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Brazilian Almeida Scolari Sues Lulu app over Low Points

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Brazilian Almeida Scolari Sues Lulu app over Low Points

A Brazilian man is leading a legal charge against the creators of date-ranking app Lulu. Almeida Scolari, a 28-year-old student in Sao Paulo, claims the app violates Brazilian law. He filed a suit against the app in early Dec, 2013.

20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014

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20 Songs Turning 20 in 2014

To ring in 2014, we remember what an awesome year 1994 was for music. Back before Snoop Dragon and when the idea of Green Day creating a Broadway musical seemed absurd, Snoop Doggy Dogg and the “Basket Case” band were just getting their start on the airwaves.

10 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 8.1 Now

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10 Reasons You Should Upgrade to Windows 8.1 Now

For users on previous versions of Windows who skipped Windows 8, the updated OS deserves a look. Many of the promises Microsoft began to deliver on with Windows 8 (cloud integration, for example) are fully realized in Windows 8.1. It also makes the touch-first modern UI more friendly by introducing some conveniences such as the option to boot up straight to your desktop.

Here are our top 10 reasons for Windows 7, Vista or XP holdouts to make the jump to Windows 8.1:

  • 1. It Takes Up Less Space

    Although Windows 8.1 introduces many new features, it’s actually less of a storage hog than Windows 8. Microsoft says the footprint is significantly smaller and will win you back 8-15% of the storage on your device.

     

  • 2. Supercharged Search

    One of the most convenient features of Windows 8 is its ease of search: Just start typing from the Start screen and you can search for settings, content, apps or even stuff on the web. Windows 8.1 takes this to a new level with Smart Search, powered by Bing. 

     

  • 3. Better Multi-Tasking

    Snap — the ability to have multiple app screens open simultaneously — is theoretically a great idea, but it was kneecapped in Windows 8 by having only one size and limiting the ability to just two windows. If you have a large, high-res monitor, you’ll be able to have multiple windows, potentially having email, Skype, a web browser and the weather all open at the same time.

     

  • 4. All Live Tiles, Great and Small

    Since Microsoft’s design philosophy doesn’t allow for organizing app icons into folders, it’s a big improvement that Windows 8.1 brings with it two new sizes for live tiles: A small square that takes up one-fourth the size of a regular tile, and a biggie size that’s the same as four regular squares. 

     

  • 5. Automatic App Updates

    Sick of all your devices screaming at you to update two, three or a dozen apps? With Windows 8.1, all those updates will just happen in the background, and the Windows Store will stop pestering you with that ever-increasing count of what’s still pending.

     

  • 6. Start Screen Can Share Desktop Background

    This may seem like a minor feature, but it may have the greatest potential to make the modern UI friendlier. By having the same background image on both the Desktop and Start screen, Windows “traditionalists” may begin thinking of the modern UI as the extension of the platform that it is, not some alien world to be feared. 

     

  • 7. Dynamic Lock Screen

    The lock screen on a Windows 8.1 device doesn’t have to be a static image anymore. There’s now the option to play a slideshow, which can pull photos from various folders including whatever you’ve got in SkyDrive. Plus you can choose to get calendar alerts, email notifications and even take Skype calls without unlocking your device.

     

  • 8. Improved Multi-Monitor Support

    External monitors are a big deal for Windows tablets, since many of them have serious computing power but screens that aren’t exactly what you’d call large. Now in Windows 8.1, users will have more control over how content renders on a second display, giving tablets more flexibility.

     

  • 9. Deeper SkyDrive Integration

    Cloud storage has a lot of advantages over saving things locally: you can access the files from anywhere, they’re shareable and they don’t take up any room on your device. In Windows 8.1, Microsoft has made SkyDrive the default place to save new documents, and improved things on the back end to ensure the system sees them as local files in every way that matters (for searches, etc.).

     

  • 10. The Only Way to Get the Facebook App

    Chances are you’re on Facebook, and chances are you interact with the social network via apps. If you upgrade to Windows 8.1, you’ll be able to run the official Facebook app for Windows, which provides a native experience for PCs. 

Elizabeth Berkley Does Tribute to Saved by the Bell “I’m So Excited” Moment on Dancing With the Stars!

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Elizabeth Berkley Does Tribute to Saved by the Bell “I’m So Excited” Moment on Dancing With the Stars!

Elizabeth Berkley, former child star dished out the best serving ever of Saved by the Bell nostalgia on the Monday, Oct. 14 episode of Dancing with the Stars — livening up the proceedings with a jive number that paid tribute to her most iconic moment on the beloved high school teen sitcom.

Berkley, in full late 80s/late 90s garb, stresses over a giant bottle of “Jive Pills” as pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy (clad in a varsity jacket, naturally) climbs through her bedroom window to soothe her. The music begins and the song selection is . . . the Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited,” of course!