Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Privacy Fail: How Facebook Steals Your Friends Phone Numbers

February 26, 2010 by kurt  
Filed under Featured, Personal Posts, Technology, Tips/Hacks

In early January, Facebook updated their iPhone app to include a Contact Sync feature. In a nutshell, “Facebook Contact Sync” allows you to synchronise your friends’ latest Facebook profile pictures with the matching contact entry in your mobile phone’s address book. Due to “Terms of Service Issues” however, Facebook does not sync your friends email addresses or phone numbers (listed on their Facebook [...]

The Future Of TV: How Google Makes Money With YouTube

February 22, 2010 by kurt  
Filed under Personal Posts, Technology

In response to Malcolm Galdwell’s review of FREE in The New Yorker, WIRED editor and author Chris Anderson expands on the ways Google makes money from YouTube’s free services. “Google wants you to use the Internet,” says Anderson. “Your actions let Google make more money by selling ads.”

30 Essential iPhone Apps

January 29, 2010 by kurt  
Filed under Featured, Personal Posts, Technology, Tips/Hacks

The iPhone is not a perfect mobile device, but it IS the closest we’ve come to one. And make no mistake, it’s not just the sleek design, quality hardware and gorgeous user interface that makes the iPhone a great piece of technology. It’s mainly the near limitless functionality it offers thanks to the creativity and talent of iPhone App [...]

Steve Wozniak: “How I “Invented” The Personal Computer

September 17, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Learning, Technology

Awesome Tech of the Day: The Future of Translation

September 16, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Learning, Technology

One of my life long dreams…

August 7, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Personal Posts, Technology

Ever since seeing Apollo 13 when I was younger, I’ve always dreamed of what it would be like to look at the Earth from Space. Nowadays, even if you aren’t an astronaut, the dreams is far from impossible. Hopefully, one day, I’ll tweet out a picture and show you…

Debunking The Facebook & User Photos in Ads Myth

July 26, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Personal Posts, Technology, Tips/Hacks

There is a rumor going around that Facebook has changed their policies for third-party advertisers and the use of your photos.  You might have recently received a Wall post or received a message sounding a little something like this:
“FACEBOOK has agreed to let third party advertisers use your posted pictures WITHOUT your permission.”
The simple truth [...]

Nearest Tube Augmented Reality App for iPhone 3GS

July 7, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Technology

A great example of how the addition of a built-in compass has revolutionized the way iPhones are used.

Sharing Google Reader Stories With Gtalk Buddies

June 25, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Technology, Tips/Hacks

A quick video tutorial showing you how to instantly share all your Google Reader News Stories with all your Gtalk Buddies

The Definitive Guide To Twitter

May 1, 2009 by kurt  
Filed under Featured, Technology

Its undeniable that Twitter has exploded on the Social Networking scene and is gaining in popularity every day. However trying to explain to a newcomer what Twitter is, can prove to be a nightmare. As a platform, its uses are so varied and flexible, that coming up with the short answer can often be near impossible.
So to make life [...]

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