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TUAW -- The Unofficial Apple Weblog

TUAW -- The Unofficial Apple Weblog.

TUAW -- The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Google Voice

I received an invite to Google Voice and promptly set it up. But I am having a major problem using it.  The switching costs are so high, as I can not imagine giving out another phone number. This is the same reason why I hold onto my Verizon cell phone and have not switched to my iPhone as a cell phone - for over 2 years now.  I will keep trying.

Google Voice  

Nikon Coolpoix S1000pj - with built in projector

Check out the new Nikon S1000pj - the first camera with a built in projector!  This is a game changer.

Nikon Coolpix S1000pj

How Americans Spend Their Day

Great article in the NY Times including an interactive graphic on how Americans spend every minute of their day.  Both fun to play with and informative - we work much less and watch TV/movies much more than I thought.

How Americans Spend Their Day

Favorite Things - #1 - French Press Coffee Maker

I love drinking coffee - and I love making good coffee - there is no excuse for making a bad cup - and here is my favorite coffee maker - a single serve french press

Bodum Chambord French Press

Weather Underground

My favorite weather site is now Weather Underground.  I have had problems with weather sites in the past - slow loading times, too many ads, poor layouts where you can't find what you are looking for on the front page.  Weather Underground is fast and well laid out - and most important has a feature called Wundermap that is the most accurate weather radar system I have found.  Using a google maps type drill down map, you can clearly view your current weather and the track of storms coming your way.  I can predict the start of rain to within minutes!

Check it out - Weather Underground

Evernote

My new favorite web application is Evernote - the best way to think of it is as a digital dumping ground - for al of those products, quotes, reference items, things to read that you don't know what to do with - the sync is flawless (really) - and iphone app is amazing - this is a can't miss app.

Check it out  - evernote

SynCh Universal Sync Charger

The Amazing SynCh!

Charge two devices from one plug
The SynCh and kwikSynCh are the only products of their kind that let you charge two devices from one plug, whether you're tapped into a wall outlet, car socket or USB port. For example, you can use the SynCh / kwikSynCh to charge a cellphone + iPod; Treo + Bluetooth headset; BlackBerry + GPS; PDA + game player; even two cellphones. With the SynCh / kwikSynCh, charge your gadgets two at a time, and on the double!
Interchangeable mTips provide you with universal charging and data transfer
With a complete line of mTips available, your SynCh / kwikSynCh work with virtually all of today's most popular cellphones, music players, PDAs and thousands of other devices. Simply select the correct mTips for your devices, slip 'em on and your SynCh / kwikSynCh will be ready to go. Now you can get rid of all those extra chargers and data cables, and replace them with compact mTips.
Own a Bluetooth headset? Then you need the SynCh!

[From SynCh Universal Sync Charger for cellphones, iPods, Treos, BlackBerrys, headsets, USB and more]

Personal Branding

I have been thinking a great deal about personal branding. I am just finishing U R a Brand by Catherine Kaputa and The Brand You 50 by Tom Peters. I find both books to be full of good practical ideas, easy to read and digest, and relevant to this stage of my work life. Every professional that I know could benefit from this approach.