Browsing All Posts filed under »Op-Ed«

100 Days Of Summer

July 2, 2010

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Welcome, or welcome back reader. If you’ve been following the blog, you’re probably wondering what happened. What happened to this blog, my twitter account, my position at makeuseof. In a word, life. In February, I decided it was necessary to take some time off and focus on school and social activities. Was it the right… [Read more…]

What I Believe In

January 7, 2010

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The Value Of Blogging

January 6, 2010

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How can you judge the value of an article, a blog, readership? Without getting too deep into the problem, let’s take a moment and think about how you can assess value. I think the problem can be broken down into two distinctive criteria of judgment: subjective and objective opinion. Let’s start off with objective, because things are… [Read more…]

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010…

December 23, 2009

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There’s something about the end of the year that suppresses some of the superficiality of day-to-day life and calls for synopsis of faits accompli. For the Tux Geek blog, it’s certainly been an interesting year. While we didn’t make any leaps and bounds in popularity, I believe we posted quality content in which we believe in, and offered our… [Read more…]

Reflections On Work, Priorities

December 10, 2009

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I think once in a while we should all take a minute or two out of our hectic lives and look back at things, put them in perspective. If you ever woke up at your desk in the morning, with your work attached to your face, you know what I mean. If you enjoy your… [Read more…]

Interview with David Zhao from Zumo Drive

April 29, 2009

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“David is a technologist who spent the past 6 years building applications for the Web. Prior to Zecter, David developed applications and services at Amazon, where he got a taste of writing internet-scale applications and cloud computing.” Today’s article is a bit technical and abstract but nonetheless interesting. Read our interview with David Zhao from… [Read more…]

Aardvark: Answers From The Right People With The Convenience Of IM

April 18, 2009

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Aardvark proposes a new way of answering your questions by using a mix of old technologies and new ideas.

Google Launches New Version of Profiles

April 15, 2009

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Normally we don’t cover breaking news on Tux Geek, but today, just as I was changing my Google Account password, I noticed a link called “Edit Profile”. Startled, I decided to click through and find out if Google launched ‘GoogleIn’ overnight.

Deconstructing Twitter: Is it Useful?

March 30, 2009

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There’s no need to convince anyone that Twitter is hugely popular these days. From geeks working at NASA to moms and TV hosts, everyone seems to be, and talking about, Twitter. What is so special about Twitter? Have you wondered why Twitter is so popular?