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Despite the fact that ebooks have taken off to the extent that Amazon's ebooks now sell more digital books than paper ones, I still feel that there is something missing with the format. It's just not the same as picking up a book and reading it from cover-to-cover. The ebook needs to deliver more to convince the rest of us non believers that it has something else to offer besides a kindle. And this iOS application could well be the kind of thing to convince me. Carmilla is a new app by DraculApps (yep, you heard it right) that not only gives you the story of a young vampire girl but also illustrates our imagination with maps, original creepy music and beautiful illustrations that turn the humble ebook concept into something far more interesting. Carmilla begins in a castle that is nestled deep in the forests of a magical world called Stiria. Our heroine Laura is a lonely girl living with her father. She longs for the company of someone of her own age and, after a sudden scary crash in the middle of the night, a new and mysterious friend enters the house - the very beautiful and quite fascinating Carmilla. The two girls bond quickly and easily but a dark shadow looms over the seemingly peaceful valleys of Stiria and an unknown sickness is dragging young boys and girls to an early death. Laura, meanwhile, is experiencing strange and disturbing dreams as well as episodes of precognition while Carmilla is wavering between moments of extreme excitement and days of apathy. In a struggle between rationalism and magic and between ancient lore and science, the enemy is never where you would expect and apparently it wields superhuman powers. This unique and riveting ebook with a difference lets you read how the story unfolds, track events on the ancient map, listen to the music and share illustrations with your friends! The Carmilla experience is available in English, Chinese and Italian. There were points in their evolution when both the CD and DVD revolution finally took off that signaled the death knell for both the vinyl industry (which funnily enough is having a bit of a renaissance right now) and the video world (which isn't.) The initial release of both formats was taken on by staunch supporters of new technology but the real fans tended to stick to their original formats until they were given something that was too good to turn their noses up at. And that thing was the heaps of extra music on CD's and things like directors commentaries and outtakes on DVD's. By adding to the novel experience with maps and music and letting you share the illustrations with your favorite social networks, Carmilla is just the beginning of the journey for the ebook. And the horror genre is just the place to start with shows like The Walking Dead and True Blood capturing a huge audience. Carmilla is not just a simple ebook. It's a novel new experience.

It appears Yahoo-owned Flickr has suffered the first significant outage after its major revamp. People online are reporting the site going down, with some tweets marked as early as 5:30PM PDT, says TNW. That was about six hours ago, at time of writing. Flickr also tweeted its acknowledgement of the site going down, about two hours ago. Experiencing slowness or having trouble accessing the site? We’re on it, and are working to fix the issue as quickly as possible. #badpanda — Flickr (@Flickr) May 24, 2013 TNW reported the site flashing the #badpanda image when it went down, but I only managed to see it once. The site was otherwise completely unresponsive the other times I tried loading it. Flickr’s revamp, launched just four days ago, overhauled the photo site’s interface with large, high-res photos. This pairs with a recent update of Flickr’s apps on both iOS and Android. Flickr has said that the updated iOS app yielded 25 percent more uploads. The additional load placed on Flickr’s systems by all the high-res flood coming in is likely to have taken its servers down. Flickr has about 89 million users. The new revamp bumped up each user’s upload quota to a whopping 1Tb. Not everyone’s going to be rushing to reach the quota, but it’s undoubtedly revived a lot of interest from users who have fallen by the wayside in recent years. #badpanda

A Canadian vampire, a Jewish Frankenstein, an Egyptian mummy, and a yeti from India teaches kids all about being different. Join Count Dracu and his lovable gang of multicultural monster friends, as they take kids on an interactive journey while teaching them all about "opposites" - like tall & short, fat & thin, and the different characteristics that make us all unique.

