Misc: Is your Computer Killing You?
This is a great article for those that sit in front of they’re computers all day long. It goes over 10 different ways a computer can harm your body. They also provide ways to counter or at least minimize the effects.
Web 2.0: Social Money, Collect on Debts
Generous among friends? Being taken advantage of your generosity? Well, now you can keep track of financial debt amongst friends with BillMonk. All you need to do is sign up and enter the email addys of your friends and how much they owe you. You can also use SMS to notify them. BillMonk can keep track of all the different transactions a user has with various people.
Misc: Thumbthing, Decrease Hand Cramps from Reading
Tired of cramped thumbs? Too lazy to use two hands to hold your book? Well, now theres a new ingenius way to hold your book and decrease hand cramps and increase comfort. The Thumbthing is a new invention from Europe.
CES 2006: Video Blog provided by DIVX Labs
For those unfortunate souls like me who could not make it out to CES this year, DIVX Labs have provided a Video Blog, or Vblog, with high quality Videos on some of the cool things they discovered at CES. I highly recommend watching the Taser video, it is hilarious! In order to watch those vids, you need to install they’re DIVX plugin for your browser.
Technorati Tags: CES, CES2006, VideoBlogs, Vblog, Video
Web 2.0: Alcohol, Extra Tasty!
Web 2.0 + Alcohol = Extra Tasty! This website is aimed at the niche community of alcholics and Web 2.0. It incorporates Ajax, Tagging, and Social Networking. You can add your own alcoholic creation or you can find other drinks tagged under your favorite alcohol. Lets see how nasty, I mean tasty, some of these creations can be…
Tags: Web 2.0, Ajax, Alcohol, Social Networking
Web 2.0: Ajax-rich Polls
Ajax-rich interactive poll! This is one of the coolest ajax app I have come across on the web. You can create your own polls and incorporate into your website/blog and its all for FREE! You can create private or public polls and have a nice poll box for results.
Heres two that I just made:
CES: Wireless USB
Wireless USB, Is it coming soon? Staccato Communications has just announced its Ripcord Family at CES. The Ripcord is a USB key that can wirelessly transmit from any external hard drive. Based on the Certified Wireless USB specification with transfer speeds of 480 Mbps. Western Digital, Maxtor, and Seagate have integrated this into all of their next generation hard drives and computer manfacturers will incorporate this technology into laptops by 2007. So no more USB cables!
Tags: CES, UWB, Wireless USB, USB
CES: Seweage Leak
WOW! This is a picture of a sewage leak at CES and the event just started. I’m sure Intel isn’t too happy about this but you have to admit the reflection from the ground makes for good marketing.
Mobile: Treo 700W Officially launched for…..Verizon
It has finally launched! For all you Treo fans, the Treo 700W has just launched and Verizon has it. It of course supports the new Windows Smartphone 5.0, which I detest since I’ve become accustomed to PalmOS. It supports EVDO of course which I believe has a rated 300 – 700kbps compared to EDGE which is 70kbps – 130kbps. It also supports Bluetooth 1.2, WIFI SD Card, and Voice Dialing. Palm has added 25 accessories to the 700W. More Specs Here
Amazon: 30 day refund policy
Amazon.com has a new refund policy wherein if you purchased an item, and within 30days, there is a drop in price, they will credit you back the difference. Now what this website does for you is simplify the process by having you input your purchase into they’re database and they will notify you by email if there is a price drop. No more checking back and forth! RefundPlease.com also includes other online retailers that offer credit back on purchases ie. CircuitCity.com
Misc: Package Alert Service
I’ve always hated the routine of constantly going to either UPS or Fedex and inputting the tracking number just to find out that there has been no update. There have been some solutions to this like RSS feeds but that would still require me to go and check my RSS feed for an update. What I want ideally is for the shipping companies to notify me of any changes to the status of my package. Well, now there is a new service I found online called Package Alert Service which allows you to input your tracking number from UPS or Fedex, your email address, and description of your package and it will send you an email every time there is an update or status change. USPS already has a email alerting service so this is great for those who receive they’re package from UPS or Fedex. If you have an Yahoo account, there is a workaround to receiving a notice by using any of the tracking sites that generate RSS feeds and plugging that feed into alerts.yahoo.com . Then you can be notified by your choice of email, IM or SMS.
Downloads: Store your Passwords
KeePass Password Safe is an open-source Windows app that stores your passwords and encrypts them in a database(actually just one file). It supports up to 30 languages and has a intuitive user interface. Some advanced features included are random password generator, password quality tester, two-factor authentication (password plus a token that is stored on a disk, pen-drive, or other medium), and plug-in support for extended features. For encryption, they use SHA-256 hashes and AES.
Tags: Free, Open-Source, Downloads
Web 2.0: Beta Testing
I just realized that I am on at least 10 different beta sites. There are so many Web 2.0 companies popping up on the Internet that I have a dedicated email address for the sole purpose of beta testing. I found a great example of the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0.
How many beta sites are you testing out?
Web 2.0: Do you think you know the WEB 2.0?
Heres a quick little test on Web 2.0. Try it out and let me know what you scored.
Web 2.0: What is your net worth?
How much are you worth? I know I have always wondered, what exactly is my net worth? And where do I stand compared to others in my same demographics? Well, now you can find out with NetworthIQ. The exact term they use is a Social Personal Finance Tool. You can use NetworthIQ to track, share and compare your networth with others in the same state, age group, education level, occupation and income range.
