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Archive for June, 2009

Some Cool Android Apps I’m using

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

O.K., I’ve had my G1 for few days now and have installed some applications for it. Some of the early standouts for me are ShopSavvy, Twidroid(identica and twitter client), Where, Qik, fIRC, ConnectBot, ASTRO, Amazon MP3, Jamendo, Backgrounds, WeatherBug, MetalDetector, Where, AndNav2,TipCalculator and Powermanager. The real standout which is head and shoulders above all others […]

Went Android this week

Friday, June 26th, 2009

So I picked up a slightly used T-mobile G1 phone this week. I’ve been looking to get into the Android pool for some time. The phone was unlocked so I could of went to AT&T if I chose to. The only limitation with using the phone with AT&T is that you won’t get 3G speeds […]

Tried out a Palm Pre for about 20 minutes

Friday, June 12th, 2009

I went into the local Sprint store and got to play with a Palm Pre for about 20 minutes. In short it’s a very sweet and functional device. The interface is smooth as silk with a very responsive touch screen. The WebOS operating system is very impressive and will give the iPhone a solid run […]

Showmedo video tutorials

Monday, June 8th, 2009

Showmedo is a great video tutorial website with a concentration in open source topics. Want to watch a video introduction to python programming? Want to learn how to use blender or GIMP? Showmedo is the place to go. I’ve setup a channel for the MythTVCast. I just uploaded a short screencast of our discussion on […]

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