Learning: Find and Subscribe to a Reddit Discussion Group

This guide will help any English-speaking user locate a Reddit discussion group on a particular topic and subscribe to it.

Step 1. Accessing Reddit
If you already have a Reddit account, skip this step and proceed directly to Step 2. Searching for a Discussion Group

If you don’t already have a Reddit account, you will need to create one. Begin by typing www.reddit.com in your browser’s address bar and clicking enter.

Once you are on the Reddit website, look at the top, right-hand corner where there is a search bar (Search Reddit) and the option to log in or register (Want to join? Login or register in seconds). Select register and proceed through the registration process. (See Figure 1a and 1b. The Reddit Login or Register Options)

Figure 1a and 1b. The Reddit Login or Register Options


 









Step 2. Searching for a Discussion Group 

Make sure you’re logged into your Reddit account. Your name/nickname will appear in the top, right-hand corner. If you’re not already logged in, then enter your nickname and password at the top, right-hand corner using the fields provided, then click the Login button. (See Figure 2. Logging into Reddit)

Figure 2. Logging into Reddit 

Once you have logged in, use the Search Reddit field on the top, right-hand corner (see Figure 2) to enter the type of discussion group you’re lookinog for and click enter.

For this example, we are looking for Minecraft game discussion groups using the advanced search option to narrow down by author, using GenerikB. We type in the search field: minecraft author:GenerikB. (See Figure 4a and 4b. Reddit Search Example—Minecraft Discussion Groups, by a Particular Author)

Figure 4a and 4b. Reddit Search Example—Minecraft Discussion Groups, by a Particular Author  

 

Notice the section that says “too many results? Narrow it down to a subreddit!” This is another option to allow you to narrow down even further by popular category (a.k.a, subreddit) under the topic you’ve just searched for.

Try clicking on one of the options there to see if the results are a good match for what you’re looking for.

Step 3. Subscribe to a Reddit Subreddit/Discussion 
Once you have identified a discussion group, or subreddit, to subscribe to, click on the green Subscribe button on the far right hand-side.

Figure 5. Subscribing to a Reddit Subreddit/Dicussion

Any questions or concerns, please leave a comment! Thank you for reading!

A Note on Earbuds

When I purchased my first iPhone back in the summer of 2007, I immediately rejected the hard, white plastic ear buds that came with the device. Instead, I went and purchased my first ever set of cool ear buds. It turned out to be a semisweet experience: economically painful, midly comfortable, and largely aesthetically pleasing.

$128 dollars (plus tax and S&H) later, I was the proud owner of black/white V-Moda ear buds. I kept seeing these ear buds mentioned all over blogs and Twitter at the time. Little did I know, it was a social media product placement technique. They were the most expensive ear buds I had ever, or would ever purchase. I loved the different sizes of silicone buds for comfort, the grippable textured metal ear bud and the quality of the product. The controls were awesome as well. Regrettably, they disappeared in the void that is my house after about six months, never to be seen again.

Back then I was the hasty victim of social media hype and little to no pre-purchase research. I learned my lesson: research must precede a purchase, form must follow function, and all must follow economy of cost.

Flash forward to 2011, when I was looking for ear buds to use with my Droid Charge. I went to my Verizon store to scope out any potential ear buds and walked away with Pure Gear's PureBoom flat rubberized cord ear buds. These made a horrible sound whenever I accidentally rubbed the cord while listening. Like nails on a chalkboard to be honest. That, and the fact I lost the travel case (if they even came with one?) and I started losing my patience a little with these. But otherwise were comfortable, relatively easy to clean, and didn't break the bank. At some point in time, over the last year or so, they stopped playing sound consistently on the right side, so I decided to look for a replacement.

