Two Skype irritations, gone: message syncing and mobile performance improve

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Skype has addressed some of its biggest irritations for chat users, with an update that properly syncs messages across all devices. Check on this update from PCWorld.com

Twitter Not For You? Try One Of These Long-Running Alternatives

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Although Twitter has been booming in the social media world, you may have tried it and decided it isn’t your cup of tea. If this is the case, there are a handful of other places to go that have been running for quite a while. Check on this article from MakeUseOf.com

How To Add Storage To Your MacBook With An SD Card

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Ten second boot-up. Photoshop running in mere seconds. There are plenty of advantages to running your computer on an SSD. The sheer speed of everything never ceases to amaze, but that isn’t to say that there are no downsides. With SSD memory costing several times as much per gigabyte as traditional storage, newer MacBooks often don’t have as much storage as their older hard disk counterparts. Check the article from MakeUseOf.com

New gender options prove Facebook is no stodgy social network

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Facebook wants you to be able to “better express your own identity,” so the network is adding a range of gender options for American users for whom male and female don’t apply. Check this article from TechHive.com

Chromebooks can now run Windows desktops, via VMware

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VMware will offer virtual desktop services for Google’s Chromebooks, allowing them to run Windows applications on the pared-down laptops based on the Chrome OS. Check on this article from PCWorld.com

Mozilla Updates Firefox Aurora With Accounts, Improved Syncing, And A Customizable UI

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Firefox Aurora, the pre-beta version of the popular Web browser, just saw a pretty significant update that should make it into the official builds of Firefox eventually, bringing Firefox accounts, improved syncing and more. Check on this article from MakeUseOf.com