Syncing iPhone Calendar with Google Calendar on OS X is easier due to Apple iCal. iTunes supports calendar sync only with Outlook in a Windows environment. This tip will take a look at bi-directional sync options, 2 of which are completely free, to keep iPhone calendar in sync with Google Calendar.

Most Mac OS X files are actually bundles. If you try copying and pasting bundles outside of OS X, they will copy in segments, ie: each piece of the bundle. This can cause unexpected behavior when uploading or emailing files that are actually bundles.

Testing websites and web applications that are optimized for iPhone is not possible everywhere unless the remote web resource thinks the client is an iPhone. Web-based and OS X applications exist to test iPhone compatibility, but this tutorial describes how to set Firefox up to fake the iPhone user agent.

Adobe came to Minneapolis for their Summer 2007 On AIR bus tour, where they introduced the new AIR runtime environment built to deploy internet applications to the desktop.

RSS Popper is a feed subscription plug-in for Outlook and Outlook Express users that bring RSS, RDF and Atom support, as well as auto-add from Internet Explorer and synchronization support with other readers like Bloglines.

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.

Mike Culver, evangelist for Amazon Web Services (AWS), visited the University of Minnesota Wednesday September 5th, to describe services Amazon has made available to programmers looking to leverage large data sets and world-class infrastructure.

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.

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.

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.