Windows #%#$#!*#&%$ Vista!

My patience with Microsoft Vista came to an abrupt end last week.  I have a fairly new Toshiba widescreen laptop.  AMD x2 proccessor, plenty of ram and hard drive space.  It was zippy and fast and I never had a problem with it the first year.  Then gradually I noticed with new updates, new processes [...]

get a master’s degree in Twitter

and other things Social media:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/5073683/University-offers-social-media-degree-about-Facebook-Twitter-and-Bebo.html
 
http://www.articlesbase.com/internet-marketing-articles/internet-marketing-with-twitter-7-tips-you-need-to-maximize-internet-marketing-with-twitter-840419.html

Myspace Vs. Facebook

An interesting bit from the guardian-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/mar/29/myspace-facebook-bebo-twitter

The “Place for Friends” is starting to feel lonely. MySpace, the Rupert Murdoch-owned website once synonymous with social networking, is losing popularity and key staff in its biggest troubles since launching five years ago.
Latest figures show that Murdoch is being beaten in the fight for social networks. MySpace suffered a [...]

social media – business vs. personal

Cool article from Louisgray.com:
http://www.louisgray.com/live/2009/03/how-to-cleanly-separate-personal-and.html

How To Cleanly Separate Personal and Work Social Media Personalities

 
As social networking and social media sites increasingly become as much about companies and brands as they are about people, you are seeing names like Zappos and JetBlue tweeting alongside you, and Comcast answering complaints. Companies might be making comments on FriendFeed and [...]

Criminal 2.0

Interesting post from techdirt
You may have recently heard that story of a bank robber who, rather ingeniously, used Craigslist to create a diversion so he could get away with his crime. He put up a message, asking a bunch of people to show up for construction work, and told them what to wear, very specifically. [...]

My new Addiction!

I’ve read a little about it online and in wired magazine.  Then I heard a feature on NPR at work this weekend. Then I did what any self respecting net geek would do & took the plunge - I’ve started twittering.  What the hell is twittering you ask?  Don’t worry it doesn’t require the use of illicit drugs manufactured in dank basements made [...]

Plug in and Hug a tree

 
“The ATP 8GB EarthDrive it touted to be the first earth-friendly USB flash drive in the world, but I am rather skeptical of the whole green idea – I’ll get back to my beef later after describing the ATP 8GB EarthDrive. This diminutive storage device is said to be shock-, water- and dust-proof, featuring pre-loaded [...]

8 People Buy “I Am Rich” iPhone App For $1,000

Posted by kdawson on Friday August 08, @11:02AM
from the more-money-than-good-sense dept.
FsG writes:
“In the first 24 hours that it was available, eight people bought a completely useless iPhone app for $1,000 a pop. This app does nothing except alert onlookers that you have a lot of money. The developer priced it at $999.99, which [...]

MO’ MOZILLA

First- this is cool….I want one….if any of you are of the giving type….hook an electr0hed up! =)

Firefox Ogio Messenger Bag
http://store.mozilla.org/product.php?code=MZ34014&catid=10
 
Other coolness-

 
The Coop
http://labs.mozilla.com/projects/the-coop/
AN interesting twist on social networking.  Also handy for you to share websites, photos, etc. with friends and family.  Getting tired of your email getting cluttered with jokes, etc. ?   Here is a [...]

Mozilla

I’m a big fan of open source app’s, particulary mozilla (www.mozilla.com) firefox amd thunderbird.
Recently Firefox 3.0 was released and Mozilla got the Guiness book title of the largest number of downloads.  In addition a recent study was conducted that put firefox on top of being the most secure internet browser.  Naturally Internet Explorer is the least [...]