geekGLOSS :: Technology. Games. Gadgets. http://mygloss.com/geek Technology. Games. Gadgets. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Can A Website Get That Annoying Song Out Of Your Head? http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/can-a-website-get-that-annoying-song-out-of-your-head/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/can-a-website-get-that-annoying-song-out-of-your-head/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:51:31 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5543
Can A Website Get That Annoying Song Out Of Your Head?

Screen shot 2010 09 02 at 9.50.54 AM 300x225 Can A Website Get That Annoying Song Out Of Your Head?You might enjoy Katy Perry’s infectious pop melodies and in-your-face innuendo in a normal setting, but having to endure an entire day…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/can-a-website-get-that-annoying-song-out-of-your-head/feed/ 0 Gloss How-To: Use Apple’s “Ping” Social Network on iTunes http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/gloss-how-to-use-apples-ping-social-network-on-itunes/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/gloss-how-to-use-apples-ping-social-network-on-itunes/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:23:05 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5502
Gloss How To: Use Apples Ping Social Network on iTunes

itunes101 300x280 Gloss How To: Use Apples Ping Social Network on iTunesSteve Jobs’ bare neck wasn’t the only major unveiling at yesterday’s Apple media event. Revamped iPods, updates for iOS 4.1, an iTunes overhaul and the long-rumored…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/02/gloss-how-to-use-apples-ping-social-network-on-itunes/feed/ 0 Apple Keynote: New iPods, AppleTV, iTunes Social Network http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/apple-keynote-new-ipods-appletv-itunes-social-network/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/apple-keynote-new-ipods-appletv-itunes-social-network/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:02:38 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5477
Apple Keynote: New iPods, AppleTV, iTunes Social Network

Apple CEO Steve Jobs discusses the features of the new Apple iPod Nano at a news conference in San Francisco Wednesday Sept. 1 2010 300x225 Apple Keynote: New iPods, AppleTV, iTunes Social NetworkUPDATED: Did you check out the live stream of Apple’s music and media event on apple.com? Right now, we’re all rocking (quietly) to a low-key solo performance by Chris…

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Facebooks 26 Year Old CEO Named Most Influential Leader

mark zuckerberg 300x181 Facebooks 26 Year Old CEO Named Most Influential LeaderHail, Caesar! Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has taken the top spot in Vanity Fair‘s 16th annual list of the 100 most influential people of the Information Age. Apple…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/facebooks-26-year-old-ceo-named-most-influential-leader/feed/ 0 Sound Off: Woman Tortured For 4 Days Over Facebook Message http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/sound-off-woman-tortured-for-4-days-over-facebook-message/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/sound-off-woman-tortured-for-4-days-over-facebook-message/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:50 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5454
Sound Off: Woman Tortured For 4 Days Over Facebook Message

facebook 0401 300x168 Sound Off: Woman Tortured For 4 Days Over Facebook MessageFacebook has been cited as the reason why a California man allegedly bound and tortured his girlfriend for four days while their 3-year-old child was in…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/sound-off-woman-tortured-for-4-days-over-facebook-message/feed/ 0 Gloss Find: Antimicrobial ProTouch Keyboard Protectors by iSkin http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/gloss-find-antimicrobial-protouch-keyboard-protectors-by-iskin/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/gloss-find-antimicrobial-protouch-keyboard-protectors-by-iskin/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:30:13 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5436
Gloss Find: Antimicrobial ProTouch Keyboard Protectors by iSkin

macbook fx 300x161 Gloss Find: Antimicrobial ProTouch Keyboard Protectors by iSkin The unidentifiable gunk trapped between your computer keys is probably reason enough to start using a keyboard cover but to protect against any unfortunate spillage that could cause…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/gloss-find-antimicrobial-protouch-keyboard-protectors-by-iskin/feed/ 0 6 Gmail Features That Will Rock Your Inbox http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/6-gmail-features-that-will-rock-your-inbo/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/6-gmail-features-that-will-rock-your-inbo/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:26:06 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5396
6 Gmail Features That Will Rock Your Inbox

gmail logo 300x224 6 Gmail Features That Will Rock Your InboxThemes and the “Galactic Inbox” online game aren’t the only ways to make Gmail more fun and exciting. Google is always experimenting with new, cool features to spice up…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/6-gmail-features-that-will-rock-your-inbo/feed/ 0 UPDATED: Apple To Unveil iTV With Netflix-Watch LIVE 10AM PST! http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/10-am-pst-apple-to-unveil-itv-with-netflix-service/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/10-am-pst-apple-to-unveil-itv-with-netflix-service/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:29:03 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5403
UPDATED: Apple To Unveil iTV With Netflix Watch LIVE 10AM PST!

