Archive for the ‘Tips & Tricks’ Category
This is where we put articles about technology that’s pissed us off by not working (or not working as expected), and what we did to resolve the problem. Hopefully, you’ll spend a little less time smashing your face against the monitor than we have.
Using Twitter for Business?
Posted on August 28, 2008 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Tips & Tricks
Two interesting articles have come out recently, discussing tips and techniques for people interested in using Twitter as a business or marketing tool. As I work for an advertising agency that specializes in leveraging new technologies (such as Facebook applications) to market towards a younger, more tech-savvy audience, this is something I was particularly interested [...]
Firefox Add-On ErrorZilla breaks FF3 SSL error page
Posted on July 8, 2008 by snipe in Tips & Tricks
If you use the Firefox add-on ErrorZilla, which conveniently displays additional options (Try Again, Google Cache, Coralize, Wayback, Ping, Trace, and Whois buttons) when Firefox hits an error page, you may notice something frustrating happening in Firefox 3.
What Exactly is the Point of Twitter?
Posted on July 3, 2008 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Tips & Tricks
Since this question has come up at least three times in the last week, I figured it might save time down the road to jot down my take on Twitter, just so its in one place and I don’t have to try to dig up what I’d previously written about it.
Does Your GSM Phone Cause Speakers to Crackle?
Posted on June 26, 2008 by snipe in Tips & Tricks
This is a problem I have run into constantly – if my AT&T Palm Treo was within 5 feet of my desktop computer, the speakers would spit out a horrible buzzing, crackling sound. Lifehacker has a potential solution: Do your speakers buzz and crackle whenever a new text message or call is about to come [...]
Tweak Firefox 3 to Display Richer Colors
Posted on June 22, 2008 by snipe in Tips & Tricks
If the digital photo you just uploaded looks more washed out in Flickr than it does in your desktop image editor, that’s because Firefox 3′s advanced color management capability isn’t turned on by default. To turn it on, type about:config in Firefox 3′s address bar, then click the “I’ll be careful, I promise!” button. Then, [...]
Not Safe for Work?
Posted on April 1, 2008 by snipe in Tips & Tricks
A website called NSFW.in has a nifty service that shortens the url of a link, and warns the potential clicker that the content is not safe for work. This is a simple and considerate solution for people who send links via chat or e-mail, as it saves the recipient the embarassment of opening something NSFW [...]
Firefox extensions I can’t live without
Posted on January 15, 2007 by snipe in Featured, Geek Life, Life Tools, Tips & Tricks, Web Development
The full list of Firefox extensions that I consider absolutely mandatory. All of these work with FF 2, and many work with older versions. All but one or two have also been updated to work with FF 3. (List last updated Aug 26, 2008.)
