Archive for the ‘ New Shtuff ’ Category
A bluetooth earpiece that doubles as a camcorder..that would be cool! This is a quick shout-out for the Looxcie bluetooth camcorder. I’ve had this device for about 8 months. I have the first generation…which is a bit bulky, but still very cool! Here’s what it is and how it works: Looxcie is basically a Bluetooth [ READ MORE ]
As a web developer/designer who works with a lot of small start up businesses, The most popular question I get asked is “How can I take credit card payments?” The time and expense of setting up a merchant account with your bank so that they can lease you a credit card machine while also charging [ READ MORE ]
Listen, I’m not a Microsoft ‘Hater’ and honestly I don’t own a Mac and I really like my XP system which has crashed maybe twice in 6 years. However, I have had more issues with Outlook and Word over the past few years. So much so that I started looking around for alternatives, honestly thinking [ READ MORE ]
Not surprising after taking a look at Blackberries new phone, Torch, Engadget gives the new item a 6/10 siting THE GOOD: Portrait slider is a great form factor, Big improvements in native web browser, OS is far more polished than last version & THE BAD: Hardware design feels dated, OS improvements are mostly skin deep, Low resolution display. They did not [ READ MORE ]
I hook up my classic iPod to my new HP Mini loaded with iTunes 9 and iTunes will not recognize my classic 60 GB iPod. Now I go into analyst mode and wonder is it my iPod (which I don’t use much anymore), is it my HP Mini or perhaps my connection cable. After several [ READ MORE ]
It wasn’t well publicized, but in June Google came out with a new web indexing system. Indexing is how Google looks at your site and makes it easier for others to find you. Caffeine helps Google produce 50 percent fresher search results than it did prior to it’s introduction. In a nutshell, Google visits your site [ READ MORE ]
At first sight I was excited about the Blackberry Torch (offered only through AT&T), but upon handling the phone I soon realized the physical buttons are too small. I have not been able to play with the touch screen, but the physical keys would be one of the primary reasons for purchase, and the size [ READ MORE ]