Digital Streets

YoVille Tip: How to Play Games with Your Crew

shamanstears — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:18:38 +0000

YoVille allows you to play Tic Tac Toe and Rock Paper Scissors with other users. You can utilize these games to get a maximum 200 coins per day. You get 10 coins for a win and 5 coins for a tie. Instead of helping out some stranger, why not play the games with a member of your crew and work with someone you know? It’s not as simple as it sounds, because if both of you aren’t on the same server, you won’t be able to interact with each other. (more…)

Facebook YoVille Cheat: Send Multiple Gifts to Your Crew

shamanstears — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 02:00:27 +0000

YoVille limits how often you can send gifts to your members of your crew. There is a simple method for getting around this limitation so that you can send more than 1 gift to your crew members.

1. Go to Facebook and then access the YoVille applicaton.

2. When the YoVille app has finished loading, go to the top and right-click the Free Gifts tab.

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Farm Town Cheat: How to Get More Coins and Experience from Working on Your Neighbors’ Farms

shamanstears — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:00:17 +0000

When your neighbors work on your farm (weeding, watering, etc.) you will receive a notification telling you that they worked on the farm and providing a link to there farm so you can return the favor. Doing this will result in earning 15 coins and 6 experience points. You can easily earn more than that. (more…)

Farm Town Cheat: Send Multiple Gifts to Your Neighbors

shamanstears — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:16:06 +0000

Farm Town limits how often you can send gifts to your neighbors. There is a simple method for getting around this limitation so that you can send more than 1 gift to your neighbor(s).

1. Go to Facebook and then access the Farm Town applicaton.

2. When the Farm Town app has finished loading, go to the top and right-click the Send Gifts tab.

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Facebook Farm Town Tips

shamanstears — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:45:07 +0000

Farm Town is a popular (and addictive) game on Facebook. You manage your farm and gain money and experience to access various crops, buildings, etc. Here are a few tips that I’ve learned along the way.

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Put Bing in your Firefox Sidebar for Easy Access to Movie Times, Weather, and More

shamanstears — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:02:24 +0000

By using Bing’s mobile version, you can easily track a package, solve a math problem, look up a definition, get stock quotes, find movie times, and more.

1. Open Firefox.

2. Right-click on the bookmark bar and select New Bookmark.

3. In the Name textbox, input Bing, in the Location textbox input http://m.bing.com/.

4. Check the Load this bookmark in the sidebar checkbox.

5. Click the Add button.

Select the newly created bookmark and Bing will appear in the sidebar.

You can now easily do the following:

get movie times: movies [location]
(movie 98119 or movie Seattle, WA)

check the weather: weather [location]

perform simple calculations and solve simple algebraic equations

track a package: type the name of the shipping company (DHL, FEDEX, UPS, etc.) and then the tracking number

get a stock quotes: [ticker symbols] quote
(GOOG MSFT quote)

get a definition: define [word you want to define]

Create Modules for Easy Copy-and-Paste Resumes

shamanstears — Wed, 27 May 2009 23:36:38 +0000

If you are like me, you are currently searching for a job. The current state of the economy has made it difficult for people to obtain the same position that they held at another company, and some people have had to change their careers completely. This means frequent changes to your resume so that it reads well for the position you are applying for, highlighting the desired qualifications for that position. (more…)

Tech-Recipes Internet Explorer 8 Tutorial Round-up

shamanstears — Sat, 16 May 2009 04:52:50 +0000

Internet Explorer 8 is Microsoft’s best web browser so far, with new features like Web Slices and Accelerators. Here’s a dozen tips for customizing it to fit your needs.

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Windows 7: 27 Tips and Tricks (Tech-Recipes Tutorial Round-up)

shamanstears — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:59:06 +0000

Windows 7 is Microsoft’s latest and greatest OS. Here are some tips and tricks for getting your Windows 7 computer running just the way you want it.

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Tech-Recipes Kindle 2 Tutorial Round-up

shamanstears — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 01:58:59 +0000

Amazon’s Kindle 2 is a wireless reading device that makes it easy to take (and read) your books whenever and wherever you wish. Here are some tips and tricks to try on the Kindle 2.

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