My friend who is starting her own consulting company was looking 
into getting an iPhone but AT&T coverage here in central NJ just isn’t cutting it. I have another friend, Angie who comes out east quite often on business from CA and she isn’t happy with the iPhone service here either so I do have a solid reference to go on. Besides, cost of the phone and data service is way over priced. I came across the Peek from a USA Today article today and thought this is a cool alternative to a smart phone. Price is ~$80 and can be bought online or at Target and the service is only $20/month including texting. Eat that cell service providers! Ummm… maybe I’ll turn in my Moto-Q and save a bundle on monthly expenses for my company!
written by Billy
\\ tags: cell phone, email, peek, Technology
I don’t watch much television because frankly I can’t stay awake during the commercials. I have a TIVO but it’s not HD quality and I’m no longer investing money into technology that only does one thing and not all that good to boot. I do enjoy watching movies and since I travel a lot for my job, it’s nice to have them on my MacBook Pro or iPod Touch. I came across VisualHub after watching an episode from one of Leo Laporte tech shows and thought that is exactly what I need to transfer movies to my iPod. After shelling out the $23.32 (yes, I save my receipts!) I found that this was one of the best tools around for compressing and combining video files. It’s so easy to use and depending on the processor of your Mac, it can convert a 2 hour movie in under an hour. While not exactly speedy it does a good job on the quality which is more important to me.
Sadly, Techspansion’s website has been shuttered and the products have been discontinued. Tyler Loch (Techspansion’s founder) left a note on Techspansion: “After much soul-searching (it’s not you, it’s me), for personal reasons, Techspansion is closing its virtual doors.” His choice is understandable, but we will definitely miss VisualHub (not to mention the laugh-out-loud funniest release notes in software history). Best of luck to Tyler.
The good news is that the source code from Tyler’s projects are now up on SourceForge so hopefully we’ll see great software resurrected into an even greater open source application for all to enjoy. Thank you Tyler!
written by Billy
\\ tags: Apple, compression, Leo Laporte, Macbook Pro, software, Techspansion, video, VisualHub
A cool new web app called Dropbox is now open to the public. I remember reading about it this past spring and thought what a great app to use to store files so I don’t have to lug my laptop around when visiting customers to install equipment upgrades or do presentations. Yes, I could carry a USB stick but some of the companies I visit don’t allow them in the facilities so this is another avenue.
These guys were supported through the Y Combinator venture fund and I think this time they’ve really promoted a winner. There are apps for both the Mac and Windows platforms and you can also access your files through your account online on any browser. You can set up shared folders for allowing access to your colleagues or friends and if you have growl set up on you mac you’ll see the files added immediately. A free account gives you 2GB of storage and for ~$100/year you get 50GB.
written by Billy
\\ tags: dropbox, files, Photos, storage, Technology, Web
into getting an iPhone but AT&T coverage here in central NJ just isn’t cutting it. I have another friend, Angie who comes out east quite often on business from CA and she isn’t happy with the iPhone service here either so I do have a solid reference to go on. Besides, cost of the phone and data service is way over priced. I came across the Peek from a USA Today article today and thought this is a cool alternative to a smart phone. Price is ~$80 and can be bought online or at Target and the service is only $20/month including texting. Eat that cell service providers! Ummm… maybe I’ll turn in my Moto-Q and save a bundle on monthly expenses for my company!
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