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How to Stop Birthday (and Other) Facebook Notifications

Notifications, be they texts, alarms, or social apps, aren’t anything new; they’re an accepted part of our mobile experience. Most can probably agree though, there’s a fine line between informative and annoying, which Faceb…

Matt Klein Dec 29th, 2014

How to Block Facebook Game Requests

Perhaps one of the most annoying things about Facebook (there are many) are game requests. Yes, they still exist, and they still continue to annoy users in droves.

Matt Klein Dec 17th, 2014

Make Facebook on Android Open Links in the Default Browser

Facebook users may have noticed a recent change to its mobile app. When you click on a link, it now opens in Facebook, instead of your preferred, default browser. This is really annoying; here’s how to change it back on And…

Matt Klein Nov 5th, 2014

How to Log Out of Facebook Messenger on Your Android Device

Lori Kaufman Oct 7th, 2014

How to Add Send-to-Facebook Functionality to Picasa

You use Picasa to manage your photos and you do most of your photo sharing with friends on Facebook. Wouldn’t it be great if they played together? Read on as we streamline your sharing workflow so photos organized, edited, ta…

Jason Fitzpatrick Jul 30th, 2013

How to Use Facebook Trusted Contacts to Gain Access to Your Locked Account

Online services are becoming increasingly concerned with security, with two-factor authentication now being the flavor of the day. Extra security at login is great, but what if you forget your password? Facebook’s Trusted Con…

Mark Wyciślik-Wilson Jun 4th, 2013

How Firefox Is Integrating With Facebook and Other Social Networks

You may not have noticed, but Firefox now includes a “Social API” that allows Facebook and other social networks to integrate with your browser. Firefox is providing Facebook a way to integrate with your browser and stay with…

Chris Hoffman May 20th, 2013

How to Quit Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Other Social Networks

There can be few computer users who do not have at least one social networking account – the likes of Facebook and Twitter are just so prevalent these days. But while it’s easy to sign up for an account, closing one down …

Mark Wyciślik-Wilson Mar 17th, 2013

How to Backup Your Social Media Accounts – Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Instagram

How much of your life is recorded online? Spend a moment considering this and it’s likely to be a terrifying idea. You may not consider yourself the type of person to keep a journal, or even a blog, but over the years you h…

Mark Wyciślik-Wilson Mar 12th, 2013

How to Enable Facebook Integration in Firefox

The latest version of Firefox adds support for native Facebook integration, however the setting to enable it is hidden in about:config. Here’s how to enable it.

Taylor Gibb Nov 25th, 2012

From The Tips Box: Download All Your Facebook Data, Inifinite Apps in iOS Folders, and Checking Web-App Permissions

Once a week we round up some of the great tips that flow into the HTG tips box and share them with the greater readership. This week we’re talking about downloading your Facebook data for easy wall searching, packing lots o…

Jason Fitzpatrick Jan 26th, 2012

What Is Chime.in and How Is It Different from Facebook/Twitter/Google+?

Chime.in is a social network brought to you by UberMedia; the people behind UberSocial apps and Echofon. They aim to improve your social network experience by integrating rich media, community discovery, and flexible user fol…

Justin Garrison Oct 18th, 2011

How to use Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Foursquare via SMS

Staying social while your mobile doesn’t mean you have to pay for a data plan. Using SMS, you can update and receive status messages from your favorite social networks using the messaging plan you probably already have….

Justin Garrison Oct 10th, 2011

How to Migrate from Facebook to Google+

If you have a lot of time and information invested in Facebook, it’s not easy moving to a new social network. Here are a few tips on moving your information from your Facebook account to your shiny new Google+ account….

Justin Garrison Jul 12th, 2011

How to Setup Birthday Reminders for Your Facebook Friends in Google Calendar

If you want to keep on top of birthdays for all your Facebook friends, but you don’t want to check Facebook all the time, you can import those birthdays into Google Calendar, where you can then setup reminders….

Lowell Heddings Feb 28th, 2011

Are You Using Facebook with an Encrypted Session Yet?

If you’re geeky and keep up with all the tech news, you probably already know that Facebook added an SSL feature, but for everybody else: You can make your Facebook profile more secure by turning this option on, and here’…

Lowell Heddings Feb 10th, 2011

This Week in Geek History: The Call of Cthulhu, the Columbia Shuttle Disaster, and the Birth of Facebook

This week in Geek History saw the beginning of the Cthulhu horror mythos, the Columbia space shuttle disaster, and the birth of Facebook. Also, check out our new addition “Other Notable Moments” at the end for more facts …

Jason Fitzpatrick Feb 3rd, 2011

Did You Know Facebook Has Built-In Shortcut Keys?

I was spending some time browsing around Facebook today (translation: wasting time), when I noticed that they have some shortcut keys for navigating around the site using the keyboard, so I put together a list for everybody….

Lowell Heddings Jan 6th, 2011

How to Check Your Facebook Messages Spam / Junk Email Folder

Normally when you don’t get an inbound email message that you were expecting, you’re supposed to check your Spam or Junk Email folder—in the new Facebook “Email” (Messages) system, it’s not quite as obvious how to…

Lowell Heddings Nov 23rd, 2010

How to Download Your Photos and Videos from Facebook

If you’re tired of your photos and videos being impossible to retrieve from Facebook, you’ll be happy to know that they are rolling out a new feature that allows you to download all of them in one big zip file. Here’s h…

Lowell Heddings Oct 7th, 2010

How Do I Hide from Specific People on Facebook Chat?

Everybody’s got that one family member on Facebook that you just don’t want to talk to, but they bug you every time you sign into Facebook chat anyway—here’s how to sign on without them seeing you….

Lowell Heddings Aug 9th, 2010

Collaborate on Office Documents With Your Facebook Friends on Docs.com

Would you like to collaborate and share Office documents, PowerPoint presentations, and more with your friends and colleagues? Here we’ll look at how you can use use the new Office Web Apps with your Facebook friends via Docs…

Matthew Guay Jul 15th, 2010

Download Pictures From Your Facebook Account with Pick&Zip

Would you like to download pictures from your Facebook account and your friend’s Facebook pages? Here’s a nice web app that can help you quickly download your pictures so you can use them anyway you want….

Matthew Guay Jul 2nd, 2010

Easily Add Facebook Chat to Pidgin

Want to keep in touch with your Facebook friends throughout the day? Here we’ll show you how to easily add Facebook chat to the popular multi-protocol chat client Pidgin.

Matthew Guay Mar 10th, 2010

How to Lock Down Your Facebook Account

Facebook definitely allows you to easily communicate with others, but if you’re not careful, certain information you would like to remain private can be exposed. Here we take a look at locking down your profile, and how to av…

Brian Burgess Oct 20th, 2009

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