Archive for the ‘Life Tools’ Category
These are all of our favorite websites, services and downloads that can help make your life easier.
Rogue Antivirus Attacks Tailored to Mac and PC
Posted on May 7, 2011 by snipe in Featured, Life Tools
Rogue antivirus is a term used to describe a trojan (called such because it is a malware file disguised as a file the user has been convinced they want to open) that uses social engineering to trick a user into thinking their computer has been infected, and offers a free antivirus download to “clean” their [...]
Know Your Social Media Scams & Rogue Apps
Posted on March 3, 2011 by snipe in Featured, Life Tools, Tips & Tricks
As the number of scams and malware threats increase on Facebook and Twitter, it can be hard to keep track of what’s legitimate and what’s not anymore in a way that is in plain-English for non-techies, who are arguably the ones who need this information the most.
Backup Your Mac to AS3 with Arq
Posted on June 29, 2010 by snipe in Featured, Mac Downloads
There are about 900 different options available to automatically back up your Mac, none of which I have been in love with until now.
Unclutter Your Facebook Feed: Set FB Lite As Your Default
Posted on January 7, 2010 by snipe in Featured, Life Tools, Tips & Tricks
Whether you’re on Facebook for fun or for work, chances are your newsfeed is crammed full of inane application notifications that make it hard to actually find the real content you actually want to see from your friends.
Death in the Digital Age
Posted on December 31, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Life Tools, Web Development
Because it’s New Years Eve, and I’m kind of a morbid asshole, I thought I’d harsh your alcohol-induced buzz with some grim reality by asking the question: What happens to your online content when die?
Twitter launches groups in BETA for some users
Posted on October 18, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Life Tools
In what seemed out-of-left field, when I logged onto the Twitter website early this morning, I was greeted with a notification of new list functionality being introduced in beta.
Comparison of Desktop Twitter Clients
Posted on May 25, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Life Tools
In my never-ending quest for the perfect Twitter client, I’ve decided to do a side-by-side comparison of features of some of more popular clients. This list is probably not exhaustive, and the current clients continue to add new features frequently. I’ll try to keep it updated as they do, though.
New Facebook Phishing Attempts
Posted on May 25, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Life Tools
Looks like a new round of phishing attacks are well underway, targeting Facebook users. There are a few going around, and they seem to work slightly differently (although same principle) to the previous round of virus/phishing attacks from last year, featuring the Bolivar23.exe virus and the Koobface virus.
Laptop Bags for 17-inch Macbook Pro
Posted on February 12, 2009 by snipe in Life Tools
I have an addiction to laptop bags. I’m not sure why, but no matter how many I have, I’m still always looking for the perfect bag: the bag that isn’t too big, but fits all my stuff. The bag that’s nice looking and let’s me organize things in a way that makes sense. I’ve come [...]
First Look: Postbox Beta
Posted on February 2, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Mac Downloads, Windows Downloads
Postbox is a new cross-platform for both Mac and Windows that promises to finally deliver what so many email clients before it have promised. Advanced functionality like Outlook, without, well, Outlook. More native features and intuitive interface than Thunderbird. Conversation threading and tagging like Gmail, without the inelegant webmail interface. Can it be so? Well, [...]
Learn New Languages Online For Free with LiveMocha
Posted on January 23, 2009 by snipe in Featured, Life Tools
Learning a new language becomes increasingly harder, the older we get – but it’s not impossible by any means. People do it all the time for school or work, but they very often have the advantage of taking a formal class or lessons.
