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Image Source Eastwodding is a Clint Eastwood inspired Meme that is fast gaining a lot of traction on the internet also know as Invisible Obama and Empty Chair . The meme has to do with users pointing to an empty chair and taking a photo. Which is then shared on Twitter and other social media sites like Reddit and Tumblr. There are also a couple of variations. Some users point to an empty chair while some other use the image of Clint speaking to an empty chair and adding their own images to the empty chair. This is an image macros and can be done with Photoshop.  How did the Eastwooding Meme begin. It all began on the national stage of the GOP National Convention Thursday night, When Clint Eastwood spoke to an empty chair addressing it as 'President Obama'. The internet then responded to it, in the only way it know how - create a meme.  Here is the video of the empty chair speech After the speech Eastwooding started trending on Twitter under the hashtag #Eastwooding - with user...

You know how when you log in to chat on Facebook you are visible to all your FB friends. But what if you want to chat with only a few friends. This way you can keep chatting with the pals you want and appear offline to the ones you don't want to be visible to. This option can also give you some privacy on Facebook and allows for you to chat with maybe one or two friends only and not appear online to your other connections. So when you want to chat only with some of your pals you will not get disturbed by other people. Maybe you want to get online and chat with family, this is the option you would need to use. It is easy to do this in just a few steps and here is how to do it. How to appear visible to only a few selected friends on Facebook. 1. Log in to Facebook 2. Click on the cog icon available either on the top or bottom of your chat window 3. Now click on advanced settings 4. Click the button in front of turn on chat for only some friends 5. Enter their names and click save. ...

Image Credit:   So the President of the United Stats has done an IAMA on Reddit ( I Am A) and while doing the IAMA he did it with an AMA (Ask Me Anything). So the president sat for half a hour on Reddit and took questions from users. Everyone familiar with Reddit knows sometimes things can get quite embarrassing - the President however handled everything very well and it became a successful AMA. As of writing this there are over 21,700 comments and the discussion is till happening. This makes him the first president on history to do an AMA and on a site like Reddit. President Obama answered about 10 questions and if you would like to read just the questions he answered here is the permalink . Yes, the president was asked about Internet Freedom and he did reply saying that he understood how everyone cared so passionately about it and that he did too. Also stating he is going to fight hard to ensure it stays an open forum for everybody. This is principle he won't stray from. The AMA ...

CircleMe the iPhone app people use to plant virtual plants in locations they like now gets an added feature 'Plant Guides'. The way to plant on the app is that once you find something you link you can leave a virtual plant for other users to find and water. By water we mean add stuff to and help it grow. So users can plant a movie, a song, an actor whatever you can think of. These plants are left with messages that other users can then pickup and enjoy. So when you go to a new place you can check out all the plants and see what other people are saying about them and other fascinating facts left by other users. This ability to geo-tag locations and share with everyone or only people form your trusted network is an opportunity to discover new places whenever you walk by. Plant Guides - the newest feature from the app are plant guides provided by select partners. These selected partners will curate and display plant guides that are really interesting and worth discovering. The fir...

Loveit at first glance looks a lot like Pinterest . Almost like a replica and doing almost the same thing with a few key differences. Loveit has private collections that you can share only with friends and families. Which means if you want to work on a private collection for business, you can use Loveit to do just that.   The content importer toll also has an algorithm to correctly identify the pictures original source. So if you run a website or blog that has a lot of pictures that people would like to share, the originial source content is identified and credited. The rest of it is just like Pinterest and therefore loads of fun for people who like to share and find beautiful pictures and images on the internet. Loveit also has the ability to import all your Pinterest pins and boards with just a few steps. This post will detail these steps to help you have all your great content on both the sites. How to import, move or bring all your Pinterest pins and Boards to LoveIt. 1. Log in to ...

Image Credit: FaceTache Facetache is a web app available online that is simple and easy to use, it exists for one thing only - adding a mustache to your images and photos online. A site like this can give you hours of fun as you try on various mustaches on your photos. There are loads to choose from and each can be resized to fit the face of the image. All you need to do to get started is to upload the image you want to use. Drag-and-drop the mustache you want to use on the face. Clicking on the mustache will let you resize it and rotate it either left or right, until it becomes a perfect fit.  The App derives its name from Face + Mustache and lets you create all the funny images you want. Once you done with your image you can save it to your PC or other device - clear your canvas and start over again. All very straightforward with no hassle. So go ahead and create your funny images and let us now what you think of this app in the comments section below. FaceTache - To add a mustache t...

