Since we all need some humor in our lives, I thought that I’d just share some of my favorite images and cartoons that I encountered this year. Some might make you smile, some might not. I do hope it does inspire you to look for more fun in your life though and to remember to squeeze in a laugh at least once a day. Here’s the list, and here’s to another year of laughs!

Schrodinger’s Cat Wanted

What really made me laugh though was the blogger’s quote from the Big Bang Theory.

Sheldon: What do I have to say to bring this discussion to a speedy conclusion?
Leonard Hofstadter: Tell me whether or not I should go out with Penny.
Sheldon: Schrodinger’s cat.
Leonard Hofstadter: Wow, that is brilliant!
Sheldon: You sound so surprised.

Mnemonics

Warning: Explicit content in this cartoon.

Angry Bird Spotting Guide

I am fully aware that Angry Birds is so mainstream, but only geeks will bother making a spotting guide!

Image credits:

• Schrodinger’s Cat via DigitalHobo
• Mnemonics via XKCD
• Angry Birds Spotting Guide via GeekoftheDay

Nah, you say. Nerds have never truly been accepted as cool. Although we’ve known that to be true all along. Pop culture has always been driven by the Adonis-set. Throughout history, geeks have been tricked into doing others bidding; frequently it has been the result of someone playing the “cool” card and leading us to believe we’re something we’re not.

But this seems to be different. Never before has geekdom so thoroughly infiltrated the ranks of the normal. So much so, that nerdy-looking, or acting, males are now frequently portrayed in main stream advertising as the “everyman” they target for sales.

To demonstrate what we’re talking about, we’ve compiled a list of the top 5 things that truly illustrate the phenomenon. Here they are:

Hipsters – unwashed hair, skinny jeans and ironic t-shirts, need we say more? This popular social category – to which many in the silicon-subset aspire to – has inspired music, fashion, television and even the automobile industry.

Video Games – Once the socially barren domain of true nerds, video games have gone mainstream. Of course, it’s because they’ve become more affordable and accessible; but who would have ever thought such a nerdy pastime would come to dominant popular culture.

Polling – someone actually took the time earlier this year to poll 1,000 American adults about their feelings about their own nerdiness. Seriously. And even more surprising, a vast majority of respondents said they would consider it a compliment if they were called a geek.

Promotional Items – These free trickets and knickknacks given out everywhere from sporting events to trade shows and other special events, are now being sold specifically to appeal to geeks. Items such as Enterprise-inspired iPhone holders and LED flashlight/cell phone charger key ring combos are now widely available with imprinted logo of your choice.

Television – One of the top Nielsen rated television shows at the moment is “The Big Bang Theory,” a sitcom that revolves around the intertwined lives of a bunch of geeks. Tina Fey on 30 Rock has also done wonders for the group image.

I guess it’s finally just time. After all, it’s kind of odd it took society this long to fully embrace its inner nerd. Here’s to it; and hope it stays this way. After all, we deserve it.

That’s right, while you won’t get a Stanford or MIT degree, nor even a certification for learning these free courses, you’ll still know what you learned and get to brag that you’ve somehow gotten a Stanford and/or MIT education.

According to DigitalHobo, the live lectures for the free Stanford courses will start on January 2012. Most of the free courses are in the field of Computer Science, although there’s also at least one course each under Medicine, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Complex Systems, and Entrepreneurship. The courses will be delivered in the form of lecture videos that are supplemented by assignments and stand-alone quizzes. Students get to interact and help each other learn through a Q&A forum where everyone gets a chance to ask questions and answer that of their classmates. Teaching staff will be monitoring the forums to ensure that all important questions will be answered correctly.

MIT, on the other hand, has a lot more free courses you can take via the MIT OpenCourseWare. However, not all of these courses offer lecture videos like the Stanford courses all do. This is because the material you will find on MIT OCW are simple course materials that professors decided to make publicly available, which means that the kind of available content for each course varies greatly. Course materials you will find can be in the form of lecture notes, assignments (with or without solutions), online textbooks, projects (with or without examples), exams (with or without solutions), image galleries, videos, and study groups.

If you do I’m pretty sure you’re already aware of just how steep the competition is for geek blogs. Sure, there are millions of people out there who read geek blogs every day, but with so many of the same people putting up their own blog then it’s no wonder that we geek bloggers have a hard time getting the attention of geek readers, much less getting them to come back regularly.

With so much competition for geek blogs, blog promotion is something you simply cannot overlook. You need to reach out to your readers if you want to get new visitors not just to grow your readership, but also to replace the ones you are bound to lose to other geek blogs. Of course, the ideal situation would be for all visitors to become loyal readers, but since we’re living in the real world, we know just how bad retention rates can be.

One way to promote your geek blog is by developing your network online. You need to connect with other geek bloggers, build your reputation, and hopefully get them to link to your blog. Of course, this will require you to invest your time in making rounds on related geek blogs and in social sites.

