Monthly Archives: March 2009

My favorite tech: Apple TV + Boxee

One of my post-Christmas gift card purchases this year was a 40GB Apple TV. I wanted one for quite a while, and gift cards are the ultimate enabler! When there was no refresh for the Apple TV at MacWorld, (because who doesn’t hate buying something only for the new version to come out immediately afterward?!) I took off for the Apple Store to make my purchase. I have to say, the Apple TV is one of my favorite gadgets in …

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Trading up from the Eee PC

Before too long, I am going to be saying goodbye to my precious Eee PC 701 netbook.  I can still remember how excited I was when the delivery guy brought it into my office and I opened it for the first time–it was so SMALL!  It has served me well for a little over a year, but it is time for me to upgrade to something that fits my needs a little bit better. Honestly, if I had known how …

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iPhone App Review: Pocket Cocktails

So, I can kind of blame the wonderful developers of Pocket Cocktails for the hangover I had the day after my birthday. You see, Pocket Cocktails is an absolutely gorgeous drink recipe app for the iPhone.  The interface is fun and retro, which is a big plus for me…but the real beauty lies in the recipes themselves.  Each one features a painstakingly photographed drink to go along with the recipe, presumably so you know how the drink is supposed to …

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Pocket Informant 1.0 hits the App Store!

Staying up past my bedtime occasionally has its benefits…I was about to go to sleep when I received an email from WebIS that my long-awaited holy grail calendar and to-do app, Pocket Informant, had finally been accepted by Apple and released to the App Store. Thank you, three hour nap! I am so happy that I was awake.  I have been waiting for this app since I got my iPhone 3G at the end of August. Needless to say, I …

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