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Terrific Personal Management Software
I’m a utility software junky. Ever since I got that first computer way back when, I delighted in word processors, calendars, personal management assistants, and more. Over the years (and through all the Windows operating systems), I’ve acquired some really terrific programs. I recently had to reformat my computer so all these programs are fresh [...]
Continue reading...Would You Rely on Facebook For Important Messages?
Friday, December 9, 2011
I’ve mentioned several times across my blogs the disdain I have for Facebook as anything more than a casual social networking venue. My opinion is more solidified by an article I read on Slate. The writer lost her very expensive laptop in a taxi and she figured it was lost forever. No, a good Samaritan [...]
Continue reading...Saying Goodbye to Google Friend Connect
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Google Friend Connect will soon be no more. It was one of the few Google social networking products that I actually liked, so I am sad to see it go. The demise is set for March 1, 2012. Google is calling the removal a “house cleaning,” but I see it more as a “redirect.” According [...]
Continue reading...Goodbye, Firefox, I’m a Chrome Convert
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I remember Firefox 1.0, way back in… *gasp* 2004! I was an early Firefox fanatic, finding the browser much faster, more intuitive and less bulky than the Netscape or Internet Explorer browsers. Sadly, the sun is setting over my Firefox career. I was very disenchanted with 4.0. It wouldn’t work with some of my plugins, [...]
Continue reading...How to Remove Someone From Your Twitter List
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Twitter is pretty simple but sometimes they roll out some changes and features that are very confusing. For example, it’s so easy to create a list and add a person you follow to a list. Let’s say you have a mixed bag of people you follow– friends, business associates, local businesses and news organizations. You [...]
Continue reading...More Terrific iPad and iPhone Apps
Monday, October 31, 2011
I’m back with another meaty list of the “best of the best” iPhone and iPad apps. Truly, the best thing about the Apple devices, besides the amazing touch screen technology, are the apps. Here are more jewels I’ve discovered. 1. DropBox This amazing little app works like a file server for your i-device. You install [...]
Continue reading...How To Add a Floating Facebook Twitter Google + Widget to Blogger
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Those floating “share” buttons are very attractive and handy– I think they are more conspicuous than the “below signature” share buttons. Here’s what mine looks like. Here’s a very easy method for adding your very own floating share button for Twitter, Facebook, StumbleUpon and Google +. Firstly, I’m assuming that you already know your way [...]
Continue reading...How to “Tweet” a Photo
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A friend asked me how to upload a photo, or “tweet” a photo. Twitter is a nifty social networking tool. With it, you can chat to friends, pass along private messages, and upload videos or photos for your pals to see. Twitter has made it very easy to include images and videos within your tweets. [...]
Continue reading...Terrific Twitter Tools
Friday, June 10, 2011
Twitter can be so much fun. It’s a great way to quickly connect with friends, support groups and more. Besides casual use, I have used it to make a number of deals with sponsors, and it’s also come in very handy when I’ve needed tech support help or need information on outages. The Twitter.com interface [...]
Continue reading...Men vs. Women in Cyber Space
Monday, April 25, 2011
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A very wise man once said there is nothing new under the sun. Despite our “advances” in technology and global social networking, this proverb still rings true, especially when it comes to men and women and the Internet. According to various studies by Pew Research, eMarketer, AVG, and The Washington Post, men and women view [...]
Continue reading...How to Add a “Tweet This” Button To Your WordPress Posts
Friday, March 4, 2011
Twitter is my social networking app of choice. I wasn’t initially too keen on it; the thought of being bombarded with thousands of chattering socialites 24/7 made my head ache. But now, it’s grown on me. Sure, there is a lot of unnecessary drivel on Twitter, but I am able to tune most of it [...]
Continue reading...How to Protect Your Facebook Account
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Face it, Facebookers, there is no such thing as privacy on Facebook. Problems with Facebook: 1. They sell your personal information, and you have no control over who gets it. According to CBS News, Facebook sells your information to third party vendors, such as marketers and advertisers. This policy seems to change from time to [...]
Continue reading...How to Increase Blog Readership
Monday, January 24, 2011
Did you ever see a “dotcom” commercial that ran in the 90s? It showed a bunch of young people in their shop lamenting lack of sales for their hip new product. One of the young men had an idea– create a website and an online shop for the product. Next day, they check their orders [...]
Continue reading...Eight Terrific WordPress Plugins
Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Having tinkered with various blogging platforms, such as Blogger, WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, and others, I really like WordPress. The others certainly have their advantages, but I love WordPress because of plugins. Plugins have really made WordPress a terrific software suite. Not only is WordPress suitable for blogging, it is a superb content management software suite. [...]
Continue reading...Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 2
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Amongst all the other browsers out there– Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari– Firefox stands out. Why? Addons. I love Firefox because of addons. I have previously mentioned some of my favorite addons in the post Some of the Best Firefox Addons, Ever; Part 1. There are so many good addons out there that I am compelled [...]
Continue reading...How to Publish Your Blog to Amazon Kindle
Thursday, June 24, 2010
I am frequently asked by other bloggers how to publish a blog to Kindle. I’ve written numerous emails and a few guest articles on it– but to keep things nice and simple, I’ll also post a visually-rich tutorial here. I hope it is useful to you. Amazon.com offers a terrific service to blog writers: have [...]
Continue reading...How to Use StumbleUpon
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
StumbleUpon is a website/community that allows you to share and discover new websites. It was started up in 2001, purchased by eBay in 2007, and then sold again. It’s now privately-owned. StumbleUpon is very popular among bloggers; getting a blog post “stumbled” can increase traffic exponentially. I have had blog posts receive upwards of 10,000 [...]
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I'm Rebecca Mecomber. I have been a professional blogger and writer since 2006. I've written for or been interviewed by such media outlets as "TIME," The Wall Street Journal, The Associated Press, "iMedia Connection," NewYorkology.com, Manhattan User's Guide and Salon.com, covering topics such as Federal Trade Commission policy and media regulations, pro-blogging, home improvement, technology how-to, and New York travel.
I currently maintain more than a dozen blogs of various niches, including technology and computers, travel, politics, home renovation, parenting and gardening. You can check out my blogs on my About Page. Thanks for reading TheOlderGeek.com!
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