Another functional post. With my continued anxiety with the news in Europe, just not in the mood for creative writing. Lucky you! So, here’s some ‘good for you’ gmail tips to make your day. Unless you know it all. You’re…
Author: patrixmyth
Online Security Tips
This post is completely my own idea, and nothing to do with shadowy certification authorities that reward blog posts about online security with continuing education credits. Probably. Maybe. Ok. That’s actually why… Still. Long time readers will know that I…
Twitter Cards
Sometimes I just decide I want things. So, this time I wanted to see my twitter analytics because I don’t trust all those nifty ‘find your’ themed apps on Twitter. Apparently, that requires something called Twitter Card implementation on your…
The Trouble with Twitter
I’m on a break from Twitter. It won’t be a long break, but I think I’m going to make it a more regular occurrence. There are 2 reasons for this, and they really have nothing to do with each other.…
Third-Person VR concept
My favorite mode in video games is not 1st person. I prefer a camera just behind and above, commonly referred to as a ‘third-person’ perspective. Could this be crafted for real world? I think the tools are available to do…
So you need a VPN?
Don’t worry. I’ll keep this short. The 3 primary reasons for wanting a VPN are access to region-limited content, information security, and obscurity. Depending on which combination brings you to read this, there are a few good options which I…
Block Twitter timeline photos
Here’s the custom filters for Adblock/Adblock Plus. Add -> twitter.com##.stream-item:not(.open) .tweet .media UPDATED DEC 17, 2013! (blocks normal *single* images) Add -> twitter.com##.stream-item:not(.open) .tweet .multi-photos UPDATED MAR 28, 2014 (blocks new multi-image tweet images) Also Add -> twitter.com##.stream-item:not(.open) .tweet .js-tweet-details-dropdown UPDATED…
Full Impulse Power
SHOPPING! Men aren’t supposed to like shopping, right? I do, though. I really do. The best kind is car shopping, which I think is somewhat exempt from the anti-shopping male stereotype anyway. So, the impending re-inspection of one my 20…
How to be stupid
I have always highly valued the approval and acceptance of others. Yet, despite my best efforts, I say stupid things on occasion. Ok, a lot. Sometimes, however, someone calls me on something stupid that I’ve said. My immediate reaction,…
‘Not Quite Free Wifi’ Twitter Timeline Song
Please, for the love of all that is holy… Can I be a lunar citizen or something? Wanted an outfit that will make dogs hate me. 1GB of not-quite-free Wifi… through the Cloud. 1GB of not-quite-free Wifi… through the Cloud.…