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Secret Facebook Timeline Tips http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/31/secret-facebook-timeline-tips/ How Not to Screw Up Your PC with Windows Optimization Tools http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/31/how-not-to-screw-up-your-pc-with-windows-optimization-tools/ How to Find a Successful Freelancer http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/31/how-to-find-a-successful-freelancer/ Best OS X Downloads for Any New Mac http://www.lockergnome.com/craighton/2012/01/31/best-os-x-downloads-for-any-new-mac/ 28 Great Windows Programs and Apps for Professionals http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2012/01/31/windows-programs-for-professionals/ Back Link of the Day http://younggeek1tech.tumblr.com/post/16549159613/do-you-know-the-right-time-to-buy-electronics Thanks to Justin Johnson, who linked to one of our posts at LockerGnome.com about using decide.com when trying to figure out if the time is now -- or later -- for making big electronics purchases. If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

How to Save Money on Auto Repair http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2012/01/30/how-to-save-money-on-auto-repair/ Five Web Technologies You Should Be Using http://www.lockergnome.com/web/2012/01/30/five-web-technologies-you-should-be-using/ Best Windows Downloads for Any New Computer http://www.lockergnome.com/craighton/2012/01/30/best-windows-downloads-for-any-new-computer/ How to Install Windows 8 Developer Preview on a Mac http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2012/01/30/windows-8-developer-preview-mac/ How to Send a Letter Without Going to the Post Office Using NotesToFriends http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/30/how-to-send-a-letter-without-going-to-the-post-office-using-notestofriends/ Cellphone Deal That Won't Break the Bank http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/30/cellphone-deal-that-wont-break-the-bank/ Back Link of the Day http://battellemedia.com/archives/2012/01/once-again-rss-is-dead-but-only-you-can-save-it.php Thanks to John Battelle's Searchblog for linking to one of LockerGnome's recent articles regarding the RSS Lives vs. RSS is Dead argument that's been going on for the past decade or so (go read his writeup if you want to weigh the evidence for yourself). If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

Seven Things to Know Before Becoming a Freelancer http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/27/seven-things-to-know-before-becoming-a-freelancer/ How to Save Money on Computer Repair http://www.lockergnome.com/hardware/2012/01/27/how-to-save-money-on-computer-repair/ What's the Best Day and Time to Blog? http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/27/whats-the-best-day-and-time-to-blog/ The Pareto Principle: the 80/20 Rule and How It Works http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/27/the-pareto-principle-the-8020-rule-and-how-it-works/ Back Link of the Day http://mikeseth.tk/?p=1573 Wowie, zowie! If you were ever in need of an explanation of what this whole SOPA and PIPA uproar was all about, Mike Seth lays it all out in his post "SOPA and PIPA Explained." He referenced one of our LockerGnome articles in composing it, and we heartily thank him! If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

Sharing a Cab: Is the Fare Unfair? http://www.lockergnome.com/decisions/2012/01/26/sharing-a-cab-is-the-fare-unfair/ How to Increase Frame Rates in First-person Shooters http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2012/01/26/how-to-increase-frame-rates-in-first-person-shooters/ How Music Critics Adapt to the Social Media Landscape http://www.lockergnome.com/news/2012/01/26/how-music-critics-adapt-to-the-social-media-landscape/ Good Deeds and the Evolution of Piracy http://www.lockergnome.com/sherman/2012/01/26/good-deeds-and-the-evolution-of-piracy/ How to Install an FTP Server in Windows 7 http://www.lockergnome.com/windows/2012/01/26/ftp-server-windows-7/ Back Link of the Day http://www.thebrickfan.com/being-adult-fans-of-lego/ Thanks to Allen Tran for being a true "brick fan" and linking to me going on and on about what it's like to be an adult fan of LEGO! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

Nine iPhone Apps to Get You out of Bad Situations http://www.lockergnome.com/ios/2012/01/25/nine-iphone-apps-to-get-you-out-of-bad-situations/ Why RSS Readers Suck and the Best Alternatives http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/25/rss-alternative/ How to Block Tweets About the Super Bowl XLVI http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/25/how-to-block-tweets-about-the-super-bowl-xlvi/ How to Save Money on Your Next Pair of Glasses http://www.lockergnome.com/mattryan/2012/01/25/how-to-save-money-on-your-next-pair-of-glasses/ Paid or Pre-paid Cellphone Service: Which is Right for You? http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/25/paid-or-pre-paid-cellphone-service-which-is-right-for-you/ Back Link of the Day http://ablogtech.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/top-window-7-tips-and-features/ Thanks to Sam Morris, who referenced Ron Schenone's post at LockerGnome.com about his favorite Windows 7 tips. If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo

Programmer's Perspective: How Android's Fragmentation Can Be a Good Thing http://www.lockergnome.com/android/2012/01/24/programmers-perspective-how-androids-fragmentation-can-be-a-good-thing/ Four Great Alternatives to Picnik http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/24/four-great-alternatives-to-picnik/ What is the First Gadget You Would Save in a Fire? http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2012/01/24/first-gadgets-you-would-save-from-fire/ How to Avoid a Bad Group Deal http://www.lockergnome.com/social/2012/01/24/how-to-avoid-a-bad-group-deal/ How to Protect Your Electronics from Theft http://www.lockergnome.com/hardware/2012/01/24/how-to-protect-your-electronics-from-theft/ How to Be the Worst Blogger Ever http://www.lockergnome.com/craighton/2012/01/24/how-to-be-the-worst-blogger-ever/ Back Link of the Day http://www.thoughts.com/pinking554/why-you-should-protest-sopa-pipa Thanks to pinking554 for referencing LockerGnome in his blog post protesting SOPA and PIPA! If you'd like to be mentioned as a Back Link of the Day, link to one of our posts on LockerGnome.com from your site and -- this is the important part -- tell us about it! http://www.lockergnome.com/subscribe/ Join us when the countdown ends! http://www.gnomies.com https://profiles.google.com/chris.pirillo http://twitter.com/ChrisPirillo http://www.facebook.com/chrispirillo