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When Facebook Forces Users To Use Timeline, Facebook Activities Might Be Shrunk

Jan 31, 12 11:48 AM
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PCWorld’s Facebook Timeline Privacy Tips: Lockdown Your Profile article points out the concerns for how easy it’s for Facebook users to be able to devour past Facebook comments, events, daily wall posts and more of any Facebook user through Facebook newest feature known as Timeline.  Indeed, it’s quite unnerving for how easy it’s for someone to look up your Facebook history by using Facebook Timeline feature, but then again a wise person should not have posted something so private on a very public medium such as Facebook!

In fact, Facebook Timeline feature might have a backlash effect against Facebook.  Facebook users might become ever more conscious about what they will do and post on Facebook, therefore the level of Facebook activities might be shrunk in time.  Then again, it’s only a speculation of mine, because I don’t have a crystal ball of how the future will look like!

For having said a wise person should not post something so private on a very public medium such as Facebook, I fear even myself sometimes might forget to practice what I had preached.  Nonetheless, it’s good to know Facebook does in fact allowing you to tightening up the privacy to certain extend so Timeline feature won’t expose the things that you’ve posted and wanted to be hidden away from the prying eyes of the public.  I guess one can always follow the tips in the article above and lessen the effect of Timeline, but to be wise one should always post something one care not for the world to see on Facebook and keep the rest to oneself.

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What About CrashPlan?

Jan 21, 12 1:32 AM
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CrashPlan is one of those very flexible backup solutions for regular users I have seen in years.  Best of all, it’s easy to use and free.  Of course, CrashPlan free version has less features than paid version.  Paid version of CrashPlan has around three different paid plans.  One of those paid plans caught my eyes is the family plan where CrashPlan allows you to backup the data of 2 to 10 computers to unlimited online storage known as CrashPlan Central.  Other features are incremental/differential backup, supporting three major computing platforms (Windows, Linux, and Mac), allowing to add multiple backup sets, email, chat, and phone supports, and much more.  At now, CrashPlan 10 GB online storage + unlimited local storage plan costs about $24.99/year or $1.50/month for one computer; unlimited online storage + unlimited local storage for one computer plan costs about $49.99/year or $3.00/month; unlimited online storage + unlimited local storage for 2 to 10 computers plan costs about $119.99/year or $6.00/month.

Anyhow, I’m trying out CrashPlan myself and I think it will be my permanent backup solution.  CrashPlan allows you to try its paid version for 30 days without being charged.  If users don’t pay CrashPlan after 30 days, CrashPlan will automatically switch users to free plan.  By the way, CrashPlan will not ask for your credit card until you actually purchase a CrashPlan paid plan.  So, I’m using CrashPlan’s 30 day trial period version (of a paid version) at the moment without having to give up my credit card number to CrashPlan just yet.  Nonetheless, I think CrashPlan had me, because after 30 days I might want to pay up for a paid plan.  In case you’re still curious about CrashPlan, why don’t you check out the video I made on CrashPlan right after the break?  Enjoy!

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Netflix Airs Own TV Show, Lilyhammer; Might Air House of Cards Late This Year

Jan 3, 12 11:54 AM
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Update:  Before you go on reading the rest, please read this correction.  Netflix will air Lilyhammer show next month.  If you check out Lilyhammer on Netflix now, the show will not be available.  I guess, until next month then.

Forbes reports Netlfix airs its own original show Lilyhammer.  The shows is about a mobster who got shipped to Norway, because he entered a witness protection program.  From watching the trailer, I think the show is along the category of mix elements of crime and comedy.  Nonetheless, I don’t really know since I haven’t watched the show yet even though I have Netflix account.  I’ll be checking out the show soon.

As long Netflix can launch more original shows, I think Netflix will be a force to be reckoned with.  Unfortunately, I think Netflix will always be held hostage to Internet Service Providers, because they actually have to rely on the networks of Internet Service Providers to deliver the contents.  It’s understandable that several big Internet Service Providers are also providing their own TV programs.  The conflicts between Netflix and big Internet Service Providers are bound to happen and continuing to happen as things are that obvious between them.

Netflix might want to try to launch satellites of their own to partly break free from Internet Service Providers.  You never know if the big Internet Service Providers decide to become unreasonable.  Also, you never know new law and regulations might become inhospitable toward the services that Netflix provides.  Having a network which Netflix can totally rely on to deliver contents is probably invaluable to Netflix’s future.

I think Netflix is heading in the right direction by providing Netflix original shows.  I do not know how much I’ll like or hate Netflix’s Lilyhammer show, but I know I’m still waiting for Netflix’s the House of Cards.  If I’m right, Netflix might air the House of Cards in late of this year.  Check out Lilyhammer trailer right after the break.

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