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Make your bookmark bar look cleaner

Are you one of those people who likes to bookmark every website you go to. Then eventually your bookmark looks like a cluttered mess. There is one little trick that cook fix this. When adding a to your bookmarks bar, and it comes time to type a name, " do not type the name " of the bookmark. When you do this, this just leaves favicons for the website. Right click the bookmark and click Edit. Delete everything out of the Name field.   Then the favicon should be displayed only. 

How to check for counterfeit Money, with the new redesigned bills.

As you today's world of security and become more tight, you would think that with credit cards should be the safest, but they are not. With new ways of coming up by getting credit card information is not frugal. There is this new machine, that gets a persons, credit card information by simply putting the device up against persons purse, wallet, and even pocket. Crazy right! Recently, we have gotten redesigned $100 bills and they have new  security  markers. To better understand and how to identify, it's authenticity, check out  New money .

Pinterest has added Messaging!

You don't hear a lot about pinterest, but it happens to be my favorite picture sharing site. I love that you can organized your pins of images into collections. If you have used as long as I have, pinterest is not just used for sharing and  liking  cool pictures. You can also use it for more productive ways, like one of the biggest methods is DIY's, I just found out that Pinterest has just add messaging. Yes that's Right! You can now message your friends, or work on projects together and share ideas. 

Did You Know You Could Turn A YouTube Video into a GIF By Inserting Gif in Front of YouTube?

The same method you use Vi to download a  YouTube  Video is the same method you use to turn a YouTube video into a GIF . 

Did You Know You Could Download YouTube Videos By Just Typing Vi?

There are many ways to download YouTube videos, but there is one way I just discovered, that is actually really cool. All you have to do is go to Youtube go to a video you really like and type vi before the word YouTube and hit enter and it will take you to another page and click download. Now depending on if it has available download formats, you will be able to download, but if it doesn't then you won't. 

Why Its better to pretend you don't know anything about computers.

This site tells you why it is better to pretend to not know anything about computers.  http://theoatmeal.com/comics/computers

Tech Tips - You Didn't Know

I love learning new and improved ways to do thing, especially when it comes to technology. There are tons of ways out there to do things differently which why I will share with some  tech-tips  that I have just found out.  Create YouTube video intros with Microsoft PowerPoint. Google Chrome has secret settings, including letting you know if there are any programs conflicting with Chrome and change and how many flash players are running on Google Chrome by typing these  (chrome://plugins/) in the browser.  You can rid of backgrounds in images by using powerpoints background remover. 

List of Great Wiki's

I thought I share with you  a list of some useful wiki's. WikEM -  http://www.wikem.org/wiki/Main_Page Termwiki -  http://en.termwiki.com/ Uncyclopedia -  http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page WikiBooks -  http://www.wikibooks.org/ WikiCollecting -  http://en.wikicollecting.org/ WikiEducator -  http://wikieducator.org/Main_Page   Wikimedia Commons -  http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiQuote -  http://www.wikiquote.org/ WikiSource -  http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Main_Page WikiSpecies -  http://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

How to get the RealTime Typing effect in Gimp

If you have ever been on tumblr then you have seen at least one of those post, that has the text, that is typing actively. Well, it is very easy to do in Gimp, but it might take some time, if you really have a long quote or sentence you want to say.  Open up Gimp Make sure you have the Toolbox and Layers box open, and if the layers box is not open, hit Windows->Dockable Dialogs->Layers Create a New Image->New->specify size you want and Click  OK Next, you will add Text and word that you want, but for right now, kind make it a short phrase to get the hang of it and to see your result. For this tutorial I will use "Please Follow My Blog For More!" Typed the First letter of your word or phrase and then press duplicate layer and make sure it is selected Then go click in the middle of the text box and add the second letter of your word or phrase them click close(Keep repeating this until you get to the last letter of your word or p...

Anthology TV Shows

I am a big fan of scary stuff, especially T.V. Shows, I like  a lot of Anthology T.V. Shows, they could be old and new. Here I will list some I that I personally enjoy.  Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1997 - 2002) Twilight Zone: 60's, 80's and 00's (1959 -1964, 1985 - 1989, 2002 - 2003) Tales From the Crypt (1989 - 1996) Tales From the Darkside (1984 - 1988) Masters of Horror (2005 - 2007) Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1991 - 2000) Goosebumps (1995 -1998) Nightmare  Room (2001 -2002) Ghost Stories (1997 -1998) Night Visions (2001)

Best Ocean Viewing Videos

Youtube doesn't have to be for viewing funny videos, it can be used for relaxation as well, depending on what mood I am in, sometimes I the calm and peaceful sounds of Ocean Waves and I have seen quite a few, but today I have picked out my favorite ones to share with all  of you. 

Things you didn't know had names

These are things you didn't know had names.  Philtrum -  the vertical groove on the median line of the upper lip. (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Ferrule -   the protective point or knob on the far end of an umbrella.  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Aglet -  the tag covering the ends of a lace or point – e.g., the reinforcement at the end of a shoelace.  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Punt -  an indentation at the bottom of a molded glass bottle.  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Lunule -  a crescent-shaped body part or marking (such as the whitish mark at the base of a fingernail).  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Tittle -  the dot over  i  or  j.  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Glabella -  the smooth prominence of the forehead between the eyebrows.  (According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary) Munti...