Ramblings on social media, everything techie and everything in between ...
So what is Twitter all abo...
In my last article I introduced the latest buzz terms “social media” and “social networking” and in today’s post I will introduce one of the current fastest growing social networks in the world, Twitter. This post will all be about why people are tweeting with their tweeps in the twitterverse.. WOW, wasn’t that a mouthful. Twitter is all about telling people in 140 characters or less...
Web 2.0 and Social Media 1...
If you hadn’t already noticed, my domain socialtechgeek.com contains the word “social” and with that in mind I will be promoting Social Media and Social Networking and introducing these tools to my readers. Social Networking came about from Web 2.0 which encourages interaction and dialogue between users of the world wide web as opposed to what Web 1.0 was limited to, that being monologue.
The...
Mac OS X Snow Leopard has ...
The snow leopard (Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia), sometimes known as ounce, is a moderately large cat native to the mountain ranges of Central Asia. (Wikipedia) .
Mac OS X version 10.6 “Snow Leopard” is the seventh major release of Mac OS X, Apple’s desktop and server operating system. (Wikipedia)
You can only have guess which definition I will be talking about today. Yes you guessed...
Windows 7 Wallpapers...
Windows 7 (Vista’s successor) is just around the corner and to celebrate the arriving of this new operating system I have sourced a number of custom designed wallpapers that have been shared across deviantart. Here’s a collection of some of the better ones that you can download for free. Note that the first wallpaper is the official Windows 7 background.
BTW, Windows 7 is already available to...
Is Bing just about the &ld...
“Bing” Microsoft’s latest revamp and rename to their search engine has now been in the public eyes for almost a couple of months and the question is, has it taken some market share from everyone’s favourite search engine Google and how does it really compare? Bing formerly known as Live Search can be accessed from http://www.bing.com or http://www.bing.com.au for us Aussies. Google is a...
Did I hear you say “...
Yes! you heard me right. What many of us don’t know, is that there are free versions of Antivirus products that will do just as good of a job of some of the well known bigger players such as McAfee and Norton. In most instances, when a new laptop or desktop is purchased from either Dell, HP or IBM they usually come pre-installed with a 30 day version of either McAfee or Norton, and nine times...
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This blog has come about all the advice I have given friends and family over the years and what better way to share and extend the love other than through the World Wide Web. This blog is aimed at end users of computers, gadgets, software, everything geeky and everything not! If you are an IT Pro with an interest in Microsoft Server Technologies you can subscribe to my other blog; http://sharepointgeorge.com...
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An IT Pro and Social Media Enthusiast, I became an MCP in 2001 after studying Accounting at University. I have over 10 years experience in designing and implementing systems using Microsoft Technologies. I'm a MAC and a PC so expect to see the best of both worlds. 