Category Archives for Tools
Firefox Plugin Check
The other day I opened up Firefox to do some of my daily web browsing when I was directed to a tab listing all of my plug-ins. Many of them were out dated and with a click of a button, … Continue reading
Password of Steal
I StumbledUpon this a while back and found that this is true; I chose to use howsecureismypassword.net to test the words of the InfoComic. Password: Years to hack*: Tr0ub4dor&3 71 thousand years correcthorsebatterystaple 30 quintillion years Both will take … Continue reading
Facebook Username Login
Want to log-in to facebook with just a username instead of an email address? Fear no more! There is a solution: 1. Click this link 2. Click edit at the far right of the user row (second from top). 3. … Continue reading
Duck Duck Go
“DuckDuckGo is a general purpose search engine like Google or Bing.” Except it does not track or bubble you! Use the search here and compare it to your favorite search engine. This quickly became my new favorite engine once I … Continue reading
Panopticlick
Is a website that shows us how easy it would be to get identified via our browsers; this includes add-ons, java, and font lists. The more unique your browser is the easier it is for you to be tracked. Tracking … Continue reading
Online Empires
Like every empire, even the online ones come to an end. (click the photo to see the images larger and from the source)
Scr.im
Scr.im is a website that lets you change the appearance of your email address for security. Simply enter you address and it will give you a like that looks similar to http://scr.im/2jo7 (made from my email address). Why use scr.im? … Continue reading
Support Details
This site shows you what Operating System you are running along with, Screen Resolution, browser size, type of browser, color depth and a few others. SupportDetails.com is a great place to be during a tech support call; especially if you … Continue reading
I Can’t Find My Phone
Use this site to call you phone to find where it is; this site will call your phone so you can take the time to listen for it around the house, car, or office. Link Another Online Tool: Tech Support … Continue reading
Youtube Time
YoutubeTime.com This site “creates a link to a YouTube video” that starts from where you would like. This can be done with a little snip of text on the end of the video link; but this takes the memorization out … Continue reading