Recent Posts Tagged With 'Cool Tools'

• FriendFeeds Visitors might be down but its quality is back up

  Posted on Monday December 14th, 2009 at 10:43 in fun, Web 2.0, social network, online communities, facebook, twitter, Cool Tools, participation, friendfeed, seattle 2.0

  Image by Thomas Hawk via Flickr Imagine a company that built one of the coolest social networking apps I have used all year got bought out by Facebook. In the fear and panic that followed that buy out, many people migrated to Facebook wonderin...

• Crunchpad make over how appropriate JooJoo equals Bad Karma

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 12:13 in politics, apple, technology, business, techcrunch, sad, Cool Tools, michael arrington, engadget, fusion garage

  Image by Dan Romero via CrunchBase The Crunchpad under an alternative alias/name from Fusion Garage made its debut this morning, under the appropriately named JooJoo. JooJoo in the urban dictionary means “bad karma” or bad luck. Being par...

• Fun social recommendation web site Likaholix

  Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 07:52 in technology, fun, Web 2.0, social network, idea, online communities, facebook, Cool Tools, award, google docs, bindu reddy, likaholix

  Image by Likaholix via CrunchBase I have been playing with Likaholix for the last week, and have ended up really enjoying the web site and the potential that it creates for people to share the things they do like. This is so much better than Y...

• Microsoft Azure brings on some support for Open Source

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 15:58 in php, programming, technology, java, Microsoft, languages, opensource, Cool Tools, amazon web services, cloudcomputing

  Image via CrunchBase As Azure gets closer to its release date of 01 January 2010 – the biggest question is what kind of support can you get for open source systems or programs like PHP. With AWS (Amazon Web Services) you can get Linux and na...

• Sponsored Post Fun with the Eye-Fi Card

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 14:14 in technology, fun, idea, Cool Tools, award

  Image via CrunchBase I have wanted one of these for a while and thought I would have to wait until the holidays to get one, but fortunately social spark had an opportunity to take a look at the Eye-Fi card and I found it to be as much fun as I...

• Our Programmers are not like Your Programmers

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 17:00 in politics, programming, business, Cool Tools, award, participation, programmer, computer programming, intel corporation, stack overflow, fog creek

  Image via Wikipedia With apologies to Intel for usurping and corrupting their commercial tag line, in a classic “our rock stars are not like your rock stars” move, Stack Overflow (one of the best programming information web sites out there...

• My Google Dashboard is not as cool as my FBI File

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 16:20 in google, technology, Cool Tools, data mine, google friend connect, google dashboard

  Image via CrunchBase The good news in looking through my Google Dashboard is that overall is a dull testament to my lack of Google use and that it is not like looking at my FBI file, if anything my FBI file is really cool – it is amazing wha...

• Intervals for SaaS Project Management

  Posted on Sunday October 18th, 2009 at 14:49 in technology, idea, project management, Cool Tools

  Image by Geodog via Flickr For people who are familiar with Microsoft Project and other online project management tools, taking a look at Intervals might also be something that will help you work your projects smarter. I recently took a look at in...

• Crunchpad hitting the market by the end of 2009

  Posted on Thursday October 15th, 2009 at 11:37 in apple, google, technology, Microsoft, techcrunch, Cool Tools, award, google docs, popular mechanics, zoho

  Image via CrunchBase In what we pray is not another view into vaporware hardware, rumors are abounding this morning that the much anticipated Crunchpad will be available by the end of 2009. This is definitely a hope and pray issue as we have s...

• Building a streaming Video in the Cloud using Apples Darwin Server

  Posted on Friday October 2nd, 2009 at 15:51 in education, apple, technology, Linux, lamp, server, apache, streaming media, Cool Tools, amazon web services

  Image via CrunchBase We are in the process of building out our own streaming video server at the school, and tinkered around with Darwin from Apple for a bit. While it ended up not being the product we are going to stick with because it needs a co...