Image Credit: PriceBlink Web App PriceBlink works on a very cool concept when added to your browser. Let's say you are shopping on Target for an item; once you're on the product page, a PriceBlink popup will appear below your URL bar with similar items it might have found for a lesser price. It works on the concept of price comparison - without you having to physically search all online retailers who have the same or similar item for a much lesser cost. The app itself is non-intrusive meaning it just stays hidden in your browser and does not appear until you go shopping. Once you start searching and find an item you want to purchase it will automatically search for the same product online and give you a better deal. The deal must be available but it does cut down a lot of time and if you are a bargain hunter and want to shop for things with the lowest price this one is for you. It works well with Chrome, Safari, FireFox and IE - simply install the app and let it do the work of ...

Reddit Cares Reddit has been quite successful in giving Redditors' an opportunity to give and support charitable causes on the site. This is typically what crowdfunding is all about - not in the sense to raise money for a project bu to support a charity or an organization that Redditors' care about. Specially true for many nonprofits projects in particular. When you decide to support a project or a cause and you're willing to give money for it. The best thing that can happen is that there are low fees or no fees attached to it - ensuring that almost all the money given by Redditors actually reach their destination. Not getting lost in payment fees and other transactions. Also there need to be effective fraud checks in place so people can be more confident that there aren't supporting some fraudulent scheme. With this in mind Reddit have announced two new tools that can be easily integrated by mods into their subreddits. Use these two tools if you're wondering how to...

Twitter does have the geolocation ability turned on and you can add location to your tweets. What happens when you have been using it for sometime and then decide it was not the right choice. There are many reasons why you now might want to remove all location information from your tweets. You might have accidentally have added location or you might have turned on or enabled the feature and you now want all your past tweets not to carry your location information. This is fairly easy to do on Twitter and these steps will help you accomplish just that. How to remove all location information form your past Tweets on Twitter. 1. Log in to Twitter Account Settings Page.   2. Below Tweet Location you find the greyed out button 'Delete all location Information' 3. Click on it and confirm 4. You're done it might take up to 30 minutes for the whole process to complete successfully.  You can continue playing around with adding location but whenever you want to delete all location in...

DropBox has an added security feature that is most welcome. It is called Two Step Verification - a combination of Google's two-step verification and Outlook.com's single-code verification system. So you can now use text messages or use your mobile app to generate a time sensitive security code to log-in to your DropBox account. This added security feature will help protect your account and keep hackers and intruders at bay. Helps to add an extra level of security to all your folders and files on DropBox. This post will serve as a guide on how to enable to the-step verification process for your DropBox account. How to turn on, enable or setup Two-step authentication for DropBox. 1. You will need to log-in to your security page on DropBox. 2. Below Account Sign in found at the bottom, you will find the option, two-step verification. 3. You will need to toggle the link to enabled - click on change and enter your password and you now have the two options How two-step verificati...

With Chrome becoming the most popular browser online chances are you have a number of add-ons or extensions that you use. You can mange all these extensions and apps easily on Google Chrome.

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Image Source: macrumors If the latest rumors from TechCrunch are to be believed then the iPhone 5 or new iPhone as it maybe called will be displayed to the world on September 21, Friday. This having been confirmed by a trusted Verizon employee who has said that the carrier will be having a an all-staff vacation blackout from Sep 21  - 30. Meaning all employees are to be available. TC further makes these bold assumptions that the iPhone 5 Announcement date will be on Sept 21, expected pre-order date also September 21 and the launch date as confirmed by a trusted Verizon Employee will be Friday September 21. iPhone 5 is also trending on Twitter with a video titled 'LEAKED Official Apple iPhone 5 Promo Video - Keynote 2012', the video available on YouTube is just a spoof by Adam Sacks and follows the usual protocol of Apple release videos. The video is a complete spoof and quiet entertaining. There have been a lot of rumors floating around on the net with the anticipation of the ...

