List of Evil Google April Fools Jokes and Hoaxes

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Google is an inspiration to evil overlords around the world. They consistently come up with and execute schemes for world domination, including hoaxes and jokes in order to grab media attention and grow their army of followers.

Yes, Google is evil. On the surface they may claim these to be April Fools Jokes, but at the very root of their evil schemes are plans for conquest. They may not be after the complete and total destruction of the universe, but don’t be fooled – every one of these schemes is meant to grow their power. If Google is having a little fun, they can’t be evil can they? Wrong. They are brilliantly evil.

Well played Google. You win round 1.

If you know of any other evil Google schemes for world domination, please leave a comment including all the juicy details.

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. As fellow evil overlords, we have a lot to learn from Google. For more evil overlord plots and twists, visit The Evil Overlord Guide to World Domination.

Top 5 Things to Put on Your USB Stick

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Congratulations, you’ve just bought a new 32 GB USB stick It’s awesome. Back in ’99 you would have sprained your back lifting this many gigabytes, and now, you hold it in the palm of your hand in all its glory. But wait… now what?

What do you actually do with your USB stick?

There are many different things to do with a USB stick. Be creative! Below is a list of the top 5 things your USB stick must have:

#1 – RETURN IF FOUND.txt

If your USB stick has important documents, pictures or playlists then a RETURN IF FOUND.txt file is a must have. Use BIG CAPITAL LETTERS so the file name stands out.

What should you write in the text document? That’s up to you. Some people write their mailing address, others leave a phone number, some offer a reward. Mine says:

“If found please contact me via http://twitter.com/deceth to arrange return. I’ll gladly buy you a brand new USB stick as a thank you! Thanks. I really appreciate it!”

#2 – Install Portable OpenOffice (or any other portable application!)

Portable applications are great because they allow you to take the software you need anywhere you go. If you’re working on different computers such as at home, at work, at university, at a library, at a café, or at a friends house, then a portable application will save you the hassle of downloading software the computer you are using is missing.

Other times, you won’t even be permitted to install software on the computer you are using! Having a portable application on your USB stick is a good way around that problem. I have OpenOffice installed as a portable application on my USB stick and love it. I’ve never been unable to open a document I wanted to work on.

Visit PortableApps.com for a whole list of applications you can install on your USB stick. With Portable Firefox your bookmarks and settings will follow you anywhere you go. With Portable Linux, you can take your whole desktop with you! Visit http://portableapps.com/

#3 – Install True Crypt for encryption

Not everyone will return your lost USB stick, especially not if they stole it. If you have important private information on your USB stick, True Crypt will allow you to encrypt it. True Crypt is open source and can be used as a portable application, meaning you can decrypt and access your files all from your USB stick, no need to install any software on the computer. Get True Crypt at http://www.truecrypt.org/

#4 – Get TiddlyWiki, a portable wiki all in a single file

TiddlyWiki is a single html file which acts and behaves like a wiki. You can add content, edit, save, tag and search very easily. It is the perfect portable tool for taking notes and organizing information. If you’re taking notes during class or during a meeting, TiddlyWiki is the perfect tool for scribbling down that first draft. Get it at http://www.tiddlywiki.com/

#5 – Install a game… like Battle City!

It’s great to work hard, but even better to procrastinate! Keeping a game saved on your USB stick ensures entertainment is always right at your fingertips. Battle City is the perfect game to save on your USB stick because its open source! If caught playing a game in class, just let the professor know you are actually performing quality assurance testing. Get Battle City at http://battlecity.org

Oracle has Declared War on Humanity

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Dear loobles,

Dark times are ahead… In fact, according to a recent Slashdot reporting, Oracle is bringing upon the demise of humanity.

You heard right, the demise of humanity!

How can this be? Does Oracle have an army of gargoyles?!

Oracle has something far worse than gargoyles… Oracle has Java.

Don’t get me wrong, Java and I go way back… But if Java were a sword, it was better stuck in stone than in the hands of Oracle. With Oracle now wielding the power of Java, several be-heading’s may be imminent including Android, Apache, Open Office and even Java itself…

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How to Sort Email in Outlook 2010 by Conversation Like Gmail

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Dear loobles,

At some point in your life you may be forced to use Microsoft Outlook against your free will. Don’t panic.

