Apr

1

iTunes $.99 Movie of the Week

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April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Cheap is cheap right? This week’s $.99 movie is not one of my favorites, but it is only a buck. The movie sale this week is for Soul Plane (Warning iTunes link).  That’s right, this week’s movie is a comedy staring Snoop Dog and Tom Arnold. A buck is pushing it, [...]

Mar

30

What Do You Want in the Next iPhone?

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March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It is no secret that a iPhone hardware revision is in the works.  The only mystery is when it will be released, and what revisions will actually take place.
There is talk of a new data entry method, 3G, and the heated debate on Flash.  What do you want to see in the next hardware?  What [...]

Mar

27

3G iPhone Rumors are Flying!

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March 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The buzz on the internet is that Apple is readying its 3G compatible iPhone for a early summer release. Now, these are rumors of course, but like the old iDiom says, “Where there is smoke, there is fire.”
One rumor, from the research firm Gatner, is reporting that Apple has already ordered a (big) number [...]

Mar

26

Web App Wednesday - Tax Calculator

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March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Ok, there is no getting around it.  Tax day is right around the corner, and this time it is a major deal.  If you don’t file your taxes on time, you won’t be getting your tax rebate (stimulus) check on time.  I don’t know about you, but my stimulus check is much larger than my [...]

Mar

24

A Great iDea - Ringtone Podcasts

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March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments

I am not a fan of the Teen-Buzz ringtone; I shouldn’t be, I am an adult. But the people who run the Teenbuzz blog have stumbled onto a brilliant idea. They have created a Podcast that delivers ring tones to your iPhone.
The idea is brilliantly simple. They simply encoded the sound files [...]

Mar

21

PC and the iPhone - a Perfect Match

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March 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment

If you thought this post would be about your PC and iPhone suddenly working well together, then you would be mostly wrong.  If you thought it was about John Hodgeman, the fellow who plays PC in the I’m a Mac ads, loving his iPhone, then you would be both a psychic genius and correct.
If you [...]

Mar

20

iPhone Users are Data Hogs

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March 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment

M: Metrics, an internet data collector company is reporting that the iPhone does, in fact, bring the real internet to its users.
According to a recent survey, they have found that iPhone users are surfing the heck out of the web. More than any other Smartphone on the market and much more than any traditional [...]

Mar

18

iTunes $.99 Movie of the Week

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March 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week’s iTunes $.99 movie of the week is an oldie, but a goodie. Your movie this week is Escape from Alcatraz (warning - iTunes link). This week’s movie will be on sale until 25 March, 2008. Here is the official movie description:
Based on the true story of the only escape from [...]

Mar

18

iPhone Ad - Does it Stretch the Truth a Bit?

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March 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

Here is an iPhone add featuring a devoted iPhone user. In the ad, the user states that she can update her blog in real time to keep the world updated on her dance studio. She makes the iPhone sound like a wonderful tool for mobile blogging and freelance writing.


I [...]

Mar

17

How Accurate is your iPhone “Locate Me” Feature?

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March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The Google Maps app works very well, make no mistake, but the “locate me” feature, which is part of firmware 1.1.4, has mixed results. For me, when I am in my hometown, it is accurate to about 1 city block. In a large city like Denver, it is accurate to a few feet. [...]

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