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Weekly Review – 1/15/2012

January 15, 2012 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting links from last week…

2013 DeLorean EV hits the track [Video] – I’ll take any type of DeLorean! “DeLorean claims this electric time machine hits 60 miles per hour in a quick 4.9 seconds and warps to a top speed of 125 mph”
LiftMaster uses your iPhone as a remote garage door opener [Article] – I want one but I would rather make it with an Arduino. The LiftMaster and Craftsman models are still too expensive.
35 MacGyver Tips, Clever Uses, and Other Life Hacks [InfoGraphic] – “Get Paid to Poop”…
Coffee (Ice) Cubes [HowTo] – If you’re like me then your morning coffee might need to be cooled down before consuming. Freeze some coffee in ice cube trays to cool your coffee in the morning instead of watering it down with regular ice cubes.
The first thing you do when you sit down at the computer [Article] – Guilty… Stop checking your email and social networks right away – it’s killing your productivity.

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: DIY, iPhone, MacGyver, Productivity

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 12/4

December 4, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting links from last week…

How To Force a Friendship on Facebook in Three Easy Steps [Article] – Here’s how to social engineer a friendship using Facebook. Unethical but effective.
The iPhone Telephoto Lens [Product] – Very neat but I don’t know if I would use it… Maybe if I had the Mobislyder too.
Use Wolfram Alpha to Make Words for Scrabble [Article] – Want to cheat while playing Words with Friends…?
Crypteks USB Super-Secures Your Digital Stash [Video] – USB drive meets DaVinci Code
Use Your iPhone’s Headset to Take Pictures From Afar [Article] – Use your iPhone headset for the volume button on the side of the phone to take a picture.

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Facebook, Gadget, iPhone

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 11/7

November 7, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting links from last week…

WhiteyPaint Turns Walls Into Whiteboards Without Cramping Your Wallpaper’s Style [Article + Video] – Want a whiteboard in your office but you don’t want to see the ugly whiteboard?
Want the Steve Jobs Biography (Walter Isaacson) for Free? [Article] – With a little ingenuity you can get the audiobook for free.
Life in a Day: Watch the Beautiful YouTube-Fueled Epic Right Now [Video] – If you have an hour and a half to kill then I highly recommend watching this! Awesome!
The most evil prank you could pull on an iPhone user [Article] – Type a word and it gets replaced by another word… Better lock your phone!
PlugBug adds an iPad / iPod / iPhone USB charging port to your MacBook power adapter [Article & Video] – This is a must have for you gadget bag!
Build a Cell Phone Charger in Five Minutes While Inside Radio Shack [Video] – Not that practical but could be useful.

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Gadget, iPhone, Steve Jobs

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 10/16

October 16, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting articles that I discovered last week.

5GB free iCloud not enough? Box.net is throwing you 50GB free [Article] – Regardless if you are going to use iCloud or not this is an offer that’s too good to pass up.
Netflix Abandons Qwikster, Will Continue Sending DVDs by Mail [Article] – Should have asked your customers their thoughts first…
Photoshop Will End Blurry Pics Forever [Video] – Do you ever take a picture on vacation only to find out after uploading it that it was blurry? Photoshop might be able to fix it – in the future…
Facebook for iPad out now [Article] – It’s about time! However, they updated the iPhone version too and I think there’s some refining to do on both apps. On another note, I think they’re the same app but it works on both devices.
Cooking with a Thermos Bottle [Video] – Huh? This is actually pretty neat. We’ve had some steal cut oats in the pantry for a while… Mainly because I’ve been too lazy to wait 30 minutes. I guess I’ll be eating those next week!
iPhone 4S Gets “Will It Blend” Treatment [Video] – Tear… Pretty comical though – a blender with “Siri technology”.

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Facebook, iPhone, Netflix, Photoshop

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 6/19 (Video Edition)

June 19, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

~~Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting articles that I read last week.~~ Scratch that… Read something a little interesting before bed!

A website made out of chocolate? Delicious! – Interesting way to make a website mockup. Edible too!
Control Your Garage Door Opener with Your Smartphone – Stop off at your local Radio Shack, spend a few bucks (about $40), and you can control your garage door with your smartphone.
How Plastic Bottles Are Recycled – There seems to be a lot of machinery and processing that occurs to recycle plastic. Does anyone know if we see a financial return along with the “saving the earth” return?
iCard ECG Turns Any iPhone/iPad Into a Powerful Electrocardiograph – Now here’s a space that could become controversial. Regardless, this is pretty darn cool!

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: DIY, iPad, iPhone, Web Design

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 5/15

May 15, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your coffee and check out some of these interesting articles that I read last week.

Beautiful Business Cards from Creattica [Article] – Need some inspiration for your next set of business cards? Check these out and you’ll look back on yours and think that your business cards stink!
Create Flow Charts and Wireframes Collaboratively With LucidChart [Article] – Often times as a freelance you’ll need the ability to create flow/process charts. Well, not everyone has MS Visio or a PC for that matter. Take a look at LucidChart. You can use it in a browser which means anyone can use it!
iPhone 4 gets a smart case with slide-on battery [Article] – Is your iPhone 4 always running out of juice? For $90 (case and battery) you can get an interchangeable and rechargeable battery! This awesome device is brought to you by Third Rail
Lego-style apartment transforms into infinite spaces [Video] – This apartment is a modern marvel of design and engineering. If you only have time for one of this weeks articles/videos, this is the one!
A First Look At Google Music Beta [Article] – What!? Google is getting into the music business? I’m still waiting for my invite and can’t wait to test this out!
Google Chromebooks: What You Need to Know [Article] – Google has decided to rent out their new laptops called Google Chromebooks. This has the potential to revolutionize the use of laptops for schools and smalls business. I would do the math before making the decision though.