• I love you Google Wave

  Posted on Thursday October 1st, 2009 at 14:22 in google, technology, fun, Web 2.0, searching, idea, robert scoble, Cool Tools, award, apple store, landing page, participation

  Image via CrunchBase My love hate relationship with Google just switched over to love today as I just got my Google Wave account invite today, and am going to spend the rest of the day playing around with this puppy to see if it will work for the ...

• 100000 lucky Google Wave beta testers

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 11:39 in google, technology, myspace, Web 2.0, social network, facebook, Cool Tools, participation, terms of service, google chrome

  Image via CrunchBase Google is getting ready to roll out Google Wave, and while it is unlikely that I’ll get an invite, I can still be remarkably interested in what could be a product that will solve some of the problems that I see in how to...

• As college students reject the kindle what ebook reader is going to work

  Posted on Tuesday September 29th, 2009 at 10:58 in education, apple, technology, Cool Tools, e-book, publications, digital rights management, amazon kindle

  Image via CrunchBase As students begin to reject the Amazon Kindle ebook reader, the idea of ebooks as text books for colleges should start taking center stage. What device or system is going to truly work for busy students who want to use ebo...

• Word Press plugin for Smugmug

  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 11:30 in fun, wordpress, Cool Tools, award, smugmug

  Image via CrunchBase I have been waiting for this for a while trying to find a good plugin that works well worth Wordpress and Smugmug. I have over 11,000 pictures on smugmug that I really do not mind sharing, the problem is that they do not s...

• Should you wait for the Archos 9 or buy the Archos 5 now

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 13:16 in apple, technology, idea, Cool Tools, windows 7, archos, microsoft windows, archos 5, archos 9

  Image via Wikipedia As the buzz and lust over gadgets continues unabated, the Archos Company is on a smart track to deliver smaller touch screen media players that can do a lot of other things along the way. With a small store, and a small group o...

• Government 2 point 0 Apps dot Gov opens its doors

  Posted on Wednesday September 16th, 2009 at 10:54 in politics, United States, Web 2.0, Government, washington dc, information technology, Cool Tools, award, participation, cloudcomputing, chief information officer

  Image by bensheldon via Flickr Give the government some credit sometimes, the new Apps.gov web site is an open shopping portal based on cloud computing and web 2.0 applications. The web site is clean, sharp, and looks like it will serve a useful p...

• Gist Opens to Public Beta Today

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 08:48 in news, blog, technology, business, Company, Cool Tools, award

  Image via CrunchBase Gist is one of the most valuable tools that I use to manage my day to day information, along with a few other systems, Gist provides the backbone support for many of the things I do. Gist helps me keep track of what is importa...

• Artfire introduces a sellers Facebook app

  Posted on Tuesday August 25th, 2009 at 06:58 in technology, ebay, Web 2.0, website, idea, etsy, online communities, facebook, Cool Tools

  Image by SewPixie .: Vacation starting Thursday :. via Flickr This is an interesting twist to buying and selling online, Artfire, an Arizona based company that specializes in handmade items has developed a Facebook application hat turns your Artfi...

• The Robot that Sharing Built Gnomedex 09 Speaker 4

  Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 15:55 in technology, Printing, fun, printer, Cool Tools, award, participation, 3d printing, gnomedex, publishing and printing

  Image by bre pettis via Flickr Ok this is the coolest robot ever (see the picture below) from Makerbot Industries; they are giving the presentation right after lunch. The previous speaker pretty well bombed based on the twitter feedback and other ...

• I hate it that means it will be popular Littlegrams dot com

  Posted on Friday August 21st, 2009 at 08:41 in business, Cool Tools, award, data mine

  Image by davemc500hats via Flickr There is one thing that I am consistent in, and that is when I abjectly do not see the value in something it will take off like gangbusters. I was right with twitter, and something I really cared about FriendFeed ...

