Category Archives: Daily Links

Daily Links: Google lets you upload 50,000 songs to the cloud for free

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daily linksDigital Life:

Google now lets you upload 50,000 songs to the cloud for free (Verge)

Amazon Publishing Expands Into France, Spain (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

 You Won’t Be Able to Use Your AOL ID to Access iTunes for Much Longer (Recode)

Google, Tumblr Remind Us That If You Don’t Own The Platform, You Don’t Control It Either (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

Whose digital content is it anyway? (The Guardian)

Google Launches Distraction-Free Reading Mode for Chrome, But It’s Not Worth Using (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

Apps and Software:

Marvel Mighty Heroes Game Announcement (Gear Diary)

Gaming and Streaming:

The long, bouncy saga of PC Grand Theft Auto V delays (Ars Technica)

Obituary: Gaming pioneer Steve Bristow helped design Tank, Breakout (Ars Technica)

Broadband and Telephone News:

Verizon will fix your landline in a month—or give you wireless right now (Ars Technica)

T-Mobile launches update tracker for Android devices (Android Central)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

Top 10 tips and tricks for Google Maps on Android (Android Central)

Kindle Text-to-Speech Review (Video) (The Ebook Reader)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals today include Kendra Elliot and Melinda Leigh’s newest series, science fiction, romance and time management titles.

The Nook Find of the Day is Moira Young’s Rebel Heart (Dust Lands Series #2) for $1.99.

The Kobo Daily Deals is Joseph Kanon’s Istanbul Passage for $1.99.

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

 

 

 

 

Daily Links: Tumblr blocking infringing content

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daily linksDigital Life:

Tumblr Is Now Blocking Uploads of Infringing Content… (Digital Music News)

Tumblr censors torrent related tags and searches  (Torrent Freak)

Google set to launch kid-friendly YouTube app on Feb. 23 (Android Central)

Fast Facts: Tax ID theft tops FTC complaints in 2014 (Infodocket)

Can Sponsorship Save Small Bookstores? (New Yorker)

Why digital natives prefer reading in print (Washington Post)

Apps:

15 best recipe apps for Android tablets (Tab Times)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

How to Download Your Kindle Notes and Highlights and Export Them (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

10 Tips to Help Make Your eBook Reader Last Longer (The Ebook Reader)

6 common problems with the Nexus 7 (2013) and how to fix them (Tab Times

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Deal of the Day todays has JLab headphones and earbuds for up to 80% off. I own several pairs of each and have found them to be an amazing value for the price.

The Kindle Daily Deals include post-apocalyptic science fiction, inspirational, romance and kids’ genres. And, until March 11, you can get 175 Kindle Books for $1.99. There’s a GREAT selection in this group: Ed McBain (87th Precinct Mysteries), Bob Mayer (Area 51) and many, many more.

The Nook Deal of the Day is The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan for $1.99.

Kobo’s Daily Deal is A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan for $2.99.

And finally, how about a really fun Kindle cover? This 6″ TLC Slim book Fluffies cover for the Paperwhiteis so cuddly!

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

Daily Links: Letting Your Kids Play in Social Media

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Letting Your Kids Play in the Social Media Sandbox (New York Times)

Trade-In Values Have Tanked for Older eReaders (The Ebook Reader)

Used eBook Marketplace Tom Kabinet Launches eBookstore (Ink, Bits, & Pixels [formerly The Digital Reader])

Trans-Pacific Partnership still pushing to screw your rights in secret (Teleread)

Tablet Magazine puts a price on comments to eliminate online trolls (The Passive Voice)

New Dr Seuss Books Coming in July (Ink, Bits and Pixels)

How Google determined our right to be forgotten (The Guardian)

Apps and Software:

BBM for Android now available on the Amazon Appstore (Android Central)

Kindlebox Automatically Sends Books from Dropbox to Your Kindle (Lifehacker via Teleread)

Google has officially launched a Google Play Music app for iPad (Tab Times)

IFTTT launches 3 new apps to create an easy button for the web (Gigaom)

Broadband and Telephone News:

UK parliament calls for Internet to be classified as a public utility (Ars Technica)

US carriers still stink at unlocking phones, analysis finds (Ars Technica)

Gaming and Streaming:

​Sling TV to add Epix video-on-demand channels (Cnet)

Tips, Tricks and How-to:

Log out Everywhere except your current Browser on your WordPress Blog (Social Positives)

How to connect iPad to your TV (Tab Times)

Finds and Deals:

Today’s Kindle Daily Deals titles include Romance, Science Fiction, Literature and Young adult. There are also 50 Romance and Mystery titles in the 50 Kindle Books for $2 deal. Ed McBain’s Cop Hater (87th Precinct Mysteries Book 1),  is one of the titles for $2. 🙂

The Nook Find of the Day is Vicktor E.  Frankl’s  spiritual classic, Man’s Search for Meaning for $2.99.

