One of the best ways to keep your computer system running efficiently is to clear temporary files and delete Internet browsing cache. In the past, this was a manual process. With Windows CleanUp!, you can do this in a flash!
My geeky friends and I have been using this program for years. A lot of programs on the Internet promise to help your system and never deliver. CleanUp! actually does what it says it will do.
2011 is expected to be an awesome year for gaming. Games have infused into our culture and its easy to understand why: they are a stress-reliever. Not only that, but with the Wii and Kinect from Xbox, they are becoming more interactive and good for the entire family. Some of my best memories as a kid was when the family got together and played board games. Even though the technology is much fancier, gaming together as a family offers the same results for your kids.
As Christmas approaches, the thought came across my mind that a lot of kids and spouses will be getting wonderful techie gadgets and toys! This is wonderful for the one receiving the gifts, but often times Moms are stuck putting together or figuring out all these gadgets on Christmas day. Wouldn’t be nice to sit back with a nice cup of coffee, while the kiddies and husbands play without bothering us? I think so too.
Have you ever googled your name? Most people have searched for their name across the Internet. But, have you ever Google Image searched your name?
A few months ago, Facebook faced criticism from privacy activists after they changed privacy controls, and opened up profiles for easier searching of friends. Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook, published an essay with a philosophy that the more people share about themselves, the more connected the world will be. Apparently, this philosophy transcends to how Facebook shares information with their partners.
If you Google Image search your name, you will be surprised to see your Facebook profile pic all over the place. My privacy controls on Facebook are locked down accordingly with all the restrictions I can place. Yet, if I Google Image search my name, my profile picture from Facebook appears. How is this possible?
According to Facebook’s Privacy FAQ, “Any content that is available to "everyone" is considered public information. To help real-world friends find you, your name, profile picture, gender, username and networks are always open to everyone.” Which means in simple terms, that your profile pic, gender, username and networks do not have any privacy controls attached to them. Whatever you choose as your profile pic will be indexed by search engines.
If you are concerned about privacy, simply do not use a profile pic. Another option is to change your profile pic to a cartoon or avatar.
A word of advice? Don’t put your kid’s pictures in your profile pic. Personally, I don’t feel comfortable having someone Google Image search my name, and it shows the world all the pictures of my kids.
Perhaps the trend of using a cartoon from your childhood as your a profile is not such a bad idea.
If you are really super paranoid, and don’t want your information anywhere on the Internet, stop using social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace. If that’s not possible, at least limit the amount you expose on your profile.
There is a growing debate in a lot of workplace circles on whether or not to allow chat programs for employee use. Speaking from someone who was in the workplace long before online chat was even thought of, there are a lot of positive aspects to it and only a few negative that I can see. Now to preface this – I am not an expert, I am a normal employee who works 8am – 5pm. So don’t go and show your boss this article and expect him/her to implement chat immediately. But he/she may weigh the pros and cons himself/herself and decide to implement the changes at their own pace, if they are smart!
We’ve all got “bad” habits. If you’ve been using a computer for over ten years, then yes, YOU have issues too.
Techie Bad Habit #1 – Speaking in Emoticons or Internet LingoI’ve been a victim of this habit. “Slash cry more,” or instead of really laughing, saying out loud “L – O – L,” or adding an ‘x’or” to normal words (fuxxored, roxxored, suxxors, etc.) Some times normal people will look at me funny. I can’t help it. The words just stumble out of my mouth like I’m swearing. My teen son says “rofl” as a real word, not just an acronym. Oddly enough, geek speak is becoming quite common place in youngsters vocabulary. I wonder how long it will take for ‘lol’ or “rofl’ to hit Webster’s.
“Dear Winner,
On behalf of [Prestigious Fake Company], I wish to announce you are one of the 3 lucky winners in the lotto draw. You have been approved to win[$exorbitant amount of money] . Please send us your name, address, and telephone number and the winnings will be sent to you immediately.
Sincerely,
[Some President from some company in Africa]”
The beautiful city of Seattle was taken storm by gamers, geeks, freaks,and entrepreneurs over labor day weekend. This was my first gaming convention and PAX definitely did not disappoint. My picture says it all – a whirlwind of people demoing games, hardware and competing with others.
Here’s a list of my top five experiences at PAX 2010.
Yes, I love my Android. I will continue to make posts about all the wonderful apps this phone has brought to me! So please pay attention =) Of course, the iPhone, Windows Mobile, etc have access to a lot of apps as well, but there is just something about an open source OS that makes me feel all gooey inside.
Geeky Moms is on their way to PAX West. PAX is a three day convention and gaming extravaganza in Seattle. I am very excited to meet with other female business owners and also 
see how the spectrum of women gaming has changed. No longer are gamers just nerdy men who never bath or stay in their basements. Over half of all gamers are women! Not only that, but gaming companies are starting to realize that women are the ones buying games, no matter if its for themselves, kids or significant others.