Here in this post we will tell you 10 ways to make broadband internet connection run faster. Are you trying to load a web page for completing your project report but facing the dismal problem of timed-out internet connection? Seeing the message “Internet Explorer cannot display the Web Page” again and again on your computer screen is really frustrating. Moreover, it is not easy to find and fix the problem as there are so many places to look out and you probably don’t know about the tips and tricks for fixing the broadband low internet speed problem. Here is a quick guide comprising 10 ways for troubleshooting and speeding up your broadband internet connection. 1. Check your Modem and Router Sometimes a modem heats up if used for long hours so switch it off for few minutes for cooling it down. Moreover, you can also physically move your router to the central place for receiving better signal. Keep it away from other electronic devices such as baby monitors, Bluetooth devices and cordless phones, as broadband wireless connections are weakened due to electrical interferences from other devices. 2. Maintain your PC by running Scans Clear your recycle bin by running a scan disk, Disk Defrag, a malware or virus scan. Sometimes due to virus or malware infection internet speed slows down drastically. You can also remove the temporary or old files that are often downloaded with the main files. The free space on your C: Drive should be always more than 10% of the total size of the drive. Keep updating your system as it facilitates your system with new features. 3. Upgrade your Broadband Package If you are facing low internet speed problem frequently maybe you use internet heavily, and your broadband package is not suitable as per your usage. A few years ago you subscribed for a broadband package that is no longer suitable for your iPlayer or MMORPG. For this, you can search online the best bt broadband deals as per your usage requirement. 4. Use BT Broadband Accelerator It is also known as iPlate and it helps in accelerating internet speed when used with the right kind of socket. This iPlate is used for reducing the external interferences which is very often picked up by your bell wires. It is seen that by using iPlate broadband internet speed can be increased up to 1-2Mbps. 5. Troubleshoot -Line Quality You need to determine the signal coming at your home, so for replacing it you have to check at what instant the signal is degraded. For checking satellite internet connections you need to determine Line of straight. The angle between the dish and satellite has to be at a certain angle if something comes in between then, problem occurs. 6. Check Weather conditions Broadband connections are affected by climatic conditions. Ice, snow can be affecting your connectivity and maybe becoming a barrier between your dish and the satellite. This is one difficult situation where you have to climb on the roof for clearing snow and other barriers. 7. Change Cable Network Connecting wrong cables may slow down you internet connection. Crossover cables are to be connected directly to two different PCs. If you are using extension cables then it would slow down your connection speed, straight through cables works best when hub or routers are used. 8. Change Connection Settings Running SG TCP Optimizer lets you arrange your settings and make your system faster. Moreover, press CTRL + ALT + DEL buttons, go to the task bar and close all unimportant programs running as they can consume your bandwidth making your internet connection slow. 9. Fix Wireless Router outage problem You can check the wireless router outage problem by connecting your laptop or PC with the wired connection if the connection is established then it means your wireless connection is causing the problem. You can either fix it by using the wireless device manual; however, it requires in-depth knowledge, so it is better calling your Internet Service Provider. 10. Test your Programs Run

Course Toolkit's web-based training software enables teachers and training administrators to create courses that can be served to students online. Trainers can add fully-formatted documents and media and track student progress with Course Toolkit's real-time reporting. Tests and exams can also be created with manual or automatic marking, enabling students and teachers to submit tests and results quickly and easily.

Coffeetopia aims to become an organic social network for one particular special interest group - coffee lovers. The app will let you rate (from 1-5 stars) your favourite (and least favourite!) coffee experiences, leave a comment and a photograph and share it on your Facebook page or Twitter account. The average rating is calculated and each place is given a real user rating to help people find the best coffee in any given area. Businesses can register too (for a $1.99 fee) and add a more detailed description of their activity. The better a coffeehouses rating (whether a registered business or not) the better it is placed in the top-ten lists for your Area, City, Country or the World. There is also a "Fancy a Coffee?" function. This allows you the user to invite anyone (logging in with Facebook the app imports your friends or you can choose to invite someone entering an email address) for a coffee and choose a place and set a time. This is the function that'll help diffuse the app.

