Amazon has launched an Appstore for Android apps. Their unique offering includes a free paid app of the day with today's offering being Angry Birds Rio, exclusively from the Amazon Appstore. Other announcements include that Amazon will sell ad-free versions of Angry Birds. Another feature of the Amazon Appstore includes the ability to Test Drive applications which runs the app … [Read more...]
Simple Tip: Tricks For Weather.com
This falls in the category of really simple tips but since the weather is the one thing we can all find in common in those awkward elevator rides of life, this will hopefully still prove useful. Weather.com also has a significant audience compared to the other top results for the keyword 'weather'. These tips show how to switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius for temperature, … [Read more...]
Unclaimed.org – A Legitimate Site That Allows You To Find Money Owed To You
Many states are now successfully running a program to connect proper owners with their lost property. Some examples of this could be forgotten bank accounts, utility deposits, insurance settlements, and other sedimentary funds. For most states, this will send you to the state's treasurer website but some states have gotten creative. Florida residents, for example, will end up … [Read more...]
Router Plays The Super Mario Theme Anytime Internal Network Googles “Super Mario”
Taking geekery to a new level, Sebastian Cardoza, has used his router's scripting capabilities to monitor the traffic for anytime somebody searches for "Super Mario". The router will then play the Super Mario Theme if it finds the query. http://vimeo.com/21223649 The router I have (Routerboard 493G) has an OS that allows for extensive scripting capabilities. With that, I've … [Read more...]
Get A Domain And Make The Most Of Your Gmail With Google Apps
Any time I am visiting a website and see an e-mail address listed that has the format YourName@YourISP.net it makes we just want to hit my head against the desk. I'm at YourSite.com, why is your e-mail not YourName@YourSite.com? You get better branding, it provides more identifying information when the communication has aged a little while, and you don't have to worry about … [Read more...]