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Search for People on Twitter with Twello

For you Twitter users who are looking to further extend your network, take a look at Twello.com . Here, you can select categories you're interested in, along with subcategories (Arts, Associations, Food, Small Business, Sports, Media) or you can search...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2008 9:28 AM by Mike Phillips
Never Miss a Birthday or Holiday

My family is big on greeting cards - for birthdays, holidays and the like. So every time a birthday is coming up, I have to be sure and get to the store, pick out a card, stamp and mail it. Well, GreetQ has a solution for me and possibly for you. This...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2008 1:20 PM by Mike Phillips
Give Getty Feedback, Get Gift Certificates

For all you designers out there - do you use Getty Images? If so, check out their recent blog post . They are asking for customer feedback/research on their blog. In short, fill out a form and wait to be contacted. If you're selected you will receive...

Published Wed, Jul 30 2008 8:10 AM by Mike Phillips
AmazonWatcher: Never Miss a Hot Item

AmazonWatcher is a nice little utility that will alert you whenever an out-of-stock item is once again available. It will also alert you about price drops - Amazon's policy states that they will pay the difference if an item you purchased drops in price...

Published Mon, Jul 28 2008 9:08 AM by Mike Phillips
Find Nearby Restaurants for $10 Per Person

If you're in the mood to eat out, but don't want to spend too much, you may want to take a look at Ueatcheap.com . Here, you can enter your city or ZIP code and you'll get a Google map in return with thumbtacks represented restaurants that offer meals...

Published Thu, Jul 24 2008 1:20 PM by Mike Phillips
Leave Voicemail Without Ringing the Phone

If, for one reason or another you want to leave someone a voicemail, but don't want to risk that they pick up the phone when you call, try slydial . It's pretty simple. Dial 267-slydial (267-759-3425) from your phone. When you hear the prompt, enter the...

Published Thu, Jul 24 2008 9:30 AM by Mike Phillips
Rip DVDs Onto Your Portable Device

DVD Catalyst is a Web-based service that lets you take your own DVDs and compress them to load onto your iPod, iPhone, PSP, Smartphone and other portable devices. It's pretty simple, you choose your portable device type, load a DVD and let the software...

Published Tue, Jul 22 2008 8:56 AM by Mike Phillips
StumbleAudio: StumbleUpon for Indie Music

If you like StumbleUpon's capability of finding websites you've never heard of and you're an indie music fan, check out StumbleAudio . On the top right, enter in an artist you like and on the left you will see a list of indie artists (you've probably...

Published Mon, Jul 21 2008 8:22 AM by Mike Phillips
Google Adds Speech Recognition to Video Search

It's been in the works for quite some time and now Google's speech recognition for video is ready for limited release. For now it's only available with select political videos, but that will soon change. Simply enter in the word(s) you want to find in...

Published Wed, Jul 16 2008 8:27 AM by Mike Phillips
iPhone Sales and App Downloads Amaze

If the first weekend of iPhone sales and app downloads are any indication, the mobile era is about to match and possibly exceed every expectation set forth. More than one million iPhones were sold this past weekend (Friday - Sunday) across 21 countries...

Published Tue, Jul 15 2008 8:00 AM by Mike Phillips
Webcams: Friday Afternoon Time Killers

Welcome to Friday afternoon. A few more hours and you can officially celebrate the weekend. Here are a few webcams to help you reach quitting time. Earthcam.com : One of the largest repositories of webcams on the 'Net. You can search by cam type, city...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2008 2:30 PM by Mike Phillips
Eco-friendly Shopping with EVO

If you want an environmentally responsible way to shop online, take a look at EVO.com . This site lists over 100,000 products and services from more than 1,200 vendors that all claim to be "green." There's everything listed here from hybrid autos to bedding...

Published Fri, Jul 11 2008 8:00 AM by Mike Phillips
iPhone App Store Open for Business

It's here, one day ahead of the release of the 3G iPhone. The App store is available. You will need to upgrade to the latest version of iTunes (7.7) then get started browsing and buying to really get the best out of your new device. And you will have...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2008 10:54 AM by Mike Phillips
Voice Powered Search, SMS, Email and More

Small keypads are one reason to take advantage of voice commands. Using your mobile on the road is another. Vlingo has a voice-activated service that will help you search, send SMS messages, email, make phone calls or any application with a text field...

Published Thu, Jul 10 2008 9:03 AM by Mike Phillips
Flickr Teams Up With Getty Images

Yahoo's Flickr and Getty have partnered up and this could mean potential revenue for all the shutterbugs out there. The deal allows Getty to contact Flickr members directly to request images for a special Flickr-branded Getty collection. According to...

Published Wed, Jul 09 2008 9:12 AM by Mike Phillips

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