Have you heard of GodTube or Conservapedia? These are Christian-theme websites that are quickly gaining in popularity. You’ll want to check out the article that tells you all about them. Also, we are gearing up here for the holidays. I can’t wait to offer you information and links to all of the great holiday stuff online. For now, we will just have to start with Thanksgiving. You can see what goodies are available to decorate your desktop.
And now, here is the Computing Blog week in review for November 5th Through November 11th
November 5th
Computing Review: October 22nd Through November 4th
We have two weeks to cover in today’s review. There have been some pretty interesting stuff going on in the world of technology, such as Time Magazine announcing the invention of the year and the release of the Leopard OS X operating system.
November 6th
GodTube and Other Christian Versions of Online Websites
Are you turned off by less than savory content on your favorite popular websites? Well, you may be surprised to know that the Christian community may just have a version of that same site out there on the Internet.
November 7th
When I start up my laptop each morning, I am greeted by classic Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet and Tiger, playing in the leaves. It is a festive way to begin a day or work or have a smile before I check my e-mail. Having a fun desktop is fun, and it also encourages me to keep all of my icons from cluttering the desktop. I write somewhere between 90 and 120 articles a month, and I tend to save them all to my desktop for a few days before filing them away in their proper places. But I could never cover up Pooh Bear’s face now could I?
November 8th
Facebook: Social Ads and Privacy Issues
I may be one of the few people around today under age 60 who is not on Facebook. Many of my friends are on it. And there are even some people from my past. How do I know? I can look them up, even though I am not registered to the site. Of course, I can’t get any real information about them until I sign up and request their friendship. Recent news about this popular website, however, still doesn’t have me convinced I should join. Am I wrong?
November 9th
If you had to choose the ten greatest video games of all time, which ones would you choose? Would they be childhood favorites, or more modern cutting edge games? or perhaps it would be a mixture of both. Andy McNamara, the editor-in-Chief of the magazine, Game Information, was asked by a local Pittsburgh, Pa television station what his top picks would be. Game Information is tha largest video game magazine in the entire country.