Category: Web 2.0

Tool for adding Facebook app tabs to your page.

5 Feb, 2012

On February 1st, Facebook officially killed all app profile pages. However, what they left behind was a confusing and difficult way for users to add their app tabs to their pages. What use to be a simple click is now, create a new HTML page with specific code and then format your URL a specific way replacing […]

Twitter has a job opening for a unicorn slayer.

31 Jan, 2012

Did you see Twitter’s awesome recruiting video? I have to say, it got my attention because it’s cheesy awesome. While listing open jobs, I noticed that they are even hiring a unicorn slayer. Now I think that may be illegal, with them being endangered and all, but you don’t find that job to many places. I think I’m going to stay at […]

How to update your Facebook status so only some of your friends see it.

29 Jan, 2012

It seems like everyone is on Facebook these days. I have high school friends, co-workers, relatives and even my mother in-law follows my updates. However, I don’t always want to share everything with everyone. That’s why there are Facebook lists. Lists are a way of organizing your friends into groups; or circles if anyone uses Google+. You […]

Google+. The social network that wants to be cool but isn’t.

27 Dec, 2011

Who doesn’t love the idea of Goolge+? It’s a social network, from Google, that ties into your Google life. It’s got a pretty easy to use interface, does a great job at grouping friends, has video and audio chat built-in and can automatically upload every picture you take from your Android phone into the system. […]

Why do phone carriers still charge for text messaging when there are so many free alternatives?

23 Oct, 2011

I’m not a big texter, but I do get a few each month from others. So I end up paying a few dollars for texts. What I don’t get is why phone carriers charge for texting when so many others give it away for free? I already pay $$ for the phone and service, why […]

Get 50GB of cloud storage free from Box.net & access your files from your desktop.

15 Oct, 2011

Box.net has a great promotion going on for iOS users. If you create a new account, or use an existing free account, login via the iPad or iPhone app and you’ll automatically score 50GB of space for life. The downside with Box.net is that it doesn’t have desktop syncing like DropBox does. However, you can […]

Facebook’s Like number is more than just people clicking Like.

8 Sep, 2011

It seems that every site now has a Facebook Like button on it, but did you know that the number of Likes is made up of more than just people clicking Like? The number shown on a Like button is the sum of: The number of likes for the URL The number of shares for […]

My parents should be so proud of me because I’m addicted to the internet, not drugs.

5 Aug, 2011

Dear Mom and Dad and the D.A.R.E. people, I listened. I’m not addicted to drugs, instead I’m addicted to the internet. I’m not wasting all my money on meth and crack and things like that. Though I do spend money on hosting, Flickr Pro, online backup and Amazon. Not to mention all the apps and […]

Teaching Myself jQuery – Here’s What I’ve Learned So Far

8 Dec, 2010

I finally did it. I’ve been wanting to learn jQuery for a while, but haven’t had the chance to sit down and do it. So I took some time over the past week and jumped in. Turns out, it’s just as cool as everyone says. Here are a few things I’ve learned so far: It’s […]

Redesigning Toodledo via Custom CSS

28 Oct, 2010

Toodledoish - A Bit Better

Toodledo is one of my favorite to-do applications. It has a great free model, a very nice iPod & iPad app, Twitter & email integration, and widgets for Gmail, Chrome, Firefox, Netvibes and such. However, even with all the nice things, the site design leaves something to be desired. And when the site design is lacking, the […]