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5 Free Courses and Apps for Yoga Beginners to Learn and Practice
June 21 is International Yoga Day, celebrating the ancient fitness routine. If you’re new to yoga, want to find out more about it, or give it a whirl without paying any fees, check out these sites and apps. Yoga often has a spiritual and holistic connotation to it, and while some schools practice that, we will be focusing mainly on the physical practices involved in yoga. If you want to learn about the mental or spiritual aspects, there are enough guides on the internet. Disclaimer: You’ll often read or hear about yoga poses, or asanas, that can help with body...Read the...
You Can Now Share Google Search Results
You can now share Google Search results straight from the Google app. Which should prove useful the next time someone asks you a question which a quick Google Search could have answered. The feature is currently only in beta, but we hope it sticks. Let Me Google That for You I suspect everybody reading this has been asked a simple, straightforward question that someone could have found the answer to on Google. If it’s an aged friend or family member, it’s forgivable, but if it’s someone constantly on their phone, it’s annoying. Previously, you had the choice of either bluntly...Read the...
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite Is Now Available on Your Mobile
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is out now in the US and UK. The augmented reality game, which has a lot in common with Pokemon Go, is now available to play on Android and iOS. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is free to play, with the usual in-app purchases available. Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is finally available to play on Android and iOS. At the time of writing the game is only available in the US and UK. However, the augmented reality game will be released in other countries over the coming days and weeks. How to Play Harry Potter: Wizards Unite...Read the...
What A CDN Can Mean For Your SEO
Visit What A CDN Can Mean For Your SEO for the whole story Almost everyone has heard of the importance of site speed, even the average blogger with lackluster technical skills. In a previous article we did a comparison between two domains and found speed was the likely signal pushing one site above another in mobile searches. Google wants to provide sites that users will actually use. You may have the absolute best content but if it takes over 3 seconds to load your page its a big problem for ranking. Each 1 second delay reduces page views by 11% Each 1...
Google Makes It Easier to Report Suspicious Sites
Google has launched two new features designed to keep everyone safe while online. The first is a new Chrome extension that allows you to report suspicious sites. The second is a new warning designed to keep Chrome users away from said suspicious sites. What Is Google Safe Browsing? Google Safe Browsing is designed to keep web users safe from bad actors. Google maintains a blacklist of websites known to host malware or phishing elements. Anyone using Chrome (and a number of other browsers) are then directed away from these sites. Google claims Safe Browsing protects more than 4 billion devices...Read the...
WEP, WPA, or WPA2: How to Tell What Security Type Your Wi-Fi Is
Did you know that your Wi-Fi connection uses one of four different security types? While all of them are different, they’re not all equal; as such, it’s essential to learn what security type your Wi-Fi is using. Let’s explore the four Wi-Fi security types and see which ones are the best to use. What Are the 4 Wi-Fi Security Types? Wi-Fi security comes in four different types. They’re not all equally secure, which this is vital to remember when you’re checking your own network’s protocol. 1. The Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Protocol WEP is the oldest of the security types,...Read the...
Master Ruby Programming From Scratch With This $12 Course
If you want to make a living from code, Ruby is one of the best languages to learn. It’s relatively easy for beginners to grasp, but top developers can earn six figures. In addition, Ruby skills are always in demand. If you want to learn the language, the Complete Ruby Programmer Course can help. Through 11 hours of hands-on training, the course helps you start building Ruby applications from scratch. You can get it now for just $12 via MakeUseOf Deals. Ruby Programming Over the past decade, many top platforms have been built on Ruby foundations — 500px, Airbnb, Hulu,...Read the...
Download Networking All-in-One For Dummies (Worth $17) For FREE!
Here’s your chance to download the seventh edition of Networking All-in-One For Dummies, the one networking book that’s designed to replace an entire shelf full of the dull and tedious networking books you’d otherwise have to buy. And yes, it’s free until 18 June 2019! This ebook is packed with “all the basic and not-so-basic information you need to know to get a network up and running and to stay on top of the network as it grows, develops problems, and encounters trouble”. You will learn up-to-date information for networking in systems such as Windows 10 and Linux, as well...Read the...