How To Create A YouTube Channel Without A New Gmail Account

YouTube: Create A YouTube Channel Without A New Gmail Account How To

In this short video I describe how to create a new YouTube Channel without having to create a new Gmail account by creating a new Google+ Page.

The Facebook Dilemma - Ads, Data Usage & the NSA vs. My Friends & Family

I posted the following on my Facebook account on August 30, 2013. I won't say much upfront baca use the post says it all. With the latest potential upcoming data usage changes from Facebook I may have finally hit my Facebook tipping point where the negatives (as I see them) might outweigh the positives.

Originally posted on my Facebook:

"Since the new year I've been using Facebook less and less. Since the Edward Snowden/NSA revelations I've been cutting down how much of my information goes up on any online service.

With the upcoming Facebook data use policy changes and all the ads they've added over the last few years I don't think the positives of Facebook outweigh the negatives anymore.

As has been widely noted online: "if you're not paying for something, you're not the customer; you're the product being sold".

How To Recover Your Deleted MySpace Blog Posts and Photos - [Updated]

UPDATE - It now appears that MySpace is allowing users to download old blog posts. (See Update 2 below.) While this makes much of this post irrelevant it is good news for those who blogged a lot on MySpace.

How do you recover your deleted posts and photos from the old version of MySpace on the new MySpace? Short answer: Blog posts may be retrieved via Google Cache and photos may be under "Mixes".

Read on for a bit more information on ways you can possibly get your deleted MySpace blog posts and photos back.

Logitech G400s Gaming Mouse Unboxing, Review & G400 Comparison

In this video we unbox and review the new Logitech G400s G Series gaming mouse. We also compare it to the previous version the Logitech G400.

You can watch the video directly on YouTube here: Logitech G400s Gaming Mouse Unboxing, Review & G400 Comparison or head past the jump for the embedded version.

Logitech G400 (MX518) Full Disassembly & Reassembly (For Repair, Research, Etc)

YouTube: Logitech G400 (MX518) Full Disassembly & Reassembly (For Repair, Research, Etc)

If your looking to fix or repair your Logitech G400 (or simply want to see someone else disassemble it) than this video is for you. This video is a full disassembly and reassembly of the Logitech G400 (the new version of the MX518).

The reason I did this video is I want to eventually lighten my G400 from the standard 106g down to the same weight as my favorite mouse the Razer Diamondback which weighs in at 91g.

I also talk about how I fixed my Razer Diamondback's scroll wheel problem as well as how I was able to lighten my E-Blue (E-3lue) Cobra Junior by 19g so it ended up at a very light 76g.

While I didn't find any easy ways to lighten the mouse (mostly due to it being built like a tank) I did get some ideas on ways I could lighten it as well as a really good look at how the mouse was built.

If you ever wanted to see any of the parts inside this legendary mouse it is very likely it is in this video some where.

E-Blue Cobra Junior (Razer Diamondback Clone) Unboxing & Review

YouTube: E-Blue Cobra Junior (Razer Diamondback Clone) Unboxing & Review E-3lue

Nothing feels exactly like the classic Razer Diamondback but the Cobra Junior is damn close. Overall the E-3lue Cobra Junior has almost exactly the same feel as my Razer Diamondback. I bought this E-3lue Cobra Junior on eBay for $12 with free shipping.

From what I could gather from teh packaging and reading online when considering purchasing the Cobra Junior it seems to have a button that switches the DPI between 400/800/1600. The Razer Diamondback runs at 1600 and so far the tracking seems very similar when I (hopefully) have the Cobra Junior at 1600 DPI.

How does the shape of the Razer Diamondback it was replacing? Surprisingly close. I was amazed at how close this mouse feels to my Razer Diamondback. The Diamonback is was clearly the "inspiration" for the Cobra Junior.

In this unboxing I was only able to cover the external feel of the mouse. I haven't used the mouse yet so I have no information on how well it actually will hold up. I will likely do another video on how it is in use if I end up using it a lot.

If you want to buy a Cobra Junior, the eBay auction I found was entitled "E-Blue Cobra 1600DPI Adjustable 6 Buttons USB Wired Optical Gaming Mouse Mice PC" by the seller "newlaunch".

You can also find it on Amazon by searching for "E-Blue Cobra Junior". The Amazon price at the time of this video was around $13 but you also have to pay shipping.

Both mice weighed almost exactly the same on my kitchen scale right around 91g.

Shufflephones 2.0 - New Hotness Edition

This photo album and instructions for my second project for making an iPod Shuffle fit inside a pair of headphones was originally posted on my now defunct mac.com site back in 2005. Thanks to Archive.org I am now able to resurrect it. You can find the page as it originally looked (more or less) here. 

I've also tried to leave the original typography/layout intact as much as possible. Unfortunately is seems the higher resolution images didn't seem to survive and I had to cludge the HTML tables a bit to fit. You can find the flickr set for these images here. (Appears my Flickr Pro ran out.) I uploaded higher resolution images to an imgut album here. Head past the jump for a blast from the past.

NOTE: The images below look like the have links to something but in fact they simply link back to this post. Apologies. Resurrecting the dead isn't perfect. I uploaded higher resolution images to the imgur album Jim Younkin's Shufflephones Ver. 2.0.

Shufflephones 1.0 - Old Skool Edition

This photo album and instructions for making an iPod Shuffle fit inside a pair of retro headphones was originally posted on my now defunct mac.com site in 2005. Thanks to Archive.org I am now able to resurrect it. You can find the page as it originally looked (more or less) here. 

I've also tried to leave the original typography/layout intact as much as possible. Unfortunately is seems the higher resolution images didn't seem to survive and I had to cludge the HTML tables a bit to fit. You can find the flickr set for these images here. (Appears my Flickr Pro ran out.) I uploaded higher resolution version to an imgur album here. (Phillip Torrone from Make Magazine even commented on this photo.) Head past the jump for a blast from the past.

NOTE: The images below look like the have links to something but in fact they simply link back to this post. Apologies. Resurrecting the dead isn't perfect. I uploaded higher resolution versions of the images to the imgur album Jim Younkin's Shufflephones Ver. 1.0.

Bringing Back the Rainbow Apple Logo 12 Inch Powerbook Style!

This photo album and instructions for changing your logo on the 12" PowerBook from white to original Apple logo rainbow colors was originally posted on my now defunct mac.com site in 2004(?). Thanks to Archive.org I am now able to resurrect it. You can find the page as it originally looked (more or less) here. I've also tried to leave the original typography/layout intact as much as possible. Unfortunately is seems the higher resolution images didn't seem to survive. Head past the jump for a blast to the past.

On Internet Trolls and Critics

You can always tell you are doing something right because people start trying to tear you down.

When I worked as a community manager for an MMORPG developer I had plenty of practice dealing with internet trolls and other loud, bilious and spiteful people. Read on past the jump my thoughts on internet trolls.

How I Use Archive.org To Podcast For Free - Quick & Dirty Edition

I produce a podcast for my Power Word: Gold blog called (unsurprisingly) The Power Word: Gold Podcast.

I was asked by another blogger wanting to start a podcast for any advice. I've decided to share my response to them with all of you in hope that it might help point you in the right direction if you are thinking about getting into podcasting and are looking for a completely free podcast hosting solution.

Read on past the jump for more.