It seems most unusual that a banking application would need to access my camera on my phone. Are they watching me check my balance? There are no camera functions in the application, at least that I was able to find. This is most unusual. So, I sent an email to US Bank at mobile@usbank.com. It reads:… Read More »
Source: Havard Business Review Why is it that between 25% and 50% of people report feeling overwhelmed or burned out at work? It’s not just the number of hours we’re working, but also the fact that we spend too many continuous hours juggling too many things at the same time. What we’ve lost, above all,… Read More »
This is less of a scholarly article and more of a testimony. There is a small list of nutrients that have worked wonders. Here’s the story: After learning about vitamin D and how it can help sleep, I wanted to give it a whirl. My memory issues sort of felt like lack of sleep and… Read More »
Depending on your level of purism, devotion to privacy, and reason for hopping off the surveillance grid, the non-Google solution that appeals to you will vary. For those who are hooked on Google’s results, there are options that mask you from Google, making your search basically anonymous. For those who don’t want to “feed” Google their inner… Read More »
This may become a mini-series on my blog – how to UnGoogle your life. Google offers lots of services, but the one product that I fell in love with was Google Chrome. It loads really fast, runs really fast, uses screen space more efficiently than other browsers, and is more stable and secure than any… Read More »
Google has taken over the web in a very respectable way. They achieved it by doing one thing well and then adding more services over time. That is a fantastic business model for anyone to follow, but you can do one thing well and still be immoral and abusive. I mean, Rome did crucifixions well… Read More »
This still works but the UPDATE below is better The solution to WordPress not recognizing line breaks is to tweak your source code. You will need a way to edit the HTML on your site. Go to wp-includes -> post-template.php Search for “function the_content“. At the end of that function you will see: Change that… Read More »
The Internet is becoming our main source of memory instead of our own brains, a study has concluded. In the age of Google, our minds are adapting so that we are experts at knowing where to find information even though we don’t recall what it is. The researchers found that when we want to know… Read More »
If you’re sick of getting Farmville requests on Facebook, you can disable it. Here’s how: Go to Account Settings, Notifications, and under Recent Notifications you’ll see your Farmville requests. From there, just click the envelope and it will disable them. Enjoy!