If you're thinking of learning to code, the language you decide to pick up first has a lot to do with what you're trying to learn, what you want to do with the skill, and where you want to eventually go from there. Still, some languages are easier to pick up than others, have a community dedicated to teaching, or offer more useful skills once you learn them. Here are five of the best, based on you

If you peruse the health and fitness category on Google Play or the iTunes App Store, you'll see thousands of activity trackers that automatically track your location, steps, runs, cycling, and more. It's a bit overwhelming, so here are a few of our favorites in a number of different categories. People like to track their activity and exercise for any number of reasons. That data can be a great mo

Watching movies and TV shows on your computer is easy, but if you do a lot of downloading or ripping, you need a video player that's lightweight, can handle virtually anything you throw at it, whether it has subtitles, was encoded a long time ago with some obscure codec, or came in a strange file format. This week we're looking at five of the best desktop video players, based on your nominations.

Whether you're hitting the road or taking to the skies this travel season, you could do with a digital companion to help you plan your itinerary, make sure your tickets and connections are all lined up, and that you have plenty of time to do everything you want (or need) to do while you're traveling. This week, we're looking at five of the best travel planning apps or services, based on your nomin

Apple recently introduced a new version of the iWork suite of office productivity apps and announced that all new Mac and iOS devices will get it for free. Well, if you're not purchasing a new Mac but have upgraded to the new OS X Mavericks, you can get in on the action with a simple hack. Miloot.com explains how to get it working: 1) Quit the App Store app 2) Visit http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Bu

All you need to add interest to your workspace is to cover just one wall with interesting wallpaper. That's the lesson today from Flickr user TN9Design, a designer who knows a thing or two about making things look good. The wallpaper is simply a huge mosaic of colored dots, but adds uniqueness to an otherwise sparse and streamlined workspace. Technically speaking: Dual 27" Thunderbolt Displays are

When you think of image editors on any platform, your mind goes straight to Photoshop. For most of us, paying Adobe’s high costs will get us an app that does more than we really need or care to do. As a result, we feel Pixelmator will win the hearts of most users on the Mac. It handles just about every image editing task you’d think to throw at it, and for less than the cost of two months of a Pho