Chris Gilmer , Saturday, October 18th, 2008

I often get asked how one goes about sending out their blogs rss feed directly to their Twitter contacts. One impressive, and well used tool seems to be Twitterfeed. This three step process will get your notifications of a new posting sent out at specific times throughout the day.

• First Twitterfeed needs to know your Twitter user name and password.
• Next, crack out your OpenID credentials and log in to Twitterfeed. This is a free service that will enable you to use one single login and password across a number of sites on the world wide web.
• Lastly, let Twitterfeed know your blogs RSS feed address, and how often to check for updates.

Thats it, now post away!

Keep up to date with Twitterfeed developments via their blog.

Chris Gilmer , Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Facebook isnt the place for everyone, especially scientists. So if you are down with the periodic table check out LabMeeting. A gathering spot for nerds science lovers. 

The creators of LabMeeting have brought all the tools necessary to make science easier. This includes:

• PDF article management and sharing.
• Check out top journals, get notified when new info is posted online and collect the information that interests you.
• Manage a lab workspace. Post articles, share data, ask questions and give answers.

Chris Gilmer , Thursday, October 16th, 2008

In case you aren’t familiar with the SlingBox from SlingMedia, its this great little box that transmits video signal to your handy handheld device via SlingPlayer no matter where you are. Well, its creators have a product that hit shelves the middle of the year for users of Apple’s iPhone and iPod, but hey, when is the BlackBerry app coming?

Check out a video of SlingPlayer mobile running on a BlackBerry Pearl at CES 2008.

Read how the Apple version of the software works. Macworld had a demo, and you can read all about it here.

Chris Gilmer , Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Racking your brain trying to think of a worthwhile startup idea to invest your time and energy into? How do you know if your idea is really what the public will want and what VC’s are ready to throw a little cash at?

Y Combinator has set out and created a list of startups they would love to invest in. This list of 30 ideas range from simplified browsing ideas, enterprise 2.0 software, dating and photo/video sharing sites (no, we dont have to many already, believe it or not.), web office applications (what, Google and Zoho dont create killer apps?), and craigslist competitors.

Get your developer hat on and get moving, Y Combinator wants to give you money!

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Chris Gilmer , Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

There is the One Laptop Per Child, which had the goal of providing $100 laptops for third world countries, and now a group of designers are pounding away at developing a $12 computer. Is it Possible?

So how are they going to do this? By copying what is being done in India. A cheap keyboard and Nintendo-esque console that families have been hooking up to TV’s, of course pimped out a little to be more up with the 2000’s with a little Apple II style. Third world cloud computing, here we come!