Etchings on the Attic Wall

Whrrl is another social site (and app) designed for mobile users where you can find people with similar interests.  Find a group and join it (or create your own).  You can then use the location service to keep track of where you are and then find people near you with those interests.  You can share [...]

If you regularly use a smart phone or other mobile device, you’ve got to check out Foursquare.  Specifically designed for mobile users, it is a social application that allows you to more easily explore cities.  You can tell friends where you are (or find them), track the details of your visit, and rate your experience [...]

This is an interesting concept.  You can create your own “lemonade stand” composed of products that you like.  You then can add your lemonade stand to your Facebook account.  For anyone who purchases something via your stand (by linking through to the retailer), you can actually earn money!  They are in the middle of a [...]

Here’s a cool web site if you need to supplement your memory or replace that red string around your finger.  Evernote is like a personal notebook where you can capture text, web page clippings, images, photos, screen shots, etc.  You can organize and search on anything you have saved on the site and access it [...]

Looking for a way to deliver just the right message, so there is no misunderstanding?  The Bureau of Communication web site has a large selection of fill-in-the-blank stationary that you can use to send a formal apology, a statement of gratitude, a declaration of romantic interest, or an airing of grievance.  The site allows you [...]

Have a Garmin or TomTom GPS?  PIG Tones (”Politically Incorrect GPS”) has some very funny voices you can download to your device at a small fee.  They even provide a small program that installs it onto your device automatically.  Their TomTom installations are apparently a bit easier than Garmin, but I own a Garmin and [...]

HootSuite is a social media dashboard.  It is designed for teams to track results from multiple social networks (i.e. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Wordpress, etc) using a single interface.  It has powerful tools allowing you to schedule tweets, upload files, manage your followers, run reports, track statistics, advanced search, and much more!  So, if you work [...]

Here’s a fun web site from the same guys who brought you Uncrate.  On Devour, the site administrators hand pick the best videos from YouTube and send them to your inbox on a daily basis.  All of the videos are in HD and they all play on the iPhone and iPad.  So, you no longer [...]

Uh … ok.  Want a clock made of people?  A little something creepy for your desktop, perhaps?  This might appeal to the Yoga folks out there.  Have fun watching all the positions.

Are you an avid Netflix member and are concerned about all that envelope waste?  Well, worry no more.  Just create yourself a bunch of useful Origami boxes   This site shows you how.  Another good use of your time.