exactly well known for their easy assembly. If you want to experience the challenge of building IKEA furniture without having to buy actual furniture, then Höme Improvisåtion is the game for you. Made by a team of four people over a period of 48 hours, its creators claim the game is “the most fun & accurate cooperative furniture assembly experience” around. Because that’s not oxymoronic at all. The game is free on both Mac and PC – head on over to the team’s webpage for hours of frustrating fun. It even supports multiplayer if you…

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Your Android phone can now unlock your Chromebook

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by on January 29, 2015 at 7:27 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Google, Mobile

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You can now unlock your Chromebook with your Android phone using Smart Lock. It’s sort of like magic. Before you start waving your phone around your Chromebook like a deranged Harry Potter, here’s what you need to make this a reality. You’ll need Android 5 and Bluetooth, and a Chromebook with version 40+ and Bluetooth. For some odd reason, Android tablets are not supported at this time. No matter, you have your phone with you everywhere you go. Google has directions on how to set up Smart Lock on its support site about the feature. If you  have an incredibly long…

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