Category Archives: On The Internet

Android (Jelly Bean): Revert Google Hangouts to Google Talk

Given my prior frustrations with the poor interface of Hangouts, I decided to uninstall it on my Nexus 4.  Here is where I stumbled across the way to revert Hangouts back to Talk…and it is working nicely now! First, go … Continue reading

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GoDaddy $0.99 Domain Offer

I sort of stumbled across this 99 cent .com domain name deal while searching for a GoDaddy coupon online.  I purchased a few, but could not find the link again until I dug through my history and located it.  Here … Continue reading

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Google Hangouts are NOT Google Talk!

There is much buzz on the Internet lately about Google replacing the popular Talk app (on smartphones and tablets)  by integrating its features into Hangouts, one of the few good features of the underdog Google+ platform.  Their idea is to … Continue reading

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Nexus 4: having trouble with the ADB showing device is offline?

I received the Nexus 4 a couple of days ago.  Today I wanted to root it and try another ROM (such as the latest Milestone build of AOKP), but I could not get past an issue with the device appearing … Continue reading

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Shame on Oracle! DO NOT install Java unless…

Oracle has really stooped to a new low in recent versions of Java.  Not only are many recent releases still buggy and full of security vulnerabilities, they are also attempting to sneak such spyware (malware) on computers, such as the … Continue reading

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First Look: vBulletin 5 beta demonstrated today

While we no longer support versions of vBulletin from 4.0 and up, we still keep an eye on the major players in the market.  Today marks the release of a beta version of what the folks at Internet Brands are … Continue reading

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Dot Com 2.0: Is another shakeout at hand?

Anyone else feel like 2012 is “Dot Com Boom 2.0″?  Consider Instagram’s market valuation around 500 million, with Facebook offering twice this amount today to buy Instagram.  Other companies I’m sure have been over-valued in recent months.  A lot of … Continue reading

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Epic Google+ failure: Google, where’s your “sharing” API?

Right up front, let me say that I have enjoyed the clean and uncluttered look of Google+ over any of the other social media services.  I also greatly appreciate how easy it is to maintain your privacy settings, as opposed … Continue reading

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Protect your entire network using OpenDNS with DD-WRT

My original quest for DD-WRT came about due to using OpenDNS.  I originally had a D-Link wireless router which let me input the DNS addresses for OpenDNS, but the wireless signal eventually died in it.  I replaced it with a … Continue reading

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Opinion: Social Media and Sharing–We Have Too Many Options

Overall, social media and sharing has been quite the rage in the Smartphone Era.  While there are a handful of very popular social media services, there are dozens (or even hundreds) of others, and everyone has their own preferences.  Take … Continue reading

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