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Firefox Tab Tricks

Garrett — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:21:29 +0000

Firefox has MANY many features and hidden functionality. The average mortal just doesn’t have the time to find or learn them all. But some are useful enough to add to our daily routines because they save us time and energy while browsing… which, in turn, makes our time more fun and productive. Today we’re going to cover a few nifty tricks you can use for managing your tabs inside of Firefox.

Do you know of some other cool tricks? Let us know about them in the comments below this post!

Mega-Bite Feature: Facebook – What is Facebook?

Garrett — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:24:31 +0000

What is Facebook? Facebook is a “Social Network”, sort of like MySpace. One of Facebook’s defining differences from MySpace, however, is that it has a much higher population of College or Post-Grad members which means that, in general, the atmosphere is much more professional and mature. So, if you are looking for a way to connect with your friends, or find new ones, without stooping to the level of disco balls, piercings, and high school lingo… Facebook is your network.

Part 1:

Getting an Account
Finding Friends
Customizing Your Profile
Adjusting Privacy Controls
Communicating with Others

There was just no way for me to cover Facebook in one 10 minute video though, so I’m releasing it as Tech-Bite’s first ever FREE Mega-Bite!

Under normal circumstances, I probably would have put this hour-long episode together as a DVD and made it available for purchase, but this Mega-Bite is going to be available to everyone and at no cost! Just subscribe to the Tech-Bites newsletter using the form below and you will be given immediate access to my full Mega-Bite tutorial on Facebook! Subscribers will also know when new videos or Mega-Bites are available in the future.

Here’s what we will be covering in the 2 additional Facebook videos (altogether totaling about 1 hour in length!) :

Part 2 (subscribers only):

Reading the Newsfeed

Personalizing the Newsfeed

Adding Applications

Joining Groups

Becoming a Fan

Part 3 (subscribers only):

How to Get Your Email Inside Facebook

Adding RSS

Working on Office Documents (like Word docs, Excel, Powerpoint, and more) together with friends on Facebook

Adding your Twitter

An Overview of Desktop Applications for Facebook

Just type in your Name and Email below to watch the next two videos in my Facebook Mega-Bite series. (Already a member? No Problem! Either click the link that came to you in the most recent newsletter, OR type your previously registered name and email here. My system will recognize you and let you through!)

Wizz RSS – The Easy RSS Solution

Garrett — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:13:20 +0000

Wizz RSS is a “feed reader” for anyone who doesn’t like RSS programs or can’t remember to check online readers (like Google Reader or Bloglines). It’s a very accessible alternative and keeps things very simple for the user.

It’s not immediately intuitive, though, for those who are still new to the use of feeds to keep track of their favorite sites. In today’s video, we’ll cover the basics to get you started with Wizz RSS.

If you aren’t using any RSS reader yet, pay attention: You are missing out. If you use your feeds right, it can be one of the greatest time savers you can take advantage of. So please give it a try, for your own sake!

-Garrett

Piclens – 3D Picture Browsing

Garrett — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:50:07 +0000

Piclens is an addon for Firefox that allows you to browse popular sites in a fluid 3D context. This may not sound real practical right out the door, but wait ’til you see it in action… if you’re not sold on Firefox yet, you may be after seeing this! This addon is available for both Windows and Mac.

Piclens currently supports:

Photo Sites	Social Networking	Image Search
Flickr Photobucket Picasa Web Albums DeviantArt Smugmug	Facebook MySpace Bebo Hi5 Friendster	Google Images Yahoo Images Ask Images Live Images AOL Images

Get Piclens!

Oh, and let me know how you like the video format, or if you prefer the Youtube.com videos instead. This one is BIGGER!

-Garrett

Twitter – Communicate with Your Friends

Garrett — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 03:06:02 +0000

Twitter is one of the best Social Networks on the internet mostly because of how SIMPLE it is! Today’s video shows you how you and your friends can get started twittering each other ’til the cows come home.

Twitter asks you one question: What are you doing?

Will you answer?

Go Sign Up for Twitter

Know of a better way to update your friends than Twitter? Let us know in the comments below!

PBWiki – Make your own website and collaborate with others

Garrett — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:34:22 +0000

There are a LOT of services these days that let you make your own website with ease, but PBWiki is unique in that it also let’s you collaborate with others if you want. For instance, you can use it to:

Manage a shared calendar
brainstorm
make a class worksheet
make a page of favorite youtube videos
use as a personal information manager
and more!

Now, it is true that this isn’t the only service that can do these things, but I found it exceptionally easy. I’m using it as a personal information manager… and it doesn’t even expressly say that it’s for that! With a little bit of creativity, you can use it to do almost anything.

Just head to http://pbwiki.com to make your own website (wiki) today!

Just had to pass that along today

PS: Hope you like the new site design. I really just wanted to simplify things and improve navigation… and the search function actually works now! Thanks for visiting!

Skreemr – Free MP3 Search Engine

Garrett — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:53:53 +0000

Skreemr.com is one of the best audio search engines online and, for sure, the fastest. Watch today’s video to learn how to find and share your favorite songs.

Is there another music site you would like me to make a video for? Post your ideas in the comments below!

Yahoo! Answers – All Your Questions

Garrett — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:42:17 +0000

Yahoo! Answers is one of my favorite networks and a great place to find answers to questions that have been in the back of your mind for days! Learn the ropes in this new video! Click here to go to Yahoo! Answers.

Technorati Tags: tech-bites, yahoo answers, ask questions, social network, how to, how do I

Last.fm – Free Internet Radio for Everyone

Garrett — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:52:20 +0000

Today we look at one of the best free music sites around. Last.fm let’s you listen to music that you like for as long as you want from any platform. You don’t need an account and you don’t need to download any files. Perfect for work or listening to some music on a whim from any computer.

DON’T Buy a Computer this year!

Unless you listen to my special message on this important issue.

Desktop Icons: The Great Disappearing Act

Garrett — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:04:01 +0000

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Is your desktop cluttered with too many icons? Today I show you a quick and easy way to get everything off your desktop without losing anything that is currently there. Click the video above to find out how!

Do you know of any other tricks for keeping your desktop clean? Leave your tip in the comment area below!