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Image Source Google have announced officially that Google Play Gift Cards are now available. These gift cards can be used to purchase entertainment at the Google Play Store. App your favorite music, movies, books, games and Apps can be purchased using the Gift Cards. So here is what you need to know about the Google Play Gift Cards. Is that an international roll-out No, currently available only in the US List of retailers where the Google Play Gift Card can be purchased You can now buy the gift card from Target, RadioShack and GameStop. Will be available in Walmart later this month. What are the value of the gift cards available now Google Play Gift Cars available for Google Play purchases are avialble in the  $10, $25 and $50  denominations.  Is there anything I cannot purchase using the Gift Cards You will not be able to redeem your gift cards for Android App Subscriptions, Magazine Subscriptions and hardware and accessories purchases. Are there any age restrictions on using the card...

Skype one of the most used apps both on the web and SmartPhones have updated their app. This was one of the most requested and missing features on the Skype App for iPhone, iPad and iPod. With Skype version 4.1 you can now send photos using your iPhone or iPad - with no size limitation on your photo. You can send and share photos already available on your phone or click a new one and share with all your Skype friends and contacts. The new feature is called: Photo Sharing for iOS. This also allows you to send large files and photos to friends without having to pay expensive MMS charges. This also bypasses the Email size of photos you can send, something that is imposed by email service providers. How to send Skype pictures on iPad, iPhone Apps. How to share photos using Skype for iPhone or iPad. 1. You need to update the App to the latest version available for the iPhone or iPad. 2. Tap on the name of a contact yo want to share a photo with. Make sure the contact is setup for Instant M...

Say you want to read a difficult subject that is quite technical but in simple English try Simple English Wikipedia. The Wikipedia that we are all used to can be very difficult when you want to read complex subjects. With the use of subject jargon and subject terms.  So say you want to study the 'Higgs Boson Particle'. The ordinary Wikipedia's article dives into all the technical terms associated with the Higgs Boson and wastes no time. This is difficult if you are a student or someone who is starting out with English as a major language. To break it down and understand it fully you would need to click on all the available links within the article to further research and fully understand. You can see the difference bweteen the two articles here - Wikipedia article on Higgs Boson  and simple English Wikipedia's Higgs Boson .  The simple English Wikipedia is easy to understand and digest especially if you are new and need to start from scratch on a particular subject. es...

This post will deal with how to set your Facebook Homepage to always open either Top Stories or Most Recent. We had previously written about how to set Facebook as you homepage in various browsers. Once your done that you can take things a step further. Whenever you log-in to Facebook you can set it such that it automatically open your News Feed to display either 'Top Stories' or 'Most Recent'. Difference between Top Stories and Most Recent on your Facebook News Feed 1. Top Stories - when you choose this option only top stories form your friends and people you have subscribe to will be displayed. This is not in chronological order but based on the number of comments and likes each post has received. Therefore the order of Top Stories will be based on numbers and statistics. Most popular post is displayed on top and the others in descending order. 2. Most Recent - this option has nothing to with likes and comments. It is simply set to show you all post on your Faceboo...

Facebook as we know it keeps changing. Options are constantly added and removed also - all this depends on the founder Mark Zukerberg and what he thinks users most need. When you add someone as a friend an interesting thing happens. You are subscribed to that person and so updates from that person will appear on your Facebook News Feed. News Feed is the view of all updates presented to you when you log-in to Facebook. There used to be a lot of different ways to stop stories appearing on your News Feed from people who you don't really want to follow. The latest is the ability to simply unsubscribe from them. Now when you see constant updates from people appearing in your News Feed. You can use the drop-down arrow and choose to 'Unsubscribe' from them - you can also 'Unsubscribe from Status Updates'. More on that in another post.   So if your wondering what happens when you unsubscribe from a friend on Facebook this is what happens. 1. All updates from that person wi...

