2012

2 Startups Look to Ease Address Book Woes

March 25, 2012

While the tech world was busy watching the latest “find your friends” app I’ve actually found 2 startups looking to solve some real world issues. Namely contacts. Keep Contact Info Updated First you have to check out WriteThat.Name This is an idea so good and so simple you’ll wonder why it hasn’t been around for [...]

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Remove yourself from Unwanted Business emails

March 22, 2012

I think it happens to everyone. Some salesperson or rep finds our email one time and decides to occasionally send us product updates or sales pitches. However, they never asked you to opt-in or subscribe and they don’t provide a clear method for unsubscribing. Note: I’m not talking about real spam (the viagra and casino [...]

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Google Earth IP Addresses

March 22, 2012

I often have to configure a firewall rule to specifically allow Google Earth so if you find yourself in the same situation here are the IP addresses that allow communication. Domains Note you can run an iplookup for these 3 subdomains: kh.google.com geo.keyhole.com auth.keyhole.com but there are still a few IP addresses needed that aren’t [...]

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Take Note (with an iPad)

March 17, 2012

As I prepared for a recent conference I decided it was time to find out if my iPad could really handle note taking. What I Needed I love outlines and it is how I organize thoughts and take notes. For 10 years I’ve used a laptop at conferences to take notes at 73 wpm but [...]

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Make Reading the Web Easier

March 1, 2012

Spend enough time reading on your iPhone/iPad and you’ll realize every web browser should have a “Reader” button. — Keith Crawford (@tsudo) March 1, 2012 I posted the tweet above last night and until the major browsers include a distraction free reading mode here are a couple of good options in the meantime. A quick [...]

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Tips to Secure and Customize your USB Flash Drive

February 15, 2012

No sexy headlines or social insights today just tweaking out our ubiquitous USB flash drives. I use mine on a near daily basis and here are the tips I use to make my drive more useful and more secure. If you want to skip the work and get the goods, scroll to the bottom. Customize [...]

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If I could only have 10 iPhone apps

February 14, 2012

The challenge – You can have 10 apps but only 10 apps. From someone that’s downloaded 350+ apps and currently have around 100 installed this is a bit of a challenge but here’s my list. [Updated /14/2012] Evernote – The ultimate notepad app. Capture photos, audio notes, and store documents straight to your phone. Data [...]

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