From the monthly archives:

February 2009

How to Back Up Your Firefox Profile With MozBackup 1.4.9

February 28, 2009

Talk about good timing. I was in the middle of writing a very long post about a method I had created to allow you to use the same Firefox profile on any computer you own. (If you are not familiar with Firefox profiles, go here.) I had perfected a process that allowed you to carry [...]

Google’s Gmail Service Crashes Across World

February 24, 2009

From the Telegraph UK, it is reported this morning that Gmail has been down for several hours across Europe, parts of Asia and Australia. This has to be frustrating for Gmail users. It highlights to me, however, the inherent danger in relying on a web-based email program. It can go down, indeed disappear forever, at [...]

Time Magazine’s 25 Best Blogs 2009 List

February 19, 2009

Time Magazine’s 25 Best Blogs 2009 List The year is barely two months old and they already know the best blogs of the year? They don’t even give me a chance. Oh well, maybe next year. In the meantime, most of these blogs are good.

U2′s New Album Leaks All Over The Internet

February 19, 2009

They almost made it. March 2nd and their big week introducing their new album to the world on David Letterman was in reach, but the cat is out of the bag. Earlier today, in an ironic twist, a division of their own record company in Australia (supposedly) put the album on sale on their website [...]

Merge Multiple Gmail Contacts

February 17, 2009

Merge Multiple Gmail Contacts Google Tutor is reporting you can now merge duplicate Gmail contacts into one. This has been a needed feature for a while, and I will report on it in more detail once I get a chance to play around with it a bit.

Consumerist (Pot) Meet Facebook (Kettle)

February 16, 2009

Before I consider this Facebook issue closed, I want to bring you a couple late breaking items. First, one of my blogger friends, Patrick Neeman, on his blog UsabilityCounts, makes what to me is an incredible discovery. He takes a closer look at the Consumerist’s Terms of Service agreement. The Consumerist, if you remember, was [...]

Listen to U2′s next single: No Line On The Horizon

February 16, 2009

Listen to it while you can at Spin.com UPDATE: This is version is apparently a remix, not the album version. We will know for sure when the album is released on March 2nd.

Facebook hits 175 million user mark

February 15, 2009

Facebook hits 175 million user mark A little more than a month after announcing it had 150 million active users, Facebook has reached 175 million active users–the statistic the social-networking site prefers to use, rather than registered accounts overall.

Google Adds Better Search in Contacts

February 12, 2009

Google Adds Better Search in Contacts From the Google Operating System, you can now search for contact information from any information field.

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