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A Skull A Day for 365 Days

Noah Scalin at Gel 2009 from Gel Conference on Vimeo. This is one of the most interesting video’s I’ve come across in a long time. I find projects like this inspiring. To be able to be so creative, daily for a year, while so many people are watching is...

A ‘Five Iron Frenzy’ Story

Bringing a Dead Band Back to Life Two weeks ago today, Five Iron Frenzy announced that they were coming back to the music scene. After months of waiting to see what the band’s website countdown was about, weeks of teasing social media posts, and a scavenger hunt that was...

The Web Says Goodbye to Steve Jobs

Here is a small collection of website pages from around the internet on October 5, 2011, the day Steve Jobs died. You made the world a better place Steve. Rest in peace and Thank...

The iPhone 4S and Apple’s Lost “Wow” Factor

Apple announced the iPhone 4S today. The highlights include 8 Megapixel Camera, new camera lens setup, 1080p 30fps video, dual-core A5 chip, and Siri™, “an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.” The iPhone 4S video does a great job...

Apple’s Oct. 4 iPhone Event: Live-Coverage Options

Waiting for official new on today’s Apple announcement? Here are a few places live-blogging the event for your enjoyment: Mashable: http://joelg.us/17l Engadget: http://joelg.us/17m Gizmodo: http://joelg.us/17n MacRumors: http://joelg.us/17o New York Times:...

Add Photos to your Google+ Profile Page Scrapbook

If you want to add photos to your Google+ Profile page’s Scrapbook section: 1.) Login to Google Plus. Click the “Profile” button. 2.) On the top right of the page you will see a button that says “Edit Profile.” Click it. 3.) Click on the section...

How To: Backup Your WordPress.com Blog

If you have a blog on WordPress.com and want to back it up just do the following: 1.) Login to WordPress.com. Click “My Blogs”, then on Your Blog Name and “Dashboard”. 2.) On the left scroll down and click “Tools” and then...

Disable Facebook’s Facial Recognition Auto-Tagging Suggestions

If you don’t want Facebook to auto-suggest you be tagged in new photos uploaded by your friends… this is how to do disable that feature: 1.) Login to Facebook. Click “Account”, “Privacy Settings” and then “Customize Settings. 2.) Find...

Join Twitter

It is incredibly easy to join Twitter. With over 100 million users there are plenty of reasons to join! 1.) Go to Twitter.com and fill out the simple form and click ‘Sign Up.’ 2.) Check that your information is correct on the second screen. If anything needs...

Turn Off iPhoto Auto Launch When Camera Connected

It can be convenient or annoying to have iPhoto launch every time you content your iPod, iPhone or other camera to your Mac. There is an easy way to turn that option on/off. Open iPhoto, click on ‘iPhoto’ –> ‘Preferences’. Under the...

"Welcome, I hope you learn something new today!"

- Joel G. (a member of the internet community.)

About

My name is Joel. I’m a bit of a tech geek that’s in love with the internet. As part of my day job (and hobby) I’m asked a lot of computer/internet questions. I thought I’d make a simple site with posts/videos answering many of those questions in hopes that someone online will benefit from them.

Always Learning,
-joel

http://joelgratcyk.com

Need Help?

I’m always looking for new questions to answer on the site. Want to know how to register a domain name with Name.com instead of GoDaddy? Not sure how to rip a CD in iTunes into an MP3 format? Please feel free to submit any internet/tech questions you have! I will try my best to get the answer posted.

Send your request to me via the form below:

Upcoming Tutorials

1.) Setting up a Blog
2.) Registering a Domain Name
3.) How to Get Sued
4.) Building a Fan Site
5.) Make Music in Garage Band

and more!

Multi Media Bar

Noah Scalin at Gel 2009 from Gel Conference on Vimeo. This is one of the most...

Bringing a Dead Band Back to Life Two weeks ago today, Five Iron Frenzy announced...

Here is a small collection of website pages from around the internet on October 5, 2011,...

Apple announced the iPhone 4S today. The highlights include 8 Megapixel Camera, new...

Waiting for official new on today’s Apple announcement? Here are a few...

If you want to add photos to your Google+ Profile page’s Scrapbook section: 1.)...

If you have a blog on WordPress.com and want to back it up just do the following: 1.)...

If you don’t want Facebook to auto-suggest you be tagged in new photos uploaded by...

You can block users who you do not want to be able to follow you. Keep in mind that if...

Twitter: Make Your Account Safer in 20 Seconds

A simple and easy way to make your use of Twitter less vulnerable to being hacked is to...