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A new service called Guerrilla Mail creates email addresses that are only active for 60 minutes. Within that time frame you are allowed to receive and send emails. It is ideal for online services you only on plan to using once that require email (more…)
Roomorama has you covered.Their website offers a peer to peer marketplace on short term rentals. Whether your want to stay for a day or a month, their users will provide what you need for a wide variety of prices. (more…)
Many people are familiar with the Apple iTunes Remote, an application for the iPhone and iPod touch created by apple to interface with and remotely control (over wifi) the playback from your computer. Unfortunately it only works with iTunes. Until recently this was the only software of its kind I was aware of. I was quite pleased with the software but as a Linux user it was of little use to me. I would sometimes use it when a friend’s computer would be available, but other than that I had to relied on a VNC to remotely control playback from my own computer.
So yesterday I got my hands on a closed beta invite for Google Voice, and I’ve had a chance to check it out. Have to say, it is a very cool and interesting way to manage your phone, voicemail, and SMS. Basically, it provides an interface where you can choose a phone number (they let you search by Word or area code), and then provide that phone number, and whenever someone calls (more…)
I’m a web developer, so I’m often on the lookout for good icon resources, whether I’m going to be using them for my job job or for my iDesign business. When I was looking over some jQuery resources, I stumbled upon a site that a very legit jQuery developer had just launched, called IconDock. This site is awesome if (more…)
Online in a foreign country, and missing your loved ones? Want a meaningful way to communicate with them that is more physical and personal than an email? Check out Blurtt, a new service that lets you send postcards just by choosing one that you would like online. They send it for you and everything, and the best part is (more…)
One of the companies in my building is developing a very cool little app for iPod/iPod Touch/Mac that could be a Skype killer. Named whistlephone, this app allows you to make calls from your iPod/iPod Touch/Mac using just the internet, and it has a bunch of very cool features like being able to forward calls to your devices even when you have no internet access.
Check it out for yourself: http://www.whistlephone.com/
