Easter eggs might be more fitting for that other holiday but Google seemed to think they would also go well with the holidays around this time of year: Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and Festivus. The easter egg we saw this time last year for 'let it snow' seems to have been retired but in its place each holiday gets a little something on the search results page. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2012
PBS Off Book dives into the topic of cyber-bullying
It's hard to believe, but it has been a year and a half since my big article on cyber-bullying. Clearly the problem still exists or may be even worse. Teens taking their own lives as a result of harassment in all forms, including online activity, is a problem that cannot be allowed to continue. With a clear explanation into various topics surrounding cyber-bullying, PBS Off … [Read more...]
Cyanide and Happiness boast the Kindle over books
I have a Kindle myself and I enjoy being able to have more than one book on me at a time in a very convenient format. Books still have their place though. There's enjoyment to the heft and feel of cracking into and eventually conquering a large novel. Textbooks might have figures and charts that work better on a page than being reformatted for an ebook. Finally, comic books … [Read more...]
MusicBee – a free music library manager
While I was writing about the MediaMonkey Android app earlier this month, I received a few recommendations to check out MusicBee as a desktop alternative for a music library manager. MediaMonkey is free but has some features locked behind a paid "gold" license. MusicBee is free and since it's always nice to have options, I checked it out. … [Read more...]
Waterfox – A 64-bit Firefox build focused on speed
My article on Minefield, a 64-bit browser based off of Firefox, is 3.5 years old and still manages to get a decent amount of traffic. From that, I gather that people are rather interested in 64-bit software to take advantage of the underlying hardware. So, on that topic, I introduce you to Waterfox. It's a 64-bit variant of Firefox that is compiled for speed. What makes … [Read more...]