Looking to stay on top of the latest from Apple? I came upon “9 to 5 Mac” the other week and it’s providing great recaps and insider news on the tech innovator. Whether its the latest keynote address or gadget rumor, this is the place to feast your eyes.
Did you know that Google has a URL shortener? If you have a log post to a social networking website, map link or something of that nature, why not try Google? It works well just like Bit.ly and the other services. Here are some other URL shorteners Leading Hands has blogged about in the past.
I found this interesting social media concept by Seal and Heidi Klum called Pic or Two. It’s a celebrity twit pic site. They only have a few celebs signed up but it’s a good concept. The idea reminds me of Celebrity Apprentice but with pictures.
VYou lets you have a conversation through video. I saw this the other day and I thought it made complete sense. However, the first time I saw the technology it reminded me of a dating site.
Most of us have a smart phone with video capability, so why not setup a virtual you? Virtually answer questions and hold conversations while you are out. Then if you have the time, you can setup live video chats. VYou is conversation in video clips. Is this the next social wave?
What’s your new years resolution? Are you trying to improve on social media? perhaps Twitter? Just like weight loss, you have to start somewhere to get on the wagon. I would suggest first looking at your current Twitter account and see if there are areas of improvement. A social media tool that I use to analyze performance is Twtrland.
Twtrland says “it takes a bag of tweets, analyzes them, and creates a profile page which show-casts the person behind them. Currently we focus on behavior patterns, Famous words, Top Followers, Links, Replies, Songs, Pictures and Check-ins.” Here’s how Leading Hands is doing.
How involved are you with your children’s online viewing habits? Are you engaged when it comes to their Internet activity? Are you checking their smart phones routinely? Are you monitoring what sites they are surfing? Are you intimated and don’t know where to start? Do you not feel you need to review their usage? How can you turn over a new leaf in 2012?
The technology of taking a picture hasn’t theoretically changed in over 100 years until now. Lytro has reinvented the camera with the light field capturing method. The site says, “Lytro camera captures the entire light field, which is all the light traveling in every direction in every point in space.” You will never take a bad picture again (unless your eyes are closed). You never have to focus.
A light field is the amount of light traveling in every direction through every point in space. Conventional cameras cannot record the light field. Lytro camera processes the light so you can always have beautiful pictures.
One consumer testing the camera said, “The shots are about timing and the ability to refocus after the picture is taken. I don’t need to worry about adjusting focus, I could focus just on the timing.”
Thanks to Mike Kimmel for the find.
Dear Apple,
Please add the availability to bookmark apps in the app store. When surfing through the app store you can send yourself the link but you can’t bookmark it. The ability to create a wishlist of apps you’d like to purchase would be helpful. I would imagine it would also increase sales.
Thank you,
Marc
Are you looking for a quick way to create a quick video slide show? Animoto turns your photos, clips, and music into videos that are worth sharing. I had a holiday card sent using animoto that I thought was pretty good.
If you enjoyed the post, make sure you subscribe to the RSS feed.
© 2008 TypeBased. All Rights Reserved.
Powered by WordPress. Design by 
Comments