by Jeffery Battersby | Aug 11, 2014 | Commentary, Featured
Matt Honan as an interesting article on Wired that illustrates exactly why I left Facebook a few months back. He spent two days “liking” everything he saw and the end result was that his entire newsfeed became a giant clutter of garbage. While that should...
by Jeffery Battersby | May 25, 2010 | Asides
Facebook to simplify privacy settings Wednesday | via Macworld I was seriously contemplating wiping out my FB account. Now I’m willing to wait until Wednesday to see if I stick around.
by Jeffery Battersby | Apr 26, 2010 | Asides
Interesting piece by Mark Barrett on why he’s decided to opt out of Facebook after yet another change to the Facebook privacy policy. What it comes down to is a sense that while he’s been given the promise of control over his personal information, the...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 16, 2010 | Asides
Macworld’s Rob Griffiths on how to use iChat to replace Facebook’s bolloxy chat feature. | via Macworld 1. In iChat, open Preferences, and go to the Accounts tab. Click the plus sign at the bottom of the window to add a new account. 2. Select Jabber...
by Jeffery Battersby | Feb 11, 2010 | Asides
Holy Smokes… Sure, read the article, but be absolutely certain that you read the comments. Ouch. Facebook Wants to Be Your One True Login | via ReadWriteWeb