You also need to put some effort into SEO so that you can rank decently in search engines. However, SEO takes time, so that if your geek blog is new you can surely bet that you won’t be seeing your blog among the top results in any of the major search engines any time soon.

You can also promote your blog with a little less effort by submitting your blog details in directories and web portals. One such web portal you can use is Blog Search Engine, which can help you by providing you with a review of your blog and a backlink for a one-time fee of $14.99. They also have packages you can upgrade to that will give you more backlinks from other blogs and will get your features on the portal main page. This promotional strategy is a good way to help you in your link building, which will obviously affect your SEO efforts, as well as increase your visibility at once.

So what are you waiting for? If you’ve got a geek blog, don’t sit on it but promote it. Whether you choose to just submit your blog on Blog Search Engine, launch a full-blown SEO campaign, or use your social circles, the important thing is to get one with it today.

The facts are enough to tell the popularity of Facebook among the people. However, the problem occurs when it comes to the talk of the security. The whole world is the victim of the incident that, how the cyber attacks affected the Orkut that was considered, as the most popular social networking site of its time. Therefore, a proper safety guard is much needed and the same thing goes with the Facebook, as nowadays it is the most lovable social site and that is why, the cyber criminals often attacks on it. Nevertheless, there is no need to worry, as I am going to tell you the 10 effective ways to protect your Facebook account.

1. The very first thing that you have to keep in your mind is that you should check the authenticity of every particular link that you visit. However, it can look as the genuine one but in spite of taking risk, you should check it.

2. The second thing is that never go with the short URLs because it can harm your account. Avoid the URLs that do not start with the www.facebook.com.

3. The third step is that you should be well aware of your spam content and do not trust on the links and the sources that are coming from the various sites.

4. The fourth tip is that if somebody asks you on the net to click on a particular link to get freeware or install a new and updated version of software that will run your system effectively. Then the thing that you have to do is just simply ignore that and close that link
by clicking on its ‘cross (x) because it can be a sort of virus that can affect your account as well as your system.

5. It must be possible that somebody has hacked your friend’s account and he/she can send you some suspicious links that can be harmful to you. Therefore, you have to be much aware from all these things.

6. Some of the links that, promises that you will get the products such as I-pods and other products, can be fake and can deliver a spam virus to your system. Therefore, always go with the trustful and well-known website.

7. Some interesting posts are there that attracts to go with their link. Beware, as it can be a way of hackers to hack your account and system.

8. The next tip is that always scan the item before downloading it from your Facebook account.

9. Login approval and the Account security are the two best options that can protect your account. Therefore, you should check all of them at the regular intervals.

10. The last but not the least way to protect your account is that never post any kind of java script or any other sort of codes to facebook URL as it can be a sort of malicious program just like Trojan. Make sure you always clean your cache and cookies even lending sites recommend that for example www.greatplainslending.com goes in depth on that if you fail to get through their process better to clean cookies and try again.

Therefore, these all were the effective ways to secure your Facebook account so just go and use it now!

Lets talk about some free apps available for the latest gadgets running on iOS like iPad, iPod and iPhone. Though all the free apps for the iOS devices are available on iStore but still not everybody is aware of them and thus I thought to share some of the great free app for your iPhone. Selecting the best app from the huge bundle of apps is indeed a tricky job, and if you are worried about the same, you are at the right place now. Apart from the iStore, there are many good and reputed websites in the market which provide the free downloadable apps for the iPhones. Some of such websites are mentioned here in this piece of writing. Keep on reading.

1. FreeAppAlert

After clicking on this website, you can find numerous latest apps in one place and also in well mannered way. This makes your efforts easier to navigate the website and look at their database of any particular apps, which is set free for the customers easily. One excellent thing about this site is that it is updated daily. So register and get email alerts at the coming of new free apps.

Get it here

2. Appshopper

In this site, you can get the latest apps both paid and free, you may choose according to your choice. Here you can get reviews of the users on the free and latest apps. Latest news regarding latest apps is also present in the site to help you to be updated.

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3. FreeAppADay

Here you can get free apps for not only iPhones but also for iPod Touch, iPad and Android OS as well. The apps given here last for one day, so it suggested to visit daily for new free apps. Signing up newsletter can help you to be updated about their daily freebies.

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4. 148AppsNow

It is another website, which is an outcome of the Twitter app review website with the similar name featuring free and recent free apps, which works nicely the entire array of iOS types from games, business, and utilities. So it would be beneficial to follow it better for all the goodies offered in this website.

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5. AppGiveaway Website

This website also offers free apps but with a twist. Here you can purchase the apps straight away or take part in draw to be the victor of the app promo codes, this in turn will give you free apps. The website offers the apps along with dual buttons, which are clickable. Among these two one is for buying it directly and second one is to participate in the draw to win it free. To get it free click the ‘get it free button which will take you to the link showing you the steps how to join the raffle. Do remember to click on “Enter Giveaway push button if you desire to join. As you join, you have to wait for the time on which the winner would be declared. If you come first in the draw and become the victor then they will email you a code, which will help you to download the apps. Now you can enjoy the free and latest apps.