Finally, I found success in ear bud shopping in spring of this year, when I upgraded my two year old Android Charge to a Samsung Galaxy S-III. Again, crappy ear buds came with my device. I decided I would do due diligence so I wouldn't be ashamed of my ear bud purchase, this time. I was looking for an economical purchase with comfortable buds, some aesthetics, and a control feature to use along with my smartphone's many purposes. Quite the shopping list.

After a Google News, Lifehacker, and C-Net search I ended up looking into Klipsch ear buds on Google Shopping and Amazon. I purchased the Klipsch S4 pair. These don't come with audio control, but they were economical, come with three different size silicone buds for comfort, and a cool, oval, silver metal case to store them in.  Love them and use them now for over 8-9 hours a day.

I liked my pair so much, I bought the upgraded version, the Klipsch S4-A Inline with Microphone for Android. After some investigation, I found out I'd need to download their  app (Klipsch Control, free) to add additional functionality. Google Play store reviews were negative, with many saying there was no real volume control. I was a little peeved. However, these are comfortable and are a nice upgrade/Plan B in case my original S4s disappear or are damaged.

It pays to research well. This is an accessory category that is absolutely exploding with potentially good products, making a choice can be difficult. Don't get swayed by what other people use, but read the technical info in the reviews to make up your mind. Don't try to ask for too many features, remember the KISS principle. And remember, everyone has return policies and you never really know what will work for you unless you try things out.

Useful resources:

• C Net Inside vs Outside Headphones, What's the Difference?
• Lifehacker Five Best Headphones and Five Best Earbuds

Sharing Google Documents

I've been wondering whether Google Documents in Drive can be shared for editing with folk who don't have a Google account. According to a Lynda.com blog post I just located, there is a way!

1. In your list of files on your Drive, select the check box next to the file you want to share. 
2. Click on the "More" menu and select Share / Share. 
3. In the menu window for sharing settings that opens up, look for the section that says "who has access" and click "change" located next to the option "Private - Only the people listed below can access." 
4. In the menu window that pops open, select the radio button next to "Anyone with the link" and on the bottom select "Can Edit" next to where it says "Access:Anyone (no sign-in required)" and click the save button.

Now, just copy the URL where it says "Link to share (allows editing)" and use it to share your file with your collaborators. And presto! How you like em apples?

Forced Offline Have USB

There have been a number of data storage and upgrade initiatives at work over the past 12 months which have led to a number of outage-related lulls at work. Either the system, Internet access, or access to our directories and files have been restricted or removed entirely during these outages. Many outages are planned, while many others are just the unhappy result of a hard drive dying a miserable, flamey death after a long life of service. So how can someone counteract these horrible, horrible outage lulls while there's so much to get done?

If you throw an outage my way, my first instinct is to lean back in my chair, run my hands through my hair, and go AARGHHH Then get the urge to just go have a walk, talk to a buddy, or go eat something in the deli. I've been quite disciplined. What I actually end up doing is going to refill my hot water for tea and then pull out my saved files from my trusty USB stick.

this turtle is my favorite USB

I typically save items to a USB memory stick that I keep on my keychain. When I know an outage is coming, I save quickly a bunch of files I'm working on and then have those available during the outage.

By storing needed projects on my USB I can access them pretty much at any computer location (Work or home) and begin working just where I left off, as if nothing had interrupted me. Now how about *that* convenience?

This is incredibly useful for mind-flow type projects where I need to format documents, edit intense logistics/transportation/supply chain books and publications, am writing out a guide/walkthrough for a particular process or application, or when I need to complete tabulations of review results for committees.

These are typically flow kind of projects because once I get started, the hours just tick by as if seconds. Very engrossing work.

All around, I appreciate our company's efforts to keep our meager technology assets up and functioning, and especially, when there's upgrades being performed to assure compatibility. There are just so many that it's intensely irritating. But our IT folks are good people and I don't want to make their life impossible, so I thank them for letting me know of planned outages and plan accordingly.

We can all squint and drum our fists on the table, but in the face of technical outages and hang ups, little tricks like my USB stick can do wonders for our peace of mind and productivity.

