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Can Is It Old Really Help You Share Links Better?

Kelly Clay — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:04:35 +0000

If you've ever been caught sharing a link to an old blog post on Twitter or Facebook, you know how embarrassing the resulting comments and feedback can be. To alleviate this possible humiliation, a...

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How to Control Location Tracking on the iPhone / iOS

Matt Ryan — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:54:22 +0000

Location tracking is a double-edged sword for many users of popular smart phones running apps through advanced operating systems including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7. This allows your system...

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Turning Your Facebook Profile Picture Purple Won't Stop Bullying

Kelly Clay — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:47:06 +0000

It's a trend Facebook users seem to love: changing a profile picture to support the hottest movement of the month to draw "awareness" to a specific cause or political campaign. It's been done before...

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MotoACTV Vs. iPod nano

Matt Ryan — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:41:01 +0000

Recently, the MotoACTV has received a lot of heat for looking an awful lot like an iPod nano. While these two devices look very much the same on the surface, how far do the similarities actually go?...

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Good News! Cell Phones Not Linked to Cancer

Kelly Clay — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 01:32:46 +0000

For all of those who have been worried that talking on your cell phone -- or even just carrying it around in your purse or pocket -- could end up giving you cancer in the future, you can keep...

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New Startup Wahooly Wants to Help You Invest in Other Startups

Kelly Clay — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:06:26 +0000

If you're like me, you don't have a lot of extra cash laying around. Between everyday bills, debt and atrocious student loans, I'm not exactly the type that could even think about investing in...

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Windows 8 App Store: What You Need to Know

Chris Harpner — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:56:12 +0000

When I first heard rumors that Microsoft was going to provide a Windows app store, I got really excited -- until I learned the full details. Boy, was I disappointed! Here's the deal: When Microsoft...

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New World of Warcraft Race: Pandaren

Matt Ryan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:16:50 +0000

The Pandaren will be a new playable race created for the Mists of Pandaria expansion of World of Warcraft. It is a neutral class that can be played as either Alliance or Horde, an allegiance formed...

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Roamz App for iPhone Helps You Find Things You Like

Kelly Clay — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:29:07 +0000

Most hyper local geolocation apps are based upon the concept of checking in. Gowalla and Foursquare are two examples of this mechanic, as checking in helps businesses identify who is visiting their...

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World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria Announced at BlizzCon 2011

Matt Ryan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:10:02 +0000

In front of an audience of 26,000 live and 60,000 BlizzCon virtual ticket holders, Blizzard's Chris Metzen unveiled a new expansion for World of Warcraft that will be released when it's ready....

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3 Simple Ways to Manage Your Privacy on Social Networks

Kelly Clay — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:03:51 +0000

It's the hottest and reoccurring topic when it comes to social media - especially Facebook. People are either obsessed or completely careless about their privacy on social networks, especially with...

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How to Make the Perfect Sandwich

Matt Ryan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:49:53 +0000

The definition of a perfect sandwich differs greatly between people. One ingredient may be hailed for its richness in flavor by one person, and chastised for its potency by another. After all, not...

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How to Buy a World of Warcraft Server

Matt Ryan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:40:20 +0000

World of Warcraft is undoubtedly one of the most popular games ever made. Played by well over 10 million people worldwide, it's become a benchmark on which new MMORPGs are judged. For many players,...

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Review of Untitled Jersey City Project Episode 1

Lockergnome — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:35:29 +0000

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Untitled Jersey City Project. All opinions are 100% mine. A new experiment in television drama is underway, and this one is far more open than...

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Google Announces Upcoming Changes to Google Reader

Kelly Clay — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:09:14 +0000

Do you love Google Reader? If you don't, you should. Google's RSS Reader -- which has been available to Google users since 2005 -- is the easiest way to read all the blogs you could ever want to...

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Find a Job on Facebook with the Social Jobs Partnership

Kelly Clay — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:29:00 +0000

Looking for a job on Facebook? A new partnership between the US Department of Labor, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), DirectEmployers Association (DE), and the National...

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How to Troubleshoot Car Issues with CarMD

Matt Ryan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:58:09 +0000

While there is certainly no substitute for a trained and experienced mechanic, having a device handy that can help point you in the right direction when it comes to car trouble is never a bad idea....

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Windows 8: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Ron Schenone — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:35:02 +0000

If you have tried Windows 8 Developer Preview, you will be able to relate to what I am about to say. After using the new release of Windows 8 Developer Preview for the past few weeks, I have mixed...

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How Do We Know when Something is Not Great?

Ron Schenone — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:25:40 +0000

We know something is not great when someone needs to tell us just how great something is and we know better. Such is the case with Microsoft and its Bing search engine. The CEO of Microsoft, Steve...

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Ancient Cairo Genizah Gets 21st Century Treatment

Robert Glen Fogarty — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:30:42 +0000

Because Jewish law forbids worn out religious texts from being simply thrown out with more mundane garbage like turnip shavings and old soup, such texts have traditionally either been buried or...

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Silly Walks Help Stroke Victims Relearn Motor Skills

Robert Glen Fogarty — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:40 +0000

"Now, the Japanese have a man who can bend his leg back over his head and back again with every single step..." John Cleese as an official at the Ministry of Silly Walks, Monty Python's Flying...

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Check Who Unfriends You On Facebook with Out&In

Kelly Clay — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:38:39 +0000

Since the beginning of Facebook, users have obsessed over how many friends they have acquired. Back in 2005 -- when Facebook first appeared at my college -- groups were even formed for users who...

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Why You Should Use Hashtags on Twitter

Kelly Clay — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:31:43 +0000

If you use Twitter, you have undoubtedly seen other Twitter users employ the use of hashtags. These are phrases preceded by the # sign, and these hashtags are used to organize tweets around a single...

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How to Save Money on Solar Power

Matt Ryan — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:25:30 +0000

All right, so you've decided to do yourself and the environment a favor and subsidize your energy usage with some solar panels on your roof or in your yard. Congratulations, you may discover that...

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Could Chime.in Be the Next Big Social Network?

Kelly Clay — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 06:05:43 +0000

These days, we can't seem to get enough of social networks. We have Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ -- just to name the most popular. Then there are Ning communities, discussion boards, and...

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