You know when you’re walking around with a friend and you see a cool new toy? What do you do? You point at it. “What is that?” you say, quickly followed by, “And where can I get one?” If your friend is the guru of all shopping gurus, she can probably tell you where to… Continue reading Red Laser Barcode Scanner for iPhone
Category: Tech
Why I Use Twitter
Why Twitter? For me: mobility and cost and immediacy. Most people seem to use computers to tweet but it was conceived as a way to share text messages with a bunch of friends easily. My family are all in a different country and a different time zone. Posting little 140 character questions and updates that… Continue reading Why I Use Twitter
Google Buzz, Huh?
Buzz sprang into the world recently, a new service from Google that kind of replicates the status update part of Facebook and kind of replicates Twitter. Everyone is, a-buzz about Buzz (good naming, Google) because it’s from Google, even if they’re not sure what it does, yet. I don’t know about you, but I don’t… Continue reading Google Buzz, Huh?
WordPress Plug-ins I Shouldn’t Have Tried To Live Without
I use Wordpress to host and run my websites. Plug-ins let me do everything from put headlines in my sidebars, to helping me track how many people visit which article, to creating sign-up forms, and create those cute little ‘link to me’ buttons at the top of this article. Here are the ones that allow me to build websites that make my clients go “ooooh!”
iPad vs Kindle
So, iPad vs. Kindle. It was the first thing a lot of people mentioned and I’m not sure why. It’s a bit like comparing a greetings card to a smart phone. Or my beloved blank notebook to my desktop computer. One is designed to do one thing, and do it well, with all the limitations… Continue reading iPad vs Kindle
How To Hide Farmville or Mafia Wars or Others on Facebook News Feed
I appreciate that lots of my friends have fun with Farmville on Facebook. I, however, am not interested and would love to not have to wade through that stuff. Since I try to spend as little time as possible on Facebook, it has taken me a ridiculously long time to figure out how to hide… Continue reading How To Hide Farmville or Mafia Wars or Others on Facebook News Feed
Kindle Software Update
[Updated 9/28/11: Want to read about the Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch? Click here.] Now I’m sure that this is a coincidence, given that Barnes & Noble’s new ereader the Nook comes out today, but I just got an email from Amazon saying that my Kindle now supports PDFs. And you can rotate the screen,… Continue reading Kindle Software Update
Nook – Another New eReader Machine, This Time From Barnes & Noble
In the interests of cutting through the marketing hype, here are my thoughts on the comparison of (the so far unseen by the public) Nook and my Kindle.
Kindle 2 Has Arrived
Yay! I’ve been checking the doorstep all morning and, at last, the UPS guy turned up and unceremoniously dumped my expensive new gadget outside the gate, under the leaky guttering above the garage, and ran away without so much as approaching my doorstep. (Good thing I was stalking him). So I opened all the packaging,… Continue reading Kindle 2 Has Arrived
Calibre eBook Management Software
Oo, I’ve been using Mobipocket to convert my ebooks, but I’ve just discovered Calibre and I think I love it. It is a little program that helps you manage your ebook library, much the way programs like MusicMatch Jukebox (used to) and iTunes (allegedly) help you organize your music. It converts files to the right… Continue reading Calibre eBook Management Software