If you’re a fan of Facebook, you’re probably a user of a few other social networks too. You might have an account on Twitter or Google+, which you might use for work or just as a place to chat. You might also collect links in Google Reader, Delicious or Evernote. But do you know how easy it is to link them all together in just the right ways? Today, we’ll show you some of the best IFTTT recipes you can use with Facebook and Twitter.

If you’re a coder who does web development, you know that you’re always in your browser checking how things look or work. Because of this, it’s incredibly useful for you to have coding tools which work from within your browser. In fact, considering how useful these tools are, you’ll wonder how you ever got by without them.

If you’ve had the pleasure of trying out Google Hangouts, you’ve possibly also tried a few of the gimmicky effects like wearing hats, and social extras like watching YouTube clips. Did that make you wonder what else people might come up with? Well, there are people out there who have been writing all sorts of useful Google+ applications, some of which are mashups with other incredibly useful services.

Is Facebook driving you crazy? Most people who use Facebook generally view the home feed in its unfiltered form, which means they’re seeing updates from friends, acquaintances and pages all lumped in together and shown according to how popular Facebook deems each update to be. Not only is this method going to show you important updates from people and pages you don’t care for much, but you’ll miss less popular updates from people and pages you do care about.

CrowdStream is an application which allows musicians and other entertainers to notify fans of exclusive information during concerts, such as backstage access, bonus updates and user-submitted videos. It increases the crowd’s sharing of video and allows entertainers and fans more direct communication during the gig.

If you’re getting a fair bit of use out of your tablet and looking for a keyboard to go with it, you may have no idea where to start. There are plenty of options out there, so it’s good to have some idea what you’re looking for when you begin your search. What do you really need to know? What basic options are there? How much should you expect to pay?

If you pay attention to current affairs, you’ve probably heard the term “fracking” more than once. Did it ever occur to you that it sounded a little like a euphemism for something else? Yeah, sure it didn’t. Even the least corrupted adult mind would draw the connection. In the IT world, there are also a number of words you probably say every day that could be seen as a euphemism.

Let me guess. You’ve been around on the Internet a while, built up a few profiles here and there on various social networks which you use when it suits you. Basically, you’re all over the place. If your friends see your Twitter profile they don’t really get the whole picture and the same goes for Facebook, Flickr, Instagram, Vimeo and all the rest. You’ve probably thought of making a lifestream or two.

Are you a wannabe photographer? Do you take lots of great photos of your travels and your friends? Do you upload these photos to Facebook? If so, do you know you can upload in HD, add photos to a map and view the photos in full-screen? Well, you can – and we’ll show you how. With Facebook changing things all the time, it’s possible for even the most dedicated users to not know about great features they could be using.

We all know the mantra of efficient product usage: Reduce; Reuse; Recycle. When it comes to computers though, changing technology and the need for tech-minded people to upgrade makes it hard to reduce consumption. This means we’re plagued with the problem of old computers lying around our sheds with need of a good home or project to give them new life.

There are so many reasons for everyday people to have their own website these days, such as building a professional profile or having a showcase space for a home business. Whatever your reasoning is for wanting your own site, most people have just one question: Can I make one without learning how to code? The answer is yes!

The internet has given us some fantastic tools for language learning, and Duolingo is the latest site to give it a go. It’s just come out of closed beta and is now available for everyone to use, after being the talk of language learning communities online for months. Duolingo is currently teaching German, Spanish and French for free to anyone who wants to learn.

IObit has just released their Advanced SystemCare With Antivirus 2013 software for Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista and XP. The software combines their Advanced SystemCare Pro 5 PC tune-up software with anti-virus software based on BitDefender. Advanced SystemCare with Antivirus 2013 is the latest addition to IObit’s great range of software designed to both look after your PC and keep it free from viruses. It’s released for June at a special price of $29.99 instead of their regular price of $49.99.

Those of us who spend a lot of time online often choose to view TV and films on the computer instead of on their TV. In fact, often these days the computer is the TV. Sadly though, some of the world’s best content is restricted to certain countries, without the option of allowing citizens elsewhere to just pay for access. Instead they seem content to allow third parties to profit by offering perfectly legal hacks.

Formspring have been looking at user feedback and implementing a few new ideas, resulting in a revamped idea of how everyday users can use the service. Now you can share questions publicly and browse for public questions that you can answer or share with your followers. Questions and answers can now be tagged, ensuring all conversations can be found in the relevant tags. For instance, if you’re looking for a tech-related questions you can browse the Tech tag to find them.