Two Mad Geeks http://twomadgeeks.com/tech Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:20:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 Goodbye http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/31/goodbye/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/31/goodbye/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:20:06 +0000 http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3683 Two Mad Geeks tech articles is signing off.

We have decided to take the company in a different direction. Not that this blog was a ‘direction’.

We intend to keep this site up, for now.

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/31/goodbye/feed/ 25 Stylish Website Footer Designs http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/31/25-stylish-website-footer-designs/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/31/25-stylish-website-footer-designs/#comments Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:20:24 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3821 Footers on web pages have evolved from being a simple section where you host your copyright information and additional links, to a multi-functional section where you can find a variety of site features such as twitter updates, a short bio of the author, and secondary navigation.

This collection aims to showcase just some of the ways talented web designers have decided to utilize their website footers to provide that extra bit of improvement in the user’s experience.

Link: Six Revisions

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Link: Mashable

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/30/reputation-tracking-tools/feed/ Tools For Monitoring Your Brand’s Reputation http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/30/tools-for-monitoring-your-brands-reputation/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/30/tools-for-monitoring-your-brands-reputation/#comments Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:20:43 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3815 Brand monitoring has become an essential task for any individual or corporation. Years ago, when people talked about our brands, it was behind our backs and we almost never found out about it. Today, most of these dialogues are right in front of our own eyes and the number of locations where our brands may be cited is astronomical!

Link: Mashable

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/30/tools-for-monitoring-your-brands-reputation/feed/ Simple Desktop File Sharing http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/simple-desktop-file-sharing/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/simple-desktop-file-sharing/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:20:00 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3810 Giver is a simple file sharing desktop application. Other people running Giver on your network are automatically discovered and you can send files to them by simply dragging the files to their photo or icon shown in Giver. There is no knowledge or set up needed beyond what the person looks like or their name to use Giver.

Link: Tombuntu

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/simple-desktop-file-sharing/feed/ Intro To Drupal: Build A Simple CMS http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/intro-to-drupal-build-a-simple-cms/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/intro-to-drupal-build-a-simple-cms/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:20:31 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3807 Drupal’s popularity has lately been rising. It’s a great platform for setting up content management systems and community driven sites. Here, I’ll give a general overview of Drupal and build a simple site for a fake client. We’ll begin with outlining the client’s needs, installing and configuring a few modules, creating user roles and assigning permissions, and finally we’ll add in some content. We won’t go into theming, as it’s a bit out of the scope of this article.

Link: NETTUTS

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/29/intro-to-drupal-build-a-simple-cms/feed/ How To Use Facebook To Be More Productive http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/how-to-use-facebook-to-be-more-productive/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/how-to-use-facebook-to-be-more-productive/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 21:20:47 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3802 Despite Facebook’s reputation for frivolity, digging deep into the site’s features uncovers a layer of tools that are serious enough for it to replace some of your desktop team-working, scheduling and productivity tools.

Link: TechRadar UK

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/how-to-use-facebook-to-be-more-productive/feed/ The Big Ol’ Ubuntu Security Resource http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/the-big-ol-ubuntu-security-resource/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/the-big-ol-ubuntu-security-resource/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:20:08 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3800 If you’ve recently switched from Windows to the Linux distribution Ubuntu, you’ve probably experienced a decrease in spyware — and malware in general — on your system. But although Ubuntu is billed as the ultra-secure solution, you should know that even though Ubuntu’s default install has its flaws, like every other operating system.

To combat these weaknesses, IT Security has prepared a guide to help you close your system’s backdoors and protect you from some of the common Ubuntu exploits. Look at this big ol’ Ubuntu security resource as an introductory guide to securing Ubuntu, along with a list of the software you’ll need to stay protected.

Link: IT Security

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/28/the-big-ol-ubuntu-security-resource/feed/ How To Segment Visitors With Google Analytics http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/27/how-to-segment-visitors-with-google-analytics/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/27/how-to-segment-visitors-with-google-analytics/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:20:15 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3794 If your analytics program lumps all your visitors together, you can’t learn that much. But when you segment your visitors — that is, put visitors into separate groups to compare their behavior — you can learn a great deal.

Link: Wilson Web

]]> http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/27/how-to-segment-visitors-with-google-analytics/feed/ Using Spawner To Populate SQL Database http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/27/using-spawner-to-populate-sql-database/ http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/2008/12/27/using-spawner-to-populate-sql-database/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:20:49 +0000 admin http://twomadgeeks.com/tech/?p=3796 There are many reasons why you would want to generate bogus data for your database. Perhaps you’d like to know how well your databases will perform when filled with data, or maybe you just need some data so that you can start creating a front end for the database.

Link: LinuxHaxor

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