January 26, 2011
For many years, anyone with a Hotmail account would go to Hotmail.com and access their email accounts in much the same way that you currently access Gmail. People become accustomed to the way Hotmail looked and felt, and it remained that way for a long time. However, in recent years, Microsoft started dramatically revamping the look [...]
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May 25, 2010
Everyone knows that if you own a business, these days you need a website. In fact, people will go further and say you need a website plus various other online presences like Facebook and Twitter. One of the major reasons it is essential to have some sort of online presence is because you need your business [...]
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April 22, 2010
These days, when you mention Yelp, most people know what you’re talking about. Much like Twitter and Facebook, Yelp appears to be the next major social network climbing up in the ranks. Jerry previously wrote about the Yelp iPhone app, where you could search for highly rated local restaurants to eat at near your location. [...]
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March 5, 2010
According to Wikipedia, our office knowledge sensei, an augmented reality is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery. Augmented reality is basically just a virtual overlay on the ‘real world’. Remember the robot-vision from Terminator? That’s what Layar does. Only [...]
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October 13, 2009
Phone numbers are a little like fingerprints. They can reveal a lot about a person, for example their name or where they live. If you have a missed call from an unknown phone number, you may want to identify the phone number of the person who tried to reach you before you dial that number. [...]
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October 13, 2009
Have you ever been in a new neighborhood and could not locate a Starbucks or pizza joint? Sure you could go Googling to find one but we found a nifty website that seems to work all over the world in conjunction with a little Google Maps magic. Basically you get a map with a pull [...]
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July 10, 2009
We know your problems. We know that if Aunt Martha sees your red sedan pass by her front porch, she will FORCE you to come in and try her lasagna. We know that you hate Toll Road #4339 Google Maps sends you on every time you want to go somewhere. That is why I have [...]
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November 16, 2008
I’ve been called a computer addict before. More than once. I have an unending need to be online doing something, regardless of how inane and pointless it may be. With Google, Wikipedia and the like, finding information has never been easier. With YouTube, StumbleUpon and others, having fun is a click away. Only problem is, [...]
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September 2, 2008
Are you one of those internet users who is addicted to Yahoo and will only use Google if you can’t find it on Yahoo? Well, I know a quite a few people like that but after showing them all that you can do with Google, they were very quick and eager to switch. A lot [...]
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April 12, 2008
I am back with another mobile productivity application. You remember me covering Goog-411? I loved that and I love this as well. Way to go Google! If you are using an iPhone, the newest Windows Mobile 6.1 device, a Blackberry, Android or ANY device with ANY type of mobile browser and you want to grab [...]
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January 7, 2008
Do you fancy yourself a world traveler? Do you like to use the Trains, Subways, Tubes or the umm… Metro, when you are in a strange place? If you do and you hate asking for directions, then this post is for you! I have been using a little free program called MetrO, for about 5 [...]
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January 3, 2008
Since the holidays were recently upon us and many of the readers out there no doubtedly got a new cell phone, I wanted to introduce an old friend to your new cell phone. Google Mobile, meet our readers’ new phones. You guys will get along great together! Google has been really stepping up their efforts [...]
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December 11, 2007
Have you noticed that phone companies charge an arm and a leg for directory inquiries? Last I checked it was well over a dollar at AT&T and the other big boys. I couldn’t just stand around throwing my money away on frivolous things like information. Money should be spent on fun things like alcohol, partying [...]
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November 1, 2007
A list of useful mobile apps that bring excellent features to your phone. Enjoy! 1 UnwiredBuyer – Receive last minute eBay notifications and place bids directly from your mobile. Definitely a must-have for every eBay junkie. (US and Canada). Video Demo. 2. Soonr – Need to access your PC directly from the handset? Enter Soonr, [...]
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October 29, 2007
Microsoft as a company is not usually associated with cool and free products. In that sense, Google is way ahead, it has Gmail, Google Reader, Calendar, Google Docs and dozens of other useful services. Nonetheless, there are a bunch of FREE Microsoft tools that are definitely worth a look. While some of them are yet [...]
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