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Terrapin Networks - Moving IT Forward Archives: February 2009

20 February 2009

Fences: A great little piece of software

Fences, put out by a Michigan company (down around Plymouth), called Stardock. They make Window Blinds, which they are probably best known for. (FWIW: I’m not a big fan of Window Blinds.)
Fences, however, is a simple and pretty excellent piece of software. It is free, which is usually a pretty cool thing (of course!). Fences [...]

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19 February 2009

I Like this: mobile device industry moving towards a universal charger

…except it is minus Apple. I guess they want the charger to have some Apple “design flair”? That’s what’s missing in this world we live in, some design flair with phone and MP3 player chargers.
But it will be good for anyone not using an iPhone or an iPod. Won’t it be nice to have a [...]

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18 February 2009

Gmail signatures and multiple accounts

This blog post has some easy too use detail on how to have multiple sigs for different Gmail accounts. If you use Gmail, you’ll likely want to check this one out.
It was on the MakeTechEasier blog. Find it here.

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17 February 2009

Steve Jobs weighes in on the Kindle

CNet’s David Carnoy got this conversation between Steve Jobs (Apple) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) about the Kindle…but how’d he ever get the conversation?
Of course, he didn’t. It’s a spoof, but a darn good one. Check it out.

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11 February 2009

News on the new Amazon Kindle 2

The second generation Kindle looks like a pretty neat device. There is lots of both pro and con about it out there, but on balance, there is more pro.
The biggest negatives would have to be the $359 price tag and the fact that you still have to get everything through Amazon. For this device to [...]

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5 February 2009

Count me in as a NON-Google Latitude user!

You, too? Is Google Latitude just a little too creepy? It sure is for me. Not a fan.
I dunno about this Google stuff on the “Internets”. Just a bit too big of a finger on everything. They’re starting to make Microsoft look as benign as the the local Farmer’s Market. Remember, Google’s overall motto is [...]

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