I’m taking a hiatus from my blog to work on some things that need new focus and energy.
I’ve been spending most of my days keeping up on technical topics of a broad nature (never drilling down for comprehensive study). I’ve been posting the results of my adventures on my social networks. While keeping [...]
Today, DHSs Napolitanos response to the crotchbomber: “Were looking to make sure that this sort of incident cannot recur.” But the TSAs response to Abdulmutalibs attempt makes one thing clear: We must stop pretending the TSA is making us safer.
Security expert Bruce Schneier nails the core incompetency: “For years Ive been saying Only two things [...]
I use Google Reader a lot and I share and send links with it to my Blog, FriendFeed, Twitter and email. It’s all automatic, but one little thing nagged me, my Google email address username always showed up as my name on my Google Shared Items list and in any E-Mail messages I generated from [...]
Currently the Mac Beta of Google Chrome doesn’t run extensions. It is promised very soon from Google, this week maybe. However the Open-Source project “Chromium” has a current build that does accept all the extensions from the Google extension gallery among a few other features still not in the Beta release. Here is how to [...]
Our readers are a savvy bunch who aren't likely to be taken in by an online scam—but we've all got those friends and relatives we worry about. Here's our definitive guide to helping them stay safe online.
via The Complete Guide to Avoiding Online Scams (for Your Less Savvy Friends and Relatives) – Scams – Lifehacker.
Your eyes see, your ears hear, your nose smells. Doctors solve medical problems, lawyers solve legal problems. Your shirt keeps you warm; your watch tells you the time. Everything created solves a problem.
I believe you were created to solve a problem and your success is dependent on your ability to discover that problem and solve [...]
As we prepare to stuff our faces with a bountiful Thanksgiving feast, we turn our Thanksgiving spirit to the gobs of free software we love to say thank you to the developers, and to give our computers a feast of their own.Earlier this week we asked you to share the free apps you’re most thankful [...]
Freelancing isn’t always easy especially if your just starting up alone, before making the switch to freelancing its generally a good idea to have a few clients and upcoming projects to work on before quitting your 9-5 job, sometimes your hand may be forced (redundancy etc…) and you have to dive right in and make [...]
Feeling under the weather? Thinking—as you look around your office—that you might be soon? Hone your home remedy skill set with a look at 10 of our favorite DIY cures for illnesses and your body's annoyances.
Photo by Robert Couse-Baker.
via Top 10 Homemade Remedies for What Ails You – remedies – Lifehacker.
The past decade is the era in which the Internet ruined everything. Just look at the industries that have been damaged by the rise of the Web: Newspapers. Magazines. Books. TV. Movies. Music. Retailers of almost any kind, from cars to real estate. Telecommunications. Airlines and hotels. Wherever companies relied on advertising to make money, [...]
Combat fat! Your allies in battling bulge? Foods that do the work for you. These edibles have proven lipid-melting powers that help you slim. That’s a win.
By Veronica Byrd
via 8 fat fighting foods – Healthy Living on Shine.
Wil Wheaton responds to a guy who posts Wil’s audiobook on his website for people to steal. He writes:
Hi there, guy-who-I-won’t-link-to-for-obvious-reasons,
I’m Wil Wheaton. I wrote Just A Geek, and I created the audiobook you’re helping people steal. You may not know this, but I ‘m just one guy, without a publisher, so when you help [...]