We finally allowed Maegan to have a Facebook account. Don’t worry, we’re watching her, I’ve got all her privacy settings set appropriately, and I’m guiding her through privacy and safety concerns. I’m also schooling her in general Facebook etiquette, which among other things includes “Don’t tag me if I’m not really in the photo” and [...]
Jul 082010
Apr 212010
I “Like” my site. Do you? I just added a Facebook “Like” button to the blog. Look at the top of the right sidebar. If you like my site (and also have a Facebook account) you could, if you wanted to, click the “Like” button too. If you’re wondering how to put a Facebook “Like” [...]
Mar 262010
The Internet Archive is a non-profit organization founded in 1996 to build an online library, including offering permanent access to historical collections that exist in digital format. One amazing tool of theirs is The Wayback Machine that I mentioned before but they archive so much more digital content too… including old cartoons. Every Friday The [...]
Mar 092010
Jul 172009
Last week I was wasting time with a popular Facebook app called “Cities I’ve Visited” where I stuck virtual pins in an online map showing places I’ve been before. It was kind of fun to add all the places I either once lived or have traveled to. At one point I had to break out [...]
Mar 052009
There’s a popular Facebook Application called Gift Creator. What it does is create other Facebook Applications that send gifts to other people, with no programming knowledge necessary. And by gifts I mean just little photos of things, not real-world gifts. People have used Gift Creator to make hundreds of different gift apps, for just about [...]
Jul 122008
I’m still not a fan of social networking sites but I just can’t ignore their popularity any more. Thanks to Facebook’s “friend’s suggestion” feature, I’ve been connecting to a lot more people lately. Perhaps more importantly, I’ve helped four times as many other people connect by using the same feature. I currently have 44 social [...]
Jan 102008
I can’t stand social networking websites but I reluctantly joined Facebook last month. I really didn’t want to and since I have my own website, I didn’t need to either. But I signed up because I just couldn’t ignore the benefit of making it easier for old friends to find me. My Facebook page has [...]
