After Palm Pre ownership for a little while, I started wanting to invest in a good case. I was initially very satisfied with the little cloth pouch that came with the Pre but annoyances grew over time. I missed phone calls because getting the pouch out of my pocket and then the phone out of the pouch took too long. A case would also be nice because it would protect against any … [Read more...]
Google’s Project 10 to the 100 – Time to Vote
Google announced last year a philanthropic effort it called Project 10 to the 100. (10 to the 100 calculated out is a googol.) Now it's time to vote for the idea you'd most like to see established. The Project has been neutralized a bit from the quite ambitious plan that was announced to the more generalized one now, but Google still hopes to improve the world by dedicating … [Read more...]
Get Adobe Flash without the Adobe Download Manager For Internet Explorer
Following right in the footsteps of the Adobe Download Manager and a lot of backlash for GetPlus+ in Firefox, Adobe uses the Adobe Download Manager (or Adobe DLM) to deliver Adobe Flash for Internet Explorer users as well. I previously documented how to get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus for Firefox users and here I'll do the same for users of Internet … [Read more...]
Clicker – One Source for All Streaming Videos
Clicker is the next step in the evolution of streaming video. It solves the problem of keeping track of where certain shows are available and when new episodes are released. Between big portal sites like YouTube and Hulu, Clicker also checks network sites (like Fox, CBS, and NBC) to compile where streaming videos will be available for you to watch. The site aims to be the "TV … [Read more...]
Monopoly City Streets
When you think of Monopoly in real-life, you might think of Comcast or AT&T but I'm talking about the other Monopoly, the one with this guy: Monopoly City Streets allows you to do the traditional Monopoly wheeling and dealing but on the biggest game board yet: the real world. Using data from Google Maps and the OpenStreetMap project, you can purchase entire streets and … [Read more...]