If you want to live a happy life, you need to accept the quirks of reality. People out there do in fact use Microsoft Outlook. You must be flexible and adapt to even the strangest of notions (like paying money for email software when free alternatives like Thunderbird exist…).

How to Sort Outlook like Gmail

To sort your emails by conversation in Outlook 2010, follow this tutorial at How to Geek.

You will sleep better knowing Outlook now behaves a little more familiarly.

What is Thunderbird?

If web-based email like Gmail doesn’t work for your situation, use Thunderbird. It’s free email software from Mozilla, you know, the makers of Firefox.

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Interested in more tech articles? Check out Manoageeks tech blog.

How to Create Free Animated Favicons with GIMP

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First things first, what is a favicon you ask? A favicon is the small icon you see in the URL field of your browser when visiting a website. If you bookmark a website, you’ll also see the favicon when looking through your bookmarks. If you look up into your URL field right now, you’ll see that the favicon for Looble is Tux the penguin!

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So how do you create your own favicon? Keep reading…

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How to Format Text in WordPress

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Ever wonder how to include HTML or other code in WordPress posts? For example, if you want to make a word bold, you type <strong>bold</strong>. So the question is, how then did I write <strong>bold</strong> without the word becoming bold? The other question I’m often asked is, “How the heck did you do that indentation?!”, or “How do you show blocks of code in a post?!”

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Looble Comments, Now Powered by DISQUS!

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This is no joke. I’ve outsourced all blog comments to the DISQUS commenting system. It’s not crazy, it’s brilliant.

Let me tell you why using DISQUS will erect happiness in your life.

First of all, what is DISQUS?

Imagine life in the shorts of a visitor. Don’t you want to erect happiness in their shorts? Using DISQUS, you can!

DISQUS, will help you get your satisfaction.

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Oops. 404 Page Not Found – Houston, we have a Problem!

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Dear loobles,

We will be flying through a patch turbulence over the next few weeks as we transition to our new homeland of looble.org.

Broken heart, I finally fixed it. Will you take it now?

Did you make this? Contact us so we can give credit!

During this time we will be experiencing some technical difficulties. If you are a fan, estranged relative or user of looble, your life will likely be rendered miserable as a result of this.

My bad.

What will be broken on looble.org?

Everything will be broken.

Bookmarks won’t work, images won’t load, downloads will fail, links won’t lead you to a destination. Looble will temporarily be in ruins.

Looble will be a vast wasteland of internet scuzzlefilth.

How long will looble be broken? Can you fix it?!

The path forward is littered with challenges and idiosynchronism - terrible beauty of existence, subjectivity, futility and meaninglessness.

Looble will rise to the occasion…

Looble will emerge from the blanket of darkness that is tightly wound around it’s throat…

Looble will not be slapped by a large trout…

Dude, I just want to know if you can fix it…

Yes, I can fix it.

Things should be back to normal within a month.

And all this drama because the website is moving from looble.com to looble.org?

Yes.

But don’t worry. Looble got back.

Hi Looble. We has a Wibiya.

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It’s true. Look down. All the way down. That’s our new Wibiya toolbar! Isn’t it beautiful? Everything you ever wanted? What? No, not the dramatic lemur, look further down. All the way to the bottom. Isn’t it incredible? I know it is.

Feel like playing a game? Our Wibiya toolbar has games! Feel like chatting with other Loobles? Our Wibiya toolbar has a new and improved chat! Feel like translating this page to another language? Go for it, the toolbar can do that too! Feel like supporting an evil overlord in his quest for global domination? You can use the toolbar to make a donation!

Looble is expanding faster than the chaotic aftermath of the big bang. The Wibiya toolbar will help you be a part of this revolution. You can join our Facebook cult, or follow me on Twitter. You can even subscribe to the Looble RSS feed!

Help Looble save humanity from itself. Use our Wibiya toolbar. Open your eyes to the future, it’s really that simple… ;)