Internet

[In this great Web Teacher guest post by Jessy Troy, you can learn some tips for crafting an interesting and effective about page. And as a bonus, Jessy shares her favorite tool for bloggers to improve search engine optimization. -Virginia]  Read more

[Editor's Note: Shannon from Shannanigans has some great tips for you. She can tell you where to find great free image editors, beautiful free fonts, and which tools can help you convert files from one format to another. And she includes helpful screenshots of everything! -Virginia]  Read more

[Editor's Note: Jessica from 30 Something Mother Runner talks about the feature common to all blogs: RSS. She tells you what it is and how to use it. –Virginia]  Read more

What is legal these days, and what is an invasion of your privacy rights? Can employers demand your password on Facebook? DeBie Hive explores such questions in her post. She asks,  Read more

Did you know that your photos may be saying more about you than you think? Kitchen Mage reveals the hidden information that photographs you take and post online may carry with them. She tells you how to find this secret data and turn it off, if you don't want it contained in your photos. She writes:  Read more

[Editor's Note: I have experienced the same trajectory with Groupon and other online deals sites as Carly has. It was almost the same trajectory I had when Internet shopping came into my life in the nineties: Euphoria followed by financial constraints followed by resolutions to rein it in. Have you had an experience like hers, or do you still love them? -Rita]  Read more

[Editor's Note: With the recent security breach at Zappo's, Carrie Actually is providing a much needed reminded to us all that we should use secure passwords. -Virginia]  Read more

The first in a series of posts called Simple Tech from Call Her Happy explains all the fine points of using Pinterest. Call Her Happy writes,  Read more

[Editor's Note: Questions about QR codes can lead to some funny family conversations, as Natalie Wright discovered. -Virginia] QR who?  Read more

Carrie lists the pros and cons of the "Next" bookmarklet. Below, the main thing she likes about it. -- Virginia The Google Reader “Next” Bookmarklet Here’s what I love about the Next button: So much exposure to beautiful blog design and functionality. I’ve already made a few updates to my own site based on things I saw and liked while browsing this way. Read the full list of pros and cons on Carrie's blog.  Read more