What do kids love about being at a beach? If you answered “putting sand on anything and everything they come in contact with”, then you would be correct. They don’t understand that it’s the duty of the parents to deal with sand in all of the towels, clothing, and shoes in the aftermath.
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It’s the end of the day, and your phone is in desperate need of a hero! You’re stuck on the bus, with no outlet in sight. Will no one come to your tiny gizmo’s aid?!
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It seems odd to go from using a mouse to a flat surface now that everything is starting to have touchscreens. That’s probably why we buy peripherals that allow us to have external control instead of tapping and swiping. Some people prefer the latter though, and wish they didn’t have to use a mouse.
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It’s coming up to prime BBQ season again, and once more people will be lugging their tatty old grills out of the garage and onto the deck, yard, plinth, or grass to fire up another crispy burnt piece of heaven.
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We’re all for strong security, so don’t take this as a complaint, but why does it have to be so hard to retrieve wireless networking passwords on Windows? Surely there should be an easier way to locate and store these important bits of information?
Read More![SterJo Wireless Passwords – retrieve lost WiFi passwords at a stroke [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/sterjowirelesspasswords.jpg)
Oh Google Maps what would we do without you? With your quirky little cars and their cameras, and your willingness to travel to the furthest ends of this small planet of ours to map out our nations.
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There are cover songs and then there are…you know…cover songs, and this version of David Bowie’s Space Oddity recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station is the single most awesome rendition of the song you’re ever going to see.
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Bringing a smartphone or tablet with you on a hiking excursion is always a little scary. What will you do if it falls in the mud, hits a rock, or worst yet…loses signal? Devices with a glass face and limited life without an outlet nearby are not the best for outdoor excursions, which is why you should look some something that is tough as you are.
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While night time may not be a big deal to most of us, some haven’t quite conquered their fear of the dark. If you happen to be one of those people, grabbing at a light switch in the wee hours is kind of a big deal. This is why motion sensor lamps are awesome!
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Plastic wrap is an absolute nightmare in the kitchen. It may be useful to save food in the fridge, but it clings to itself or you before the object you’re trying to place it on. Tupperware works just fine, but if your fridge is already pretty full, you may not be able to Tetris a new container in there.
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Here’s a quick round-up of Red Ferret posts from the past week for those who missed them. Enjoy. BlueGriffon – open source web editor is a great tool for both beginners and experts [Freeware] – For some reason web editors, tools… URList – cool new service lets you create, share and discover lists with style – Everyone loves lists. There’s… Is the Decatxt a keyboard for the modern world? – There are a lot of different types… The Desire FIRR…
Read MoreYou’re busy and very important and you have little time to dilly dally, right? You’ve got things to do, people to see, buttons to press. So why should you, in your VIP-ness, have to waste valuable minutes cleaning the screen of your new tablet computer or smartphone?
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Things can start getting sticky in the hearing department as the years roll on, especially when it comes to making sense of calls from your parole officer asking where you’ve got to, and you’re in big trouble and blah…
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There are boring ways to lock your computer against unauthorized access, and then there are interesting ways. We don’t know about you, but we’d much rather use a good looking method than rely on a stuffy password to do the trick.
Read More![Picword – instantly lock your computer with a picture [Freeware]](https://www.redferret.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/picword.jpg)
Chances are if you’re a busy person you may not have the time or the inclination to spend shopping around for clothes. Men in particular seem to dislike the process of hunting around in stores, maybe because we have smaller brains?
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