The Kobo Daily Deal is Smokin’ Hot by Lynn LaFleur for $2.99.

Amazon music store is featuring $5 Digital Music Deals, including Night Visions by Imagine Dragons.

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Zombie Cookies, Phone Separation Anxiety

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daily linksDigital Life:

Zombie cookie: The tracking cookie that you can’t kill (Ars Technica)

Can You Survive the Phone Separation Anxiety Challenge?(Recode)

Be My Eyes App Brings Help to the Blind and Visually Impaired (Recode)

US Postal Service asks for nearly maximum rate increase possible for periodicals (Talking New Media)

A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding the Internet of Things (Recode)

Bookmates catalog hits 200,000 English Language titles (Digital Reader)

Games and Video Streaming:

Twitch licenses legal music library for use by streamers (Ars Technica)

Broadband and Telephone News:

On Second Thought, Getting Regulated Like Old Phone Lines Wouldn’t Be So Bad, Sprint Says (Recode)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Dealsinclude The Yellow House by Patricia Falvey, as well as romance, business and a YA post-apocalyptic novel.

NOOK Find of the Day is offering a collection of young at heart stories for $2.99. Titles include Love is the Drug and Famous Last Words.

Kobo Daily Deal is The Confession by Charles Todd ($1.99).

Music Deals: Until February 1st, Amazon has a HUGE list of $5 Digital Albums for sale. Included are a lot of greatest hits collections from various genres.

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Browser issue fixed on Kindle Keyboard

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kindle pixDigital Life:

Kindle Keyboard Firmware Update Fixes Web Browser Issues (eBook Reader)

Translate with your phone’s camera: Google Translate adds Word Lens (Liliputing)

Canadian Government Outlaws Bogus Piracy Notices (Torrent Freak)

Customers Bank launches no fee mobile and tablet banking platform, BankMobile (Talking New Media)

Humanities Open Book Program seeks to give new life to out-of-print books in the humanities (Talking New Media)

Games and Video Streaming:

Mobile Entertainment Revenue Approaches U.S Box Office Totals (Recode)

Web TV Startup NimbleTV Goes Dark, Promises to Return (Recode)

Wavelength Lets You Share Hollywood Movies With Your Friends, for Free, on the Web — At Least for Now (Recode)

Broadband and Telephone news:

Verizon Aims to Connect Older Cars With $15-a-Month Service (Recode)

Republican net neutrality bill would gut FCC’s authority over broadband (Ars Technica)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals today include White Hot by Sandra Brown ($1.99).

The NOOK Find of the day is Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews ($2.99)

The Kobo Daily Deal is Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke ($1.99).

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other, different links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

 

Daily Links: Yotaphone 2 coming to T-Mobile?

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yotaphone 2Digital Life:

Student not guilty in first 3D movie Piracy case in UK (Torrent Freak)

MPAA links online piracy to Obama’s Cybersecurity Plan (Torrent Freak)

The Last Readers of Print? (Slate)

Broadband and Telephone News:

Defect watch: Some Nexus 6 owners reporting back cover coming unglued (Android Authority)

Yotaphone 2 Coming to T-Mobile (in the US) in March? (Digital Reader)

E-ink paradise: The flip side of the YotaPhone 2 (Android Central)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Kindle Daily Deals include Calling Me Home by Julie Kibler.  And until February 1, 2015 there are a number of titles in the New Year New Reads promotion for just $1.99.

The Nook Find of the Day is Fives and Twenty-Fives: A Novel by Michael Pitre ($1.99)

Today’s Kobo Daily Deal is The Girl Who Saved the King of Sweden by Jonas Jonasson, Rachel Willson-Broyles ($1.99).

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

 

Daily Links: Schedule tabs to open and more

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chromeDigital Life:

How To Schedule Tabs To Open At Fixed Times In Chrome And Firefox (Make Use of)

Google Glass is Dead; Long Live Google Glass (Digital Reader)

Kids Exercising More Autonomy in Digital Content (Digital Book World)

92 Percent of College Students Prefer Reading Print Books to E-Readers (New Republic)

Sony to Launch New eBook DRM in April (Digital Reader)

Humanities Open Book Program seeks to give new life to out-of-print books in the humanities (Talking New Media)

Broadband and Telephone:

Closer Look at Dual Screen Yotaphone 2 (Videos) (eBook Reader)

Marriott tentatively backs off Wi-Fi blocking plans (Ars Technica)

Finds and Deals:

The Amazon Kindle Daily Deals today include science fiction and fantasy novel Radiant: Towers Trilogy Book One  by Karina Sumner-Smith and Kid’s Daily Deal Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea.