• Two Really Useful Tools Gist and Lazy Feed

  Posted on Tuesday August 4th, 2009 at 12:12 in fun, Web 2.0, Web Design And Development, testing, data, realtime, Cool Tools, award, beta releases, real-time computing

  Image via CrunchBase Obviously you can tell that I have been far too busy at work to do much of anything else, but what is worth talking about is just how Gist and Lazy Feed have been incorporated into my daily routine in working through the proce...

• CancelAds a new startup service to help people monetize blogs

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 15:28 in technology, fun, Web 2.0, Advertising, website, idea, facebook, Cool Tools, award, centernetworks, readwriteweb, profy

  Image by Getty Images via Daylife Of all the ways that people try to monetize blogs, and the many ways that users have of short circuiting those monetization efforts, a good friend of mine Svetlana Gladikova of Profy fame has introduced me to a ne...

• Seattle Startup Index for June 2009 hits the streets

  Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 14:36 in technology, business, fun, Seattle, Cool Tools, award, ilike, participation, picnik, survey analytics, marcelo calbucci, seattle 2.0

  Image via CrunchBase One of the more fun things to watch in the Seattle startup scene is Marcelo Calbucci’s SSI, Seattle Startup Index that he publishes every month. This month is no different, but he is also seeing a sharp uptick in new startup...

• Gist a connection dashboard for your life

  Posted on Thursday July 9th, 2009 at 20:39 in technology, business, Web 2.0, social network, facebook, Cool Tools, award, microsoft outlook, data mine, gist

  Image via CrunchBase This is something I have been looking forward to, and I’ll be down at the Gist offices on Friday the 17th taking a look around and doing a general interview with them. In preparation for the interview, I got a beta account w...

• FriendFeed as a business enabler to strengthen product branding

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 11:59 in business, Web 2.0, idea, twitter, Cool Tools, comic book, participation, marvel comics, friendfeed

  Image via CrunchBase The hardest thing to do is associate a brand name with product, one way of approaching this is to use FriendFeed as a way to help you associate the brand name you are building with the products you are delivering. You can see ...

• Building 43 what Wordpress plugins do they use

  Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 07:52 in google, technology, Web 2.0, wordpress, weblogs, Cool Tools, award, feedburner, wp super cache

  Image via CrunchBase Taking a quick look at Robert Scobles new project over at Building 43 to see how Rackspace and Robert are working together to talk about what they do and what the goals of Building 43 are going to be, didn’t find much about ...

• Microsoft Immigration Family Network

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 14:35 in United States, Web 2.0, Microsoft, employment, idea, Cool Tools, award, participation, microsoft family immigration network

  Image via CrunchBase If you are involved with a Microsoft employee, the Microsoft Immigration Family Network is a support site for people involved in Microsoft employees. So when your significant other is spending long nights and days at work, the...

• Police trying to confiscate your camera is now no problem

  Posted on Wednesday June 10th, 2009 at 18:53 in technology, idea, Cool Tools, award

  Image via CrunchBase One of the things that as a photographer who takes something like 3000 to 4000 pictures a year, and has photographed buildings, police, emergency response reactions to fire, arrests and other stuff has been the police cracking...

• Yes I want a crunchpad today please

  Posted on Thursday June 4th, 2009 at 14:11 in technology, techcrunch, Cool Tools, michael arrington, prototype, crunchpad

  Image by tuexperto02 via Flickr I want lines are out today as the crunchpad makes it launch prototype debut, and me and many others want one as soon as we can get our hands on it. Still looking to solve some of the technology issues for students w...

• Do not forget to track your RSS statistics

  Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 09:00 in rss, google, technology, adsense, statistics, Cool Tools, feedburner, data mine, syndication and feeds

  Image via CrunchBase When you are measuring what you are doing on any public platform, blog, podcast, or other process, the inclusion of your RSS statistics are an important addition to any statistics you are keeping. Here is an example of what I ...