My Experience with Google on 2012

My Experience with Google on 2012: "Google: like it or not, you can’t live without it. This is true for everyday people, and for webmasters and bloggers even more. In this post I’ll talk about some changes I noticed in the search engine in 2012."

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How Chris Brogan Built His Content Platform | Copyblogger

How Chris Brogan Built His Content Platform | Copyblogger: "From the outside, it seems that in just a few short years, he’s created an independent publishing and speaking empire with nothing more than his personality and a laptop."

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Tablet Users Disappointed in Website Load Times | PCWorld

Tablet Users Disappointed in Website Load Times | PCWorld: "Tablet owners are disappointed in the Web surfing aspects of their devices because sites aren’t opening as fast as they expect them to, according to a study from Compuware APM, a Web optimization company."

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What You Could Buy With $829 | PCWorld

What You Could Buy With $829 | PCWorld: "Apple doesn't play the discount game. The company focuses on creating products that people want and then sets the price high enough to assure itself of a healthy profit. Over the past several years, the strategy has worked spectacularly, as millions of consumers have willingly emptied their wallets to acquire pricey MacBook Air laptops, iPads, and the like"

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Compare iPad 2 and iPad 3

Compare iPad 2 and iPad 3: "While iPad 3 goes on sale this week, Apple has decided not to discontinue its predecessor, iPad 2. Instead, the list price for all iPad 2 models has dropped by $100, making the tablet a bargain at just $399 for a 16GB WiFi-only model. So, if you do not already own an iPad, you may be asking yourself if iPad 3 is worth the extra $100."

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How to decide if you should buy an app | How To - CNET

How to decide if you should buy an app | How To - CNET: "Sometimes it's difficult to decide if you should spend money on the pro or full version of an app. The free version may be "good enough," but sometimes you can get rid of annoying ads or gain extra features for just a few bucks. In many cases, the way to decide on buying an app will differ for each app and each person. Here are the points I consider, along with some from an article on Lifehacker, before I buy an app"

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5 Big Security Mistakes You're Probably Making | PCWorld Business Center

5 Big Security Mistakes You're Probably Making | PCWorld Business Center: "How vulnerable are most companies to hacking? So vulnerable that hackers claim they can point their systems at pretty much any target and be guaranteed of breaking in fairly quickly. Most run-of-the-mill vulnerability testers I know can break into a company in a few hours or less. It must be child's play for professional criminals."

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Monitor Your CPU and Motherboard Heat Temperatures

Monitor Your CPU and Motherboard Heat Temperatures: "This week, we encountered a problem common in laptops made around 2008-2010. The problem starts when your computer overheats, either from excessive external temperatures or tasks that require a great deal of CPU strain (and usually a combination of the two). Over time, the soldering that holds the video card to the motherboard begins to separate until the card no longer has a good connection to the board and your computer stops booting."

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The 10 Commandments of Landing Pages That Work | Copyblogger

The 10 Commandments of Landing Pages That Work | Copyblogger: "In the dark and ancient days of digital yellow highlighters and outrageous claims, a cry rang out over the mountains — a cry for sanity, integrity, and beauty."

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Make Awesome DIY Noise Cancelling Headphones on the Cheap

Make Awesome DIY Noise Cancelling Headphones on the Cheap: "Most people of the current generation own a wide variety of different gadgets and electronics, the majority of which, have an integrated headphone jack. The price in purchasing headphones can range from around $5.00 – $1000.00, but the price of purchasing a pair of quality, noise cancelling headphones is a bit more costly, usually ranging between $150.00 – $1000.00"

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