A collection of interesting items I found in my daily reading.
- How to Keep Your Facebook Secure by Enabling HTTPS [Video] – February 1, 2011 – Adds a level of security, especially nice if you work on public wifi a lot.
- IntoNow Can Hear What You’re Watching On TV. The Media Check-In Game Just Changed. – January 31, 2011 – Another app that approaches magic. The iPhone listens to the tv and figures out which show you are watching.
- German Pancakes – January 29, 2011
- The First Full-Sized Microphone Arrives for the iPad and iPhone [Audio] – January 28, 2011 – Your iPhone and iPad are high quality recording devices and this mic can take them to greater heights.
- Breakfast Polenta: Two Ways – January 27, 2011
- 10 seconds that say it all – January 27, 2011
- Mobile Running App RunKeeper Pro Now Permanently Free [Free] – January 27, 2011
- Dirr's Tree and Shrub Finder as an iPhone app – January 27, 2011 – Great way of bringing technology into the garden in a useful way.
- LinkedIn Buys Business Card Converter CardMunch, Will Offer Its Services For Free – January 26, 2011 – I don’t deal with a lot of business cards in my life (but maybe I should). CardMunch could make things a whole lot easier for those people who come home from a conference with a stack of business cards, and now it is free thanks to LinkedIn.
- Desktop notifications for emails and chat messages – January 26, 2011
- Cheddar Scallion Ciabatta – January 26, 2011
- Vermont Grilled Cheese Sandwich with Maple and Mustard – January 26, 2011
- LibreOffice – free open source MS Office alternative hits the streets running – January 26, 2011 – An alternative to Microsoft Office is always a good thing. I use Google Docs, myself, but here is an alternative that runs on your computer, not the web.