Mt Sharp on Mars: Source Photos and videos coming from Mars Curiosity Rover can be fund and quiet exciting. It gives you the chance to keep track of all the latest happening from Mars Curiosity Rover and as intriguing as it can be - it is a way to explore another planet. There are many ways to keep tracks of all the photos, images and videos from the red planet. You can follow the official Curiosity Rover Twitter Channel or the NASA channel on Twitter. This would mean however that you need to keep logging to Twitter and checking for their tweets. If you have a very vibrant Twitter account sifting through all your tweets can be time-consuming. CNet's  Jason Cipriani however has a nice solution.  You can follow If This The That shared recipes -  user  lsalvador from ifttt has this recipe to share with people - Email me new photos from Mars Curiosity rover. You need to sgn-up for this recipe and you will be get Mars Curiosity Rover in your email whenever a new one is uploaded to t...

Instagram have updated their iOS and Android apps. One of the main features being touted about the new and updated version of the app is the ability to add geolocation to your photos. This helps in better discovery of your photos and when people visit your 'Photo Map'. Photo Map will display all the photos yo have added to your map by visiting the different places of your map. You might not want to add all your photos to the Photo Map and so there is the easy ability to select or deselect which photos you do not want appearing on the map. So only photos you are comfortable with can be added to the map. Instagram has more than 80 million users and many of who would not mind adding a location feature to their photos. This gives people who are viewing photos a better idea of there they have been taken. This tool can also be used to discover new places and locations. You can also use it to find beautiful places for your next vacation. Instagram Photo Map: How does it work How to s...

A screenshot of the App RealPlayer the music player for desktop PCs that we have been familiar with but no more regarded as one of the premier media players on the internet - have decided to do something about it. They have targeted mobile devices and plan to once more reclaim the title of premier music player on mobile devices, SmartPhones and Tablets. There have been a huge features announcement and the app which till now was in Beta, is now ready for download as a full-fledged app. To start with the app is multilingual and supports 9 languages; supports multiple file formats, play music and videos and can be used to browse photos. Among the other features that are available are voice commands for search, sharing on your favorite social media sites. You can also move the app to your SD card. You can also use the app without unlocking your screen - for easy playing of all your music and video files. The app also promises a fine tuned graphic equalizer which allows you to fine-tune the...

A typical collection found on Medium Twitter founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams have launched their latest project. It is now open to sign-up with your Twitter account but not ready for use. You can log-in and read about it but might have a wait a little to actually use the service. The founders have a history on the internet for launching projects that changed the face of the web - Blogger and  Twitter . Blogger being a full-fledged blogging service which was bought by Google and Twitter - a micro-blogging service. Coming with such a background makes the web wonder if their next project will have this kind of success again. This project comes from the Obvious Corporation.  Medium: How does it work We are able to post how this service would work based on sneak peeks by the founders and their blog which explains further. Medium is a blogging service whose front-face looks a lot like a pin-board - like Pinterest. Users can join together to collaborate on a project. Actually adding con...

Facebook has been experiencing continuous growth and if some studies are to be believed, Facebook is all set to cross the 1 billion mark in August. Yes, Facebook is expected to cross over 1 billion users this month. It is no surprise then that you might be one of the people who use Facebook frequently and would like to set Facebook as your homepage on your browser. Facebook users tend to visit Facebook first on the internet before proceeding to other sites. This post is to help you do just that and set Facebook as your homepage, so as soon as you start your PC or mobile device the first site you visit will be Facebook. How to make Facebook my homepage.   How to set Facebook as homepage in IE, Chrome, Firefox and Safari   1. IE Open Internet Explorer and click on tools > Internet Options and then in the space to create homepage tabs, type www.Facebook.com and then click OK and you're done   2. Chrome Launch Chrome and then click on the wrench icon - extreme top left hand corner. ...

Some of our pins on Pinterest Pinterest the darling of the internet in 2012 which has finally opened its doors to everyone (Aug 8), now has an official iOS and Android app. So if you have been waiting for the ability to use Pinterest on your iPhone or Android phone - it is finally here. The wait has been long and it seemed the Pinterest would take forever to open its doors to everyone and not just those with invites. Things have changed however for the startup and they seem to be really opening up with the new Apps and the everyone one is invited for the feast kind of thing. Pinterest has taken up a lot of time from users especially those who like all those pics pics found on the internet. Companies have also been able to ride the Pinterest wave and gain a lot of traffic from their followers and fans. If you are able to run a successful Pinterest campaign you will be rewarded with a lot of traffic and a lot of word of mouth or should be say pins. Repinning of good stuff is a favourite...

