Get rid of the Facebook live ticker
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Do you hate the live ticker on Facebook as much as I do? I have found zero use in it thusfar apart from a neverending stream of bad music tastes and stories that have zero context. There is a very easy way to disable it from your life (as I have). To do this, you’ll […]
Tips on how to reduce noise on Facebook
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I am annoyed with a lot of Facebook stuff lately. Obviously there are a lot of big changes and the world is coming to an end. One thing that I am worried about – as most people – is the privacy of my information. That is why I am pretty much resigned to deleting […]
Chrome Quick Search Tip
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Do you use Google Chrome and find yourself actually going to Youtube and then searching for a video all the time? Or to Flickr to search for something? Here is a great Chrome shortcut for you that will allow you to search from your favorite sites directly in the toolbar. How to create search shortcuts […]
Double click and drag in Lion OSX
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This was driving me nutso after I installed Lion. I use the trackpad function where I tap instead of actually clicking on the trackpad. I fixed the issue of tap not actually working easily enough via System Preferences > Trackpad > Point & Click > Tap to Click. But the thing that was confusing the […]
Tips n Tricks: Git Cheat Sheet as desktop wallpaper
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I love Github. Love love love. What a great contribution they make to the world of collaborative software development. I am an old dork who is used to using CVS, so I still forget a lot of git commands and am always looking them up. But not anymore. I downloaded a pretty git cheat sheet […]
Scan your business cards into Google Contacts using Goggles
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Finally a use for Google Goggles other than taking totally random shots of my TV to see if it finds the show. Scan business cards into contacts! Sweetness. Get Goggles: http://www.google.com/mobile/goggles
Thrifty Tip of the Day: Bed Bath & Beyond Coupons Don’t Expire
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Do you receive those 20% off Bed Bath & Beyond coupons in the mail as frequently as I do? If so, you should keep them instead of throwing them out when they pass their expiry date. BB & B will honor them even past the expiration date that is printed on it. I was let […]
How to turn off linkedin setting to use your photo/name in their social advertising
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via brandimpact.files.wordpress.com Do you think it is creepy to have a company use your photo and name to advertise to other members? Yeah. Me, too. That is why I have turned this “feature” off on Linkedin. And here is how you can do it. 1. Click on your name on your LinkedIn homepage (upper right […]
OSX Lion tip: Fix trackpad scrolling backwards
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Damn you, Apple people. You can’t just go and change the direction that pages scroll on OSX Lion when you are using trackpads. Oh, wait. Steve Jobs, I guess you can… I hardly ever use my laptop in laptop mode so it took me until now to notice that when I use my trackpad it […]
The ultimate nerd non-necessity? Your own URL shortener.
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Some of you may have noticed in the last week or so that my Twitter links have been somewhat cuter and shorter. Yep. They now show up as http://nrd.gr/. Cute, I know. You may be thinking that you are slightly jealous of me and you really want your very own shortener. Not because you really […]