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Reverse image search and (profile) pics: unwanted linking of private and public information (Airbnb as an example) 11 Aug 2011 | 09:41 pm

We are well aware by now that if you post your full name on a public page, that page will become part of public persona, aka your Google (ego)search results. You might not want to link your home addre...

Dropbox tips & tricks: file-based wiki, sharing shortcut keys, private screencasts and iPhone pdf e-reader 20 Jul 2010 | 10:08 am

I am one of those raving Dropbox1 users. File backup- and synchronisation across computers and users becomes a no-brainer, and with it, sharing and collaboration techniques that rely on it.  Here are ...

Startup School "iBootcamp": opportunity for a financial girl/guy 18 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am

[Skip this posting if you’re not living in/close to Belgium or don’t have anything to do with Finance – I’m just using my almost-abandoned web-oriented blog to get this out asap] [Update Feb 20: the ...

Registered a trademark in the Benelux? Beware of Trademarkpublisher.info invoices! 18 Jan 2010 | 04:24 am

If you own a domain name with a generic extension (.com, .net. org, .info, .biz), you’ve probably already received letters from Domain Registration of America.  They look like invoices for domain regi...

Subscribe to Youtube videos and download them to your iPod or iPhone automatically 20 Jan 2009 | 11:48 am

More and more Youtube videos become downloadable as MP4 video (instead of just flash) – and even more already are "behind the scenes" but at at a hidden url.  This makes it easy to subscribe to Youtub...

5 iPhone apps to WOW your non-geek family and friends 5 Jan 2009 | 11:24 am

Found an iPhone under the Christmas tree or in your New-Year’s gift basket?  Here’s my list of iPhone apps that never fail to impress, including non-geek people (such as the people you met at those pa...

Send to Flickr bookmarklet 14 Nov 2008 | 12:47 pm

I’ve been a Flickr user since 2004, and apart from the occasional social picture, I’ve (ab)used it mainly to store screenshots and illustrations I found on the web.  One of the useful tools Flickr pro...

Oomph for Firefox: Microsoft’s Microformats IE plugin as Greasemonkey script 13 Nov 2008 | 12:29 pm

About a month ago Microsoft presented Oomph, a first attempt to integrate microformats in their tools1. Oomph at this moment consists of an IE8 plugin, a set of css styles and a plugin for the bloggin...

How not to miss any Twitter replies @Your_Username 28 Feb 2008 | 04:14 am

One of the nice things about Twitter’s social background noise is that you actually can shut it down – like putting on headphones in a bustling office when you want to concentrate on a task. But you m...

Network privacy settings on Facebook: I wouldn’t consider a country a close-knit community 18 Dec 2007 | 03:12 pm

One of the reasons for the runaway success of Facebook compared to blogging is imho the (perceived) privacy users enjoy. Detailed profile data is only visible to confirmed friends and members of the s...

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