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Cameras

How To Take A Gorgeous Photo Like This On A Clear Summer Night

2:45AM February 3, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

There’s nothing quite like a field full of fireflies on a starry night. And this gorgeous long-exposure shot, which happened quite by accident, is actually pretty easy to replicate. Here’s how: More »


Online

8 Alternatives To Google Services

2:30PM January 25, 2012 | Gizmodo US

If you’ve ever thought about jumping off the Google mothership, then this guide will help you crawl out from under the shadow of the big G, step by step. More »


Geek Out

Make Cheap Whisky Taste Like Fancy Whisky

1:30PM January 24, 2012 | Kyle Wagner

You like whisky. You looooove good whisky. You can’t afford to drop hundreds of dollars on high-end bottle. You stick with rotgut, right? Nope. There’s a new process of hyper-aging booze that apparently turns run-of-the-mill whisky into dark and delicious firewater of the gods. More »


Online

Manage The Onslaught Of Open Graph Facebook Apps

2:30PM January 20, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

Facebook has unleashed their latest version of Open Graph. With 60 apps ready at launch, get ready for your News Feed to become a non-stop barrage of food photos, song recommendations and movie reviews. Oh dear God, how do I make it stop? More »


Software

Make An iPad Textbook In Under 5 Minutes

8:00AM January 20, 2012 | Adrian Covert

iBooks Author, Apple’s new iPad textbook maker, is purported to be so easy to use that [insert stupid animate object here] could go and make one. So we figured we’d try our hand at it. Even if we won’t win any education or design awards, making a three-page book was a walk in the park. More »


Software

Turn Your iPad Into A Digital Hip-Hop Studio

3:30PM January 18, 2012 | Connor McKnight - Evolver.fm

Sure, you can make music on the iPhone, but the iPad‘s big screen and faster processor work better for apps that present a more complete version of the typical recording studio. More »


Online

Ignore Your Annoying Facebook Buddies Without Unfriending Them

6:45AM January 18, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

We all have the friend or family member that’s awesome in the real world, but on Facebook will. Not. Shut. Up. We get it, you love Ron Paul. Here’s a simple way to extract them from your feed without having to unfriend them. More »


Software

Google’s Android Design Guide Will Make Your Apps So Fierce

12:15PM January 13, 2012 | Brent Rose

Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) has made great strides in bringing the look of Android into a more consistent, cohesive form. Google’s apps all look and behave very similarly, but now third-party app developers need to adapt. Luckily, Google is providing a map. More »


Cameras

How To Find The Perfect Portrait Lighting Using A Marble

12:10AM January 3, 2012 | Jesus Diaz

This is a really great portrait photography trick that requires no special equipment: use a black marble to see how the light hits on the eyes of the person you want to photograph: More »


Gadgets

How To Set Up All Your Kickass New Camera, Tablet, Phone And More

3:25PM December 28, 2011 | Brian Barrett

Someone out there must think you’re pretty special if you got such great gadgety goodness for Christmas. Now all you have to do get it up and running. Don’t worry: we’ve got you covered. More »