What happened to the Twitter widget and what’s going to happen to your Twitter apps?

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

On June 29th, Michael Sippey, the director of consumer products at Twitter posted a blog on the Twitter developer blog titled, "Delivering a consistent Twitter experience." The first paragraph is your typical, "Yes, we're still awesome and we know it." ...

Stuff I tried to make from Pinterest out of floppy disks and beer bottles

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

This is a graphic detailing the stages of my relationship with Pinterest. Don’t act like you’re such a good person because you don’t waste time virtually pinning stuff. Everybody has been seduced by the curiosity that oozes out of Pinterest. ...

Congressman Barney Frank marries longtime partner Jim Ready in same-sex wedding

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

This weekend, Barney Frank became the first congressman to exchange vows in a same-sex marriage. A quarter of a century ago, this Massachusetts representative first announced he was gay. This weekend, he finally tied the knot with longtime boyfriend and ...

Of mice and dog (and snakes)

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

I have snakes. My mother thinks I'm a freak. But snakes can be really cool pets. I am kind of a freak though and I like to feed them live mice. I know a lot of snake owners disagree about ...

Did your Twitter account get hacked?

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

Lately, I've noticed we have been receiving a lot of these messages. Even a few people in the office had their accounts hacked. It could have happened because you clicked on a spam link on accident or an application tab ...

4th of July ideas I found on Pinterest

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

Ok so most of these involve food because, well, let's face it, that is where my interests lie. But I threw in some arts and crafts, too. You can check out our 4th of July board on Pinterest for more. ...

A little German to brighten your Monday

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

I don't know about you, but Monday's might as well be "try to get your life together" day. While I'm excited to get back to work, I'm always a little jaded from the weekend and usually need coffee to get ...

Are Facebook and Twitter making you smarter?

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

If you logged in to Facebook or Twitter at all yesterday, you know the health care law was upheld. Maybe you don't follow any news organizations and maybe you care more about peanut butter than you do politics but someone ...

Did you notice Facebook changed your email address?

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

Surprise! If you go look at your info on Facebook, you'll notice your email address has been changed to the one Facebook provides for you. Everyone can see it even if your other email address were hidden. The New York ...

Obama and Michelle talk about their first date

By jpuente in Technology Is Your Friend

I can be a sap for these sort of things. Not always, but these two have quite the connection and I think we've seen it time and time again during his presidency. This video made me laugh with them. Obama ...