Tweet Smarter — Official blog of @Twitter_Tips. How to follow the REAL situation in #Egypt. No matter what language you speak, much of what happens around the world isn’t in your language. Fortunately, Twitter and Google have teamed up to autotranslate tweets for you. If you aren’t already doing this, you will never look at Twitter the same way again, I promise you! Here’s how it works: Go to search.Twitter.com. Some tweets will be hard to understand their original meanings clearly enough. Read more tweets! Also, think of this: If your own tweets are not written clearly, others won’t be able to translate them. Google, Facebook: End Passwords, Get Biometrics. Now! The original version of this article was written in February of 2011. It has been updated with new content. The Heartbleed bug in the Open Source OpenSSL library has brought renewed attention to the weaknesses of passwords, the mechanism that has been the foundation of computer security for at least 50 years.
I've been saying for a while that passwords and the entire way we approach computer security needs an overhaul. The piece you are reading now was originally written in 2011. What prompted it? My usual morning commute. So this morning I did the usual. Needless to say, I was not amused. Now, I generally regard myself as extremely careful with my computer security. An example of this would be something like R1tch13R1c4386! Not only that, but I don't use the same password on all my services. Today, as modern computing users, we're inundated with passwords on all sorts on web and social networking sites. The entire situation has gotten out of control. So back to my GMail account. Oh yeah. A Look at DNA in Genealogy - The Geni Blog. Although DNA testing has been around for a while, only recently have genealogists started using DNA to help trace the origins of their ancestors.
While DNA testing cannot give you specific information (names, dates etc.), when used in conjunction with your other research, genetic testing can help us prove/disprove ancestral lines while also leading us in possible new directions to pursue. Let’s take a quick look at how DNA testing can help you trace your ancestry. Now that the technology is a little bit more affordable, you can order your own home DNA kit over the internet (prices can range from $100 – $400). These kits usually include a cotton swab to swab the inside of your cheek. When you send your samples for testing, researchers look for matching markers to determine level of relation. You can go here for a better understanding of the basics of DNA. There are two types of DNA testing available: Maternal lineage – mDNA Mitochondrial DNA is passed from the mother to the child. Blogger releases Android smartphone app | Wireless. The Google-owned Blogger network has released a free app designed to enable people who have built their blogs on the Blogger platform to easily update them from their Android smartphones.
Unveiled this week, the program lets people bang out copy, and take photos with their phones, from directly inside the app--and then either publish their words and images straightaway or save a draft for later. Posts and drafts can be viewed directly in the app or, by way of a quickly accessible menu, in a browser. Users can also select their location and include that information with their post, switch between different accounts and blogs, and select photos from their gallery for uploading. Blogger said it's working on bringing the app to non-Android gadgets as well, but for now the program is available only for Android devices, through the Android Market, which is newly accessible directly on the Web.