How to Leave a Pinterest Board

It's possible that at some point during your Pinterest career/mania, someone will add you to a board where you can post to. Should you accidentally join a board you're not interested in, or decide that you no longer want to post to a board, there's a way to opt out.

First of all try VERY HARD not to join a board you may want to leave. It takes some effort to find your name and remove it.

1. Log into Pinterest and navigate to your profile, then the board you want to leave.
2. The edit board window appears, find your name under the list of board members.
3. You might need to click on the More Invites button to show more people if your name isn't immediately available at the top part of the list.
4. Scroll...
5. Scroll some more...
6. When you find your name, click the remove button right next to it and click the save button at the bottom.
7. Done! Get yourself a cold one as a reward. Or in my case, it took me 15-20 minutes of scrolling so I deserve a couple cold ones!

Publish a Google Drive Presentation to Blogger

Step 1. Publish to Web

I developed a Google Presentations slideshow to showcase my professional background with the goal to upload it to a new "Professional Inquiries" Page on my personal Blogger blog.

I managed to learn how to use Google Presentations AND how to upload a presentation to Blogger with this project! That's what I call shooting two birds with one mouse. xD

The process I followed in Google Drive is as follows:

Step 2. Options for Publish to Web

I created my presentation in Google Drive and made sure it saved. While the file was open, I looked under the File menu and selected Publish to the Web.

There was a pop-up reminding me that publishing to the web had no impact on the visibility of the presentation within My Drive.

I clicked OK and proceeded to the Publish to the Web pop-up window, where I now had a variety of options to select from. For my particular needs I opted for a small size and to restart the slide show after the last slide. I left all the other options as they were.

Now that all my options were selected, I clicked inside the embedding code box and copied it.

Step 3. Add New Blank Page to Blog

The process for the Blogger portion:

In a separate tab in my browser, I opened up my Blogger Dashboard and clicked on the correct blog from my list of personal blogs.

Step 3. Paste the HTML code into the Page

The blog's dedicated dashboard opened up. On the left-hand side menu options, I selected the Pages tab. I started up a new, blank page.

Once on the blank page, I entered the page title "Professional Inquiries" and clicked on the HTML button to edit the html of this new page.

Once on the HTML editing section, I pasted the code from Google Drive, then clicked back on the Compose button to see how it looked. I centered the embedded presentation, then saved the page.

New Page with Embedded Presentation

Managing PDFs in Preview

If you're a mac user, you'll invariable end up at some point needing to modify your PDFs. Did you know that your mac's (OS X+) nifty Preview application can do it all for you?

Deleting a page in your PDF using Preview
1. Open the PDF file
2. Make sure you have selected View/Show Sidebar
3. Highlight the page you want to delete in your Sidebar
4. Click Command + Shift + Delete
5. Save your revised PDF

Merging PDF files using Preview
1. Open the first PDF file
2. Open Finder and the folder where all your PDF files are located and arrange your open PDF and Finder so you can see everything
3. Make sure your first PDF file is open and the Sidebar is showing
4. Drag the first of the PDF files from your Finder window to your Sidebar, hovering over the last page of your open PDF until a box surrounds the icon. A blue bar will show up under the page to show the new PDF you're dragging will be saved there.
4. Continue until all the files have been added in the correct order, you can drag and place.
5. Save your revised PDF file

Troubleshooting: Pandora on Droid Charge

I wanted to use Pandora today, since it's TGIF and I need some uplifting of spirits after a hard week.

Well, there was just no getting my Pandora to work. As I clicked on of my radio stations from the home page list, I would get 1) a black screen with the navigational buttons on the button and no sound, then upon clicking different radio stations 2) the screen would go black for a split second and then switch back to the main page listing all the stations.

I looked online and found an Android App FAQ page on Pandora.com where they suggest you uninstall Pandora, turn off your phone, remove and reinstall the battery, reboot, then reinstall Pandora.

