Movie and Game Reviews, and Such
Web Apps site web.appstorm.net has publish my article reviewing Facebook’s new Messages. I cover what it is, how to get it, and all the cool new features you get from it, including a facebook.com email address. You can read it at the link below.
This is something I’ve wanted to become more consistent with, as I usually post these lists sporadically and at poor times. I figure Black Friday is a good day to settle on this type of post, since it is the official start of Holiday Shopping.
Amazon Kindle: This is number one on my list of recommendations. E-Readers have been around for a few years now and I think the Kindle has proven king. It’s a great way to read books (it’s a lot like reading a real book), it’s easy on the eyes, and with apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, and Android, you can keep your books with you and synced at all times. Plus, they are also offering a very affordable Wifi Only version. I truly love mine, which I got last Christmas. ($189 for 3G + Wifi, $139 for Wifi only)
Earlier in the week I said the iPad is best for consuming information, so it only makes sense that I’d mention the top three news apps for it: USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and NY Times. I haven’t used all of  them extensively though I did want to compare some of the basic features of each. I’ll cover: how intuitive the apps are to use, how much content they make available, and how well they integrate the ability to share stores on Facebook & Twitter.
Over the weekend I saw The Social Network and after reading the book it was based off of, I was pretty excited. Any story that combines business and super smart technology moguls is pretty much a guaranteed win for me. So how did the movie measure up? Let’s find out.
Sparrow is a Mac only desktop email client specifically for GMail. They way they describe it on their website  is this way:
Sparrow is a minimalist mail application for Mac. It was designed to keep things simple and efficient. No fancy stuff here… just your mail and nothing else.
I decided to take it for a spin; I’m not a huge fan of Apple Mail (or most desktop clients), but Sparrow seemed different since it’s specifically for GMail.
This week was premiere week for the Fall 2010 TV season. The ones I watched were: Glee (no shame), Raising Hope*, Running Wilde*, Modern Family, Cougar Town**, Community, 30 Rock, and Outsourced*. While there were many great moments, I want to share my favorites with you. Check them out after the jump.
*New Show
**I miss Scrubs.
A few weeks ago, my Motorola T505 died on me. While it did serve me well, it was a bit of a frustrating device for a few reasons, the main one being I couldn’t choose which FM channel I wanted to transmit too. Because of that I knew it was time to find a new Bluetooth FM transmitter, one that looked nicer, but also had better functionality. I found that in the Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth Car Kit.
A couple of weeks ago Facebook announced the latest service in their social networking scheme, Places. It allows you to ‘check-in’ using your iPhone or the mobile web and post your location to your Facebook profile. You can also tag friends and see who is nearby. I asked my students- college freshmen- what they thought of Facebook Places and got some pretty good replies. Let’s take a look!
HTML5 for Web Designers by Jeremy Keith is a book I pre-ordered when it was first announced and I finally got around to reading it last week. I got it because it looked short & sweet, A List Apart does great work, and up until that point I didn’t know much about HTML5.
When it came out some time last year that Hulu was going to start charging for their service, people were up in arms about it. I decided to wait it out to see how they would do it, stating that if they kept their then free service and charged for value added stuff, it wouldn’t be at all bad. Well, Hulu Plus was announced a few days ago and they did just that.
(and use it to your advantage instead)
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