7 Easy Secrets to Understanding Web Statistics
everyday you post pictures, updates and thingsthat are important to you, on facebook. if you think about it, you’re basically writingthe story of your life as you go. now how cool would it be if you could keep a copyfor yourself? actually, you can. just log into facebook, click settings, and look forthe option to download a copy of your facebook data. this way you’ll have an interactivecopy of all your pictures, videos, messages and posts, saved right to your computer. thinking outside the box a little can getyou some really amazing deals. for example, the next time you go buy something on ebay,try searching for spelling mistakes on the items you’re looking for. listings like these,aren’t going to be found by very many people,
so they’re less likely to get bid up inprice. so get in the habit of searching misspelled words, and see what kind of savings you canscore. there’s a fast and easy way to save onlinereceipts, pictures, and basically anything else that pops up on your computer screen.it’s called screen capping and it’s unbelievably quick and easy to do. if you’re on a mac,hold shift, command, and the number 4, then select the area on the screen you want tosave. as soon as you let go, you’ll have an instant picture saved to your desktop.now if you’re using a pc, just press the “prtscn†button to copy the screen tothe clipboard, then go ahead and paste the image into a program like windows paint.
we’re halfway through the web tricks now,so let’s take a quick break and tell google to “do a barrel rollâ€. surprisingly, youcan see it really does. hundreds of people are using public computersevery day, and if you’re in a situation where you have to use one, it’s really importantto protect yourself. one of the simplest things you can do is called private browsing. almostall modern browsers have a feature for private browsing or "incognito mode", which basicallymeans, nothing will be saved from your online session. when you’re done, close the browser,and now there won’t be any history, or anything else about you for the next person to find. did you know there’s a way to record yourcomputer screen and make it into a video?
just open up "quicktime", and select "new screenrecording". you can select which microphone you want to use, and hit record, and now whateveryou see on your screen next will be made into a video. this way you can make gaming tutorials,record special highlights, or do video commentaries, and, of course, upload them to share yourperspective with the world. youtube is the second largest search enginein the world, so here are a few tricks to make it work better for you. first of all,click the gear icon beside the “subscribed†button and select “send me updatesâ€. tryit with mine right now, and you’ll get an email notification the next time i uploada video. now you’ll never miss an upload again. secondly, if you don’t like the closedcaptioning on videos like this, you can click
the text and drag it off the video, or youcan even turn it off altogether by clicking the "cc" button and selecting “offâ€. andfinally, when you’re trying to load a video and it’s gets stuck buffering, just pressthe down arrow on your keyboard to turn the dots into a game of snake. this will helpkeep you occupied until your video loads up. well there are 6 simple tricks you can startusing right now, that will help save you time, money, and bring you closer to your goalsof mastering the internet. if you’re ready for more, go to lynda.com/thekingofrandomright now. there’s a complete list of these tips, and more tutorials that go into a lotmore detail.