It worked.

Blogger Themes vs. Google Analytics

Silly me. I thought that because Blogger now includes some really poor limited Google Analytics statistics from within the Blogger dashboard, that it was therefore easier to integrate Blogger and Analytics. Tisk. Tisk.

I recently updated my blog template and a couple of days later (no surprise there!) find that my hits as recorded on Google Analytics (not the analytics within Blogger) have gone down to zero.

Checking the status for the blog(s) on Google Analytics was pointless, because GA was saying it was receiving data. Which it wasn't.

This is a typical occurrence whenever you modify the blogger HTML via the design and layout options: the Google Analytics code needs to be re-inserted into the <head> </head> tags to keep working.

Because Blogger in Draft now has an updated interface, things have moved around. More fun. In order to access the HTML edit mode in the new navigation in Blogger in Draft, do the following:


1. Log into Blogger, and navigate to your dashboard.
2. Select "Template" on the left-hand side menu.
3. Scroll all the way to the bottom of the template page, and select: "Edit Template HTML."
4. find the </head> tag, and just above it paste your Google Analytics tracking code.

Voilá.

Learning: File Management

I've decided I need to revisit my file management philosophy. At work, I deal with a rather large amount of file revisions and complex tasks under each phase for each project. It can get confusing, fast.

What happens in the case I'm out of the office and my boss or a co-worker need to get into my project files to access important information? My file system needs to be intuitive.

Right now I have sub-folder under our department's folder on the shared drive. Inside my "area" folder, I have hundreds of other folders for each of the projects that I either started or that needed saving for archival purposes.

This is when it gets tricky. Each project folder obviously needs sub-folders to help sort some of the contents. For example, a periodical will have a "pre-production" folder, with the edits folder, the layout folder, and a series of loose files about the printing house quote/invoices/etc. Obviously, that makes for A LOT of subfolders.

Folder Structure
Saving the file location in the file itself has never been a favorite technique for me. This resource location address needs to be updated in the case the file is moved to a different folder, else it becomes obsolete.

Date Documents
The auto-date field can overwrite a previous version's date, by accidentally opening and resaving to the same file name, thereby losing important information.

Consistent File Names
For files I share with others in a collaboration, I prefer adding a v1 or v2 to the file name, along with the date. However, by using the day's date in the file name, it's redundant, as the details view in any folder can automatically show you the date a document was created and/or saved--the trick is, when you cut and paste a file from a folder to another one, it's possible the information becomes lost.

WYSIWYG Reminders
I remember in my project management coursework, a few years ago, there was a table inserted into our group collaboration document with the date, initials, and version to help delineate what was done, by whom, and when. If too many revisions were made to the document, we'd end up with a two page table just for the version tracking. Not fun.

Some individuals feel that all invoice documents or all graphics documents are best saved in folders with like files, so you have essentially a repository of all the same file extensions. I definitely would never be able to find anything that way. I work better looking up a project's folder and seeing the files laid out before me. At least to me, it makes sense.

So, there obviously isn't just one or two "right" ways of managing files. It's very subjective to what you need to access, how quickly, and what you need to know about each file. Or even to whether your company has a policy for how things should be saved and accessed--such as is the case with intranets usually.

A majority of the search results for "file management" tips from Google is just a series of advertisements for downloadable file management systems or apps. I, however, am interested in restructuring the way I process information and save it, so that it's easily retrievable.

I was looking up various file management tips online. I found a good, basic run-through on an About.com portal (Small Business Canada: 10 File Management Tips), but it left me wanting more.

There was a good guide on the Microsoft Windows website (Working with Libraries), discussing libraries and how they can help you find a better solution than just folders and sub-folders.

So if I come up with or run across a more useful process, I'll be sure to post it here. Right now, the process I use seems to help me answer those "Johnny on the spot" left-field type questions that I usually get at work. Thankfully, I've a document trail for almost anything ;o) Learned the hard way!