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6. Monsterfreeapps

This is a wonderful website providing the top quality iOS apps for free. If you install the Mosterfreeapps in your iPhone, you will get notified about the great apps daily. You will also get a notice when a paid app gets free to download. You can download it for free with the courtesy of Monsterfreeapps.

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Therefore, above all sites can give your numerous free apps for your iPhones, iPods and iPads to download. With this your time to enjoy free latest apps comes. You can change these frequently, as you don’t have to pay a single penny for these.  If you are looking for job related apps then I highly recommend Modis IT Staffing agency, they have great resources on topic of staffing and such.

This latest update has brought up inventive options for the camera. The user can easily make recordings of about 10 minutes of the 3D movies. This camera also has the benefit of capturing multi shots in one second, time-lapse shots or can capture stop motion. This camera also gives facility to shift your data to latest 3DS. The experts are doing lots of attempts and hard work for giving unique makeover to few classic games in 3DS. Kirby’s Adventure and Kid Icarus will soon gain an additional dimension and makeover as the Xevious and Excitebike have. 3D effect will give these games more height and demand. Blaster Master and Metroid Games are also near to this unique world. Mario kart 7 has also been transformed into to 3DS. This 3D themed game is a multiplayer game, 8 players can participate in this. This amazing game runs at 60 frames /second, giving capacity to jump to game of your friend.

Nintendo has given out a sort of scheme in this holiday season in which they put offers that if the person want to enter in draw to win Mario-themed 3D he had to pay hardcore cash for two Nintendo games, this offer is for the natives of US only.

A very important warning issued with the new system update of Nintendo was that the system may get unplayable due to the existing or future unauthorized technical modification or even due to the software or hardware of the 3DS system of Nintendo. If any unauthorized device is connected with your Nintendo 3DS system, it may also cause the system crash. It might never be playable again.

Nintendo is an extremely forceful and robust gaming device and the Nintendo 3DS system is just a step forward to the amazing gaming technology.

Karen, she is a gadget freak, technology enthusiast, and a girl who loves to play strategy games on her gaming consoles. She helps businesses in area of temp staffing service, hiring and other job hunt related stuff.

Laptop vs. Desktop

Many people these days are eschewing the traditional computer, monitor, keyboard, mouse set-up in favor of an all-in-one laptop. Laptops are great for your budget because you can forgo buying all the accessories. The one downside is that you do need a home wireless network to access the Internet. Technology has now reached a point that laptops are more than powerful enough for average computer users.

Close Out Models

People always want the latest and greatest, but that’s not always the best deal. Let’s face it, no matter what you buy now, by next Christmas it will be slightly outdated anyway. You can usually find close out models at most major electronics stores. Some people actually get more features for less money by buying previous generation models. It pays to actually shop around in person.

Educational Pricing

If your teenager is in school, then they should qualify for an educational discount on computers. You should also ask your local electronic retailer if they offer student discounts. It is also a good idea to call your teenager’s school and ask if they have a recommended list of vendors or any type of computer purchasing program through the school. If all else fails, search for educational retailers online.

Read Reviews

In order to make affordable computers, manufacturers have to sacrifice certain features. Some of these features may be important to you, some may not. More importantly, what gets sacrificed varies between manufacturers and between different models. Two computers in the exact same price range may have different features. Major magazines and websites like PC World do yearly reviews of budget computers around the holidays that compare current models on the market. It’s worth it to do some homework before you go shopping.

Buy What You Need

It’s an old story; a couple walks into a computer store with the intention of spending no more than $500 and by the time they reach the cash register they’ve gone hundreds of dollars over their budget. This happens often to unwary consumers who allow salespeople to talk them into features they don’t really need like video streaming or a pricey service contract that really doesn’t cover very much. You should walk in the store knowing what features are important for your teen’s needs; buying anything extra is just throwing money away.

It is possible to buy your teenager a great PC without breaking your piggy bank; especially around the holidays when stores are competing for Christmas gift sales. It takes a little time and research, but if you know what your teen needs – and what you can afford – before you start shopping then you’ll find it is much easier to get the right PC for the right price.

Agustin Debo loves technology and the stock market. He’s also a huge environmentalist and spends a lot of time studying the procedures at Eagle Ford Shale Texas and other sites around the country.

I do not like talking to people face to face, especially if I do not know them. I do not like spending at least 30 minutes asking questions that people will not give the right answers to. I do not like having to smile and be sociable. But I have to do it. It’s part of the job (although I didn’t know that till I had both feet inside the door).

Anyhow, in an effort to make things a bit more interesting for me, I think I shall get this cute little thing called the Circuit Board Clip Board. You know those boards which you use to put paper in so that you can write easily without having to put the paper on a desk?

The ones we have in the office are the usual black or gray vinyl boards. With this board that ThinkGeek has, however, I would actually be using a real motherboard that has seen the best of its life. At least it is being used for some other purpose and not gathering dust somewhere, right? Only $13.99 folks. That’s worth having something interesting to look at while interviewing.