Had an issue with my Kindle Touch today where anytime I tried to activate certain applications (like, for instance, the Special Offers app), I'd receive an error message that said "Unable to Start Application". Since there was an awesome deal to get an award-winning book from a selection of books for $1, I spent some … Continue reading Kindle Touch – Unable To Start Application
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Thoughts on Microsoft Kinect
My house has become a very sweaty place. No, my air conditioning is fine, I just picked up a Microsoft Kinect, their new motion control device for the Xbox 360. The first thing I did after I set it up was play the TRON: Legacy trailer…with my voice. “Xbox…Play Trailer!” BAM! High-def Tron goodness. … Continue reading Thoughts on Microsoft Kinect
Facebook Asking Users To Help Write Their Policies
Facebook is now offering users a chance to review and help shape their new policies. Check it out. Awesome turnaround from their previous position.
AllFacebook.com, The Facebook User Manual
I can't help it, I'm a fan of privacy. Yes, I like the red carpet and the public eye. Papparazi swarming around. But I like to have the option of scratching those places that no one else needs to see me scratch, once in a while.If you're on Facebook, you might want to take a … Continue reading AllFacebook.com, The Facebook User Manual
Legal Reading of Facebook New Terms of Service
Someone at work posted a link to a legal reading of the new Facebook Terms of Service that I thought others might be interested in. Yes, it sucks as much as you think it does. Update: Feb 16, 2009 @ 19:20 Here's a post by Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook on the TOS change. Makes … Continue reading Legal Reading of Facebook New Terms of Service
Facebook, More Like Thiefbook
Facebook has a new Terms of Service agreement that gives them full rights to any content you post there forever. Seems like a total rip to me. Be interesting to see how this shakes out as I can't believe they'll find a way to defend this stance for very long. Currently, my blog is re-published … Continue reading Facebook, More Like Thiefbook
Facebook Privacy and Security
So I just joined Facebook to keep in touch with several people I know. I had resisted for a long time because I wasn't sure I really needed another social networking site, and also because I was concerned about privacy and security. Now that I've joined up, I wanted to understand the issues and what … Continue reading Facebook Privacy and Security
Importing a Blog to Facebook
I've just joined Facebook and I'm finding the whole thing really interesting, if a little scary for a relatively socially inept person like me. 🙂 I did figure out how to import my blog posts to Facebook, using this video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqE_y-OD76w&feature=related Very helpful! Thanks to techrecipes for posting it.
WoW Insider Gets the Scoop on the Blizzard Authenticator
WoW Insider has a good article that may go some way to allaying any fears about the security of the Blizzard Authenticator. This device basically allows two-factor authentication for your World of Warcraft account. For those who don't know, two-factor authentication means you have to provide two items to prove who you are to, for … Continue reading WoW Insider Gets the Scoop on the Blizzard Authenticator
XBox 360 and Netflix
Well, I've been awaiting this announcement for a while, about Netflix on-demand movies being available via the XBox 360. Thing is, you have to be an XBox Live Gold subscriber to do it. What a rip-off! I have to pay Microsoft money to watch movies from Netflix on their console? You would think they'd want … Continue reading XBox 360 and Netflix
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