Archive for the ‘web apps’ Category
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Aardvark is like having a social network-powered librarian in your pocket (though less qualified than an actual librarian). Both an easy-to-use iPhone app and a website, Aardvark is a question-and-answer service that was acquired by Google for $50 million in February.
Aardvark leverages the power of worldwide social networking to ...
Posted in iphone, technology, web apps | Comments Off on Ask & Answer Questions with Aardvark
Friday, November 13th, 2009
Building and maintaining good credit is a lifelong challenge, and one that can have significant impact on many facets of life, including securing a solid interest rate on a mortgage or car loan, or even getting that dream job with an employer who wants to make sure she's hiring a ...
Posted in financial, web apps | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
A couple months ago my wife and I downgraded our cable from the fancy $75/month digital package with DVR offered by Time Warner to the most basic cable option -- about 20 channels, non-digital, no DVR, and only $12/month. We haven't missed cable and we still get to watch all ...
Posted in movies, netflix, web apps | 10 Comments »
Monday, August 24th, 2009
Last week we at Articulate released a brand spankin' new product called Screenr, which allows you to easily record your screen and share it anywhere online: Twitter, YouTube, your website, your blog, email, etc. You can also playback any screencast via iPhone, and you can download an .MP4 QuickTime ...
Posted in articulate, elearning, web apps | 2 Comments »
Monday, April 20th, 2009
A few years ago a company called GrandCentral launched with the idea to give you one phone number to manage all your incoming calls and voicemail. As someone who likes to embrace new technology, I signed up for a local (518) phone number way back when, but never did much ...
Posted in google, web apps | 2 Comments »
Monday, January 19th, 2009
While visiting family and friends in San Francisco for Christmas and New Year's, my friend Tim was raving about a Web app called Evernote -- how it was allowing him (and his boss) to remove all paper from his life, when he combined it with a new high-speed scanner (though ...
Posted in apple, iphone, productivity, utilities, web apps | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
This isn't really a tech tip post, but it's an incredibly important day, so here's the technology angle:
Google polling place.
Type in your address:
Go there.
Vote.
It's your Constitutional right and duty. Don't waste it today. This is an historic election.
Posted in web apps | Comments Off on Find Your Polling Place & Vote
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Going on vacation? Visiting a friend across the country or across town? Or just going down the street to work from the local coffee shop for the day? Sure, you brought your laptop, but what if you need to access that important file or document sitting on your home workstation?
If ...
Posted in web apps, windows | 5 Comments »
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
Isn't one of the joys of staying in a hotel the fact that you don't have to set an alarm? Isn't it luxurious to be able to schedule a wake-up call?
Thanks to Wakerupper, now every day is a hotel day.
It's simple:
Go to the site.
Enter your desired date and call ...
Posted in web apps | Comments Off on Wakerupper: Automated Call Reminders
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008
Who actually likes junk mail? Assuming you're like most of us and hate it, the good news is that you don't have to be powerless against it. There are a number of services available to help you stop it from overpowering your mailbox and invading your life.
I'd read about ...
Posted in web apps | 2 Comments »
Hi, I'm Gabe Anderson. I've published more than 2,000 personal and professional blog entries on my other blogs since 2000.
