Facebook Easter Egg – Magic Circles – Ohhhhh

First of all I must admit that I did not figure this out on my own.  This came from a post by one of my Facebook friends Jason (as you can see in the screenshot below).

While in Facebook perform the following sequence of keystrokes:

Press Up Arrow, Up Arrow,

Down Arrow, Down Arrow

Left Arrow, Right Arrow,

Left Arrow, Right Arrow,

the letter B, the letter A,

press enter key then right click.

and here is what you should see when you left click – how exciting!

Facebook's Magic Circles

Review |  iPhone Apps | July 2009 | MMcKenney

The iPhone…..I am guessing that you have probably heard of this ground-breaking, do-it-all, phone/iPod/everything else.  Back in April I posted an article called ‘Check Out These iPhone Web Apps‘.  Here we are a few months later and I have found some incredible apps.  Some of them cost money (up to a whopping $2.99!) and others are completely free.  Here are my most used iPhone apps.

The iPhone apps below are listed by order of use/coolness (as in the most used/cool app is number one):

Pano

Pano

Panoramic photographs on the iPhone? why the hell not? Pano is so slick that I wrote this blog article a while back.  The last time I checked Pano cost a mere $2.99!  This is certainlly one that is not going to break the bank!  This app is simple to use (I mean ridiculously simple to use!) and creates amazing panoramic photographs.  Check out a few of my panoramic photos in my panoramic photograph gallery (keep in mind that some of the older images were NOT created with Pano). More info on Pano for iPhone here. Cost: $2.99

TweetDeck

TweetDeck

The popular desktop Twitter application on the iPhone? Uh-huh!  This app is both functional and cool!  It has a multi-column layout (friends updates/mentions/direct message) and allows a user to keep up to date on all their social media followers.  Now you too can answer the question ‘What are you doing?’ right from your phone.  The one thing the iPhone app is lacking is the ability to update both Facebook and Twitter in one post (the desktop app has this functionality).  Check out TweetDeck for iPhone here. Cost: free

Facebook

Facebook

Yes, now all of you Facebook/social media addicts can tell all of your friends what you had for dinner right from your phone!  See what your friends are up to, upload pictures, check your Inbox, chat with friends, view your profile, update your status, etc… all from the palm of your hand!  Just do us all a favor and don’t update your status while you are driving! More on the Facebook app here. Cost: free

Google

Google Mobile App For iPhone

Google is there anything you don’t/can’t do?  If you are like me you are probably logged into some Google app every waking moment of your life (ok, that might be a slight exaggeration)!  Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Google Talk, Tasks, Reader, GOOG-411, News, Book Reader, Notebook, Photos, orkut, Translate, Maps, YouTube, and finally Google Earth all right under this tiny blue icon on your iphone!  Whew!  That’s a whole lot of Google!  Which reminds me, how did I function in life before Google came along? For this link for more about Google Mobile App for your iPhone. Cost: free

Compass Go

Compass Go

Maybe I don’t use this one daily but it’s still a great app!  Do you find yourself getting lost often? Maybe you stroll aimlessly into the forest on a regular basis? Maybe you visit unfamiliar cities often? Do you have and iPhone and a spare $1.99?  Compass Go allows you to set a starting point (but don’t forget to set it) and then find your way back to that point (assuming that your iPhone gets reception the entire time – if you are in the deep woods surrounded by mountains this could be an issue).  This app is easy to use and works accurately when there is reception.  Learn more about Compass Go here. Cost: $1.99

Lose It!

Lose It!

I don’t usually go on diets, or try to concern myself with the foods I consume but I do have this odd habit of tracking things.  I generally try to eat a healty diet but when I found Lose It! I began looking at food in a whole new light – numbers!  Who knew that counting calories could be so informative? (Obviously not me)  Lose It!  allows you to set a weight loss goal and to then keep a daily log of all the calories you consume and burn off.  It has a searchable database (by brand as well as food names) of foods and exercises.  If you are looking for an app that can help you count calories this one works great and the cost to you? absolutely free!  What could it hurt, go check it out at www.loseit.com.  Cost: free

What iPhone apps do you use daily?  Add your comments below.

Opinion | Dec 2008 | M.McKennedy

Would You Accept This Request?

Facebook (a social networking website) – we all use it, some use it way too much, others create accounts and never touch them again!  Friend requests (when someone on Facebook asks you to be their ‘friend’) – they come from co-workers, acquaintances, family, strangers and actual friends.  If you receive a ‘friend request’ are you automatically obligated to accept?  I say no freakin’ way!

Yesterday I received a Friend Request on Facebook.  The person was from the same network as me (Burlington, VT) but I had not heard of him, nor did his photo look familiar.  Upon glancing at his profile I realized that he was a musician trying to gain followers since I was not his ‘friend’ in real life, why would I add a stranger to my list of friends in the virtual world called Facebook – well, I might be different from you in the fact that I ‘ignored’ the request.  To me, this is spam, and like the canned ‘meat’ product I don’t really care for it.

There is also the situation where a Friend Request comes in from a person you haven’t set eyes on in 20 years and maybe you want to keep it that way – you know what I say…ignore or deny the request!  My take on all of this is that I am not trying to build an army of Facebook friends – I only connect with people with whom I would be friends with in ‘real life’.  Call it ‘snobbery’, call me an asshole if you must – I don’t really care either way but I see that some people like to try to add every co-worker and ‘friend of a friend – of a friend’ to their list and it must be for one reason – to get them to believe that they are popular or something?  I don’t really know the answer and frankly I don’t care.

I do know that the beauty of these social networking apps is that a person can do what ever the hell they want.  If you are one of those people that signs up for Facebook and immediately tries to connect with every possible person in your network, your friend’s networks and everyone who works for the same company as you, well that is your choice.  That’s what it’s all about…choice…and if I don’t know you chances are that my choice will be ignore the request!  Don’t take it personal…I don’t think that I am better than you (but am I?). I just don’t want to follow the lives of people that I don’t know or really care about but, others might – again…it’s about choices.  So, stop spamming me with friend requests you bastards and to the rest of you…see you on Facebook!