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It is unfortunate in this day and age that as much as the internet has progressed, it is still exceedingly difficult to actually close, a.k.a. delete an account for almost any given web service. Why is it so difficult to close accounts? Because the way most user databases are designed simply don’t allow it. If [...]
We’re told over and over by the bank, credit card companies, insurance companies and so on to "go green" and have our statements, billing notices and so on all delivered via email instead of traditional postal paper mail, and many people do (not so much for the ‘green’ reason but rather because it’s just easier [...]
You can file this one under the "Duh" department. As it turns out to the surprise of absolutely no one, 1 in 4 Facebook users lies about the personal information they input on their profiles. The reason? It’s stated that it’s privacy concerns, but I’m going to take a wild guess here and say that’s [...]
This is an example of what happens when you let The Machine do the work for you. Robert Scoble, a well-known tech startup enthusiast (the guy is known everywhere in tech circles) was posting a comment on Facebook when their system in its infinite wisdom decided to tell him that he outright couldn’t post his [...]
Disclaimer: Use this information at your own risk. You are responsible for your domains and what happens to them. You have a dot-com/net/org/whatever, and you’re dissatisfied with your current domain registrar and want to switch for any number of reasons (saving money, getting more features, having better peace of mind, etc.) However the process of [...]
Using Twitter is easy. Becoming known on Twitter…not so much. There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes at that place, and not everyone’s aware of the delicate sort of dance everybody engages in every time they share their thoughts with the world. The people who know how things work- who know how to [...]
True to tradition, anything on the internet labeled as "disruptive", "dangerous" or just "bad" will get traffic – especially ones that are publicized nationally as such. The Pirate Bay web site right now is enjoying millions upon millions of visitors on top of their normal traffic due to the ruling by the UK High Court [...]
The first question you probably have is, "Why would I write in a language I don’t know?" This is mainly for those of you who periodically purchase items internationally on sites like eBay. You may see an item you desire and want to ask the seller a question about it, but the seller does not [...]
Let’s say you’re over at your buddy’s place, and you’re both raring to do a bit of gaming. Unfortunately, for you, you left your Xbox at home. As a result, you don’t have your profile with you at the moment- right? Actually, you do. The ability to ‘recover’ your gamertag onto another Xbox has been [...]
Why learn how to create a Word DOC (or Excel spreadsheet or PowerPoint presentation) with Office Live? Well, it’s free and it comes in quite convenient at times. For example, instead of bringing a USB stick to a print shop, you can simply login with your free Office Live account instead and just print right [...]
For those of you who haven’t been paying attention, Paypal garnered itself a nice, heavy dose of bad press last year. Apparently, their fingers got just a little too sticky with a non-profit organization, and as a result, they used meaningless bureaucracy to completely steam-roll over Regretsy, basically stealing from them a considerable chunk of donations- [...]
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I believe the Internet to be the lifeblood of modern society. Virtually everything we do nowadays- from our jobs, to our interactions, to our leisure time- involves the ‘net in some way, shape, or form. It’s almost unheard of for someone in the first world to go [...]
Some of you may have heard talk that the NSA is building a super data center down in Utah, with the intention of spying on citizens across the States- and possibly even outside of the States. Now, you all know how journalism can sometimes be – sensationalism’s the word, and stories like that have to [...]
Many Gmail’ers are now forced to deal with the new design of the Gmail interface (meaning no option to revert back to the old design, which will soon be implemented across all accounts); it can be best be described as "the improvements nobody wanted nor asked for". Included with the new interface are icons with [...]
Online video sharing isn’t what it used to be, that’s for sure. The choices for alternative places to post your videos are getting a bit on the slim side. Before talking about MoonTube, here are a few other YouTube alternatives: Vimeo – Still one of the best alternatives. Had a very good interface and always [...]
