Archive for February, 2009
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Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Chat rooms are a great way to carry on multi-person conversations, but many people don’t know how to get one setup, and it all seems a bit of a hassle. Into that atmosphere comes the new service TinyChat.com. It’s an instant chat room. Just go to the site, Click one button and your chat room [...]
A Bluetooth Headset You Control at a Touch
Monday, February 16th, 2009Few would disagree that wires are a real pain, especially when they run from a phone or media player on a belt or in a pocket up to earbuds. Those little tethers aren’t just annoying, they seem to actively reach out and grab hold of everything you pass. Bluetooth gives us a reasonable, if not [...]
Managing Too Many Tweets with TweetDeck
Saturday, February 14th, 2009When someone first starts with Twitter, the web interface is usually enough. They’re following a few people and the single column classic layout is completely adequate. Then they follow a few more and a few more, a snowball effect begins to occur, and they realize something. There are some people they are more passionate about [...]
Explore Celestial Neighbors With Moon Atlas and Mars Atlas
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009I’ve previously expressed my admiration for astronomy apps on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Being able to consult a star atlas anywhere, without planning ahead is great for those unexpected moments under a clear night sky. But there’s more in the sky than just stars and that’s where a pair of great new apps [...]
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