Specifying the Downloads Folder in IE 9

I recently downloaded IE 9 at work because my IE 8 version kept conflicting when accessing my work Facebook account.

However, I really became annoyed when my downloads began to dissappear. I realized I hadn't specified where downloads should be saved. The process to change which folder your downloads save to, is quite easy.

There is an instruction walk-through on this page, but their screen print doesn't match where the "options" button appears--in my version of IE, the options button appeared on the bottom left corner of the pop up window.

Now it's much easier for me to access my downloads, without wasting precious time. Easy peasy! That's how we like it.

Social Media Etiquette

I just ran into a great post online (Six Concepts Brands Should Understand About Social Media Etiquette, on CareerBuilder of all places!) about social media etiquette for brands.

If you manage a company account (or two) on various channels online, there's user behavior that you might encounter on occasion, which can leave you doubting how to best react on behalf of your company.

It's a little testy having to communicate on behalf of a company, and be their voice in that particular channel. The article lists a number of potential scenarios, and how to best react to them. The major thread of the helpful guidelines they discuss are:

• Keep your voice volume to a reasonable level.
• Keep your language clean.
• Stay courteous.
• Don’t automatically take it personally.
• Take responsibility for your own actions.
• Don’t ignore or delete people.

It's a great short list to help us step back on occasion and review how we've been approaching communicating our message and building connections with users.

Privacy and Bullying Online

Someone from CiviliNation (taking a stand for civil digital discourse) recently emailed me asking to blog, Tweet, and FB about their initiative.

I found this great video that does the talking for me.



If you remember that poor Rutgers student who was publicly humiliated for having gay sex in his dorm room by his roommate who secretly filmed the encounter on a laptop webcam, you understand why online, it's important to keep the personal personal.

Remember, few people online truly care about your well being. They're out for entertainment. Trust no one (or as few people as you can). Make sure you understand privacy settings for EVERYTHING you use online. And if there is a computer, laptop, smartphone, or camcorder near you at any point in time, make sure it's covered, put away, or the batteries are out while you are performing personal, private activities.

Take precautions. Don't share too much information. And above all, support legislation that protects your privacy, civil rights, and human rights.

Learn: Secure Delete Trash in OS X

I had this weird thing happen to my MacBook Pro OSX+ over the last month: everything I put in the trash bin would refuse to budge when I was trying to clear it out.

I finally decided yesterday to visit an Apple store Genius and finally we figured out what it was. I had selected secure delete from the Finder > Preferences > Advanced > Empty Trash Securely

Apparently, when you're deleting securely it takes way longer to delete as it's really scrubbing stuff out. If you delete say five things at a time, it's all groovy. If you have, say 2,000 items *ahem* it just doesn't budge.

Better delete securely a little at a time or just take the secure checkmark off and just do a regular delete.

This was so simple I almost smacked my forehead. Thank Mr. Genius guy!

Resetting MS Word's Language Settings

Excellent post today by GoLanguages.com about the steps required when resetting the language settings in MS Word for a particular document you are working on.

To iPad or Not to iPad? A Decision By the Numbers

Many business people are dragging around their little iPads lately. Showoffs they are.

I see them at meetings, on the plane. The little case or portfolio that they use allows them to have them at an incline on a table to easily view and type on the cornea display.

Some say that an iPad's more convenient than a laptop...it's lighter, you can access almost any document pending you have the right app, and they're very portable. Alternatively, of course, there is the Mac AirBook...

Options, Options
So what are the options if you're also considering an iPad as part of your mobile toolset?

First of all, you need to decide whether you want the Wi-Fi model, or you want to spring for the more expensive 3G and the required data plan.

According to the Apple iPad page, the Wi-Fi model come in these flavors:

• 16G for $499
• 32G for $599
• 64G for $699

The 3G models come in these flavors:

• 16G for $629
• 32G for $729
• 64G for $829

That's an increase of $130 just so they can insert a 3G chip!