For as far as anyone can remember the 'I'm Feeling Lucky' button on Google has always been there. It has always been around making one wonder why it's there. Did it hold any real value other that a small bit of entertainment to break the monotony of the day. That has now all been changed and when you mouse over the 'I'm feeling lucky button you 8 other options to choose from. When clicking on any of these new options you are led to some other Google Property - usually the ones know as 'Easter Eggs' by Google. Gives Google the opportunity to keep users on their own site and not loose traffic to other sites. Another reasons for this is that it leads to some pretty interesting Easter eggs and can be fun to play around with. How do I view these options: Just head over to Google and mouse-over the I'm Feeling Lucky button and see the options change. Move your mouse around for more options.  There are 8 different options to the I'm feeling lucky button...

There is an all new YouTube app available for PS3. The new app has some cool new features that every gamer will love. You can watch all your favorite YouTube videos now on the big screen follow your favorite channels and upload videos of your games. The new YouTube app for PS3 comes completely designed for PS3 controls and the big screen. So whats new with the YouTube app for PlayStation 3 1. Search - the new app comes with search suggestions and instant video results as your type. The feature of search that you have been familiar with on your PC. With search suggestions YouTube helps you find much more easily the videos you're looking for. 2. Your Subscribed Channels - all the channels you like and follow will now be available on the app. These will include HD videos and official music videos. 3. Your phone as remote - use the quick pairing process to use your phone as a remote as you enjoy your videos on the big screen. So search for videos on your SmartPhone and with the click o...

When Apple's iOS 6 gets launched later this year. Siri will be getting a huge upgrade. Siri is the virtual assistant that comes along with the iPad, iPhone and the iPod - Siri answers your questions and has given users countless number of hours of entertainment with the various fun answers provided. Siri up until now needs to be used by tapping the icon. With the release of the new iOS 6 there will be no tapping required and you can just speak directly and get answers from Siri. Android users already have this feature available with Nina . Siri however will now support more countries with new languages added.  Features part of the new Siri for iOS 6 1. Sports - for sports fan Siri knows baseball, hockey, basketball, soccer and hockey. Ask for game schedules, live sports updates and keep track of scores from live games.  2. Movies - Siri can help you decide which movie to watch. You can ask Siri for a movie trailer or a review from rotten tomatoes. You can also use Siri to find o...

Over the finish line.  Usain Bolt won his third Gold Medal at the London 2012 Olympics, by leading the Jamaican team to victory in the 4 x 100 meters relay. The Jamaican Team also set a new world record of 36.84 seconds. If you watch the YouTube video uploaded by the Olympics channel, you will see that it was almost even between the US and Jamaica when Usain Bolt started the final leg. he thundered past Ryan Bailey of the US to the finish line to set a new world record. When Yohan Blake started his third leg run everyone knew things were changing fast on the track. Usian took the baton to lead the team to victory. There was also a small situation after the relay, Usain wanted to keep the baton but the officials told him they need it back. He did give it back grudgingly but it was returned to him 40 minutes later. He was allowed to keep his memento. There has been a lot of discussion on the internet regarding his victory display and ' Doing the bolt ' is also a small meme on the...

There is at least one Meme that has caught on that the Olympics has helped create. Know as 'McKayla not impressed'. Started out on a Tumblr called McKayla is not impressed. The meme over the last few days has been seeing a spurt of growth and Mckayla Maroney has given the meme her blessing with another photography of herself and two other Olympians doing a scowl when they discover the pool is closed. This pic was posted on McKayla's Twitter .  The pool is closed.. # notimpressed instagr.am/p/OMsVFpKieZ/ — McKayla Maroney (@McKaylaMaroney) August 11, 2012 Origin of McKayla is not impressed: McKayla Maroney is an American gymnast who on August 5th performed a nearly flawless vault at the London 2012 Olympics. Her second vault however turned into something of a tragedy when she failed to get enough height and consequently fell on her backside. So instad of the gold everyone though she would get after the first vault she ended up getting a silver medal. While standing on the...