apple tv 300x199 UPDATED: Apple To Unveil iTV With Netflix Watch LIVE 10AM PST!At this morning’s exclusive music and media event, Apple is expected to announce a new Apple TV that will support Netflix streaming service, ]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/09/01/10-am-pst-apple-to-unveil-itv-with-netflix-service/feed/ 13 Too Many E-mails? Try Priority Inbox for Gmail http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/too-many-e-mails-try-priority-inbox-for-gmail/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/too-many-e-mails-try-priority-inbox-for-gmail/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:27:53 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5385
Too Many E mails? Try Priority Inbox for Gmail

Too Much Mail 300x258 Too Many E mails? Try Priority Inbox for GmailBetween e-mails from friends, colleagues, publicists and automated mailing lists, my Gmail inbox is never empty. Sifting through the hundreds of product pitches, updates from friends and sale…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/too-many-e-mails-try-priority-inbox-for-gmail/feed/ 1 New Foursquare Badge Rewards STD Checkups http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/new-foursquare-badge-rewards-std-checkups/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/new-foursquare-badge-rewards-std-checkups/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:43:28 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5378
New Foursquare Badge Rewards STD Checkups

FourSquare Badges New Foursquare Badge Rewards STD Checkups You can “check in” to coffee houses, restaurants and bars, but what about STD testing clinics?

Letting friends and strangers know that you’ve just “checked in” at a health clinic for an…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/31/new-foursquare-badge-rewards-std-checkups/feed/ 0 Do This Now: Interactive Arcade Fire and Google Experiment http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/do-this-now-interactive-arcade-fire-and-google-experiment/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/do-this-now-interactive-arcade-fire-and-google-experiment/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:30:45 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5366
Do This Now: Interactive Arcade Fire and Google Experiment

Do This Now: Interactive Arcade Fire and Google ExperimentTake a thoroughly modern trip down memory lane with Arcade Fire’s “The Wilderness Downtown,” an unbelievable new interactive video created in conjunction with Google.

Set to the…

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Facebook Places Boosts Foursquare to 3 Million Users

facebook places foursquare 300x300 Facebook Places Boosts Foursquare to 3 Million UsersLocation-based social network Foursquare saw its three millionth member signup over the weekend, less than two months after surpassing the two million mark in July, TechCrunch reports. Despite predictions that…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/facebook-places-boosts-foursquare-to-3-million-users/feed/ 0 Book And Pay For Cab Rides From Your Phone With ‘Taxi Magic’ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/book-and-pay-for-cab-rides-from-your-phone-with-taxi-magic/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/book-and-pay-for-cab-rides-from-your-phone-with-taxi-magic/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 13:20:07 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5336
Book And Pay For Cab Rides From Your Phone With Taxi Magic

taxi magic find cab 300x216 Book And Pay For Cab Rides From Your Phone With Taxi MagicBeauty secrets, “Sex and the City” and the appeal of Del Taco weren’t the only topics of conversation during dinner Saturday night with…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/30/book-and-pay-for-cab-rides-from-your-phone-with-taxi-magic/feed/ 0 Twitter To Play An Important Role In Tonight’s Emmy Show http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/29/twitter-to-play-an-important-role-in-tonights-emmy-show/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/29/twitter-to-play-an-important-role-in-tonights-emmy-show/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:22:18 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5325
Twitter To Play An Important Role In Tonights Emmy Show

Jimmy Fallon Tweets the Emmys 300x153 Twitter To Play An Important Role In Tonights Emmy ShowLike emotional acceptance speeches, red carpet fashion, and the obligatory celebrity fawning, Twitter will also be playing an integral role in tonight’s live Emmy Awards broadcast.…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/29/twitter-to-play-an-important-role-in-tonights-emmy-show/feed/ 3 How Web Dependent Are We? Internet Addiction By the Numbers http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/how-web-dependent-are-we-internet-addiction-by-the-numbers/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/how-web-dependent-are-we-internet-addiction-by-the-numbers/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:25:38 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5310
How Web Dependent Are We? Internet Addiction By the Numbers

addict How Web Dependent Are We? Internet Addiction By the NumbersLast year, Ben Alexander, a 19-year old college student obsessed with the online multiplayer game World of Warcraft, made headlines as the first client to…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/how-web-dependent-are-we-internet-addiction-by-the-numbers/feed/ 1 Video Game is Required ‘Reading’ for New College Course http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/video-game-is-required-reading-for-new-college-course/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/video-game-is-required-reading-for-new-college-course/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:48:27 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5303
Video Game is Required Reading for New College Course

4963238 300x225 Video Game is Required Reading for New College CourseVideo games as college course required “reading”? In addition to Aristotle’s “Politics,” Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” and the “Tao Te Ching,” freshman attending  Wabash College will also be required to…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/video-game-is-required-reading-for-new-college-course/feed/ 4 Gloss How-To: ‘Unsend’ Emails and Avoid Embarrassing E-Gaffes http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/gloss-how-to-unsend-emails-and-avoid-embarrassing-e-gaffes/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/26/gloss-how-to-unsend-emails-and-avoid-embarrassing-e-gaffes/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:38:10 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5285
Gloss How To: Unsend Emails and Avoid Embarrassing E Gaffes

aa woman computer upset 3 300x221 Gloss How To: Unsend Emails and Avoid Embarrassing E Gaffes “OMG, I cannot believe I just sent that.”

