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Opt Out of Google’s New “Targeted” Ads – Or Ads All Together


Posted in Random by Dan | 2 Comments

Google has begun informing web site owners that they are implementing "interest based ad targeting." What does that mean? More data mining, but there is a way to ...

AT&T Offers Free WiFi to iPhone and Blackberry Users… Now Here is How to Use It on Your Laptop


Posted in Random by Dan | 8 Comments

I find it hardly fair that AT&T offers free WiFi that you can only use on your iPhone or Blackberry, so here is a work around to allow you to ...

Some FireFox 3 Power User Tips and Tricks


Posted in Random by Dan | Comments Off

FireFox 3 is great but here are some tips and tricks to get the most out of your favorite browser. You can duplicate tabs with drag-and-drop. Just hold the Ctrl ...

Didn’t Google Already Have a Browser, Firefox?


Posted in Random by Dan | 5 Comments

The internet was lit on fire with news about Google's "Chrome" browser that is based on the same WebKit engine as Safari. But, I was one of those people ...

Make Your Website Look Spiffy When it is Busy


Posted in Random by Dan | 1 Comment

When your website is processing information there is no need for a boring "Please Wait" dialog box. Might as well use some Javascript to spiff up your home on ...

Make GMail Prettier With This Kick Ass Skin


Posted in Cool by Dan | 8 Comments

GMail is an essential tool for many web surfers, but its look is aging quick especially with Yahoo's latest AJAXY offering. Why not spiff up your favorite email app ...

Feed Help


Posted in Tech by Dan | 6 Comments

Ok, riddle me this... How come my feed shows up full text in some readers and in some readers it is cut off? The biggest offenders of cutting off a feed is ...

FireFox 3 Inches Closer to GM


Posted in Downloadable by Dan | 5 Comments

FireFox 3 inches closer to GM as Mozilla releases beta 4. Sure, the new UI and faster engine is sweet - but the fixes for the memory leaks are ...

Don’t Adjust Your Browser


Posted in Random by Evan | 7 Comments

I don't doubt it's hard to find new and innovative ways to catch people's attention but I am sure this will do it. This "show" if you want to call ...

Useful Free Tool: Use OpenDNS to Block Ads


Posted in Geeky, Privacy by Dan | 7 Comments

Tired of online ads like I am? I have Firefox's Adblock Plus and Safari AdBlock installed on my computer, but it becomes rather annoying to keep installing these applications ...

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