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YouTube  is one of those places that looks like the wild west. Especially the colorful comments you find mostly everywhere. In fact in can get so annoying that users sometimes actually disable commenting on their videos. It adds up however to creating quite a vibrate community. God help those however who upload videos the can be stupid, the community will respond by showing no mercy. Sometimes if you have a YouTube channel and maybe upload videos there is a possibility of someone harassing you and you want to block them. Maybe you do not have a YouTube channel but are still harassed by a certain someone, you can block that person. So what happens when you block someone on YouTube When you block someone on YouTube They will not be able to make comments on your Channel They will not be able to make comments on your Videos They will not be able to send your private messages They will not be able to contact you in any way on YouTube They will not be able to subscribe to your channel They w...

Gmail already had the ability to use multiple accounts. Meaning that is you had different accounts maybe one for work and one for home. You could switch between these accounts once you log-in to Gmail. Google Account Chooser however is different - with this new feature you can now use your Gmail with multiple accounts. These accounts could either be Gmail accounts or any other accounts. Using Google Account Chooser means you do not have to log in and log-out of each account. You can sign-up and add all you accounts and switch between them whenever you want. You can set it to remember your login ID and password and when you access Gmail all you need to do is to choose the account you want to use at the current time. This is an opt-in feature that has been quietly released by Google and you can choose to enable or disable Account Chooser at any time. This is good for people who use multiple Gmail and mail accounts and takes away the headache of signing out and singing in with other accou...

Usain Bolt promised himself to go into the record books as a legend. He won the 200m sprint at the Olympics London 2012 and truly moves into the record books as the only athlete to win the sprint double-double. Wining both events in 2008 and now 2012 Usain Bolt declared himself a legend. he did set himself anew Olympic record in the 100m dash but failed to do so in the 200m - saying it was because of an injury. So defending his titles for two consecutive Olympics is a record, he did create another record online just as he won the 200 meter sprint. He set a new Twitter record and Twitter sent out a Tweet  saying 'Record alert! @usainbolt sets a new Olympic Games conversation record with over 80,000 TPM for his 200m victory'. Yes that was an Olympic first on Twitter 80,000 tweets per minute after his victory.  Please find the tweet below and we would like to join hands with Twitter in congratulating Usain Bolt. Record alert! @ usainbolt sets a new Olympic Games conversation r...

We have been covering a lot of OS X Mountain Lion features - The new operating system from Apple. Airplay Mirroring is the ability to stream exactly what's on your MAC onto a big screen TV. It is fairly easy and simple to do

New new YouTube video editor has some amazing features and part of it is the enhanced ability to join two YouTube videos together and create a whole new one. If you are new to YouTube video uploads you must keep in mind that this can be done only for videos you own and upload to YouTube. So once you have your video editor page opened on YouTube, you can combine any number of videos together. You can also add a cool transition between videos if you want. This is good if you need a transition from one clip to the other. If both the clips represent part 1 and part 2 you obviously don't need the transition tool. YouTube: How to join, merge or combine YouTube video clips and movies together. 1. Login to YouTube 2. Go to www.youtube.com/editor or click on this link to go there right now 3. You see a list of all your videos on the dashboard 4. Below which you see the gray bar with the square which says - drag videos here to begin editing. 5. Drag the first video into that box and then th...

You can now send a text message or an SMS (Short Messaging Service) to any of your Gmail contacts right form within your Gmail chat box. This means you can log-in to your Google Chat and in the chat box all you need to do is to type the number you want to send an SMS or text to and start communicating via SMS. This was a feature not available for sometime but now Gmail users get to enjoy this service. How to send a Text or SMS in Gmail 1. Login to your Gmail account 2. If you contact is online click the chat box and once that opens click on more. From the drop-down choose Send Text SMS. You will not need to enter your contacts phone number and save it. Once that is done you're ready to start chatting with your pals using Text or SMS as it is called. Just enter a number and started Texting In the text box available in the chat, which says search chat or SMS. You can enter a mobile or cell phone number. Google will automatically figure out the country and the code. Once you enter the...