Social Media & tech.nocr.at
By Frank on Aug 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Now that I am finally convinced that social media is not a fad I have decided to bring tech.nocr.at into the current century. I have received many an email from readers wondering why we aren’t on Facebook or why we aren’t on Digg? I have been a big believer of twitter over the past year [...]
Happy Birthday BBS
By Frank on Feb 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Just a few days ago, Feb 16 to be exact, in 1978 Ward Christensen and Randy Suess launched the first ever Bulletin Board System in Chicago. Many people belive that the BBS was the predecesor to the modern internet, a crude form I will agree but a much more enjoyable form of social interaction online [...]
Raise A Glass To Pownce
One of the greatest things about being a geek is the ability to tinker and toy with stuff without having to ask “Why?”. Some of the best “Why?” projects involve alcohol. Toss in a dash of social networking and you get a Pownce beer pouring robot. It begs the question, “Why would you build a [...]
StumbleUpon Goes Bar-less
By Frank on Oct 1, 2008 · Leave a Comment
I have to give a plug to StumbleUpon which brings this site so much traffic. One of the major stumbling (no pun intended) with StumbleUpon is that you need to install a toolbar to enjoy all of the great social like experiences it offers. Well, you can now enjoy all of the great websites that [...]
GIFAR Image Vulnerability
By Frank on Aug 4, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Researchers at NGS Software have developed a method to embed malicious code into a picture. When the picture is viewed, the malicious code embed in the picture could send the attacker the credentials of the viewer. Social sites like Facebook, Myspace, or Digg are particularly at risk, but the researches say that any site which [...]
Avalinks – Social Bookmarking Reinvented
It’s hasn’t been the biggest secret around these parts, I have been working feverishly at creating a “new” social bookmarking service. I know what some of you are already saying; “but we already have delicious”. Avalinks takes a fresh look at social bookmarking. Watchlists to follow family and friends Make your bookmarks public for the [...]
The Best Of 2600
By Frank on Jun 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The guys over at my beloved 2600 magazine have decided to publish The Best of 2600. It’s a collection of articles from the 20+ years of its name sake magazine. With great articles on lock-picking, phone phreaking, social engineering, and other hacking topics that will keep you informed and entertained. Founded in 1984, 2600 was [...]
8hands: Destop Client For Social Networks
Social network has really changed the way we all use the Internet. Keep up with your friends, see what everyone’s up to, share a photo with you Aunt half way across the world, even find friends you haven’t been in contact with for years. The only problem is that you spend hours combing through various [...]
Social Messaging: Pownce v. Jaiku
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
I think I am finally grasping this whole concept of social messaging. I don’t know if being over 30 has made me un-cool or if, god forbid, I have become like my parents were when I was young, square and old fashioned but I has taken me a while to grasp the concept of social [...]
Nokia launches mobile social networking site
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
Shortly after buying media sharing site Twango, Nokia launched a closed beta of a brand new mobile networking site. Mosh, short for Mobile Sharing, allows users to share media and applications from their mobile phones. It’s also got some really cool features like the ability to tag and share content with other people and create [...]
Idiot from Pennsylvania sues Google for $5 Billion
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
Dylan Stephen Jayne of Pennsylvania has decided to sue Google for 5 Billion dollars (cue Auston Power music). The premise of his complaint revolves around the following assertion; “I, Dylan Stephen Jayne, plaintiff, has [sic] a social security number that when the social security number is turned upside down in its entirety it is a [...]
Mixpanel: They like goats, what about you?
By Frank on Nov 29, 1999 · Leave a Comment
There’s only one main component to this site that the site begs from you as soon as you sign up: “So…we like goats, what about you?” Mixpanel quickly asks you your interests and forms an ever-changing tag cloud to quickly find content suited to you. The most important and largely unnoticed feature with mixpanel is [...]
