Friday, October 11, 2013

Facebook removes key privacy setting - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show

Anything you wouldn't want to share with EVERYBODY shouldn't be placed on social media or the Internet at all.
http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=15386&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=notd&utm_content=2013-10-11-article_2-title

ICANN, W3C Call For End Of US Internet Ascendancy Following NSA Revelations

Actions have consequences:

Google Sets Plan to Sell Users’ Endorsements


"Google, following in Facebook's footsteps, wants to sell users' endorsements to marketers to help them hawk their wares."

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"If a user follows a bakery on Google Plus or gives an album four stars on the Google Play music service, for instance, that person's name, photo and endorsement could show up in ads for that bakery or album."

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/technology/google-sets-plan-to-sell-users-endorsements.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

The Always Up-to-Date Guide to Building a Hackintosh [OS X 10.8.5]

I'm reluctant to pay Apple's prices for computers, but now that their OS runs on common Intel hardware we can build one for less:
http://lifehacker.com/the-always-up-to-date-guide-to-building-a-hackintosh-o-5841604

Guns International Classic Guns: High Standard .22 Pistols

http://www.gunsinternational.com/Articles.cfm?id=110

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Some good posts from LifeHacker


Recover Tons of Wasted Disk Space with the New Windows Update Cleanup:

http://lifehacker.com/recover-tons-of-wasted-disk-space-with-the-new-windows-1442937625

 

Build a Wireless Charging System for Your Headphones:

http://www.doityourselfgadgets.com/2013/09/homemade-wireless-headphone-charging.html

 

How Do I Securely Erase My Phone Before I Sell It?

http://lifehacker.com/5808280/what-should-i-do-with-my-phone-before-i-sell-it