December 4th, 2009 - 7 Comments
Over the last forever, I’ve noticed that most people’s Gmail Inboxes look something like this:
Can I submit that it would work better if it looked like this?
Does your Inbox have a few thousand messages in it? Ever find yourself thinking you’ll respond to an email later, only to forget about it? Read on for a solution to clean things up: (more…)
April 17th, 2009 - 5 Comments
Don’t you love those little things with all the ridiculously hard-to-read letters? You know, the ones you have to fill in to sign up on certain websites, or maybe to leave a comment on a friend’s blog? They’re called “Captchas” and their sole purpose in life is to make sure you’re not a robot. Cool job.
Tell me, though, do they really have to look like this? I know I’m going to get it wrong. I’m trying to not be a robot… but they keep telling me I am (more…)
April 8th, 2009 - 8 Comments
I’m going to warn you… this is a very nerdy post about a really cool cell phone. If that’s not your cup of tea, thanks for stopping by. If you like gadgets, let me tell you a story:
A long time ago there was a company named Palm. They made little things called Palm Pilots–remember those? (more…)
March 23rd, 2009 - 6 Comments
I don’t know about you, but I get tired of having all those picture ads show up in my facebook sidebar. The new facebook has changed their setup for ads so even if you’ve blocked them before, they’ll be back! Here’s how to get rid of the images, making the ads un-intrusive and text-based (more…)
March 14th, 2009 - No Comments
Do you recognize this giant orange icon? You may have seen it on the pages you visit–it’s the icon for that page’s RSS feed. If you don’t know what RSS is, you’re missing out on the greatest thing ever. Seriously. Set down all those gold bars in your hand, throw the keys to your Ferrari out the window, and start using RSS.
What is RSS, you ask? RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is (more…)
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