Twhirl, a popular Twitter client, has released a small update with some big changes today. After I updated my client, I noticed right away that the people who I was following that had protected updates now had a lock icon over their avatar. A great reminder for those of us who are following too many […]
Read moreGoogle Reader Trumps Shyftr
I’m an avid user of the RSS feed reader Google Reader. It has it’s perks and it has many areas that it can improve upon. Shyftr is a social RSS feed reader and has expanded upon Google’s Shared Items feature. On Shyftr, you can “Quick Pocket” stories that come through your feeds and they are […]
Read moreFilter Your FriendFeed Services Via Greasemonkey
Eric (engtech) of Internet Duct Tape has released a great FriendFeed hack that any user of the social aggregator FriendFeed has been dying to see! All you need is Firefox and the Greasemonkey extension installed. Essentially, the script will install a bar at the top of FriendFeed so that you can filter items based on […]
Read moreSafari’s Memory Issues Larger Than Firefox’s?
With the recent release of Safari 3.1, there’s been news hailing it as the best browser out (for now). The speed of Safari was the most talked about feature and praised across the board. Well I’m here to complain about it. Safari lasted all of 10 minutes on my laptop. I have 2GB’s of memory, […]
Read moreAdd RSSmeme To Your FeedBurner FeedFlare
If you’d rather not mess with your blog’s template to add the RSSmeme widget released last week, you can add it to your FeedBurner FeedFlare instead! Just take the following steps: Log into your FeedBurner account. Go to your feed’s optimize tab and click on FeedFlare. Paste this link into the "Add New Flare" box: […]
Read moreDel.icio.us Drops Dots, Picks Up Makeover
Popular social bookmarking website Del.icio.us has made plans to drop the dots from their name and showcase a new design for their site, according to Silicon Alley Insider. Joshua and lead designer Bernard Kerr are rolling out a new look for the service, which they previewed for a Palo Alto gathering Thursday (see below). They’re […]
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