For whatever reason, RSS feeds just refuse to die. I think this is because they’re found renewed life on other mediums such as mobile platforms (it is very small data that would be perfect for that platform). On the PC side, I personally believe one of the best use of feeds is when they can be delivered to your e-mail easily. This video will show you how...

I’m going to be blunt honest here and state that the following advice is only for the super-paranoid type of internet user. Even so, it’s still some good tidbits of information, and I’ll explain why that is in a moment. EFF claims that every browser is unique due to version number information. No, it’s not just the browser version...

It is no secret that I absolute love the Windows Sysinternals tools which give you great insight into the operating system. This week another tool was added to the suite which breaks down physical RAM usage, RAMMap: Have you ever wondered exactly how Windows is assigning physical memory, how much file data is cached in RAM, or how much RAM is used by the kernel...

Usenet is something you either: a. Remember years ago as that wild and crazy messaging system you used to use. b. Currently use to download “warez” via NZB files faster than you ever could via torrents. c. Never heard of. You’re most likely an A or C. Quick one-liner description of Usenet for you Cs out there: Usenet is a worldwide distributed...

I have written about signatures for both email and forums several times over the years, but today I would like to leave this post a little open ended and get some reader comments. My thoughts on signatures (for business communication) are they should essentially be a shortcut for people to get in touch with you. Only relevant contact information about yourself...

The next iteration of the Windows Live suite is called “Wave 4″ by Microsoft. This will include changes both for local and web applications. On the web app side of things, Hotmail is one of the biggies, and Wave 4 is going to bring about several significant changes. The ones you’ll most likely make most note of are:A single file attachment...

The popular game, Portal, has been made available via a free download for a limited time (May 24). Since I have never personally played it, I am getting the description of the game from Wikipedia’s page: The game consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player’s character and simple objects using the Aperture...

In what is arguably the most nerdy way to send and receive instant messaging through popular networks such AIM, Yahoo and MSN, it is possible to do it all using IRC. While it’s true that instant messaging isn’t used as much as it used to be, IRC shows absolutely no signs of slowing down whatsoever and people do use it regularly – so much that...

The title of this tip is taken from a post which addresses this very question. The data the author uses is from this Google post. The numbers are pretty eye opening when you view the total aggregates and just illustrates that everything we do has some footprint. While running a search is a mere drop in the ocean, the flip side is the ocean is full because there...

Games are fun to play, but more fun to create when you have the right tools. However when one is faced with things like proprietary 3-D game engines, programming language and so on, the spark to make your own game dissolves quickly. However there is a way to make a game that requires absolutely no programming or graphic skills whatsoever. It’s called a...

A while ago I wrote about VirusTotal which is an online on-demand scanner which checks files against lots of different scanning engines. This free service offers several ways to scan a file on-demand:Upload via a webpage Email as an attachment Use their Send To toolI am not exactly sure when the Send To tool was made available, but this definitely makes the...

We have probably all watched movies where technology is depicted as either flying mathematical signs (i.e. Hackers) or security systems are easily bypassed by smashing either a computer or electronic lock keypad. So for your reading enjoyment you may find this article titled “Top 10 biggest tech flaws in films” enjoyable. Such films on the list...

Question: What’s the fastest webmail on the planet? Answer: The type where you host it yourself. An often overlooked way of doing webmail (only because most people aren’t aware of it) is using a web hosted solution. This is where you register your own dot-com/net/org, then use your web host’s webmail system in order to send and receive...

If you are looking for a little fun in an otherwise boring day, instead of “aimlessly” wondering the web, why not blow it up? Using the unique Firefox add-on, Destroy the Web (see note below), you can do just that. Destroy the Web is a game add-on for Firefox, built specifically to take advantage of the new features introduced in Firefox 3.5. A first...

You may have heard by now, but Facebook doesn’t really care about your privacy one bit. At least that’s the impression left in the minds of many these days. To compound the problem, Facebook has been less than open about the privacy concerns. And nothing makes PR worse than ignoring people who are complaining. The instant personalization rollout took people...

The last time I did a video on this subject, I thought it would work for everybody who used the Windows Live Mail client, however a few said that even with the instructions they still encountered the infamous “red X” box where the signature image should go. Well, I was having none o’ that. I was bound and determined to find a way to get a...

If you ever have the need to perform simple text encryption to, for example, “hide” text, send secret messages or just fool around, then here are a few resources you may be interested in:Base64 encoder/decoder Text to hexadecimal Text to binaryWhile none of these should be considered secure, they are a very easy way to disguise the target...

Lotus Symphony is an office suite by IBM. It’s free. Free? Yes, free. From IBM. And yes, I know, "IBM" and "free" never appear in the same sentence, but this time it does. And wouldn’t you know it, it’s available for Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux and Mac OS X. Why it is free? Because it’s based on...

To run a Windows application on a Mac, you have to go the virtual machine route of running Windows with Mac OSX. While there are numerous how-to’s out there on how to get Windows up and running in Mac, once you get it going you might be interested in this post: How to Seamlessly Run That One Windows App You Need on a Mac. As I was scrolling through this,...

The Ipad shortages continue. I called up the two retail stores in our area (Tampa Bay) and even the people who work there have no earthly idea what’s going on with the Ipad. I have yet to see any mention from Apple itself on why this shortage is taking place and when to expect some supply. All the while, Apple.com continues to feature the device, saying it...