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Here in this post we will tell you how to find a lost iPhone. Here are some of the important tips: Losing your valuable iPhone can be extremely painful especially if it’s a new one since its very expensive and also will lead to loss of all your personal data including photos, contacts, videos, music and important personal information which you have stored in your phone. If you have misplaced your phone somewhere or it was stolen by someone else, there are still chances that you can find it using the tips mentioned below. Using Find My iPhone app If you have installed “Find My Phone” application in your Mac or any other iOS device, you can open it. In case if you do not have this App installed, you can download it form App store. You might be asked to provide your credentials to login to the App and you will be provided a screen. It will display a map indicating the approximate location of your phone and you will also find iPhone displayed in list. When you click on it, it will automatically show the current location of your phone. In case if your phone is powered off or has run out of battery, it will display latest known location with which you can trace the phone. Sending alert notification From the info window on your Find My Phone App, you can send alert notification in case if you have misplaced it somewhere in your home or Office. It will give a loud alert sound for two minutes even in case if you have muted your device. This can help you to identify the phone. Tracking your iPhone  If you have iPhone 4 or above you will have the latest version of iOS installed in it (Version 6 and above) which allows you to Track the phone when it’s lost. Go to the Lost Mode from the info mode and you will be asked to provide your Phone’s unlock code. You can make use of random number which is not related to you in anyway like birth date, social security number, driving license number etc. You can also enter a contact phone number and message. If your phone is switched on, then it will get locked immediately and you can view the current location of your phone. If your phone is switched off, then it will get locked immediately after powering up and you will also get an e-mail notification with current location of the phone. Erasing all personal data If you are not able to find out your phone’s location and doubt it’s stolen by someone, you can use the Erase iPhone button from the info window which will erase all personal information from the device when it’s powered up. Using social media Since everyone makes use of social media nowadays, you can also track your iPhone through it. Try to send a broadcast message to all your friends about your missing iPhone and there is a chance that someone might be able to help you. You can also use Twitter to track your iPhone using an App known as “FindMe”. This will help you to find the tower cell ID of the GSM tower that your phone is using along with longitude and latitude of your phone’s location through the tweets from your Twitter account. Using ifound app This App can be installed in your iPhone and it creates background wallpaper with your contact information so that if anyone finds your phone accidentally, they can contact you. This App costs minimal fee and can be purchased from iTunes store. Using iHound App iHound is another free App which provides an email notification alert when your iPhone is connected to a Desktop. It also provides the location of your iPhone and gives detailed information on where it’s present currently. It also allows you to create a sound alert in case if you have misplaced the phone anywhere. It is also compatible with social networking websites like Twitter, Foursquare or Facebook and provides geo-fencing location alerts automatically during check-ins. Using iLocalis app This App allows you to login to the provider’s website to track your phone. You can login and send a message to yourself. If there is change in SIM card, then it will automatically detect the new

It's been just over a year since I started my experiment with Fitbit, tracking not only my every step daily, but also my weight, learning how I measured up against my peers and against myself. The act of tracking my information, and keeping up with my peers, along with an irrational desire to stay atop virtual leaderboards, led me to lose thirty pounds at peak, and with little dramatic effort, I dropped 7 inches in my waist and have had to rebuy clothes more than once.But Fitbit hasn't been the only data tracking app I've made part of my life, and I'm looking forward to more, for information truly is power, and as you start to quantify and measure that power, you get results.If Fitbit is about tracking your activity, how much energy you burn, and how far you get with that effort, it's not too much of a stretch to see Nest's smart thermostat as Fitbit for your home. The attractive Nest dial not only is a small conversation piece in our home, but it has simplified our heating and cooling, letting us manage our home via smartphone and the web, all while getting regular reports on how much we've tasked our utilities.Okay, thirty pounds is enough. I don't need more badges.I purchased our Nest thermostat in March of last year, and that means we've gotten through a full twelve months, giving us enough data to check usage year over year. Even with the usual caveats of weather variations, kids needing more laundry done due to more activities, or anything else, it's clear we routinely have saved anywhere from $40 to $100 a month in electricity and gas with Nest, which means we broke even on our $299 purchase within six months.PG&E Agrees We're Saving Energy and MoneyThat catapults Nest from the "fun gadget" category to the "real benefits" category. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to say that you use less heat when things warm up, like my monthly Nest Energy statement from April reported, but it does take smart science to learn when my family is in the house, and how to cool or heat our home at the right time, so nothing is wasted.Monthly variations from Nest hit my email, showing use.Fitbit and the Nest aren't the only devices that urge you to be better with the delivery of data and smart analysis. Today, I got more excited about a new gadget than I've been in some time, when I stumbled upon the promise of Automatic.com, and their early stage smart driving assistant. The assistant, which you can read more about on their site, sucks down information from your driving behavior, sends it to your phone, and helps you learn how you can change your behavior to save money on gas, and generally be a better driver. It even promises to help diagnose mysterious issues that flare up with everyone's car now and again.Obviously, living and breathing a world like Google, as I do, we're thinking about data and separating good information from bad all the time. But this isn't a story about Google. It's a story about how smart thinking and critical application of the right information can make your life a better one. You don't need ten posts from me that crow about how Fitbit has made me thinner, but it did. You don't need me to tell you I'm one of the cool kids who has Nest, but I did get one, and I'm very glad I did. In months, after my preorder of the Automatic driving assistant comes through, I bet my driving may change in the same way my walking has - and the same way we don't have our air conditioning and heater constantly blaring.We're in an interesting time in technology, where we're moving from a counting data for data's sake, and posting it without filters, like the first passes with Last.fm and Foursquare, to a utlity-based model, where the machines and software are getting smarter, teaching us and guiding us to be better. It's really exciting when you think about it - as we move not just from quantitative data, but qualitative data, and present it in such a way that it's not just for the geeks, but for everyone. Bring on more gadgets like thi

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