PortableApps

This is a neat site that has a series of programs that can be carried on a flash drive. It is like carrying your computer on something that fits in your pocket. 

HD-TV scams

If you are looking to buy a HD-TV you may want to check out this article about the 10 biggest HD-TV scams. I have to admit I have fallen for the HDMI cable scam.

Improving Office?

This is kind of an interesting article about the efforts Microsoft is making to improve the Office experience. It sounds very "google-like" in its approach.

Google's Book Search

Google is leading a project to scan every book in exisitance so that it could be searched online. I find that amazing!

Tell Me

Have you heard of 1-800-555-TELL? It is a voice activated phone service that is free! You can call it to get movie listings, sports scores, top news stories, or stock quotes. Here is some info from their website;

1-800-555-TELL is a toll-free number you can call from any phone. When you call from your mobile phone, standard airtime usage applies based on your mobile phone plan.

The Tellme download for your mobile phone is also free, but if
you do not have an unlimited data plan, your wireless service provider may charge data usage fees for downloading and using the application. If you do not know if you have a data plan, or are uncertain what your data rates are, please contact your wireless provider.

Would You Watch TV on a Cell?

It is a bigger and bigger trend to see video and music content on your phone. This article from the USA Today talks about full episodes being available to watch. I am not sure about your cell phone but the one I use has a really tiny screen. (even smaller than the iPod Nano) - I can see a 10-minute webisode but 45 minutes on a phone...not so much.

The Eye-Fi Card

This is kind of a facinitaing new product. If you have a digital camera you know that your normal process is to take several pictures and then plug it back into your computer where they can be uploaded to the web for sharing. What if, your camera could wirelessly send them to a flicker account as you take them. So your website could be updated real time. This product has the technology built into the SD card. The card costs $100 (where as a noraml 2 GB card is about $20 or so) - but you don't need to upgrade your camera to get the functionality. Check out their website and watch the video. Neat stuff!

How Late Is My Flight?

This is an interesting site that predicts how late your flight will be...

http://delaycast.com/

Info from their site;

Use our on-time prediction engine to help you book your flights.  We’ve built mathematical models of the U.S. air transportation system to predict delays and cancellations.  If you need to make that meeting on time or are afraid of missing a connection, don’t book until you check out the predictions here!

Shop It To Me

Check this out - It is an apparel shopping website where you select your brand preferences, sizes and types of apparel you are interested in and they will search the web and send you e-mails with matches. 

Rent Microsoft Office?

I have to say this one looks like a really tough sell. Microsoft wants you to essentially lease your desktop software from them.

The World's Most Innovative Companies

Smart ideas for tough times: The 50 companies that make up the annual ranking nurture cultures that value creative people in good times and bad.

Hellboy

I didn't think the first one was that great but this preview looks interesting. 

Searching for missing fonts

A funny help desk story from a friend;

I was working at a help desk, and, thankfully, my co-worker took this particular call. A man nervously called saying that he couldn't print his proposal due out that day, because WordPerfect was reporting an error that his fonts were missing. My co-worker told the gentleman that we'd send somebody right up. Apparently there was quite a back log, though, and no one could get there fast enough for him. He had continually called throughout the day asking for his call to be expedited. Finally, at the end of the day, his secretary called and asked, urgently, "Could you PLEASE send somebody up as quickly as possible? He opened the computer with a screwdriver and is looking for his missing fonts.

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Save XP!

I think this is hilarious. Windows users complain about XP for 6 years...until Microsoft says they are going to take it away...then they want to keep it! 

Apple is #1 Music Seller

I have been pretty slow with the blog updates as of late and I apologize for that. I was surprised to see how quickly Apple was able to overcome the top seller of music in Wal-Mart.

The Top Movies of All Time

This is kind of interesting list of the top box office movies adjusted to "today's dollars. Gone with the Wind is on the top.  

Zoho.com

This is another option for FREE online productivity software. Here are the details;

Zoho is an Office Productivity Suite from AdventNet Inc. Founded in 1996, AdventNet is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA with offices in North America, Europe and Asia. AdventNet focuses on building affordable software for businesses.

Dash Express GPS

This is a neat variation on your standard GPS device. The idea is that the device is 2-way...meaning it collects data from the user and relays it back to the satellite. In other words, if another person was in a traffic jam you would "see" this on your device and potentially steer around it.

Google Docs

Google Docs is a free office suite that is available online. It is a nice alternative to Office and just recently they released an offline version.

This is another area that Google is taking Microsoft head on. I love to see the competition and Google always seems to do things right. I hope this is another example.