Archive for February, 2009
The Four ‘Killer Apps’ You Need to Go Paperless
Here are the four new “killer apps” I’ve discovered — all of them have shipped since 2006 — that truly enable a “paperless life”: Evernote, Shoeboxed, Earth Class Mail and reQall. (Plus, the Amazon Kindle doesn’t hurt, either.)Original post by Mike
A loud voice shouts Help that laptop is reported lost or stolen
Front Door Software Corp has launched a Retriever program that combats laptop theft. whether a thief fails to enter the exact password, a loud voice shouts, “Help, that laptop is reported lost or stolen,” from the speaker. A letter saying “Stolen laptop” and contact knowledge of the owner …
Epson Develops USB Host Controller with Built-in Software
Epson has begun shipping samples of the second product in the company’s line of USB controller LSIs with integrated USB software for USB memory connection applications. The newly developed Epson S1R72U06 chases on the heels of Epson’s popular S1R72U16 as a USB host controller LSI that incor…
Time to Legalize Cell Phone Jammers?
Jamming a cell phone is illegal in the U.S. Very illegal. And not just by ordinary citizens. It’s illegal for theater and restaurant owners to jam calls, and even state and local police or prison officials. The U.S., in fact, has the strictest laws in the world against jamming cell calls. But the ha…
Don’t Listen to Podcasts? Here’s Why You Should!
Podcasting is the most under-appreciated, under-utilized media ever. Some humans never try it. And many who do wind up giving it up unimpressed. Too poor. A new study found that students who listen to lectures on podcasts pop quiz better than those who listen in class. Podcasting is a energetic educ…
Why the Twitter Haters Are Wrong
When Twitter was a scrappy underdog in the Web 2.0 eyeball wars, chatter about the service was like some kind of 1969 San Francisco love-in. But now that major newspapers are writing about it, celebrities are using it and Congressmen are abusing it, the haters are coming out of the woodwork. The hat…
Put Business Cards, Etc. Into Evernote… By Mail!
Every once in a while, a new service comes out that could be useful to just about anyone with a job and a life, but proves indispensable for digital nomad types. Services like Earth Class Mail or reQall come to mind. Now there’s a new one. A partnership announced today amoung Evernote and a company …