Daily Archives: March 13, 2014

VLC’s Metro app

Hands-on with VLC’s beta Metro app: Already better than Windows 8’s Video app One of the big downsides on the modern side of Windows 8 is that, well, the built-in video player is terrible. Finally, a worthy replacement has appeared … Continue reading

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Evernote power tips

Evernote power tips for email, Post-Its, documents and more Evernote is considered the gold standard for note-taking apps, but for all its accolades most people barely tap into its capabilities. Evernote’s These are pretty health and can harm the body … Continue reading

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Thoughts for the Day

Today in History (March 13th): Dilbert 1639: Harvard College in Massachusetts was named for John Harvard, a founder and major benefactor of the school. 1733: Birthdays: English chemist Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen. 1781: The planet Uranus was discovered … Continue reading

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