When you think of Monopoly in real-life, you might think of Comcast or AT&T but I'm talking about the other Monopoly, the one with this guy: Monopoly City Streets allows you to do the traditional Monopoly wheeling and dealing but on the biggest game board yet: the real world. Using data from Google Maps and the OpenStreetMap project, you can purchase entire streets and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2009
Installing Tynt Tracer on WordPress for Copy Protection
Having been a victim of blog-scraping (my articles hosted on another site typically with somebody else's ads) multiple times now, I've always kept an eye open for tools that help protect against copyright infringement like installing MyFreeCopyright.com on WordPress. I recently had another bout of blog scraping from a Blogger site and Google has since shut the page down, but … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: Improve Your Typing Skills
In fourth grade I had a Keyboarding class for a quarter. I was well versed with typing at that point and followed along in the class to improve even further. One day we had a typing test (complete with those goofy cardboard things that keep you from seeing the keys) where we were supposed to type a paragraph twice. I finished the test as quickly as possible and told the teacher … [Read more...]
Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox
Adobe seems to be rather insistent that you use their GetPlus software. Despite complaints that I've lodged in the past, GetPlus is a Big Minus, Adobe has spread GetPlus from Adobe Reader to also be used with Adobe Flash. Combined with the fact that Firefox is now prompting for Adobe Flash updates with its own updates, it seems a lot of people are stirred up and having problems … [Read more...]
Version Tests for Common Browser Plug-Ins
It is often well versed to keep your web browser up to date; there are many threats on the Internet that could exploit an out-of-date browser. There are a number of other components that make up your web browsing experience though, in particular, you want to make sure you keep plug-ins also running their latest version. This article will show you how to easily tell what … [Read more...]