This is the fourth in a series of posts where I discuss new (mostly) iPhone Apps that I have discovered. All iPhone apps in this series will be added to the more comprehensive “A List of Great iPhone and iPod Touch Applications” post. Click on any of the application titles to visit the iTunes store. [...]
A List of iPhone Apps That I’m Enjoying This Week (July 10, 2009)
By Franklin Davis on Jul 10, 2009 within Apple, Featured, Lists
A List of iPhone Apps That I’m Enjoying This Week (June 19, 2009) [Review, List]
By Franklin Davis on Jun 19, 2009 within Apple, Featured, Lists
This is the third in a series of posts where I discuss new (mostly) iPhone Apps that I have discovered. All iPhone apps in this series will be added to the more comprehensive “A List of Great iPhone and iPod Touch Applications” post. With the recent release of iPhone 3.0 firmware I took the opportunity [...]
A List of iPhone Apps That I’m Enjoying This Week (May 8, 2009) [Review, List]
By Franklin Davis on May 8, 2009 within Apple, Featured, Lists
This is the second in a series of posts where I discuss new (mostly) iPhone Apps that I have discovered. All iPhone apps in this series will be added to the more comprehensive “A List of Great iPhone and iPod Touch Applications” post. Click on any of the application titles to visit the iTunes store. [...]
A List of iPhone Apps That I’m Enjoying This Week (May 1, 2009) [Review, List]
By Franklin Davis on Apr 30, 2009 within Apple, Featured, Lists
This is the first in a series of posts where I will discuss new (mostly) iPhone Apps that I have discovered. All iPhone apps in this series will be added to the more comprehensive “A List of Great iPhone and iPod Touch Applications” post. Click on any of the application titles to visit the iTunes [...]
A List of 10 Great Christmas Movies to Watch at Home
By Bill Wagner on Dec 16, 2008 within Coffee Break, Entertainment, Lists
Christmas is one of my favorite times of the year. Lots of food, the start of the college football bowl games and no work for at least two days. It’s also because I give the best gifts. I get to give all the cool, noisy toys to my niece and nephews because those toys aren’t [...]
Top 10 Technologies That Will Help Change the World
By Bill Wagner on Nov 4, 2008 within Featured, Lists, Technology
Recently, MIT’s Technology Review published their list of the ten emerging technologies that they feel are most likely to change the way we live. Sadly, the ‘Hotdoll’ and the ‘USB Stripper’ were left off the list, but the list does include ‘Modeling Surprise’, ‘Probabilistic Chips’, ‘NanoRadios’, ‘Wireless Power’, ‘Atomic Magnetometers’, ‘Offline Web Applications’, ‘Graphene Transistors’, [...]
A List of Useful Ubuntu (Linux) Commands
By Franklin Davis on Oct 6, 2008 within Lists, Ubuntu
This is just a list of commands I have found useful as I’m switching from a Mac to a Ubuntu machine at work. I’ll add to this list as I discover new commands; feel free to suggest a new command to me via the comments. In general, I use []s as placeholders and you should [...]
A List of Great Ubuntu Applications
By Franklin Davis on Sep 28, 2008 within Featured, Lists, Ubuntu
Here is a quick list of useful Ubuntu applications. Leave me a comment if you know of a good Ubuntu application that I have omitted. Enjoy!
A List of Great iPhone and iPod Touch Applications
By Franklin Davis on Aug 4, 2008 within Apple, Featured, Lists
One of the great things about iPhone 2.0 is the ability to download from an evergrowing selection of third party applications. Here are some really good ones for you to try. I’ve listed my ten favorite applications at the top followed by others worthy of honorable mentions. Click on any of the application titles to [...]
If You Like Technology You Should Watch These Great Video Podcasts
By Franklin Davis on May 27, 2008 within Coffee Break, Lists
Here are the video podcasts that I enjoy watching on a regular basis. Most of these are available in HD or high quality formats. Be sure to go to the podcast site to find the HD feed and then open iTunes and use the Advanced > Subscribe to Podcast … trick to get the best [...]
Riley’s Summer 2008 Geek Movie Preview
By Riley Porter on Apr 28, 2008 within Entertainment, Lists, Reviews
Summer movie season is almost upon us, and I for one couldn’t me more thrilled! I always enjoy those comfy movie theatre seats and the relief of the air conditioning on those hot summer days. And let’s not forget the bonus features of popcorn, Twizzlers, and soda. I’m pretty sure I went to see some [...]
Ten Alarm Clocks Perfect for Sleepy Geeks
By Riley Porter on Feb 22, 2008 within Coffee Break, Lists
As I write this post I realize that I have owned the same alarm clock since 1991. My sister and I received identical Sony clocks for our birthdays that year, and I know that she upgraded to something more sophisticated long ago. Perhaps it is also time for me to take the plunge and find [...]
The Top 15 Geek Movies of All Time
By Bill Wagner on Feb 19, 2008 within Entertainment, Featured, Lists, Reviews
Since the Oscars are just around the corner, I thought we’d nerd it up a little before everyone starts thanking all the writers, their parents, the writers, their spouses, the writers, etc. I’ve tried to compile a list of movies that every self-respecting Nerd should see. While there are a lot of great films out [...]
Improve QuickLook Functionality With These 5 Excellent Plugins [Mac Tip]
By Franklin Davis on Jan 28, 2008 within Apple, Lists
One of Leopard’s 300 new features was QuickLook (QL), a utility that allows the user to view the contents of a file without even opening it. This ability to quickly preview files is one of my favorite new features in Leopard. QuickLook is activated by pressing the spacebar on any highlighted file or folder. The [...]
A List of Mac Freeware Still Necessary in Leopard [Mac Freeware, Opinion]
By Franklin Davis on Dec 21, 2007 within Apple, Lists
As a followup to my last post about Mac freeware applications that Apple’s new operating system (Leopard) has mauled I decided to list some freeware applications that Leopard has left untouched and that I rely on daily. Some of these might not be necessary for everyone out there, but they certainly are for me.