Wi-Fi vs. Data Plan
Wi-Fi models can survive munching off free Wi-Fi from Starbucks, some hotels, and other generous locales. Meanwhile, the 3G will only work wherever the 3G network extends to. But there's also a third option: using the Wi-Fi model with a Mi-Fi card. A Mi-Fi is an intelligent mobile hot spot you can use for a laptop, a tablet, your Wi-Fi enabled smart phone, and more.

When it comes to iPad service providers, you have AT&T and Verizon. I looked at Verizon's iPad page first because they're the recent partners and may have some exciting propositions to compete against old hat AT&T.

The Verizon Proposition
I was surprised to learn that the Verizon iPad page offers only a Wi-Fi version of the iPad (all three memory size offerings) bundled with a Mi-Fi 2200 mobile hotspot.

The plus here, is that their Mi-Fi comes free in this bundle for the price of the iPad at whatever memory tier you're picking, and with a one-year ($70) or two-year (free) contract for the data plan. Typically, the Mi-Fi only goes for $269.99.

So if you go for Verizon's iPad, you get the three memory option iPads at face value, the Mi-Fi hotspot for free, and service at these levels:

• 1G data for $20 monthly, $20 per GB rate after allowance
• 3G data for $35 monthly, $20 per GB rate after allowance
• 5G data for $50 monthly, $20 per GB rate after allowance
• 10G data for $80 monthly, $20 per GB rate after allowance

Verizon calculates a Gigabyte at 1024 Megabytes. They also estimate that a low-res digital photo ranks at around 500KB.

Is it me or are they making most of their money off of people who don't know how many G they need and end up paying over after the allowance? Hm.

Plus:

• mobile insurance for $4
• line activation $35
• you should add I-Dial if you like roaming
• tolls, taxes, and surcharges @ anywhere from 5-39% of your monthly bill
• monthly Federal Universal Service Charge on interstate and international telecom charges @ 15.5% per line
• monthly regulatory charge up to .02 per line
• monthly administrative charge up to .06 per line

This information was last updated on the Verizon site on January 1, 2011.

The AT&T Proposition
On the other hand, AT&T seems to be offering the Wi-Fi+3G option in the three memory levels. They seem to assume that if you want the non-3G you'll just step into your nearest Apple store to get the device on your own.

The AT&T Wi-Fi system includes over 200,000 Wi-Fi spot locations. You can find one of their hot spots using their Find an AT&T Hot Spot site.

The AT&T 3G plans come in domestic or international flavors:
Domestic

• 250MB at $14.99 a month 
• 2GB at $25 a month

With these two options, you will get an on-screen reminder of when your data is low.

International with usage limit and 30-day expiration

• 20MB at $24.99
• 50MB at $59.99
• 100MB at $119.99
• 200MB at $199.99

Plans automatically expire when you run out of data or when the 30-day cycle comes to an end. Plans automatically renew every 30-day cycle.

My personal experience with the 3G network under AT&T is that it doesn't typically provide healthy coverage during our vacations. If you're hoping to use the GPS feature to help guide you to and fro your travel itinerary destinations, it can get scary. Have paper maps or a real GPS unit. Let me tell you, it's not a fun surprise to find out your iPhone signal isn't available when you're in the middle of the road between Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico, or out in swampland highways in the middle of Louisiana.

AT&T has a Coverage Viewer page where you can look up the data coverage provided by their network in the US.

I was unable to locate small print fee information for the AT&T data package.

Before finalizing your decision, it's best you go somewhere in person and 1) play around with the device yourself, and 2) talk numbers and specs with the attendant there.

I hope this helps someone out there trying to make heads or tails out of the service plans, and hoping to make their iPad buying decision soon. Good luck!

Hide Your Facebook Photos

My niece asked a very good question: can you hide your profile photo from all others who aren't your friends?

