Tech News January 15, 2010
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Twitter Fun Follow
Name Eddie Izzard
Location Our Planet
Web Yes
Bio I’m a British European, I think like an American and I was born in an Arabic country
Bio Sample Tweet: “In the UK, the Tory party will bring back fox hunting if they can win an election. They haven’t changed from last time http://bit.ly/7Z9zDy“
Gaming Freeware
TweetDeck (download . . .)
TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with whatâ’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more.
Facts of the Day
The tango was invented in Argentina. It was originally devised as a dance between two men. (qi.com)
Quote of the Day
“I could dance with you until the cows come home. On second thought I’d rather dance with the cows until you come home.” Groucho Marx
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Free Tech Magazines
Tech Video
Tech & Science News
Free Alternatives
AT&T wants to charge $10/month for their voicemail to text service. This is probably why AT&T had Google Voice removed from the App Store. So now there are alternatives and just to let you know — until you use alternative means to cut your wireless costs, phone costs and so on companies will just assume you will pay anything. (read more . . .)
Flashback
1983 Review of a CD player. (read more . . .)
But They Still Are Fighting
Residents: Wireless provider’s tower making us sick. Provider: BTW, tower has been off for past 6 weeks and we can prove it … oops. The residents are still pissed off. My suggestion, as any maniac would know, please wear you aluminum foil hat, shoes and underwear; please do not forget your anal prob protection. (read more . . .)
Location, Location, Location
Using Google for finding coffee nearby. (read more . . .)
$1.99 You Too Can Be Sarcastic
Problem: The mobile device SarcMark software will allow you to send SMS text messages with the SarcMark to your friends if you both have the software. Solution: ISH = Insert Sarcasm Here for texting. How easy is that? Much better than CTRl + . = SarcMark. Waste, and I was not being CTRL + . (read more . . .)
DIY Laptops
Wouldn’t it be nice. (read more . . .)
Open Source Dependency on Microsoft Needs To Stop
On most devices, Google Sync uses the Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® protocol. (read more . . .)
Microsoft Needs a “Don’t Be Evil” Mission Statement
Microsoft’s IE Exploit Used to Launch Chinese Attacks on Google. (read more . . .)
Kodak Pissed
Because they have patents on picture taking abilities? (read more . . .)
DIY Star Trek Phaser
Wondering if th NRA will use this for hunting down Bambi? (read more . . .)
Volvo Brought Sexy Back
93 miles on a charge, that’s sexy. (read more . . .)
Being Productive in Firefox
You can make Firefox a one-stop research and productivity powerhouse. All it takes is a few extensions and Web-based services to make Firefox better at storing information, saving notes for later, and putting important documents at your fingertips whenever youâ’re online. (read more . . .)
Bad Idea
There I Fixed It
Comment Clash
Waldo Found (article/picture . . .)
“Google earth would be the HARDEST where’s waldo game ever.” (comments . . .)
Paid Subscription Tech Magazines
Funny Commercial
Website Pick
Second Spin (link . . .)
Products on the SecondSpin.com site come from three sources: the internet, the retail stores and from brokers around the country. This gives SecondSpin.com a much wider variety of music & movies than other used sites. Strict quality control keeps the defect rate to less than 1%, so everything is 100% guaranteed.
Web 2.o Application
FreeRinger (link . . .)
A calling service which allows you to make free calls to telephone numbers (in more than 30 countries throughout the world) right from your web browser. You can make worldwide calls with absolutely no software downloads or installation.
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