Ari Herzog

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Why I Don’t Know My Password

Ari Herzog

For the better part of a decade, I employed a mnemonic password system to remember every password for every website that required one. will create and store your hard-to-guess website passwords and you only need to know the master password to access the application. Password managers such as Bitwarden , LastPass , 1Password , etc.

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But The Unemployment Rate is Low

Ari Herzog

Moreover, if I apply to a vacancy announcement via an online submission form that uses an Applicant Tracking System, I need to ensure that 99% of keywords and phrases in the job description are also in my resume and cover letter — and that laborious effort doesn’t necessitate an interview.

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Why I Want a Dumb Phone

Ari Herzog

This is not about discipline and not using certain applications. This is about not needing social networking or cloud applications 24/7. I do not want to carry a supercomputer operating system in my pocket anymore. I want to return to the joys of listening to music without the need to hold up a sound app to identify the song.

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A New Tablet Today

Ari Herzog

I specifically chose this device because it runs the Android operating system, which is also active on my HTC smartphone. I’m also a Google user, active with GMail and YouTube and Docs and other Google applications, which run seamlessly on the tablet. It’s installed with Honeycomb today. Thank you for reading!

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Why (and How) I Forced 912 People to Unfollow Me on Twitter

Ari Herzog

Next is an account for Formulists, a Twitter application that went out of business two years ago. But moreover, in the age of social influence ranking systems such as Klout and Peer Index , I want to be current. Tinkering with Twitter management systems in recent months, my favorite is Tweepi. I was one 367 they followed.

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How to Delete and Send Twitter DMs in Bulk

Ari Herzog

Over the past week, I’ve experimented with two specific Twitter automation applications that enable bulk deleting and bulk sending of direct messages. Direct messages are not part of the public stream, and, as such, are not indexed or archived anywhere. Bulk Delete Twitter DMs with DM Whacker.

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T-Mobile G2: My New Mobile Obsession

Ari Herzog

Here’s a picture I snapped of the two phones side by side : Launching last fall to many positive early reviews , the phone runs on the open source Android operating system and is pre-installed with every mobile application in Google’s arsenal.

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