Posted by Matt Thommes on 12/3/07 in Freeware, OS X, Review
Witch is a System Preferences utility for Mac OS X, allowing you to customize the process of cycling between windows, which is traditionally accomplished with “Command + Tab” (“Alt + Tab” on Windows).
The traditional approach has a few drawbacks, specifically on Mac OS X:
You are limited to cycling only between open applications, as opposed to […]
Posted by Matt Thommes on 09/17/07 in Hardware, Networking, Opinion, Review
The Nikon S7c is one of the latest digital cameras to include WiFi capabilities. The 7.1 Megapixel camera sports a 3x zoom, 3-inch LCD, and a stylish design, but let’s not kid ourselves. The WiFi is the reason this camera is so attractive.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 09/5/07 in Opinion, Review
Movie rental kiosks present consumers with yet another option for video (and game) rental. Andy and Matt discuss two service offerings, Hollywood Video Express and Redbox, and their initial impressions and speculations.
Posted by Matt Thommes on 08/31/07 in Google, Review, Software
GrandCentral takes all of your individual phone numbers, and provides you with a single new number, which forwards to all of your existing phones.
I’ll leave the in-depth overview of each feature to the GrandCentral site. They’ve done a great job of organizing the multitudes of fun things you can do. Rather than repeat it word-for-word, I’ll focus on the real-world, practical side of GrandCentral.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 08/20/07 in Freeware, Review, Software
Pownce lets users post messages, links, files, or events. Messages posted to an account page are viewable by friends and “fans” of an individual. Once a message is posted, it can be replied to and forwarded, and there are a couple options for recipients (such as users that have not yet received the message). Pownce requires an age and zip code to create an account, somewhat intrusive by today’s privacy standards. The sign-up page has a real-time validation effect that is very nice, and the website and application are very attractive in general. Sign-ups are by “invitation only” at this time, but anyone can sign-up for an invitation on the Pownce site.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 04/9/07 in Freeware, Review, Software
Joost is currently private beta software that intends to bring a richer television viewing experience (for free) to users around the world, with high-quality content, social features, and minimal advertising. Joost was formerly known as The Venice Project, and deserves your attention because it is the latest software from Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis of Skype and Kazaa.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 02/18/07 in Freeware, Review, Software, Windows
After Thomas Hawk’s (heavy user of Flickr and CEO of Zooomr) recommendation of jUploadr over the supported Flickr Uploadr, I was curious to try it and see if it would save me time. jUploadr is written in Java, which means you can run it on Windows, Mac or Linux, where you have a Java runtime environment installed. The Flickr Uploadr tool is Windows and Mac only at this time (I have never used it in OS X).
Posted by Matt Thommes on 01/3/07 in Apple, OS X, Review, Software
Over the holiday break, you are probably taking a lot of photos, all of which will eventually get imported to your computer. While picture taking is fun, importing is sometimes a laborious task, because not every picture is a “keeper.” You have to manually sift through each photo, and decide to keep it or trash it.
On Mac OS X, there are some tools that allow you to streamline this process more easily. So rather than spending New Year’s Day sifting through all of your photos, you can enjoy your holiday.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 12/14/06 in Review, Software
QOOP is a printing service that has partnered with photo sharing sites like Flickr, Facebook, Photobucket and others, to offer inexpensive and easy-to-create Photo books and more. As a Flickr user I was interested in QOOP Photo Books because they are inexpensive, I don’t need to download any special software, and I don’t need to re-upload or re-annotate photos I have already shared online. Even if your Flickr photos are uploaded with “Private” access, they can still be printed through QOOP.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 11/18/06 in Review, Software
As a 2 year SmugMug “Standard” account holder, I built up a large collection of photos, painstakingly uploaded, organized and annotated. Since 2004, the online photo sharing service market has changed considerably. I’ve had a Flickr account for nearly as long and have always been impressed with the features, speed, and ease of use, but I also felt locked-in to Smugmug because of the large collection I’d amassed with SmugMug-specific metadata (that is not easily transferable). Des
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