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Tech Notes: Cool iPhone/iPod Touch Apps
Now that I've has my iPod Touch for about two months, now it is time to rave about my favorite apps:
General Apps
Lose It! -- The frequently Apple commercial featured free app for tracking your daily calories, weight, and exercise. For me, a great motivator to keep on my diet and exercise plan.
mSecure -- A password/confidential information keeper. ( Read more... ) -
Interesting Article
Salt Lake City is used as an example of the "Big Sorting" that is occurring in the country. We see the Big Sort first hand in our neighborhood. Recently two wards from our stake were moved to another stake to bolster it. It used to be that you would create a ward or two for each subdivision built. When 50 homes wre built in my ward I expected ( Read more... ) -
Tech Note: Microsoft Office Cheap!
So, if you have a .EDU email address, you can get Microsoft Office Ultimate for $59.95 (until May 16th). Take a look at http://www.theultimatesteal.com/store/msshus/ContentTheme/pbPage.microsoft_office_ultimate. Yes, the fine ( Read more... ) -
Tech Notes: FolderShare
In the latest newsletter from the guy that does the 46 Best Ever Free Software, I learned about FolderShare. FolderShare is a beta product from Microsoft that allows you to share and synchronize folders on multiple computers anywhere on the Internet. Here's how it works: you install the FolderShare client on your computers (a surprisingly small ( Read more... ) -
Tech Notes: Ah, the random things on the Web
I can still be surprised by the stuff on the web. Take for example http://www.motionportrait.com/about/TIminoriHair.swf and http://www.motionportrait.com/about/TIdog.swf. The really cool ( Read more... ) -
Tech Note: Our DVR
We have never been too interested in TiVO or other DVRs. We were slightly interested in DVR service from Comcast but the additional monthly fee was off putting. Over three years ago I happened to see a TV card at work and bought it. The computer I had at the time couldn't handle the processor power needed to do simple recording. We tried ( Read more... ) -
Tech Notes: Yahoo Web Hosting
I need to rave about Yahoo! Small Business Web products. The story actually starts back in 2001 when we registered our own domain, bagheraonline.net. We hosted the web site on our own computer thanks to a static IP address through our DSL provider. We switched to a cable modem when we moved in 2003 to our house and switched to Valueweb hosting ( Read more... ) -
Remembering Gordon B Hinckley
I just want to note my memories of Gordon B Hinckley. He became president of the church shorty after Melissa and I moved to Illinois. Melissa frequently would say, "So, did President Hinckley chew out the brethern again" after coming home from Priesthood Session. She was referring the several addresses he gave condemning abuse and promoting ( Read more... )