Free Google Wave Invites Giveaway For Tweeps

Greetings, Twitter user! You’re here because somebody (probably myself) tweeted the link to this page and because you would like one of my free Google Wave invitations, ain’t that right? Well, it just so happens that I have 25 of them available (see proof below). I’ve given away Google Wave invitations two times before. Both … Read more →

FFF: iJustine Shows How To Shoot A Video (1 Chick, Lots Of Tips!)

Justine Ezarik, more commonly known as iJustine, is an Internet evangelist, blogger and self-proclaimed technology addict. You might have seen some of her videos on YouTube or other video sharing sites, as she has more than 75 million views online. This is the first time I feature one of iJustine’s videos in Friday Flick Find … Read more →

New iPhone Worm Is “Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…”

Jailbroken iPhone owners, you better listen up or you might be seeing Rick Astley as a wallpaper on your iPhone! There’s a new worm spotted in Australia. It “exploits” the fact that most users with a jailbroken iPhone, doesn’t change the default SSH password if you have OpenSSH installed. If the iPhone is infected, it … Read more →

Are Computer Viruses Spread By The Media?

If you believe what you hear in the media, there are an awful lot of viruses going around. No, I’m not talking about the make-you-sick kind of virus, though they get plenty of airtime too, especially the swine flu. I’m talking about the kind of virus that enters via your Internet connection rather than your … Read more →

TechPatio Finally Moved to VPS Hosting

Earlier today I posted a little bit about my issues with moving techpatio.com to another form of hosting, so called VPS (Virtual Private Server), with Surftown. It seems I have finally solved the worst problems and at least now the site is running and e-mails are able to be sent out (comments etc.). While there … Read more →

TechPatio Moved To VPS Hosting – For Five Minutes

I was selected as one ouf hundred beta-testers for my hosting provider’s, Surftown, new VPS service (Virtual Private Server). During the test phase they offer a “root VPS” and “application VPS”. I asked for application VPS as I’m only running WordPress. After having spent some time uploading all my techpatio.com content, images, database etc, I … Read more →

Twittley – A Digg-Like Twitter Community (Button Shuffle Colors)

Twittley is Twitter tool that allows your blog/website visitors to easily tweet your posts to their Twitter feed, just like Tweetmeme does it. Twittley however, also offers Digg-like features on the Twittley website. Just like you can vote on articles on Digg, by digging them, you can vote on articles on Twittley by tweeting them. … Read more →

Get Photo Flash For Your iPhone Using A Case

One of the things that iPhone-“haters” like to address is the missing ability to take pictures in dark, if you own an iPhone. Simply because there’s no flash or other kind of built-in light to assist with taking pictures when it’s dark. While I agree with those comments, that it sucks, there’s no need to … Read more →

TinyGrab – A Snow Leopard Screenshot Sharing Alternative To GrabUp

TinyGrab is free for another 5 days as of today (November 7th 2009) – get it while it’s hot! I’m getting a ton of visitors coming here searching for a GrabUp alternative, ending up at one of my previous post: GrabUp & Snow Leopard Does Not Mix – Possible Solution & Alternatives… If you haven’t … Read more →

Google Wave Invitations – Come And Get’em, They’re Still Free!

Google Wave is a rather new and fancy product from Google that’s still in preview and so it’s not possible to join it instantly. You can, however, get invited and get access faster than if you apply directly at Google. Google Wave is a shared workspace where you can discuss stuff, work, communicate with friends, … Read more →