#data-liberation

This year’s CloudFest Hackathon finished and I was participating with the CMSFreedom team, whose charter was to enhance interoperability between content management systems. It was also my second year at the hackathon. Because the pace during the hackathon is fierce and leaves little opportunity for reflection and documentation, this post is my way of sharing that reflection before moving on to my…

Solution: How do you extract friends' birthday and contact information from Facebook? #fix #programming #solution

How do you extract friends’ birthday and contact information from Facebook?

I’m tired of Facebook trying to get a hold of all my data and then sharing it with everyone. Can someone tell me a method of getting my friends’ birthday and contact information out of Facebook so I can finally quit? I’ve tried the Yahoo import method but that only exports email addresses. I’ve also tried all applications…

Fix: How do you use the new Facebook "download everything you’ve ever p osted" feature? #programming #dev #answer

How do you use the new Facebook "download everything you’ve ever posted" feature?

I read about this in the press today, but can’t find it anywhere within Facebook. Perhaps the feature isn’t live yet? I’ve tried clearing cache and reloading, but don’t know where I should be looking.

Answer [by Guillermo Esteves]: How do you use the new Facebook "download everything you’ve ever posted" feature?

It…

Fixed: Why is downloading videos from Picasa not supported? #it #dev #fix

Why is downloading videos from Picasa not supported?

I am considering using Picasa Web Albums as the main storage point for all my pictures and videos.

Strangely, Google has officially stated that It’s not possible to download videos from Picasa Web Albums at this time.This is very frustrating since it essentially means that it is not future-proof to use Picasa as the single storage place for…

Resolved: How can I export my Google chat logs? #fix #programming #dev

How can I export my Google chat logs?

In the spirit of taking responsibility for my own data, I regularly fetch my gmail emails via IMAP for backup.

However, this doesn’t include the Google Talk chat logs which are also available in Gmail. Is there a way to export those logs? The data liberation front doesn’t seem to have any information about google talk.

Answer [by Gelatin]: How can I export…

Fixed: Is there a way to export my starred locations from Google Maps? #solution #computers #programming

Is there a way to export my starred locations from Google Maps?

I have hundreds of locations starred in Google Maps. I’d like to export the list of them so that I can import them into other software, like Google Earth or map applications on my Android phone. Is there any way to do this other than manually clicking on them one-by-one?

If there’s no official way, is there a workaround? Google Maps…

Resolved: Is there any way to export IM logs from Meebo? #answer #fix #computers

Is there any way to export IM logs from Meebo?

A web service, a Firefox extension, a desktop program or script, or just about anything will do.

Answer [by glasnt]: Is there any way to export IM logs from Meebo?

I have found many many requests for this feature to be implemented natively, but have not seen Meebo officially release anything and Meebo has officially released a webpage for…

How-to: How to export/download my Amazon wishlist? #fix #dev #computers

How to export/download my Amazon wishlist?

How can I export/download my Amazon wishlist?

Answer [by Paul]: How to export/download my Amazon wishlist?

http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/17278

Script Summary: Adds 2 buttons to the Amazon Wishlist page: 1 for a printable version of the page, and another for CSV export.

Here’s how to install userscripts.

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