Friedbeef’s Tech

Friedbeef’s Tech is One Year Old

31. December 2006

We’ve been through a lot this past year… This blog first started on December 31st 2005 as an outlet to tell some of my friends about interesting items on the web, and over time it has evolved into so much more! I guess more than anything, I want to thank YOU, the readers and subscribers of this [...]

Where to Download Old Versions of Software

29. December 2006

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New isn’t always better. I recently reformatted my hard drive and had to reinstall all the software. In certain cases I found that official web sites only had the latest version of the software up for download, and my licenses were only compatible with older versions. If you ever find yourself in a similar [...]

Get Your Fresh Content Crawled Faster – Interview with AutoPinger.com

24. December 2006

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Trying to get your fresh site content crawled quickly can be quite a mean feat. With the sheer number of blog aggregators and search engines around, it can place a significant burden of time on a blogger who wants to ping as many of these services as possible to get maximum exposure. AutoPinger.com is [...]

Looking Ahead – Tech Predictions for 2007

21. December 2006

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“Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future.” : Charles F. Kettering – inventor (1876 – 1958) As we eagerly anticipate the new year, here are my own tech predictions for 2007 in tandem with the ‘Reviews and Predictions’ Group Writing Project. What exciting developments would most [...]

A Blast From The Past… 5 Useful Web Services

20. December 2006

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I’m on a holiday now, so here are some posts from our archives, which you might have missed… Reclaim Your Internet Identity with ClaimID “ClaimID tries to focus your online presence by giving people an online voice to tell the world who they are, rather than relying on pure search engine results” 3 Ways To Improve Your Cooking [...]