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Quick Tip – Hide Your Shame on Google Plus

One of the things that sets Google Plus apart is its emphasis on privacy.  If you don’t want the entire world knowing your business, it is very easy to just share with the people who you want to share with.  Another helpful privacy feature is the ability to hide

Sci Fi Movie Showdown – Final Four!

We are down to the final four.  Who will make it to the final 2 movies.  Could we possibly have an all Star Wars finals.  Your vote helps decide who will move on to duke it out for Greatest Sci Fi Movie of All-Time!  Make sure you sign up

The 5 Best Features of the Completely Revamped Google Plus

Google has rolled out a brand new layout for Google Plus. It is a beautiful, immersive update and it comes with some really great new features. I definitely think that Google has taken a giant leap forward with all of these new changes.   Below are the 5 best

Quick Tip – Create a “Notify Me” Circle in Google Plus

We all have people we don’t want to miss posts from.  Maybe it’s your significant other, or certain family members.  Maybe you have to know exactly what +Matt McAuley is always up to  Google Plus has you covered with an option that allows you to set individual circles to

Study: Google Plus time-on-site up 112%, Facebook down 5.2%

If you’ve had a hard time making heads or tails of Google Plus lately, you’re not alone. Reports earlier this year that Google Plus may have surpassed Twitter to become the #2 social network in the U.S. seemed to justify its inclusion among all social behemoths. Neilsen just released some

Sci Fi Movie Showdown – Round 3

8 Movies left! The matchups remaining are some of the best we’ve had. The movies still hanging around are excellent. Which ones to pick?  There are 3 Star Wars movie still in the hunt and we finally have a Star Wars vs Star Trek head to head matchup.  I’m

3 Best Photo Editing and Sharing Apps For Android and iPhone

It is amazing how far technology has gone into simplifying our daily activities… and the photography industry seemed to have received most of this positive impacts. Here’s what I mean; digital camera is one of the most popular consumer electronics in the market today with compact cameras and DSLR

Using My Chromebook to Record and Edit Video

One of the complaints I’ve heard against Google Chromebook is that it lacks tools for video editing.  Granted, your choices and options are slim, and you’re certainly not going to see any of these movies premiering at your local Cineplex.  But for putting together some home movies or some

5 Tech Gifts Mom Would Actually Use

Technology gifts for Mother’s Day can be a double edged sword. They are trendy and fun to give, but they can lead to hours (or months) of follow up tech support and frustration before the gift winds up in the hall closet for good. If your Mom is anything

The History of the Internet or Damn, I’m Getting Old

This is a great infographic that chronicles the history of the internet. It is amazing to think that this tiny network started 44 years ago has grown into the massive, all encompassing beast that it is today. I remember in 1984, our family signed up on a pre-order list
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