Because Facebook changes its settings and layout so often, it was some time before I found a possible solution. However, people will still be able to see your profile pic. They won't be able to click on it and make it larger though. I think...

This page on FreeMailTutorials.com, "Hide, remove or delete your Facebook profile picture" the section titled "Hide Your Facebook Profile Picture" helped me shed light on a difficult-to-find option to change the photo albums settings.

For some reason, Facebook has different ways to access photo settings instead of just accessing the settings directly from the photos section of your profile.

Under Account / Privacy Settings select Customize Settings, and at the bottom of the first section, Things I Share, you'll see a link to Edit Album Privacy For Existing Photos. That's where you can set who sees what for your photos.

I hope this helps someone out there, because I know it's something useful that's not exactly intuitive to find on the privacy settings.

Playing Around in iTunes

I just bought a CD on iTunes (Goose's Bring It On) and I wanted to convert the songs to mp3, but I forgot how to specify the quality (I like it as high as possible).

It's very easy. Here's the site I used to re-learn how to do it. Go to iTunes/Preferences/General and in the Import section select Custom and pick the


Next, I wanted to find out how the heck one selects multiple songs that are not adjacent one to the other cause I haven't been able to figure that out yet in my Mac. I'm slow sometimes.

It's also very easy, you just click Command and the songs. Duh!

Facebook's New Instant Personalization

FB Personalization

Facebook recently implemented a new connectivity option with partner sites for users.

The aim is to provide users "social and personalized experience with every app and website you use." Your activities outside FB can now be tweaked when you opt to, to obtain a sense of familiarity and connectedness.

Participating partners include: Bing, TripAdvisor, Clicker, Rotten Tomatoes, Docs, Pandora, Yelp, and Scribd.

To turn this off, if you're concerned about privacy, go to Account / Privacy Settings / Apps and Websites: Edit Your Settings / Instant Personalization.

Rotten Tomatoes FB Login

To test this out I went on Rotten Tomatoes. I don't usually use the other websites, and since I was listening to a CD I didn't feel like logging onto Pandora.

I went to Rotten Tomatoes. The page looked unusually busy. On the upper, right-hand corner there is a FB Login button, which I clicked on.

FB permission window

Upon clicking on the button a typical access approval window popped up. Once I allowed the access and then the Rotten Tomatoes website updated to reflect this login.

Once the page has been "personalized" by your FB login, you'll see a little icon up where the FB login button was, saying your name and with a little hyperlink saying "what's this?" that if you click on tells you how the site can or has been personalized to your FB information that's been accessed.

At first glance, the personalization bullet points aren't all that enlightening. It isn't that different from a typical login at Rotten Tomatoes though...unless I'm missing something.

Personalized Rotten Tomatoes

Of course you do have the added social element that you're aware now what your friends' activity is on the left pane...you find out on their FB walls as well if they selected that option on Rotten Tomatoes.

I'll need to play around with this some more to see what the dealio is. Looks promising tho! Easier to get pals to go out to the movies when you find out you're all wanting to go see the same one this weekend :o)

Blogger Mobile

As I was logging into my Blogger account today, I saw a little pop up that said Blogger now had mobile templates.

WHOOOOO

To activate Mobile templates log into your Blogger account, and in your dashboard, select the "Settings" option for your blog, or the blog you wish to modify. Under Settings look for the "Email and Mobile" option. The first radio button, "yes" option should be clicked, then at the bottom of the page select Save. All done!

I'm very excited, because being able to see blogger blogs on my iPhone is actually pretty important to keep up with my friends and just to stay upated on news and other stuff like my Google Reader subscriptions. This is very, very cool.

I went ahead and enabled the mobile view for all my four Blogger blogs, and found out there's a little QR code you can use for each of your blogs. I decided to post that here just for grin and giggles. I really am giggling tho, cause this is the bomb. Thank you Blogger, you guys rock, as always!