Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Monday, June 18, 2012
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Web Tools
From time to time I've posted some tools for web developers that I've read about. Here is another list.
on{X} Microsoft Loves Android
Microsoft invented a service that can create notifications on your Android phone based on some triggers you set. It's all a bit blurry still but it could have significant impact.
Tango Card
Easy gift card rewards....I'm not sure how it all works yet, but definitely one service to keep an eye on.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Fun E-Learning
There are lots of different approaches to the amorphous market of 'e-learning' but only a handful ever feel much like fun. I think amongst the best of these are sites like MangaHigh which teaches Math, or Moshi Monsters which has subtle learning tasks for kids.
Another which works well is Quipper
Monday, May 07, 2012
Steps For Learning a Foreign Language
Some useful steps for learning to be fluent in a foreign language
Steps for Making a Mobile App
Some useful steps for making your own mobile app.
How To Build An App Empire
UPDATE: Consider using Tiggzi.com from start to finish with cloud hosting and AppStore submission.
UPDATE: Consider using Tiggzi.com from start to finish with cloud hosting and AppStore submission.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Auto-Crop Your Photos
With Croppola.com you can upload your photos and have them intelligently cropped to some presets, like 3:2 or 4:3 aspect ratios.
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Why Go Away To College?
With so many online initiatives to bring more college courses to the internet, is it really necessary to be physically present at a university? For some subject matter and degrees, perhaps not. Here is an initiative from Harvard and MIT to offer free online courses.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Real-time Neighborhood Trends
Want to know what's going on in your part of the world that's popular? It would be neat to gather this information from all the nearby Foursquare check-ins. Well that's what Livehoods.org is doing.
Review by The Verge
Monday, April 30, 2012
Marvia: Like Adsense For Print
Marvia.ads is like Adsense for all types of print publications. Read the review by TheNextWeb.
Marvia.ads provides a platform with which advertisers can create and place ads in all types of publications, removing the human cost of sales, design and traffic. All the publisher needs to do is add a button to its website and it can then receive submissions, without any technical integrations or setup.
The USPS Is On A Roll
Some great news about the massive re-structuring and all the new services, features, and pricing.
CustomMade Works For You
If you want to make something, hire someone at CustomMade.com to make it for you. Or if you are a crafter or artisan, post your experience so others can find you.
Monday, April 16, 2012
CourseHero
Online service that syndicates Youtube videos into valuable course material in many subjects.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
A Mobile Merchandising Platform
Check out Pengu.in for a developer's SDK for turning
A similar SDK is by Sincerely.com
TC review
images into merchandise. Pretty cool. One company using them is
MoPhoA similar SDK is by Sincerely.com
TC review
Monday, January 09, 2012
Interesting Restaurant Payment Gadget
Here's an interesting payment gadget for the restaurant industry. It's called The Rail.
PSD 2 Facebook Fan Page
Now here's a creative service. These guys went the extra step to think about why someone would want an HTML version of their PSD design, besides the obvious for the website. My hats off to these people for providing this nifty service.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Awesome Art of All Types
I hope to work with these people some day. Their art is amazing in whatever medium you can imagine, whether its graphics, video, 3D, etc.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
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I have started this blog to keep track of all the interesting stuff I read about. In some cases, friends of mine have shared their cool stuff with me. I try to keep the headlines and descriptions short, so you must follow the links to read and decide for yourself if a topic is worth your time. Want to contribute? Just comment on any of the stories and I will be notified instantly.