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Record through your MacBook's headphone jack CNET's Donald Bell shows how to switch the headphone jack on a 13-inch MacBook Pro into an audio recording input suitable for stereo recording, instruments, or microphones.

Now you can stop spending 30 seconds watching an ad you've seen 10 times before, and start watching your video instead. direct link: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/epbmnbdplhcomkedpjfceakddnbgfjmf?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon

What do you use your USB flash drive for? Perhaps you store work documents, photos, music, or movies on them. If you think they're cool because you can store and transport files with them, wait till you see what else you can do with them.

What do you do when a virus or trojan horse cripples your system? Your favorite security app may have a bootable rescue CD you can use but could require you to enter a valid license key. Alternatively, you can use the free AVG Rescue CD.

"Assuming you've got all your copyright concerns in order, it's now as easy as pie. You no longer need a 3rd party service to "Strip" the video from the page-apparently YouTube has now opened up saving the videos directly from the site itself."

"Hangouts are almost without a doubt the most touted feature of Google Plus, especially when it comes to business use of the platform"

"How to Get Started Make sure you already have a Google+ account (and optionally a company page), then follow these steps. Install (or make sure you have installed) the Google Talk plugin. Follow all of the instructions to install the plugin. Then login to your Google+ account (see image for placement of steps): Click the link to "Start your own hangout" in the right column. Check in the top right corner and select the personal account or company page you want to use to host this hangout. If you have multiple cameras and microphones connected to your computer, make sure you select the one you prefer to use first. Invite an entire circle, individuals or select Public. The interface to start a hangout has a clean, simple design. Here some tips for successful hangouts: Give yourself time to practice. I'm part of a group of women on Google+ who routinely test out new features privately before we open up public hangouts. Create the list of people you want to invite by putting them all in a circle. Then just invite the circle. Create any documents you are going to share ahead of time in Google Docs to easily add them to the hangout."

Mike Fisher of http://www.digigogy.com/ developed this infographic addressing the flow of professional development externally and internally. 

Great example of the process one can use in determining if an image is real or fake. 

Integrate video within a video using Adobe Spark. Cool examples on this page as well.

Sometimes, when typing, you have a need to use extra symbols that are not found on the standard keyboard. Maybe you're typing in a foreign language, or you are trying to write a mathematical sentence. Whatever the reason, some extra symbols can be of use.

Apple made mention of a standalone podcast app earlier this month, but most figured it would arrive with iOS 6 this fall. Not so. Earlier this week, Apple released Podcasts. It's free and universal, designed for both the iPhone and iPad.