Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The 7 Ways to Approach Twitter

There are plenty of strategies for approaching Twitter. It’s getting more complex each day, but in the end it can be boiled down to a few simple approaches.
The 7 Ways to Approach Twitter

The Economics of Marriage and Health - Til Death Do Us Part

A recent study has found that marital strife can be detrimental to your heart, more so for women than in men. And heart disease, as you may or may not know, is the number one killer of both sexes.
The Economics of Marriage and Health - Til Death Do Us Part

Monday, April 20, 2009

40 Tips to Go Green at Home for Earth Day

There are many little things we can do in our homes to play a small part in reducing landfill waste, cleaning the air, and preserving the natural landscape. But we double our efforts when we get our kids involved, helping them understand the why to our what. When they get it, it’ll be second nature to them when they’re adults - and that much easier to pass it down to their children.
40 Tips to Go Green at Home for Earth Day

Facebook Manners

A 1960's style PSA about Facebook manners.
Facebook Manners

Sunday, April 19, 2009

Top 13 Twitter Don'ts

Want to keep your Twitter followers happy? Avoid these microblogging faux pas.
Top 13 Twitter Don'ts

Friday, April 17, 2009

ALA's 2008 Top Ten list of most frequently challenged books

For a third consecutive year, Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell's award-winning "And Tango Makes Three," a children's book about two male penguins caring for an orphaned egg, tops the American Library Association's (ALA) Top Ten list of the Most Frequently Challenged Books of 2008.
ALA's 2008 Top Ten list of most frequently challenged books

Thursday, April 16, 2009

7 Myths about Pregnancy

Carrying low? It must be a boy. Do you have heartburn? Then the baby has a full head of hair. Perhaps you have heard some of this prenatal folklore, much of which has no scientific basis.
Slide Show: 7 Myths about Pregnancy

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Vegetable Gardening: Four Cheap Hacks

Vegetable gardening has always been popular with a certain crowd. With this economy however, even more folks are considering the home grown option. Here are four cheap tricks to keep your start up costs under control.
Vegetable Gardening: Four Cheap Hacks

40 Captivating Photos That Depict Human Emotion

Though we differ in the way we look and things we believe in, there’s something we all share: emotion. Human emotion is innate in all of us; it’s something we’re born with and something we die with. Happiness, sadness, love, hatred, worries, and indifference - these are things that constantly occur in our daily lives.
40 Captivating Photos That Depict Human Emotion

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I’m InTouch With My Desktop From Anywhere

You can work from anywhere, but sometimes you need to access apps or files living on your desktop machine. And not all web workers likes the idea of their information floating around in the cloud. I’m InTouch offers an easy-to-use solution that allows you to connect with your own desktop machine through another computer, notebook or mobile device.
I’m InTouch With My Desktop From Anywhere

The 5 most epic computer Easter eggs

For most of us it's just been the Easter season, and what better way for an IT columnist to commemorate than with a collection of the most epic Easter eggs from both games and the serious side of the computer industry?
The 5 most epic computer Easter eggs

Monday, April 13, 2009

Our ears may have built-in passwords

You are the victim of identity theft and the fraudster calls your bank to transfer money into their own account. But instead of asking them for your personal details, the bank assistant simply presses a button that causes the phone to produce a brief series of clicks in the fraudster's ear. A message immediately alerts the bank that the person is not who they are claiming to be, and the call is ended.
Our ears may have built-in passwords

The Best Cure for Being Unhappy Is...

"The best thing for being sad," replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, "is to learn something. That's the only thing that never fails.
The Best Cure for Being Unhappy Is...

Find Thousands of Easter Eggs at the Easter Egg Archive

Hard boiled and chocolate filled don't have to be the only Easter eggs you see today. Check out the tasty little treasures buried in software and media you can discover without the grass stains.
Find Thousands of Easter Eggs at the Easter Egg Archive

Sunday, April 12, 2009

Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions

Lifehacker's Grandmaster list of the best Firefox add-ons.
Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions

Saturday, April 11, 2009

10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates

Twitter updates are used to communicate everything from birthday wishes to political opinions. But there are some special, shining cases where the status update has been used to do some extraordinary things, from marriage proposals to breaking news, and much more.
10 Most Extraordinary Twitter Updates

How to Be a Twitter Celebrity

Being popular on Twitter can help you market your business or publicize your blog. The most well-connected users on Twitter have over 100,000 followers, and some even have over 500,000.[1] Most of those users were quite well-known before they started tweeting, but that doesn't mean you can't climb your way to the top.
How to Be a Twitter Celebrity: 6 steps (with video)

Friday, April 10, 2009

Establishing Positive Habits and Routines

Establishing patterns and routines was always a challenge. I would be aware that I should be doing one thing, but there was always something else going on that would intrigue me more in the moment, and then I’d find myself pushing up against deadlines.
Establishing Positive Habits and Routines

How To View Experts Exchange Answers Without Account

A recent post over at Techie Buzz explained how to access the answers of the Expert Exchange forum. Users who regularly search the Internet for solutions will eventually stumble upon that forum which on first glance provides answers to questions only to registered - meaning paying in this case - users.
How To View Experts Exchange Answers Without Account

That Pesky Conficker Gets Busy

CNET reports that the widespread PC worm Conficker—which was scheduled to wreak havoc on April 1 but didn't do much at all—has updated via P2P and downloaded a large program (possibly a keylogger). So while it hasn't caused many problems yet, Conficker's not dead yet, and it's still looking to do some damage.
That Pesky Conficker Gets Busy