At one point, everyone sends an email that they regret almost immediately. Maybe you noticed a misspelling…

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Apple To Announce New iPod, iTV at Sept. 1 Event?

4968756 300x267 Apple To Announce New iPod, iTV at Sept. 1 Event?This morning, Apple invited industry insiders to an exclusive event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts theater scheduled for Sept. 1, reports Wired.…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/apple-to-announce-new-ipod-itv-at-sept-1-event/feed/ 3 Gloss Find: Chat Pillows by Throwboy http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/gloss-find-chat-pillows-by-throwboy/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/gloss-find-chat-pillows-by-throwboy/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:04:03 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5266
Gloss Find: Chat Pillows by Throwboy

tumblr l55k8j5gi61qzpx16o1 500 300x171 Gloss Find: Chat Pillows by ThrowboyOMG! Talk about a conversation starter! Express your übergeekiness in the form of fleece-y three letter emotions with these Chat Pillows by Throwboy.

Emblazoned with chat acronyms like ‘OMG,’ ‘WTF,’ ‘ttyl’ and ‘brb’ (click here if…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/gloss-find-chat-pillows-by-throwboy/feed/ 1 Gloss How-To: Make Phone Calls From Gmail http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/make-phone-calls-from-gmail/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/make-phone-calls-from-gmail/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:57:50 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5260
Gloss How To: Make Phone Calls From Gmail

Google Voicex large 300x200 Gloss How To: Make Phone Calls From GmailUPDATED: Telephone calls to your Inbox? Announced earlier today, Google is launching a Web-based feature that will allow users to place phone calls through their Gmail inboxes.

Working in…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/make-phone-calls-from-gmail/feed/ 4 Are You a Facebook Narcissist? Take the Quiz http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/are-you-a-facebook-narcissist-take-the-quiz/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/are-you-a-facebook-narcissist-take-the-quiz/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:13:04 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5255
Are You a Facebook Narcissist? Take the Quiz

Are You a Facebook Narcissist? Take the QuizYou’re so vain, you probably think this article is about you…

Regularly updating your Facebook and Twitter may just be part of your daily routine but this overt online self-love…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/25/are-you-a-facebook-narcissist-take-the-quiz/feed/ 0 New California Law Would Make “E-Personation” Illegal http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/new-california-law-would-make-e-personation-illegal/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/new-california-law-would-make-e-personation-illegal/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:17:48 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5247
New California Law Would Make E Personation Illegal

New California Law Would Make E Personation IllegalAimed to dissuade online fraudsters, the California legislature has passed a bill that makes it illegal to impersonate someone else online. Backed by state senator Joe Simitian, the bill hopes to…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/new-california-law-would-make-e-personation-illegal/feed/ 5 Giveaway: Studded ‘Nunzia’ Laptop Bag from Shoebuy.com http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/giveaway-studded-nunzia-laptop-bag-from-shoebuy-com/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/giveaway-studded-nunzia-laptop-bag-from-shoebuy-com/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:07:52 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5223
Giveaway: Studded Nunzia Laptop Bag from Shoebuy.com

nunzia1 232x300 Giveaway: Studded Nunzia Laptop Bag from Shoebuy.comDid you know Shoebuy.com sells way more than just shoes? …and I mean, way more. Do a quick search and you’ll find over 900 bags, sleeves and other stylish accessories for your…

]]> http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/24/giveaway-studded-nunzia-laptop-bag-from-shoebuy-com/feed/ 29 Bank of America, Visa to Test Smartphone Payments in NY http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/21/bank-of-america-visa-to-test-smartphone-payments-in-ny/ http://mygloss.com/geek/2010/08/21/bank-of-america-visa-to-test-smartphone-payments-in-ny/#comments Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:29:28 +0000 Jennifer Latkiewicz http://mygloss.com/geek/?p=5213
Bank of America, Visa to Test Smartphone Payments in NY

Bank of America, Visa to Test Smartphone Payments in NYRemember how we told you about the move by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless to displace credit cards with smartphones? Now Bank of America and

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Teachers Asked to Not Friend Students, Use Social Media With Care

student facebook copy 300x245 Teachers Asked to Not Friend Students, Use Social Media With CareA Florida school district has issued guidelines for social media-protocol to its teachers, urging them not to “friend” students and avoid communicating on Websites…

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