Yes, I purposely did not include anything about Microsoft buying Skype. What can I say, I’m not a fan… Let’s see what happens!

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Google, iPhone

Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 4/17

April 17, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your cup of coffee, sit down, take a deep breath, and read something interesting.

Amazon introduces ad-supported Kindle with Special Offers [Article] – You could get a cheaper Kindle if you “opt in” to see ads… Personally, I would pay the extra money to not see the ads.
Disclaimers in Email Signatures are Not Just Annoying, But Legally Meaningless [Article] – PLEASE delete these! More often than not, the disclaimer is longer than the message.
Adobe Unveils Creative Suite Subscription Editions: Photoshop For $50/Month [Article] – I still have one word: overpriced.
New Toshiba hard drive erases its data if removed from computer [Article] – I find this very cool and interesting but I’m left wondering – How do you recovery the data if something goes wrong?
FellowUp Is a Personal Assistant Webapp That Manages Your Social Network Connections [Article] – Another great online tool that consolidate all of you social media entities into a one-stop-shop.
BlackBerry PlayBook Review [Article + Video] – Long story short… It’s still not an iPad.
White iPhone 4s appear in Verizon’s inventory [Article] – Not quite sure if it was worth the investment to push these out prior to going LTE/4G.
Google Video Prepares To Enter The Deadpool For Good [Article] – Sad but true. No worries, YouTube will be forging ahead!

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Adobe, Amazon, Apple, BlackBerry, Google, iPhone, Kindle, Social

Weekly Review – What did you read this past week? 4/10

April 10, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Top off your cup of coffee, sit down, take a deep breath, and read something interesting.

AT&T plans $100 million in wireless improvements [Article] – Awesome news! Hopefully, this will reduce the latest reports that AT&T has twice as many dropped calls as Verizon.
Want To Run Android Apps On Your Windows PC? You Can With BlueStacks [Article] – If you’re an Apple fan boy like me and want to try something from the dark side then this might be your way to go without investing in some new hardware.
Bacon Cologne! [Video] – This is going to be quick the hit this summer. #sarcasm
How a Blind Gamer Plays Zelda by Ear [Article] – This is AMAZING!
Homeland Security Taps Twitter, Facebook For New Alert System [Article] – “Might as well tap into Twitter an Facebook if people are on them all day long, right?”
Is Tethering Stealing Bandwidth? [Article] – FINALLY, someone has said it. Now, how can we get the contracts changed?
A Student Of George Mason University In US Makes $50,000 Per Year By Jailbreaking iPhones [Article] – Could make some serious coin on the side!

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Android, AT&T, Facebook, iPhone, Twitter

Weekly Review – What did you read this past week? 2/20

February 20, 2011 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

Fill up your cup of coffee, sit down, take a deep breath, and read something interesting.

How to Get Old Facebook Photo Viewer Back [Article] – Don’t like how the new Facebook photo viewer does a “lightbox”? Here’s how to get the old photo viewer back.
Introducing Qawker For WordPress – [Article] – About two weeks ago Gawker redesigned their sites to have a static “widget bar” and a dynamic scrolling content section. With this WordPress theme you can have your very own Gawker-like site.
LinkedIn Publishes Video Series for Small Business Owners [Videos] – Very short and informative! You probably already know this information but it’s a good refresher.
5 Multipurpose iPhone 4 Cases Fit for a Freelancer [Article] – These aren’t just for freelancers but anyone on the go that needs a functional and protective iPhone case.
10 Ways to Find Office Space Near You [Article] – Tired of working at a coffee shop or the same offsite location? Spice it up a bit and try a new co-working facility or office!

Filed Under: Weekly Review Tagged With: Facebook, Freelance, iPhone, Wordpress

iOS4 – Where do I get it and What’s New?

June 21, 2010 By Shea Laughlin Leave a Comment

If you’re like me you may have waited until after work or even school to download the latest iPhone OS. You might also be a little disappointed like me in the download times for the 378MB file. First, DON’T DOWNLOAD FROM iTUNES! – It takes way too long! Try downloading it directly from Apple (links below).

	current version	date found
iPhone (iPhone1,1)	3.1.3 (7E18)	04/08/2010 21:05:48
iPhone 3G (iPhone1,2)	4.0 (8A293)	06/21/2010 13:03:02
iPhone 3GS (iPhone2,1)	4.0 (8A293)	06/21/2010 13:03:03
iPod Touch (2G) (iPod2,1)	4.0 (8A293)	06/21/2010 13:03:04
iPod Touch (3G) (iPod3,1)	4.0 (8A293)	06/21/2010 13:03:05
iPad (iPad1,1)	3.2 (7B367)	04/08/2010 21:05:48
iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1)	4.0 (8A293)	06/21/2010 13:03:06
last updated: 06/21/2010 13:15:01 EDT. SOURCE: http://bit.ly/9LCSAt

If you need help with installing the above software package you can reference another blog post of mine.

So… What’s new?

Multitasking
Folders
Unified Inbox
Threaded Email
Gmail Archive (instead of delete)
Integrated Spell Checker
Custom Home Screen Wallpapers
Digital Zoom w/ Camera (5x)
Bluetooth Keyboard Support
Search Yahoo or Bing vs. Google
New Contact UI when Editing
and much MORE!

Sources:

The New iOS4 Shortcuts, Features, and Settings You Need to Know (Lifehacker)
The Complete Guide to Using iOS 4 (Gizmodo)
It is here: Apple ships iOS4 — go get it! (9to5 Mac)
Ars reviews iOS 4: what’s new, notable, and what needs work (Ars Technica)

Filed Under: Mobile Tagged With: iOS4, iPhone

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Weekly Review – What did you read last week? 5/15

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