Technically Speaking

I thought this was funny enough to share with everyone. Enjoy!  [credit: The Oatmeal]

So which one are you?

Here are some things I found interesting from the past week or so that you might want to check out.   I would love to hear any thoughts or comments about any of them.  Enjoy!

• Ever wish you had a personal assistant to run down things you just don’t seem to have time for?  Check out Fancy Hands – your personal assistants in the cloud.  Send them an email with what you need and they’ll get it done!  I think this is going to catch on and could be very helpful for some individuals and start-ups.  Here is a review by a someone who tried it and loved it.
• E-books are getting more and more popular. Look for the battle to get even more intense as Google prepares to jump in with their own digital bookstore – Google Editions later this summer.
• Ever find a tweet you liked and wanted to quote it on your blog or website?  Now you can embed tweets directly and preserve any links in them.
• Did you know you can “tweet” via email?  Might be a good idea for those that are really wed to email and reluctant to try separate apps to engage in the Twitterverse.
• Facebook check-in appears to be in the works.   The location-based services seem to be of high interest as of late but really haven’t become mainstream. If Facebook jumps in that could change.
• Craigslist has been in the news recently and taking some heat for allowing very questionable content in their ‘adult services’ ads.  It caught the attention of the Christian community and surprise, surprise generated new petitions to boycott Craigslist.  However, not everyone agrees with this approach – here’s why.
• The battle between Google and Apple in the mobile phone market is getting serious as Android-based phones are now outselling the iPhone.
• It looks like the Apple / Google battlefield will also be extended to the tablet market as well as Google announces plans to partner with Verizon on a new device.  Verizon CEO even confirmed it.
• Looks like these rumored 4G iPhones keep showing up in strange places.
• Speaking of the iPhone… the rumors of being able to get one on Verizon are really heating up.  I think we will see this happen later this summer and AT&T will really suffer.
• Folks who go on mission and volunteer trips could benefit from this cool idea – the Volunteer Card.
• Gmail users can now drag and drop images directly into the body of the message.
• Looks like you’ll be able to use your Android 2.2 phone to connect your laptop to the internet.
• So many people are upset about the recent changes in Facebook’s privacy settings – there is a new movement to create a new alternative - and it’s not MySpace.  They have already raised $115K!
• Apple announced las month that it is shutting down the popular Lala.com streaming service at the end of May.  There are strong rumors that Apple is getting ready to announce a cloud-based iTunes in early June.