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February 15 2012
When’s Day? Then’s Day!
The word “Wednesday” sort of sounds like you’re asking a question, doesn’t it? Like the “werewolf” bit from Young Frankenstein (courtesy of IMDB):
Inga: Werewolf!
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Werewolf?
Igor: There.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: What?
Igor: There, wolf. There, castle.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: Why are you talking that way?
Igor: I thought you wanted to.
Dr. Frederick Frankenstein: No, I don’t want to.
Igor: [shrugs] Suit yourself. I’m easy.
Wednesday!
When’s day?
Then.
What?
And so on. It’s a bit like the whole “Who’s on First?” thing that Abbott and Costello did back in the ’40s (and, if you were ever a fan of the Dr. Demento Show, you’ve heard plenty). Those were some folks who didn’t need no stinkin’ Internet to tell them that frustration through miscommunication can be pretty darned funny. It’s timeless humor that’s held up since the day Bonkla the visiting Neanderthal mistook his cousin’s grunt for “cave” to mean “giant tree sloth,” so the tribe had to spend two days digging through megafauna guts to get him out of what he thought was the guest bedroom.
Okay. Maybe it’s not that timeless. Not as timeless as Gnomies, for instance. Now there’s a crew that’s doing stuff and going places!
Here are some of the things on LockerGnome.com and in our live YouTube stream that we chatted about today.
Where to Find Windows 7 Themes and Desktop Wallpaper
One of the cool things about modern operating systems such as Windows 7 and OS X is that you can change a lot about the look and feel of your experience. Sure, you may not be able to alter all of the desktop components as you can in Linux, but with a fair degree of tweaking, you can make your virtual desktop up to look the way you want it to. So, where do you go to get the best content to put on your desktop? Here are some tips from the community.
Joys of LibreOffice and Life-long Learning
Although I usually write with WordPerfect, this post was written with LibreOffice text document. There is a good reason. In a little over a week, I will start teaching my new class on downloading major applications for free (and safely) from the Internet. Among the applications I will feature is, of course, the LibreOffice suite.
How to Solve Your Facebook Frustrations
Facebook has become the most popular social network and one of the most popular destinations on the entire Internet, but its not without some very frustrating features. Over the years, Facebook has evolved from a social network exclusively for college students to a social network now boasting almost 1 billion users. As Facebook has changed its demographic of users, it has also drastically changed its design and feature set, which is now much more complex and causing an immense amount of frustration for users. Here are a few of the most common points of frustration for Facebook users, as well has how you can solve these common Facebook frustrations.
Facebook Brand Page Tips and Tricks
Facebook is quickly becoming a key ingredient in every brand’s marketing strategy. With nearly 1 billion users, a business that uses Facebook has the opportunity to reach nearly every potential customer. In fact, if you are a brand using social media and leverage Facebook to advertise as well, you have the opportunity to influence nearly half of U.S. adults according to a recent study by Nielsen. Clearly, using Facebook as a brand by creating a brand page can be beneficial to your brand by increasing brand awareness. If you haven’t yet created a Facebook brand page, or are need a little help in making your current Facebook page more successful, here are a few Facebook brand page tips and tricks.
Back Link of the Day
Mike Seth joins the ranks again for linking to LockerGnome in his post, Why An iMac is Not Overpriced and Why You Should Get One. If you’d like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and — this is the important part — tell us about it!
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