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Archive for September, 2008
Better Tech for Living
We here at Fans of Tech are launching a new campaign called "Better Tech for Living." Basically, we want to spend the remainder of the year exploring the different ways that various companies or individuals out there are taking an initiative and using technology to improve different aspects of...
devunity: a True Nerd’s Paradise
devunity, a TechCrunch50 finalist, will soon be providing a safe-haven for all of those unsung, true geek heroes: coders. How exactly? By providing “the first social development platform” granting you and your fellow nerdlings a place to “develop applications together online – using popular languages like php, python, perl,...
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector for Hotmail: Better than IMAP
So, Google’s been offering IMAP access to Gmail for quite some time now. What about Windows Live Hotmail users…all eight of them? Are they just left hangin’ with *scoff* POP3? (Okay, I kid…there are literally hundreds* of Hotmail users still in existence.) Well, if you’re a Hotmail user that also has...
Better Tech for Living: Akoha - a Social Reality Game
Akoha, according to the company website, “is a new type of ‘social reality game’ inspired by the idea of pay it forward where players play real-world missions that can be tracked online at http://akoha.com.” (They also just happen to be the first nominee for our Better Tech for Living...
Update Your Facebook Status and Tweet ‘Till Your Heart’s Content – from within Outlook!
I’m personally a little surprised I’ve yet to see the following tools discussed anywhere but the software site dedicated to providing a handful of time-saving Outlook utilities, TechHit, are offering two completely free plugins to help bring social networking to Outlook. The first, FBLook, provides you with a toolbar which...
Big Software+Services Announcements Expected at PDC2008
Mike Swanson, the PDC2008 Content Owner, over at Microsoft’s Channel 9 site described the upcoming Professional Developer’s Conference to be primarily aimed at presenting Microsoft’s goals for Software+Services. “I’ve read alot of speculation on the blogs, I’ve read what some of the reporters are writing up and, while it’s awesome stuff...
Easily Create Office 2007 Document Themes with Open XML Theme Builder
If you’ve been itching to finally create a consistent theme for all of your Office 2007 documents (Word, PowerPoint, etc.) then the Open XML Theme Builder (free, open-source) from Microsoft’s Codeplex might just be what you’re looking for. Using this application, you can instantly choose your (or your company’s): default theme colors...
Microsoft’s Web Presence, Much Like the Company Itself, is in Complete Disarray
Let’s take a moment and pretend you’re on Microsoft’s home page over at microsoft.com. The design is a good mixture of light and dark (in my opinion) and is relatively easy way to find your way around. The primary navigation menu is over to the right-hand side of the screen...
Find Some Beautiful, Decently-Priced WordPress Themes and More at ThemeForest
ThemeForest.net, part of the Envato network of sites designed to provide designers with a plethora of site design resources, has been around a while but we’ve yet to cover them – until now. ThemeForest provides designers with a chance to submit and sell unique HTML, WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla designs...
Microsoft to Offer Much-Needed Updates to Paint, WordPad in Windows 7
Not every new feature in the next release of the Windows operating system will be behind-the-scenes (like those much-needed performance enhancements that are in the works.) Stephen over at UX Evangelist has been fortunate enough to get his hands on the M3 (Milestone 3) release of the forthcoming Windows release...
