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Snapchat starter pack: the 10 accounts you should follow A few of the strangest and most interesting accounts to follow If you're new to Snapchat, you likely need people to follow. If you've been on the platform for a while, you're probably tired of seeing the same few friends post snaps of their pets.  The following list isn't comprised of the best Snapchat accounts; instead, these are some of the strangest, funniest, and most controversial people and #brands on the platform. On Snapchat, these accounts are setting the tone. Note: we don’t condone any of the activity you may be exposed to by following these accounts. Snapchat caseyneistat Casey Neistat is perhaps known best for snowboarding through the streets of Manhattan. Or maybe it's his great take on Google Glass. Or any other of his YouTube videos. If you don't know him, you should ...

6 Reasons to Use Snapchat Even Though You’re Not a Teen Ads by Google If you’re under the impression that Snapchat is only for teenagers, or that it’s just for millennials, you’re not completely wrong. Snapchat became popular because it solved the problems teens had when trying to communicate with their friends freely on the internet. And when you think about it, that’s the problem all of us have, even if it’s not so pronounced. With Snapchat, the communication is more direct, more personal, and it’s only seen by the people you want – for up to 10 seconds. Of course, you won’t get the full experience if your friends aren’t on Snapchat. But there are still some interesting ways to use Snapchat if none of your friends are on it yet. 1. Privacy Isn’t Just for Millennials Snapchat is big on privacy. Your data is deleted as soon as it’s seen, and there’s no tracking. Taking a screenshot sends an alert to the sender and is frowned upon. And th...

How to Share Files Instantly between Windows Phone and Android or iOS Ads by Google Sharing files using Bluetooth looks so old school nowadays, especially when the files that are shared are no longer just a few MBs. Thanks to decreasing space complexity, even an HD music video is about a quarter of a GB. And you don’t need an expert to tell you that Bluetooth is not an ideal mode of communication in such a scenario. In that case, it can take ages to transfer files between devices. The best mode of transfer here would be to use Wi-Fi and we have already covered how to transfer big files between devices when it comes to iPhone and Android. But a Windows phone was always left out of the discussion, as it lacked the necessary features to join the party. Now, things have changed and thanks to an app called Feem, Windows Phone users can share media to other devices on the same Wi-Fi network seamlessly. Let’s have a look at how to use the app to transfer files to ...

Dukto is the Best AirDroid and Pushbullet Alternative Ads by Google We’re still not living in the cloud. Internet connections, at least where I live, are still not so stable or generous that I’d be willing to give up on local storage and syncing completely. So I still need to manually send all kinds of files between my Android phone and PC. I’ve tried many wireless syncing solutions. AirDroid, Pushbullet, BitTorrent Sync, you name it. Dropbox and similar cloud sync services only work when there’s internet. And they’re a lot slower than local transfer. BitTorrent Sync is great but it has stability issues from time to time. Before now, a quick and easy way to select and send files between devices didn’t exist. I’m talking something that’s fast and requires no setup, login, or authentication. But I think I’ve found one. It’s a bit too basic and that’s great. Below I’ll tell you what it is, how it works and why exactly I prefer it over the myriad of alternat...

How to Add Travel Times to Your iPhone and iPad Calendar Events Ads by Google If you tend to have tons of appointments and meetings that take most of your day, then your iPhone or iPad Calendar app must be one of the apps you spend time on the most. Here is a trick to make it a lot easier for you to see not only your event, but also how long it will take for you to get there. Very few iOS users know about this, but actually both the iPhone and the iPad can use your location information on the Calendar app to figure out how long it will take you to reach your appointment. Follow the steps below to learn how to enable this great feature. Step 1: The first thing you have to know before proceeding is that in order for this tip to work, the event for which you want the travel time needs to have a location. You can easily add one when creating the event. Step 2: Okay, with that done, start by opening the Calendar app on your iOS device and then look for the ...

The Complete Guide to Personalizing the Icon View in OS X Yosemite Ads by Google One of the aspects that stands out about Macs is how customizable they can be, allowing for copious amounts of tailoring and personalization. Among the different aspects of OS X Yosemite that you can customize, the Icon View is perhaps the most important one since it allows you to tweak how every file, folder and disk (as well as their containing folders) is shown on your Mac Icon Size Icons in OS X can be scaled to almost any size right on the spot, although most Mac users don’t know about this. This allows you to view files on specific windows in a size that is comfortable for you. To enable this feature, select the Finder and then on the menu bar, select View,  then Show Status Bar . If you have the icon view selected, this will display a slider at the bottom right of any Finder window, letting you change the icon size instantly just by sliding it. Icon...