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Seven Coding Games to Help You Build Your Programming Chops

Coding is all about using the tools available to you to solve problems (and then solving the problems that resulted from your solution to the previous problems, of course). That also happens to be the basic idea behind most video games, so the two combine pretty naturally. Plus, playing around sure beats reading documentation! These coding games cover plenty of languages, age ranges, and skill levels, so whether you’re a complete beginner or looking for something on the next level, there’s a game out there to  help you learn coding the best way: by doing it. Related: 10 Websites that Will Teach You Programming for… Read more

The 3 Best Sites to Rate Your Teachers and Professors Online

Teacher-rating websites can be a mixed bag. Sometimes they give you useful insight into how a course works and what to expect if you choose it. Sometimes they’re simply dumping grounds for students to vent their frustration, regardless of whether the teacher is actually good or not. If you’re interested in doing some research on a teacher, these are the best three sites to do that. Related: Do You Trust Ratings and Reviews at Online Stores? 1. Rate My Teachers Since its creation, Rate My Teachers has changed hands between different owners. It… Read more

Big List of Streaming Sites to Satisfy Your Streaming Needs

Trying to count online streaming video services is like eating cookies. Two or three are reasonable, five is getting to be too many, and once you hit 100 you realize you probably haven’t been in control for quite a while now. It’s hard to keep track of all the platforms, especially since their content libraries and prices keep changing. Even focusing only on the on-demand movie/TV streaming services, as I do here, there are more choices than you probably realized. General on-demand movies/TV Netflix This is the rocket ship that made… Read more

8 Safe Websites for Downloading Windows Software

Windows has tons of free software, and of course there are many websites where you can download it. But the problem is that many of these freeware download sites claiming to be the best, bundle the software with custom installers, adware and crapware (Download.com, FileHippo and Softonic are big culprits). Often the developers of the freeware don’t even know that their software is being bundled with all manner of other things. However, there are still a few websites that don’t bundle crapware with the actual software. The following list are a few safe software download sites where you don’t have to bother with bloat and… Read more

How to Determine If a Website Is Legit and Safe to Use

2018 was another year of online scams and data breaches, so it’s no wonder if you feel paranoid about the website that you are visiting. It is important for you to know that a website is safe before using it, and especially before sharing sensitive data, such as credit card information, with the site. There are many signals that can help you determine whether a website is safe to use or not. When surfing the web, watch out for these signals. How Invasive is the Advertising? This one requires a bit of intuition and detective work, but you can often tell the credibility of a… Read more