If you search for freeware programs using Google, Bing or Yahoo search, more than likely one of the top 3 or 4 search results is going to be Softonic (en.softonic). And if you click the link to download from Softonic, you’re in for a long ride, and you’ll be setting up your computer for hijackers, toolbars, annoying advertisements,… Read More »
They’re actually quite beautiful really, dandelions. Their bright yellow flowers signal the greening of the world and spring. Most people consider dandelions an ugly weed, but they are quite lovely. They are symbols of rebirth and of childhood. The first flower I picked for my mom was a dandelion; I picked five or six and she put them… Read More »
8 pronunciation errors that made the English language what it is today Think hyperbole rhymes with Super Bowl? Don’t worry, it could be the start of something beautiful Someone I know tells a story about a very senior academic giving a speech. Students shouldn’t worry too much, she says, if their plans “go oar-y” after graduation. Confused glances… Read More »
The World Wide Web turned 25-years-old this year. The Web, all due respect to Al Gore, was created by a man named Tim Berners-Lee. When he first thought of the idea his boss at time called it “vague but exciting”, and allowed Berners-Lee to develop his idea for a World Wide Web on the side. But how much… Read More »
Many of you have Gmail accounts, and because you do, you also have Google Drive, Google Calendar and many other free Google services. And though Google backs up your data seven ways from Sunday, and then backs up the back ups and stores them in several different data centers, you might feel even more comfortable about the safety… Read More »
What? You don’t know why you’d want to do this? Hey, I don’t know why you’d do it either, but it seems that animated gifs have come a long way since the animated smiley days. Besides we’re going to show you the real EB chasing kids around trying to get their candy, where to find a real, honest-to-goodness… Read More »