If your like me a digital man or woman than you really find it a hassle to breakout the paper, fire up the old printer that you never use, address an envelope and make a trip to the post office the two times a year you have to use snail-mail. That’s where Snailmailr comes in. [...]
Archive for November, 2009
Karmic Koala Pretty Kool
Posted: November 15, 2009 in SoftwareTags: Karmic, Linux, open source, OS, Software, Ubuntu
Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala is here and I’ve only been using it for a few days even though its been out since September. Sorry I’ve been busy with Windows 7. Ubuntu 9.10 is a fantastic operating system. There is everything you could want here. Easy install, nice looking and friendly user interface. It is very [...]
Networking Over Powerline
Posted: November 15, 2009 in HardwareTags: ethernet, Hardware, network, Networking, powerline
Do you have a cable modem in your living room but have computers in a different room as I do. I live in an apartment so drilling holes and stringing cable is out of the question. I tried using wireless with some success but it is slow and very unreliable. I dealt with this problem [...]
Alternatives In The Cloud
Posted: November 14, 2009 in Web 2.0Tags: alternetives, cloud, cloud-computing, we 2.0, web
I just told you in the two previous post about alternative software but increasingly I am turning to the Cloud (or Internet) for many of my applications. Here are just some of my favorites: Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Live Mail – alternatives for your traditional ISPs email with an email program like Outlook Express. Google Docs, [...]
Net Neutrality
Posted: November 14, 2009 in RantsTags: freedom, Internet, issues, net neotrality, web
Here’s a video to that tries to explain what Net Neutrality is but it is just one scenario. To find out more learn how to help the cause go to SaveTheInternet.Com to see what action you can take. Also check put EFF.Org to see what other scary things The Man is doing.
Find opensource alternatives to many popular software titles. There are very few reasons to buy the expensive software when there are so many good free programs out there. Example GIMP as an alternative for Adobe Photoshop $699 and Inkscape for Illustrator $599. Why pay $349 for Adobe Audition when Ardour is free. Many professionals use [...]
Here’s a great introduction video from Gina Trapani (founder of Lifehacker) for the new product from Google called Wave. Here’s an entire user guide to Google Wave written by Gina and Adam Pash. Request an invitation to Wave!
Virtual Drives
Posted: November 6, 2009 in Web 2.0Tags: cloud, cloud-computing, drive, Internet, storage, web, web 2.0
I mentioned in the post Cloud Storage Overview that there are some services where you can store your precious files via cloud based storage (on the Internet). Here are a couple of options that will create a virtual drive on your computer as if it was an actual drive. Dropbox is a service that gives [...]
