I like Twitteroo for my Windows laptop, and while I’ve seen some Linux tools, I hadn’t quite gotten around to getting any of them yet. On the other hand, after seeing something on Twitter from Kevin Devin about Tweetbar, I took a look at that, and lo and behold, why bother installing software when I can just use a Firefox extension? Awesome! I’ve got it loaded and running on my Ubuntu desktop right now.
When I first read about G.ho.st the other day, the system admin part of me wondered if an on-line virtual computer could be the end of blocking IM, web-mail and social networking, because anyone with a little smarts could figure out to go to the VM, login, and use that to “browse” to all the…
As you may know, I decided to go with the upstart The Old Reader as my Google Reader replacement when Google shut it down. It had everything that I had enjoyed from Google Reader, even if it wasn’t backed by a humongous infrastructure in the same way that Google Reader was. I can see now…
Yeah, so everything you know about passwords? It might be wrong…. “Burr’s eight-page password document, titled “NIST Special Publication 800-63. Appendix A,” advised people to use irregular capitalization, special characters, and at least one numeral. That might result in a password like “P@ssW0rd123!” While that may make it seem secure on the surface (neglecting, of…
Somehow I missed this Ed Bott post from back in May about Ninite.com, but now that I’ve seen it, I’m making a note of it for future reference. Next time I get a new Windows box, or get asked about software someone should install on a new PC, I can create an installer for them!…
Those of you who follow me on Twitter could probably guess that yesterday was the first Podcamp Ohio “Unconference”. I haven’t actually been to a podcamp before, but I’ve certainly heard plenty about them from following tech folks online, so I was looking forward to the chance to attend one locally. At first, I think…
My wife shared an article on Facebook recently, and I thought the subject matter would make for a good career and social media reminder. Believe it or not, I do realize that many of us get a little sloppy when we’re typing things on social media, and make the occasional typo, or even, *gasp*, a…
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