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How to Text 911 in an Emergency

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in an emergency and unable to speak? How would you contact the authorities to try and get help? Since 2014, Text-to-911 has been giving people in the United States the ability to send text messages in place of making a voice call in an emergency. Perhaps you are in a dangerous situation where you cannot risk making any noise and being discovered. You could have been injured in such a way that you cannot speak. It’s also useful when the cell reception is just so bad that you cannot keep a call connected, but a… Read more

8 Ways to Prevent Wrist and Neck Joint Pain from Long Phone Use

Today people spend hours holding up their smartphones and keeping their necks bent at uncomfortable angles. This has led to people complaining of pain in their hands, wrists, and neck in record numbers. Here are eight tips to avoid having this type of joint pain. 1. Stretching Exercises Take breaks from holding your smartphone and perform stretching exercises with your neck, wrists, and fingers at regular intervals. Some basic exercises you can perform are: Lay your palm flat on a table and slowly pull one finger up using your other hand, bending the finger back as much as possible. Repeat the process for… Read more

5 Useful Apps For Keeping Online Video Diaries

Journaling and keeping diaries as well as blogging are more popular than ever as people share their lives with others. If you want to keep a video diary instead of just a written one, here are some apps and websites you may wish to explore. 1. 1 Second Everyday Starting with the left field of video diaries, we’re kicking this list off with 1 Second Everyday (iOS, Android). Instead of just taking regular-length videos, in 1SE you take a mere one-second clip every day, and stitch it together into a breezy slideshow essentially documenting a big old chunk of your life. The Kickstarter-funded app… Read more

How Mobile Linux Differs from Desktop Linux

Next year might be “the year of desktop Linux” in perpetuity, but mobile operating systems aren’t waiting around. They represent the fastest-growing of the Linux kernel, powering the vast majority of mobile devices. But how can the same kernel work on the desktop and a mobile system? Android doesn’t make much of a desktop operating system after all. The basic rules stay the same, but there are significant differences between mobile and desktop operating systems. Related: The History of Various Linux Distros What Is Mobile Linux? Mobile Linux is any mobile operating system based on the Linux kernel, which was first created by Linux… Read more

5 of the Best Mobile Apps to Help You Track TV Shows

We’re living in an age of peak TV. Long gone are the days of four channels and limited programming. Today, there are so many different shows to watch over a variety of different content providers. Cable, over-the-air, streaming services; it’s virtually impossible to keep track of all the things you want to watch. Fortunately, there are numerous apps available that can help you keep track of it all. Trakt Integration Many of the apps that appear on this list feature Trakt integration. Trakt is a free service that allows users to sync their watch lists across apps. If you already use Trakt, you should… Read more