Google+ Invites
What better way to revive Geekulous than with a review of a shiny new social networking site? Ok, after lots of cyber stalking and obsessive email checking and page refreshing I’m finally a member of Google+. I’m ready to pay forward all the generosity complete strangers bestowed on me. I’m giving out invitations, all I ask is that you follow me on Twitter (@geekfab). Let me know in the comments once you’ve finished that. [...]
iPad App of the Week – Touch LCD Designer Speaking Clock
This week’s featured app is brought to you by the developers at LightPillar. The Touch LCD Designer Speaking Clock is by and large the best alarm clock app out there for both the iPhone and the iPad. Recently I did some redecorating in my room, which allowed me to clear my laptop off of my nightstand. With all that empty space I figured it would be the perfect spot for my shiny new iPad which wasn’t getting [...]
Piece of Fabulous Friday – Heininger CommuteMate Instacloth
This week’s piece of fabulous is brought to you by Heininger Automotive. The CommuteMate Instacloth is a small, pill sized (about the size of an Altoids mint) compact piece of cloth that, when wet, expands to a 9″ x 9″ cloth perfect for cleaning up minor spills. These micro-cleaning devices are perfect for people on the go, throw them in your purse, your emergency kit or your car and you’ll be ready for any spill. These are advertised [...]
Updates Updates Updates
This week has been one dedicated to revamping the user interface of some of the most popular and prominent websites around. Of course, gaining the most buzz (pardon the pun) is Google+, Google’s answer to Facebook. With people clamoring to get in and actually purchasing invites that are supposed to be free, Google’s social network brings to it the simplicity and ease of use common to all Google products. Along with a brand new interface [...]
19
2009
iPhone App of the Week – Meetways
I am a frequent user of Craigslist and one of the problems I run into when using Craigslist is finding a safe middle location for myself and the interested customer to meet. Enter Meetways, a service which allows you to enter two addresses and receive a list of meeting points in the middle of those two addresses. For example, say I was located in the Northwest area of town and my customer was in the Southeast area, [...]
An article by Josie S. 
18
2009
How to Manage your Social Network Passwords with 1Password
Starting a blog involves a lot more work than one would expect. Sure you can write a blog but to bring readers in requires reaching out. So, in an effort to promote this blog, I have recently registered for many social networking and blogging sites. Every time you sign up for a new account with a new service or website you are asked to create a password. These days with Twitter, Facebook and MySpace accounts hacked on a daily basis [...]
16
2009
Why I Switched to Firefox 3.5
As I posted earlier I was recently introduced to a great little program calledYoono. I had been looking for a way to inconspicuously stay updated on all of my social networks while working on my computer at work. Yoono did just that, it hide in a collapsed sidebar on my browser window until I was ready (meaning no one standing directly behind me looking over my shoulder) to check on all of the updates posted. [...]
12
2009
iPhone App of the Week
Just an FYI – every Sunday I will be reviewing an iPhone app. I download a lot of applications onto my phone, some move straight to the front page, others linger in the last pages and never get opened. Each week I will review the apps that I love/hate. This weeks iPhone App is Prowl. Prowl is a great iPhone app that utilizes the new push notification feature introduced in the iPhone 3.0 software. Put simply, [...]
11
2009
Dear Google Voice, where is my invite?
Quite a while ago I stumbled upon a service called GrandCentral that promised to give you one universal phone number and the ability to control how, when and where you receive calls to that number. I liked the idea but did not find a real need for it. If I remember correctly, I signed up for it, realized it wasn’t going to be useful for me and canceled my account. With the (not so) recent Google [...]
10
2009
Google Chrome OS Coming Soon to a Netbook Near You
My Yoono notification popped up while I was working on this blog the other night with a notification from Google stating that Google Chrome OS is on it’s way. Since the announcement the web has been abuzz with talk about whether it will give Windows a run for it’s money. Google’s reasoning behind creating this new OS is that with the evolution of the internet people are spending more time on the internet doing things they used to [...]
8
2009
Yoono, I no, we all no!
Found this (so far) decent looking plugin for Firefox called Yoono. It’s basically a sidebar that displays updates from a plethora of social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Twitter, FriendFeed and more. Found it when I was reading an article from the geniuses at makeuseof.com about managing social networks. So far it’s worked out nicely for me. I am on a bunch of different social networking sites and have always been on a quest to [...]
