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I am a big Podcast fan and typically listen to them about 2-3 hours a day. I use my NET (No Extra Time) periods when I am working out, doing my email, or driving. It keeps me up to date and I like getting a good understanding of smart people.
I had two new experiences this week that were really cool. First, I went to Boston to meet with a customer of mine and flew on Virgin America. The San Francisco to Boston flight has Internet access for $6 and the quality of service was great.
Apple filed for three patents this week that give will give you a feel where they are going with the next evolution of iPhone Application. The patents are described in this weeks Mashable and there are three features that will be really fantastic.
I just signed up with a new service that is actually really cool. It is called This Moment and it allows you to either upload pictures or simply connect to a picture site like Flickr and create moments that are displayed on a timeline.
Google introduced a very cool technology this week called Google Wave. It is kind of a hybrid email system with integrated real time collaboration similar to IM. It has really nice UI and I like its concepts a lot.
I don't know about you, but trying to manage historical email and conversation in an insane process. I get 300-500 emails a day and because I use Outlook, I can only keep about one quarters worth of email in an archive file.
A lot of people are confused about Twitter. With over 9M new users in March alone, Twitter has definitely "jumped the shark" and has literally bypassed the early adopter and gone straight to mainstream.
Some Great Twitter Tools...I love Twitter and it is how I keep current in Tech. These are some tools that will help you stay on top of your Tweeting.
I decided to take the big jump from using an ASP Exchange Service to Apple's MobileMe Service. In March we made the switch over and I would say it is pretty cool, but I am definitely not a "raving fan".
I have tried probably 10 file syncing applications and I finally found one that stands out above the rest. It is called Syncplicity and I now have it running on about 10 computer, plus I am sharing files with about 20 people.
I got a lot of email from my last post that asked me if I liked ClearContext better or Xonbi. The answer is they are completely different tools.
Merlin Mann from 43 Folders has a strategy called Inbox Zero. This falls into line with David Allan's GTD Strategy. The objective is to turn your emails into actions and keep your inbox clear.
I just joined the beta of Gist, an email add-in that helps you keep track of your important contacts. Gist works with your contacts in Outlook, GMail, and LinkedIn. For Outlook, there is a small application that installs and helps you sync your contacts with their services.
I have been using Evernote for about a year now and I really like it. It takes on many incarnations including a browser bookmark-let, desktop application, and a wonderful iPhone Application.
I have two customers right now that are in the business of bringing virtual worlds to the enterprise and two other customers that are wanting to use the technology in their solution.
In my role as CEO of Forward Innovations, I am lucky to see 3-5 companies a week that are on the edge and pushing the technology envelope. It is exciting and interesting and allows me to keep on top of some of the most active technology trends.
Problems scanning to Delicious Library using an iSight on an iMacA lot of people commented on my blog entry about having problems scanning on the iSight into Delicous Library. I found this article that gives some good tips about how to do it.
I have now fully switched from Twitter to Friendfeed and I am really glad I did. Friendfeed is much more helpful and I am getting a lot more real time tips and information.
I read a lot, 4-5 books a month, and I have a very expansive library of books. My friends all know this and often asks me for recommendations or to loan them a book. This process has been rather random in the past, but now I have a new solution.
I have been a big Twitter user since it first came out. I probably get more that 50% of my tech news from my friends on Twitter and probably more that 80% of the really good tech news.
Socialminder is a new application in Alpha that has some promise. It essentially goes through your GMail and Linked-in business contacts and the analyzes the email from each of the contacts.
Ok, I found another one. Animoto has been one of my favorite web app companies since they first went into alpha. The do one thing really well and are very focused. Today, they released their new iPhone App. Similar to their web app, this is the process you follow:
Two new iPhone apps came out this week that are really cool. I am totally amazed by all the great innovation that is going on with the iPhone and it seems impossible that it has only been 18 months since its release.
I found a really cool new Firefox Add-On this week on Techcrunch. It is called Buzzbox and it provides a solution similar to Stumbleupon. The add-on adds a "Fast Forward" button right next to the Back and Forward button of the browser.
I am working on a project right now that will provide software to tightly link you to your personal assistant. The main interface will be the iPhone, but it will also support a web-based Flash interface, an AIR interface, and a limited Blackberry interface.
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