Hype and naysayers aside, Google Chrome (download here) has been able to obtain over 1% of the market share for web browsers in only one day after launching.  While the browser itself is very fast and it offers some great benefits, it does have it’s share of problems too.  Most notably, its bugs Read more »

The recently awarded search and advertising deal that Microsoft just landed with Facebook and the acquisition and implementation of JellyFish’s cashback program into Live Search have really impressed me.  Regardless of the potential on-again, off-again Microhoo deal, Microsoft’s aggressive strategy towards strengthening its foothold in web-based applications and services has me thinking that it’s not the old stuffy bundled-up one trick software pony I used to know and actually reminds Read more »

Xoopit is a Firefox plugin for Gmail that enables you to quickly find photos, videos, and files that have been attached or linked within emails that you’ve sent or received. It is especially helpful when you are trying to hunt down that email you sent with an important attached image or document. Instead of trying to find that specific email, now you can just grab the file directly using Xoopit. Thus you’ll never misplace an attachment again!

After you register for a Xoopit account and install the Firefox plugin for Gmail, Xoopit automatically indexes and aggregates all the images, files, and videos that are associated with your Read more »

My wife recently bought a MacBook Pro to replace her old PowerMac G4. It comes with a built-in iSight webcam. Cool huh? Not so fast, although it is an exceptional webcam, it has an Achilles’ heel. That is, the webcam only captures what is directly facing the screen (i.e. just you). This is a big problem if you want to record anything else.

After speaking with a local Mac dealer I was able to locate a fairly inexpensive solution to this problem. It’s called a Huckleberry. Essentially it’s two small mirrors attached to brackets that sits on the top of Read more »