Google apparently has 60 different privacy policy’s for all of its products, yikes.
Well thats gonna change pretty soon, as Google is majorly changing its privacy policy along with its terms of conditions.
Which is good right? Yes 
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The new policy is much more clear and simple, and without much of the legal mumbo jumbo.
Glad Google is starting to care more about its privacy of its users…wish Facebook would!
Watch the video below for a explanation of the changes:
Besides being the most popular search engine, if not the greatest and most exhaustive, on the internet, Google is also always adding fun tricks to keep their users happy. All the banner art is the first thing that comes to mind: on every holiday, and they often make up holidays, Google artistically changes their search banner to match. (During the SOPA blackout, for example, Google pasted a black rectangle over their familiar logo in protest.)
Other neat features are the customizable email skins and themes you can apply to your Gmail account to give it more personality, and Google Instant which predicts what you are searching for as you type it to save you time.
Facebook is well known for changing its site quite drastically without users wants (or permissions).
Image via CrunchBase
Except for Facebook timeline which seemed to slowly come to our profiles…until now. You have a few short weeks before Facebook timeline becomes a standard feature.
» Read more: Like it or not Facebook Timeline is coming to your profile
Sites around the internet are going on voluntary strike to protest SOPA/PIPA.
What is SOPA? Watch the Video:
» Read more: Sites Around The Internet Blackout In Protest Of SOPA/PIPA
With a new year comes a renewed sense of hope. This extends to all aspects of our lives. For tech geeks, that certainly means the latest round of gadgets. We’ll get a preview of what to expect in the first half of 2012 shortly, as the Consumer Electronics Show convenes next week. Then, in February, we’ll have Mobile World Congress. Between the two events we’re sure to see plenty of new smartphones introduced. Here are a few big developments I’m looking forward to in 2012.
» Read more: Looking forward to 3 smartphone developments in 2012
One annoying thing with iPhone, iPods, iPads, and anything else with a capacitive touch screen (uses the current in your fingers rather then the pressure) is that once you put on gloves they stop working!
Well there thankfully is a easy selection of solutions;
1. Sew conductive thread into the finger tips.
2. If the gloves are thin lick or blow into the fingertips until it works.
3. Cut off the tips of the glove (last resource).
4. Do what they do in south Korea and use a sausage as a stylus!
And other tricks leave a comment!
With almost a billion mobile internet users every year, and with a lot more ISPs starting to offer unlimited internet options to their mobile users, the favorite way for a lot of people to access the internet is on their mobile phone. In fact, research has shown that in some countries over 70% of internet users only access the internet via the mobile phone. The problem, however, is that as the mobile field starts to get more competitive, and as a lot more people are adapting to new smartphone technology and as a result using the internet more often, it can be very difficult to enjoy your mobile internet experience.
» Read more: Guest Post: 3 Tips for a Robust Mobile Internet Experience
As a blogger or webmaster, you work hard to try and attract new people to your site. However, all of that work is for nothing if the visitor simply turns around and leaves without ever coming back.
Fortunately, there are many great ways that you can connect with your readers and build a relationship with them. Between social networking, bookmarking and private communication, there are many ways you can connect with your readers off of your site and keep them coming back.
However, one of the most compelling means is through an email newsletter. Such newsletters are easy to setup, cheap to maintain and provide a personal, direct and continuous line of communication between you and your readers.
» Read more: Guest Post: How to Get Tons of New Subscribers to Your Blog
Windows Explorer is a great file manager and explorer tool from Microsoft that has always remains as is and has not changed much from Windows 3.1 to Windows Vista. Even Windows Explorer provided in Windows 7 has the same look and feel with minor changes.
I have been testing many file managers and explorer, both free and paid but Windows Explorer has always been my final choice. What I love about Windows Explorer is its simplicity and ease of use. It’s because all of us are used to the same interface from the very beginning when we started using Windows.
» Read more: Guest Post: View Folder Size Of Any Folder In Windows
Recently SOPA (stop online privacy act) has made its rounds in the states.
Basically the bill gives power to media company’s to shut down websites without warning. Websites like reddit, Arstechnica, twitter, etc could be shut down in seconds for any reason regarding copyright “misuse”.
So why are we moving away from godaddy? Well be because they supported SOPA, but they still dont oppose the bill. Because of that we won’t support them in anyway.
Recently we moved our web hosting to host gator. Good choice, they oppose SOPA. So now we have moved our domain to name.com. As such we no longer support godaddy. Their commercials are also way to 18a for our liking.
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