Technology Archive

  • Just don't. You will lose hours of your time, run your battery down and if you just get the free demo version, probably buy the full version.

    Do not Install Minecraft on your Mobile

    Just don’t. You will lose hours of your time, run your battery down and if you just get the free demo version, probably buy the full version.

  • Previously you would have had to ask an Android user just how good Google+ can be on mobile, at least until the iOS version was released today. The mobile experience...

    The Google+ App for Android (& iPhone)

    Previously you would have had to ask an Android user just how good Google+ can be on mobile, at least until the iOS version was released today. The mobile experience…

  • For me Wednesday is the worst day for buying coffee on the way to work. It is the day I usually run out of change, or need to find enough small change for a takeaway coffee.

    Epresso for Buying Espresso Online

    For me Wednesday is the worst day for buying coffee on the way to work. It is the day I usually run out of change, or need to find enough small change for a takeaway coffee.

  • Last year a lot of cool stuff was released for Android, with a great mix of awesome ideas and great executions for mobile. But as a user, the real test is what ended up on your home screen and which apps you use practically every day.

    My Apps for 2010

    Last year a lot of cool stuff was released for Android, with a great mix of awesome ideas and great executions for mobile. But as a user, the real test is what ended up on your home screen and which apps you use practically every day.

  • When you only have ten invites for a new social network, to whom on Earth do you give them? It is an interesting question, and in a way, unintentionally similar...

    Diaspora, Disrupting Social Media & Delivering T-Shirts

    When you only have ten invites for a new social network, to whom on Earth do you give them? It is an interesting question, and in a way, unintentionally similar…

  • I just got a new t-shirt sent to me by Blekko, the new search engine. Blekko has a lof of cool stuff that I have written about on my other blog, at Contoleon.com.

    Cool Shirt, Cool Search Engine

    I just got a new t-shirt sent to me by Blekko, the new search engine. Blekko has a lof of cool stuff that I have written about on my other blog, at Contoleon.com.

  • Business cards are archaic. Inscribing some information on a piece of ex-living flora is not a perfect fit for a digital world. Getting the information from its dead tree format into a useable form is annoying. Unless the card has something like a QR code or a smartphone app like CamCard.

    CamCard, Business Cards & Less Typing

    Business cards are archaic. Inscribing some information on a piece of ex-living flora is not a perfect fit for a digital world. Getting the information from its dead tree format into a useable form is annoying. Unless the card has something like a QR code or a smartphone app like CamCard.

  • My6Sense is one of the most used apps I have installed on my phone. It combines Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz and RSS feeds in the one place and sorts it based on user behaviour.

    My6sense on Android

    My6Sense is one of the most used apps I have installed on my phone. It combines Facebook, Twitter, Google Buzz and RSS feeds in the one place and sorts it based on user behaviour.

  • Bump is a cool little app that shares information between two phones that have been knocked together. Using the phone's sensors, Bump determines which phones have just touched, and shares the selected information and files between the two handsets.

    Bump for Android

    Bump is a cool little app that shares information between two phones that have been knocked together. Using the phone’s sensors, Bump determines which phones have just touched, and shares the selected information and files between the two handsets.

  • To celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I decided to stop being a carebear for the day, and engage in some EVE Online frigate PVP in low sec. I had my ship and fitting selected, and was ready to explore space.

    Yarr like a Pirate in EVE Online

    To celebrate International Talk Like A Pirate Day, I decided to stop being a carebear for the day, and engage in some EVE Online frigate PVP in low sec. I had my ship and fitting selected, and was ready to explore space.