Shevonne

Shevonne Polastre authors ChicWriter, a blog filled with writing tips and articles . She loves social media, technology, art, wine, music, movies, traveling, books, education, biking, and the great outdoors.

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How to Automate Your Social Media Life

social_media_logosAnyone who is on a few social networking sites knows that it can sometimes be a little overwhelming. It can take up a lot of your time, and so you are thinking of ways to continue being on top of your social media life without forsaking all the other things that are important to you. What if you are heading to a place that doesn’t have any internet connection, but you don’t want your followers forgetting that you exist?

This practice has been a little controversial because some people believe that it can sometimes feel a little bit like spam.  Therefore, you have to be careful on what you are auto-posting, and how much.  If you do it right, then it can definitely help with your productivity.

Here are ways to automate your accounts on the top social networking sites, so that you can enjoy other aspects of your life.
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How to Migrate From Blogger.com to Self-Hosted WordPress

blogger_wordpress_logoOne of the first blogging platforms to hit the webosphere was Blogger in 1999. It was easy to set up and start posting right away. However, some time later, WordPress came into the scene, and it changed the way people saw blogging platforms. On top of the fact that it was easy to use, users also could personalize it with themes that they could further customize with CSS and HTML. Flash forward to 2010, self-hosted WordPress is usually the blogging platform of choice. What do you do if you started with Blogger, but want to switch to a self-hosted WordPress blog? Here are the methods to migrate from Blogger to Self-Hosted WordPressm, quick and painless.
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How To Integrate Topsy Into Your WordPress Site

topsy_logoThe search engines that we are used to, like Google and Yahoo, rely on spiders crawling through web sites indexing the keywords they find. Therefore, when someone is searching for a certain topic, like “technology,” these search engines will display whatever they found, ranked by popularity on the page. Topsy is different. It’s a people-powered search engine for tweets.
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How to Create a Group Blog In Posterous

posterous_groups_logoPosterous has increasingly become a way to setup a blog (or web site) without having to be the most tech-savvy person. In July 2009, we gave you ten tips to get the most out of Posterous. Since then, there have been many new updates to the site. In December 2009, Posterous announced a way for groups to create a blog. Additionally, they also introduced a way to turn a Posterous blog into an email list. Themes gives a way to personalize your group blog even further, so that it is your group’s own. This is a guide to teach you how to create a Poseterous group blog that can double as an email list.
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How to Access Your iTunes Music From Anywhere

pulptunes_logopulpTunes’ tagline is “The Web Server for iTunes,” and that is exactly what it is. There are time when you are some place other than your home, and you really want to listen to your music collection. However, you are unable to access it because you are not in the same network, and/or you have forgotten your MP3 Player. This is the great thing about pulpTunes. It provides you with the capability of accessing your music from any location just by using your web browser. These steps will assist you in downloading the software, configuring it, and using it to play your music at any location. The great thing about pulpTunes is that you don’t have to be an expert to set it up and use it. It’s a very quick and simple process.
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10 Best Free Adobe Air Apps to Have on Your System

adobe-air-app-logoMore and more applications are being built using Adobe Air. Adobe Air allows developers to design and implement flexible Internet applications that can reside outside of a browser. Another plus about using Adobe Air is that it’s easy to develop applications that can be used on both Windows and Mac computer systems. With so many Adobe Air apps being produced every day, how do you know which one are the top ones in the bunch? Here are 10 of the best free Adobe Air apps that you should be using:
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Two Simples Codes to Prevent People from Hotlinking Your Images

hotlinking is not coolIt has happened to everyone. You are browsing around the internet when you see one of your images on another site. Instantly, you are miffed that the person didn’t ask your permission or doesn’t even credit you for the image. You might be wondering “What are you supposed to do to prevent this from happening again?” There are hotlinking applications out there, but there is usually fee to buy the license. Here are two ways to prevent people from hotlinking your images.
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Seven Steps to Take Control of Your Privacy on Facebook

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In December, Facebook introduced a new facet to their privacy settings. They would default them to be viewed by everyone, which means that anyone with a Facebook account can view your settings. It caused a huge uproar by some people, but I wasn’t one of them. I had come to realize awhile back that Facebook gave its users some of the best control over their accounts than any other social networking site. However, many people had no clue about it. I would tell people about how I had people on different lists that allowed me to decide what information I wanted groups of people to see. They didn’t even know the feature existed. If you want to change yours, here is a guide to get you up to speed on how to change your Facebook privacy settings.
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Create a Photo Collage for Print or Wallpaper Using Photovisi

photovisi_collagePhoto collages are a great way to customize your desktop, or any site that needs a background (e.g. web site or any profile page you can customize the background). However, it is usually an extensive process that needs the use of a image-editing software, like Adobe Photoshop or Macromedia Dreamweaver. Photovisi resolves all this. It allows you to build custom photo collages without having to download any software, creating an account, or having any prior knowledge of any image-editing tool.
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