T4L Redux: Managing Your Privacy on Facebook

Privacy is an important concern when it comes to any online service, especially social media, but I think it's even more so on Facebook.

Weirdest Facebook Bug I've Seen to Date

And that's saying something!

Twitter's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Retweet Changes

Sometimes I swear the geniuses at Facebook and Twitter are in competition to see who can be the most tone deaf to their users. Twitter has just taken a giant leap ahead with their new retweet feature.

Three Things I Love About Facebook Lite

And one thing I hate.

QuickTip: Find Jobs by City or State on LinkedIn

Anybody who follows this blog regularly knows that one of biggest pet peeves is Bad Interface Design, and social media sites are masters when it comes to this. One of the worst has to be the way LinkedIn lets people search for jobs based on geographic location.

QuickTip: Make Quick Links to Your Favorite Commands in Office 2007

Even though I've been working in Office 2007 for two years now, I'm still not sold on the ribbon model Microsoft created for it.

QuickTip: Override Migraine-Inducing Website Colors

I will never understand why anybody thinks that white text on a black background is a good idea.

Facebook Changes: News Feed vs. Live Feed

You may have logged into Facebook recently, scanned your home page, and thought, "I saw all these yesterday... Where are the more recent posts?" Or, you may have asked yourself, "What's all this new crap showing up on here that I don't care about? Yes. Facebook has changed their News Feed yet again.

Twitter: What's This Whole #fixreplies Thing About Anyway?

You may have seen this hash tag rear its ugly head in the last couple of days but not really understood exactly what the problem is.

Facebook Moved Their Applications Links Again

In several previous posts, I've referenced the Applications link at the bottom left of the Facebook page.

More Changes to Facebook

Since the launch of the new Facebook home page a couple of months ago, they seem to be making at least a little effort to respond to some of the complaints they've received.

Huge Correction re. Facebook Wall Privacy

I'm really annoyed about having to write this post because I believe the wrong info I posted is mainly the fault of Facebook's Bad Interface Design. And the worst part is that, because it's related to protecting your privacy, it could have serious consequences for some people.

Recent Changes to Twitter Home Page

Over the last week or so, Twitter has rolled out a new home page design.

Where Did Facebook Groups and Pages Go?

One of my writing buddies and frequent visitor to this blog, Charmian, recently commented on the Facebook topic, What do you think of the new Facebook layout? One of the things she mentioned was how difficult it is to find Groups and Pages now.

Updates to the New Facebook Home Page

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote two posts about using the new Facebook home page, since a lot of functionality had changed from the previous version. Since the launch, Facebook has responded to some of their users' comments (aka complaints) with some minor changes, so I'm going to point out the ones that have changed from what I had written earlier.

Memo to Facebook: Put Friending Info Back on the Home Page

In yesterday's post, I said that Facebook's new home page has changed its news feed so that all of your friends' activities are now posted in real time. I had thought the new feed included all the same types of info as the old one. I was wrong.

Using the New Facebook Home Page Pt. 2

In my introduction to the new News Feed, I mentioned that it could be a bit overwhelming and showed how you can hide the posts from specific friends. Today, I'm going to talk about another helpful way to manage the stream.

Using the New Facebook Home Page Pt. 1

Well. It looks like Mark Zuckerberg and his band of wacky Facebook developers have done it again. A mere 8 months after the last redesign of the site--one which launched a level of wrath not seen since the introduction of New Coke--they decided it would be a good idea to force their users to learn an entirely new system of navigating their home page.

QuickTip: Get to Your Desktop Faster

In a multitasking world, it's not unusual to have many (or many, many) windows open on your computer at the same time.

Facebook: Where Was That Page Again?

A recurring theme for this blog is my extreme annoyance with Bad Interface Design.

Are You a Twit If You Don't Tweet?

Check out the blog of just about any hard-core Twitter evangelist and you'll probably find some variation of this statement: "I didn't 'get' Twitter at all at first, but now I LOVE it!"

Why I'm Downgrading to Firefox 2

Of all the software I have on my computer--and there's a lot!--without question, the application I use the most is my browser.