Google Search: Tips and Tricks

The term "google it!" has become somewhat synonymous with that moment when what you need to know is not in your head. Whether your boss asks you to do something, and you just don't have a clue or whether you just want the definition of a word, we all tend to fall back on this phrase that has, very much so, become a part of our daily lives.

But do we use the Google search engine to its full capacity? Below are a few tricks and tips that can help you in your next google search to narrow the millions of search results down to the specific ones you're looking for.

Twitter: A Beginner's Guide - Part 2

In Twitter: A Beginner's Guide - Part 1 we looked at what Twitter is in a non-technical sense and touched on some of the terminology associated with the use of a Twitter account. In particular, we looked at the hashtag and the mention and what these terms mean in a practical sense. In Part 2 I will talk about some of the other basic terms including the reply and the retweet.

So before we start building a following, and perhaps even a fanbase, let's get to it!

Twitter: A Beginner's Guide - Part 1

This post is particularly for my dad who is by no means a noob in terms of technology and computers but he is, however, finding the social aspects of the internet, specifically twitter, a bit daunting... I am by no means an expert but I have learnt a few things. If anyone else finds this helpful, by all means. Feel free to leave comments or questions.

What is Twitter? - The Beginner's Guide

Depending on your interaction with Twitter you might want to gloss over the following paragraph as it applies only to the absolute beginner...

Daemon - PC Terminology

In Unix and other operating systems a daemon is the term used for a computer program that runs as a background process as opposed to being controlled by an interactive user.

Wiki: "According to Fernando J. Corbato who worked on Project MAC in 1963 his team is the first to use the term daemon. The use of the term daemon was inspired by Maxwell's demon, an imaginary agent in physics and thermodynamics that helped to sort molecules."

In other words, the term deamon does not in this case refer to a mythical creature out of greek mythology or, for that matter, a dillusional idea of good and evil.