Barnes and Noble Find of the Day is The Troublemaker Next Door by Marie Harte (99 cents).

The Kobo Daily Deal is The Cater Street Hangman by Anne Perry ($3.99).

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Macmillan signs deal with Scribd, Oyster

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Macmillan Signs Deal With Scribd, Other eBook Subscription Service (The Digital Reader)

Someone gave my 5 year old a tablet (Washington Post)

Should authors and publishers spy on readers? (Digital Book World)

Here’s how to decide whether or not to keep books (BoingBoing)

 Games and Video Streaming:

Groupees Lovecraftian bundle showcases promo bundle giving (Teleread)

 Finds and Deals:

In today’s Gold box Deal on Amazon, there is a large selection (over 450 titles) of books for students for up to 75% off. Categories include programing, history, biography, religion and more. I would take the for students with a grain of salt. While there are many college level texts, if you like reading non-fiction, there are some great finds here! I picked up The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers.

The Nook Find of the Day is Emily Sue Harvey’s Space for $1.99.  The bonus deal is Carol Leifer’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Crying for $3.99.

The Kobo Daily Deal is The Tourist by Olen Steinhauer for $2.99.

Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Authors Guild drops HathiTrust Case

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ag_cropDigital Life:

Authors Guild Drops HathiTrust Case (Publishers Weekly)

Online outlets showed Hebdo images but offline media didn’t. Why? (Gigaom)

Twitter’s New Video Feature Is Only a Few Weeks Away (Recode)

Microsoft’s Spartan Web Browser Breaks Cover, Confirming MS Plans to Push IE Down a Well (Digital Reader)

DDoS service targeting PSN and Xbox powered by home Internet routers (Ars Technica)

Broadband and telephone news:

With McDonalds U.K. Deal, the Other Wireless Charging Group Fights Back (Recode)

Got an Asus router? Someone on your network can probably hack it (Ars Technica)

Finds and Deals:

Amazon’s Gold Box Deal today has up to 65% off select versions of Dragon Naturally Speaking software (version 13) for PC and Dragon Dictate 4.0 for Mac.

The Kindle Daily Deals for  today include 85% off a variety of books in the mystery, romance, science fiction & fantasy, contemporary fiction, biography, children, teen and religion & spirituality genres.

Barnes and Nobles’ NOOK Find of the Day is The Millionaire Affair by Jessica Lemmon.

The Kobo Store Daily Deal is Innocent Blood, Book # 2 in the Order of the Sanguines Series by James Rollins and Rebecca Cantrell for $1.99(normally $9.99).

And in the remember this one category, John Jakes’ classic North and South (The North and South Trilogy) (volume 1) is on sale for $1.99 until February 8, 2015. Time for a re-read?

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Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.

Daily Links: Free download Tor 2014 anthology

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Some of the Best from Tor.com 2014 is Free to Download Now! (Tor.com)

The Time Machine is January’s Whispersync for Voice Freebie (eBook Reader)

Digital Life:

World’s first (known) bootkit for OS X can permanently backdoor Macs (Ars Technica)

Newspaper websites and other online forums continue to struggle with comment policies (Talking New Media)

Here’s how a real teenager uses, and doesn’t use, social media (Gigaom)

Yahoo’s U.S. share on Firefox quadruples after deal (Computerworld)

Broadband and telephone news:

At CES, FCC’s Wheeler hints at Title II net neutrality decision (Gigaoam)

AT&T defends unlimited data throttling, says the FTC can’t stop it (Ars Technica)

Finds and Deals:

For the Kindle Daily Deals, Amazon is offering First-in Series novels for $1.99 each or less.

For the Nook Daily Find, I Belong to You by Lisa Renee Jones is $1.99 today.

At the Kobo store, today’s deal is The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro.

If you are looking for a good quality wireless speaker, you can buy a Sonos Play: 3 at Amazon and get a Fire HD 6 for $50 off. This is a limited time offer.

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Daily Links are interesting links I discover as I go about my online day. The frequency and number of links posted depend upon the daily news. I also post other links of interest on the Google Plus eBook Evangelist Page.