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Where Google+ is better than Facebook

The new kid on the social networking block, Google+ has been in field trial for just over a month. After using it actively this past week or so, I thought I'd write down the things that I like about it. Before I start, a disclaimer: this is  not  a post bashing Facebook, nor am I claiming that Google+ is the best social network out there. This is meant to be a list of the details that make me lean ever so slightly (all right, a lot) towards Google+. Some terminology before we start (Facebook on the left, Google+ on the right), wall/news feed = stream friend list = circles Here's the list of places where I think Google+ is better than Facebook, starting with the smaller details before moving to the larger differences between them. Skip to the end for the tl;dr version. 1. Editable posts and comments Google+ allows you to edit as well as delete your posts and comments. There is no time limit, and the time of last edit is displayed. ...

Summer Break Plans

So...I'm on my summer break, currently jobless and hanging around at home all day. Just reformatted my pc, and have been fooling around with it, my laptop and Android phone. Plans for the rest of the break: Network the computers, file sharing on LAN, remote login etc. Organize my digital life (videos, music, pictures etc. are sorted and tagged/scraped) Upload photos Tighten up security  Write more on my blog!  =) Happy holidays for those on a break~