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Make Your Guests Feel Not-So Welcome

This is simply a lamp - that looks like surveillance cameras. But if you really want to make some people feel unsettled, send them an email , as it's not yet in full production.

Published Fri, Feb 29 2008 3:30 PM by Mike Phillips
Friday Afternoon Time Killers

Is it five o'clock yet? No. But here are a couple of sites to help you get there. Rivals4Ever : Feel like arguing? Visit this site, where you can view some classic rivalries, take sides and start a debate. Rival categories include entertainment, automobile...

Published Fri, Feb 29 2008 1:53 PM by Mike Phillips
Create a Free Custom Ringtone

Audiko has a neat little service. Upload an mp3 of your favorite song (or provide a URL and Audiko will download it), snip a fragment of the song (about 20 seconds or so) and download it on your phone as ringtone. Simple enough. Of course, the iPhone...

Published Fri, Feb 29 2008 10:10 AM by Mike Phillips
Stop the Junk Mail!

Junk mail. Not only does it clog my mailbox, take up counter space, clutter my home and waste paper, but it also takes away my time when I have to sift and shred items that could compromise my identity security. ProQuo claims they can help. On the surface...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2008 9:01 AM by Mike Phillips
Firefox Add-on of the Day: Colorzilla

Whether you operate an e-commerce site or a blog, it's important for your site to be attractive. One of the challenges of website design is consistency. You may want to repeat a color scheme, for example. Colorzilla 2 is an upgraded version of a Firefox...

Published Thu, Feb 28 2008 8:39 AM by Mike Phillips
Hear Podcasts on Your Phone

Podlinez offers an interesting service. Paste the URL of a favorite podcast feed into the site and you'll get a phone number in return. Dial the number and hear the podcast. Of course, it will eat up your available minutes, so that's something to take...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2008 2:07 PM by Mike Phillips
Test Your Wordpress Theme Behind the Scenes

If you're like me, you spend a lot of time getting your blog to look just right - all the elements are in place, the layout is clean ... and then you want to change it to another theme. The problem is that your readers and regular visitors are used to...

Published Wed, Feb 27 2008 8:39 AM by Mike Phillips
What is That? Ask PicAnswers

It's difficult to Google something when you have no idea what it is. Meet PicAnswers , a sort of Flickr meets Yahoo Answers . If you're at a complete loss, snap a photo of the item in question, upload it to PicAnswers and let the community figure it out...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2008 1:30 PM by Mike Phillips
Surf with Friends with FriendFeed

Never have lulls in conversation again. FriendFeed lets you keep up with everything your friends or family are viewing or listening to online. Sign up for an account, invite your friends and you'll see the latest YouTube video they marked as a favorite...

Published Tue, Feb 26 2008 8:47 AM by Mike Phillips
Podcast From Your Phone

Blogtalkradio has added a new feature to allow the creation of podcasts straight from your mobile phone, called Cinch . Simply dial (646) 200-0000 and start talking. Your recording is sent to the blogtalkradio website, which then outputs the file to an...

Published Mon, Feb 25 2008 8:49 AM by Mike Phillips
Get Recipes, Plan Meals and Generate a Grocery List

Tasty Planner is a one-stop meal solution. At this site you can find recipes (including ingredients, prep time and cooking instructions), share recipes, build a personal recipe box, plan any number of meals and - the best part - generate a grocery list...

Published Sun, Feb 24 2008 8:00 AM by Mike Phillips
Never Lose Your Passwords

You have accounts with Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Stumbleupon, The New York Times, your bank, Netflix, Email, Google ... the list is long and so is the list of passwords for each of them. And if you're like me, you occassionally lose or forget them. Then...

Published Sat, Feb 23 2008 9:00 AM by Mike Phillips
GadgetTrak Finds Your Stolen Devices

GadgetTrak has added a new product to their mobile device theft recovery systems, now PCs and laptops can be recovered while keeping user information private. From the press release: GadgetTrak Founder Ken Westin stated, "It has been the most requested...

Published Sat, Feb 23 2008 8:00 AM by Mike Phillips
Friday Afternoon Time Killers

It's Friday afternoon and it's almost quitting time ... but not yet. So here are a couple of things to get you to the beginning of your weekend. This Friday's theme is the inner artist. Mr. Picasso Head : Create your own Picasso by simply dragging and...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2008 3:00 PM by Mike Phillips
Second Life Going Mobile

While we're on the go, we are increasingly in our own little worlds. With iPods, streaming video on mobile devices and Web surfing, you hardly need to even look up. Now you can really sink into your own world wherever you are. Vollee is bringing Second...

Published Fri, Feb 22 2008 9:13 AM by Mike Phillips

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