Posts Tagged ‘facebook’

8 Things Every Geek Needs to Do Before 2010

Tuesday, December 29, 2009 19:40 No Comments

Written by Jolie O’Dell It’s one thing to have resolutions for the new year. I, for example, plan to lose weight, learn Python and design the perfect handbag. But since nothing satisfies like the quick achievement of a short-term goal, here are eight things every good nerd needs to to before the ball drops later this week

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15 Biggest Internet Controversies of the Past Decade

Monday, December 21, 2009 17:17 No Comments

Written by Cameron Chapman The Internet has been a breeding ground for controversy from the start. Part of this is a result of the fact that the Internet is the great neutralizer; it empowers everyone to have a voice. As the first decade of the new millennium ends, let’s examine some of the most infamous and scandalous events that started, happened, and/or escalated on the web.

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10 Must-Have Google Chrome Extensions

Saturday, December 12, 2009 20:01 No Comments

Written by Sebastian Anthony With the Chrome Extensions gallery now fully up and running, the number of awesome extensions is multiplying at a rapid rate. What I’ve tried to do here is offer up the best, the most useful and the must-have extensions for Google Chrome.

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How To Remove Your Most Embarrassing Moments from Google

Monday, November 30, 2009 11:14 No Comments

Written by wired wiki The mighty search engine has allowed us to do so many things. “Mighty” is the operative word, as these same search engines (usually the one that starts with a “G” and ends with an “oogle”) can also curse us all. If you think about it, any schmuck can find out more about you than you’d like by typing only your first and last name

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The 5 Most Common Facebook Fails

Saturday, November 14, 2009 12:40 No Comments

Written by Will Zweigart Thanks to Facebook, mobile devices and impaired judgment, we’re only a few seconds (and clicks) away from staining our entire extended social network! That’s piece of mind in your pocket.

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15 Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff

Sunday, November 1, 2009 10:10 No Comments

Written by Simon Slangen Over the past months, we’ve written quite a few PDF manuals for you, on all kinds of diverging subjects, including BitTorrent, iTunes, iPhone, Twitter, Mac, Linux, Photoshop and several other topics. Initially available only for subscribers, there are now multiple manuals released every month, for everyone to enjoy

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Goodbye GeoCities: 7 Retro Things We’ll Miss Forever

Monday, October 26, 2009 16:27 No Comments

Written by Chris Lesinski Months after the initial announcement, today, it becomes official: Yahoo has shut down GeoCities — one of the original kings of free web hosting services. Now, all of those GeoCities websites (excuse me, “Web Sites”) are coming down. It’s got me more tear-jerkingly nostalgic than Where The Wild Things Are

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The 10 Best Facebook Beatdowns

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 20:28 No Comments

Written by Cory Jones Facebook might be a great place to meet your long lost friends, but it’s also a great place to get busted by your boss, get threatened to fight or start a heated political discussion. Here are the ten best

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Google Wave’s Best Use Cases

Thursday, October 15, 2009 0:36 No Comments

Written by Gina Trapani Last week we asked a simple question: How will you use Google Wave? Over 600 responses later, we’re sending Wave nominations to the people who had the best use cases. Here are a few.

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5 Popular Facebook Scams (and How to Avoid Them)

Sunday, September 20, 2009 12:20 No Comments

Written by Terrence O’Brien Just as bearded hipsters migrate from bar to bar in pursuit of young ladies to ogle, so too have scammers and hackers followed their prey from MySpace to Facebook .

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