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TrainforHumanity.org Humanitarian Initiative

Posted on 26. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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I would like to take a moment to call to the attention of my readers a very powerful and noble cause. Train for Humanity combines fitness with social media to help empower people for social good while creating a humanitarian movement. Please read more about them and help spread the word or get involved.
Over the [...]

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Feeding The BlackBerry

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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BlackBerry devices do a lot of things very well, RSS included. There are quite a few different RSS readers available for BBs and I decided to test out a few current ones to see which was the best for me.
The contenders for this matchup were Viigo (beta), NewsGator Go and FreeRange. I didn’t include a [...]

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Brightkite, Where Are You?

Posted on 23. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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I recently became aware of a service called Brightkite. It seems to be relatively similar to Loopt but the interface and mobile options are better planned out. The other bonus I found was that Verizon is not charging to use it, yet.
For those not familiar with Brightkite (and Loopt), they provide location aware community services [...]

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BlackBerry Underground

Posted on 22. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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Web based communities are a powerful force on the internet these days. The war between Facebook and Myspace is one of users, advertising, financial backers and fanboy attitudes. You can find web communities for just about every group imaginable. One group that has been somewhat left behind are BlackBerry users. For those of of us [...]

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CoffeeDaze Design Begins

Posted on 18. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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Those who know me personally are aware that I ran a graphic design company for a few years called CoffeeDaze Design. I specialized in custom graphic design, 3D modeling and presentations for individuals and small business. When I moved out west I found the business side of things had slowed down so much I finally [...]

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Social Migration

Posted on 01. Oct, 2008 by Rob.

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My first experiences with the internet were in the early 90’s (Prodigy). I spent quite a bit of time in the Web 1.0 world and developed a lot of surfing habits over time. As Web 2.0 has taken over most sites I found myself a little confused by the mania surrounding it. I am not [...]

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That Neighbor

Posted on 16. Sep, 2008 by Rob.

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Most of you are familiar with “that” neighbor. If you have ever lived in a multi-leveled apartment you are very familiar. It seems no matter where we move we are forever cursed to have “that” neighbor.
Why is it that so many people have such a hard time with basic apartment living etiquette? There are a [...]

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BlackBerry Life

Posted on 14. Sep, 2008 by Rob.

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It’s been a few weeks since I activated my BlackBerry. I have never been this impressed by a phone platform as quickly or as completely as I have with BlackBerry. After getting a chance to learn the unique functions and menus, I am feeling comfortable with the daily routines now. It’s hard to imagine life [...]