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The fastest browser on my Mac is Firefox 5.

  • 3 Jul, 2011
Fastest Mac Browser

I tested four browsers with the SunSpider tests and it turns out that Firefox 5 was faster than Chrome, Safari and Opera. This was quite surprising to me as it beat out Chrome but quite a bit. It’s also interesting how far behind Safari is. Opera 10.5 – 534.0ms +/- 1.4% Chrome 12 – 524.6ms […]

Turn your iPad or iPhone into a weather radio.

  • 17 Jun, 2011
noaa weather radio hd icon

I’ve been looking to get a new weather radio and I found a really good, and cheap, one that happens to be an iOS app. NOAA Weather Radio is an iPhone and iPad app that lets you listen to over 160 weather radio stations from all around the country and even a few in Canada. […]

Google Music vs Amazon Cloud Player – A quick review.

  • 3 Jun, 2011
Cloud Music

I’ve been testing out both Google Music and Amazon Cloud Player and have to say that they are both nice services. Below are my pros and cons of each service after some initial testing. Price: Google Music – Free (for now) Amazon Cloud Player – First 5 gigs are free, after that it’ll cost. Tip Uploading: Google […]

GA? and yExplore are now Firefox 5 ready.

  • 23 May, 2011

I received emails from Mozilla yesterday that stated GA? – Is Google Analytics Installed and yExplore are compatible with Firefox 5. So I’ve updated the version numbers in the extensions and they are ready to go. As a bonus, GA? also works in Firefox 4 now too. 🙂 Enjoy!

Get an extra 20 gigs of Amazon Cloud space for $0.69.

  • 12 Apr, 2011
Amazon MP3

I’m sure you’ve heard by now that Amazon has a new cloud storage service that allows you to save your digital life online. The biggest feature here is that you can upload all your music and play it online whenever you want, wherever you want. Amazon gives you 5 gigs for free, but you can […]

SwiftKey is my choice for an Android keyboard replacement.

  • 14 Mar, 2011
swiftkey

About a month ago I started looking for a keyboard replacement for my HTC Incredible. I tried a few different apps and have decided that SwiftKey works best for me. What I like about SwiftKey is it tries to predict what I’m writing. It suggests the next logical word in my sentences and it does […]

Get more out of Twitter for Mac by using mouse gestures.

  • 25 Feb, 2011
Twitter Swipe Gestures

If you’re running Twitter or Mac and you have Apple’s Magic Mouse, or trackpad, you can move around Twitter for Mac just by swiping with two fingers. Best of all, there is no additional software or configuration needed. What can you do? If you hover over a tweet that is a part of a conversation, […]

What’s a good keyboard replacement for Android?

  • 8 Feb, 2011
Android humm

One of the things that bugs me most about my Android phone is the keyboard. It just doesn’t seem to be nearly as good as Apple’s. I’m not sure if it’s because Android’s keyboard has more keys on it, because they are closer together, or if it’s the touch screen, but it’s giving me a hard time. The […]